Phil De Luna - Director of the Clean Fuels program at the National Research Council of Canada

U of T Engineering alumnus and cleantech innovator Phil De Luna is the Director of the $57M Materials for Clean Fuels program at Canada’s National Research Council, making him the youngest person ever to serve as a director at NRC. He is also the Chair of the Board for CMC Research Institutes, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada and Forbes Top 30 Under 30. He was recently invited back to U of T Engineering as an Adjunct Professor. De Luna spoke with Dean Yip about his research into carbon capture and upcycling, the commercialization of cleantech innovations, and the intersection between engineering and policy. Podcast transcripts can be downloaded at ⁠⁠uofteng.ca/podcast⁠⁠.