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Phil De Luna

Phil De Luna is a Canadian materials scientist. He is currently the chief carbon scientist and head of engineering at Deep Sky, a Canadian carbon removals project developer.[1]

Phil De Luna
Born (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 (age 32)
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
Known for
  • Materials Science
  • Climate Science
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsCO2 conversion, hydrogen, artificial intelligence
Institutions
ThesisNanostructured Electrocatalysts for CO2 Conversion (2019)
Websitewww.phildeluna.ca

Education and career

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De Luna earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Windsor (2013), a Master of Science degree from the University of Ottawa (2015) and a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Toronto (2018).[2] His doctoral research identified new electrocatalytic materials for the conversion of carbon dioxide into renewable fuels and feedstocks.[3] During this period, he worked as a research scientist at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (2016) and Tokyo Research Institute (2018).

De Luna then began to serve as a director at the National Research Council Canada (NRC), heading the "Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge Program," a collaborative research program on Canadian-made clean energy technology (2019-2022).[4][5] De Luna's research has focused on decarbonization, particularly CO2 conversion, hydrogen, and artificial intelligence for materials science.

In 2022, De Luna was appointed an adjunct professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto.[6] He has also served at UC Berkeley as a visiting researcher.[2] Also in 2022, De Luna published the book "Accelerated Materials Discovery: How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Speed Up Development" about using artificial intelligence and robotics to accelerate traditional experimental discovery methods for new materials development.[7] He was a consultant for McKinsey & Company (2022-2023) before joining Deep Sky.[8] He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher.[9][10]

De Luna has published extensively in Canadian media on integrating minorities into scientific research and the need for engagement between scientists and politics.[11][12][13] He holds a variety of board and fellowship positions and serves as the board chair at Carbon Management Canada.[14]

Politics

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De Luna ran for the Green Party of Canada in Toronto—St. Paul's in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[15][16][17] He finished fourth, behind the incumbent Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, as well as the Conservative and NDP candidates.[18]

Personal life

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De Luna is of Filipino descent. He lives in Toronto with his partner, an operating room nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children.[5][13]

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election: Toronto—St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Carolyn Bennett 26,429 49.22 -5.09 $88,807.52
Conservative Stephanie Osadchuk 13,587 25.30 +3.69 $26,751.24
New Democratic Sidney Coles[19] 9,036 16.83 +1.05 $31,250.09
Green Phil De Luna 3,214 5.99 -0.77 $30,817.63
People's Peter Remedios 1,432 2.67 +1.12 $1,412.77
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,698 98.93 – $112,245.61
Total rejected ballots 580 1.07 +0.43
Turnout 54,278 65.48 -4.91
Eligible voters 82,891
Liberal hold Swing -4.39
Source: Elections Canada[20]

Selected awards and recognition

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Selected publications

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  • De Luna, Phil (2022). De Luna, Phil (ed.). Accelerated Materials Discovery: How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Speed Up Development. De Gruyter STEM. doi:10.1515/9783110738087. ISBN 9783110738049. S2CID 247213280.
  • De Luna, Phil; Hahn, Chris; et al. (26 April 2019). "What would it take for renewably powered electrosynthesis to displace petrochemical processes?". Science. 364 (6438). Bibcode:2019Sci...364.3506D. doi:10.1126/science.aav3506. PMID 31023896. S2CID 206667872.
  • De Luna, Phil; Quintero-Bermudez, Rafael; et al. (15 January 2018). "Catalyst electro-redeposition controls morphology and oxidation state for selective carbon dioxide reduction". Nature Catalysis. 1 (2): 103–110. doi:10.1038/s41929-017-0018-9. S2CID 53469664. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Carbontech Innovator Phil De Luna Joins Deep Sky as Chief Carbon Scientist & Head of Engineering". Newswire. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Phil De Luna". ORCID. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Phil De Luna, MSE PhD 1T9, honored with the Governor General's Gold Medal". University of Toronto. May 23, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dr. Phil De Luna is 1 of 50 emerging innovative leaders in the Globe and Mail's Changemakers list". National Research Council Canada. February 25, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Phil De Luna (Ph.D.) is the youngest Program Director at the National Research Council of Canada". Philippine Canadian News. 19 June 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "MSE alumnus, Phil De Luna, rejoins the department as Adjunct Professor". University of Toronto. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Accelerated Materials Discovery: How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Speed up Development". Accelerated Materials Discovery. De Gruyter. February 21, 2022. ISBN 9783110738087. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Scaling the CCUS industry to achieve net-zero | McKinsey". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  9. ^ "Highly Cited Researchers". Clarivate. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Phil De Luna". Google Scholar. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Scientists are missing in politics and this needs to change". Toronto Star. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Bringing together diverse voices for climate action". The Globe and Mail. January 9, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  13. ^ a b De Luna, Phil (August 23, 2020). "I've never had a role model in senior management who looked like me. This needs to change". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Board of Directors". Carbon Management Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  15. ^ Sharp, Morgan (September 14, 2021). "Young Toronto Green candidate thinks politicians need a science lesson". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  16. ^ "Politics: Young scientist Phil De Luna seeks Toronto seat for Greens". Philippine Canadian News. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  17. ^ Phil De Luna [@PhilDeLuna1] (18 May 2021). "[...] I will be running for the Green Party in Toronto-St. Paul's for the next federal election!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Cohen, Ben (September 20, 2021). "Liberal Carolyn Bennett wins Toronto-St. Paul's". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  19. ^ "Toronto NDP candidate resigns after discovery of controversial social media posts". CP24. September 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Meet 50 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business". Globe & Mail. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "Royal Society of Canada, Class of 2021" (PDF). Royal Society of Canada. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  23. ^ "Phil De Luna". Forbes. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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