Phil De Luna

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).{{cite web |url=https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-8816 |title=Phil De Luna |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=ORCID |access-date=December 27, 2022 |quote=}} His doctoral research identified new electrocatalytic materials for the conversion of carbon dioxide into renewable fuels and feedstocks.{{cite web |url=https://mse.utoronto.ca/news/dr-phil-de-luna-mse-phd-1t9-honored-with-the-governor-generals-gold-medal/ |title=Phil De Luna, MSE PhD 1T9, honored with the Governor General's Gold Medal |publisher=University of Toronto |date=May 23, 2019 |access-date=April 14, 2021}}

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).{{cite web |url=https://nrc.canada.ca/en/stories/dr-phil-luna-1-50-emerging-innovative-leaders-globe-mails-changemakers-list |title=Dr. Phil De Luna is 1 of 50 emerging innovative leaders in the Globe and Mail's Changemakers list |publisher=National Research Council Canada|date=February 25, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://philippinecanadiannews.com/canada/phil-de-luna-ph-d-is-the-youngest-program-director-at-the-national-research-council-of-canada/ |title=Phil De Luna (Ph.D.) is the youngest Program Director at the National Research Council of Canada |date=19 June 2020 |publisher=Philippine Canadian News |access-date=April 14, 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://mse.utoronto.ca/news/mse-alumnus-phil-de-luna-rejoins-the-department-as-adjunct-professor/ |title=MSE alumnus, Phil De Luna, rejoins the department as Adjunct Professor |publisher=University of Toronto |date=January 6, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022}} He has also served at UC Berkeley as a visiting researcher. 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.{{cite book |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783110738087/html?lang=en |title=Accelerated Materials Discovery |chapter=Accelerated Materials Discovery: How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Speed up Development |publisher=De Gruyter |date=February 21, 2022 |isbn=9783110738087 |access-date=February 27, 2022}} He was a consultant for McKinsey & Company (2022-2023) before joining Deep Sky.{{Cite web |title=Scaling the CCUS industry to achieve net-zero {{!}} McKinsey |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/oil-and-gas/our-insights/scaling-the-ccus-industry-to-achieve-net-zero-emissions |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.mckinsey.com}} He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher.{{cite web |url=https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/ |title=Highly Cited Researchers |publisher=Clarivate |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=November 27, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=bckE3JoAAAAJ&hl=en |title=Phil De Luna |publisher=Google Scholar |access-date=July 4, 2021}}

De Luna has published extensively in Canadian media on integrating minorities into scientific research and the need for engagement between scientists and politics.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/06/03/scientists-are-missing-in-politics-and-this-needs-to-change.html |title=Scientists are missing in politics and this needs to change |publisher=Toronto Star |date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-bringing-together-diverse-voices-for-climate-action/ |title=Bringing together diverse voices for climate action |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=January 9, 2020 |access-date=April 11, 2021}} He holds a variety of board and fellowship positions and serves as the board chair at Carbon Management Canada.{{cite web |url=https://cmcghg.com/about-us/board-of-directors/ |title=Board of Directors |publisher=Carbon Management Canada |access-date= December 28, 2022}}

De Luna ran for the Green Party of Canada in Toronto—St. Paul's in the 2021 Canadian federal election.{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/09/14/news/toronto-green-candidate-thinks-politicians-need-science-lesson |title=Young Toronto Green candidate thinks politicians need a science lesson

|last=Sharp |first=Morgan |publisher=Canada's National Observer |date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=December 28, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://philippinecanadiannews.com/canada/politics-young-scientist-phil-de-luna-seeks-toronto-seat-for-greens/ |title=Politics: Young scientist Phil De Luna seeks Toronto seat for Greens |publisher=Philippine Canadian News |date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 26, 2021}}{{Cite tweet|number=1394636165437960193|user=PhilDeLuna1|title=[...] I will be running for the Green Party in Toronto-St. Paul's for the next federal election!|author=Phil De Luna|date=18 May 2021|access-date=18 May 2021}} He finished fourth, behind the incumbent Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, as well as the Conservative and NDP candidates.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-election/2021/09/20/liberal-carolyn-bennett-wins-toronto-st-pauls.html |title=Liberal Carolyn Bennett wins Toronto-St. Paul's |last=Cohen |first=Ben |publisher=Toronto Star |date=September 20, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021}}

De Luna is of Filipino descent. He lives in Toronto with his partner, an operating room nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/08/23/ive-never-had-a-role-model-in-senior-management-who-looked-like-me-this-needs-to-change.html |title=I've never had a role model in senior management who looked like me. This needs to change |last=De Luna |first=Phil |publisher=Toronto Star |date=August 23, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2021}}

{{2021 Canadian federal election/Toronto—St. Paul's}}

• 2022 Globe and Mail Report on Business Changemaker{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-emerging-business-leaders-innovation-canada/ |title=Meet 50 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business |publisher=Globe & Mail|date=February 25, 2022 |access-date=February 27, 2022}}
• 2021 College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada{{cite web |url=https://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/2021%20New%20Members.pdf |title=Royal Society of Canada, Class of 2021 |publisher=Royal Society of Canada |date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021}}
• 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/phil-de-luna/?sh=5bebf8316fe6 |title=Phil De Luna |work=Forbes |access-date=April 11, 2021}}

• {{cite book |last=De Luna |first=Phil |editor-first1=Phil |editor-last1=De Luna |date=2022 |title=Accelerated Materials Discovery: How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Speed Up Development |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110738087/html?lang=en |location= |publisher=De Gruyter STEM |isbn=9783110738049 |doi=10.1515/9783110738087|s2cid=247213280 }}
• {{cite journal |last1=De Luna |first1=Phil |last2=Hahn |first2=Chris |display-authors= et al. |date= 26 April 2019 |title= What would it take for renewably powered electrosynthesis to displace petrochemical processes?|journal=Science |volume=364 |issue=6438 |pages= |doi=10.1126/science.aav3506 |pmid=31023896 |bibcode=2019Sci...364.3506D |s2cid=206667872 |doi-access=free }}
• {{cite journal |last1=De Luna |first1=Phil |last2=Quintero-Bermudez |first2=Rafael |display-authors= et al. |date= 15 January 2018 |title= Catalyst electro-redeposition controls morphology and oxidation state for selective carbon dioxide reduction|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-017-0018-9 |pages= 103–110 |journal=Nature Catalysis |volume=1 |issue=2 |doi=10.1038/s41929-017-0018-9 |osti=1465700 |s2cid=53469664 |access-date=December 28, 2022}}

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