Phosphorus Chemistry at Solvay
PH3 – A Versatile Intermediate for Large Scale Manufacture of Industrial Phosphorus Products from Catalysts to Life Sciences Reagents
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 5.40 pm – 6.30 pm (MEZ)
Eamonn Conrad, Ph.D.
– Head of Global Business Development –
Phosphorus Specialties, Solvay, Niagara Falls, Canada
Completed Ph.D. at Dalhousie University in 2010 under the supervision of Dr. Neil Burford (Phosphonium salt chemistry) (Halifax Canada)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of British Columbia under supervision of Derek P. Gates (phosphorus Polymer Chemistry) (Vancouver, Canada)
Joined Cytec as an Application Group Chemist in 2014 (Niagara Falls, Canada)
Joined Business Development team at Solvay in 2017, became head of the Global Phosphorus Business Development team in March 2023
Focus on homogeneous catalysis, thermosets, lubrication and sustainability
17 Publication which include text book chapters and journal articles, and over 100 conference presentations on a variety of subjects relating to Phosphorus globally