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Phil De Luna
Born (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 (age 34)
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

Phil De Luna is a Canadian materials scientist and chief technology officer of CURA, a decarbonized cement startup. He was formerly the chief carbon scientist and head of engineering at Deep Sky, a Canadian carbon removal project developer.[1][2]

Education and career

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De Luna earned a B.S. degree from the University of Windsor (2013), an M.S. degree from the University of Ottawa (2015) and a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Toronto (2018).[3] His doctoral research identified new electrocatalytic materials for the conversion of carbon dioxide into renewable fuels and feedstocks.[4] 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).[5][6] De Luna's research has focused on decarbonization, particularly CO2 conversion, hydrogen, and artificial intelligence for materials science.[7]

In 2022, De Luna was appointed an adjunct professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto.[8] He has also served at UC Berkeley as a visiting researcher.[3] 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.[9] He was a consultant for McKinsey & Company (2022-2023) before joining Deep Sky.[10] He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher.[11] In 2025, De Luna resigned from Deep Sky, saying, "I’ve outgrown my current role, and it’s time to stretch again—to build something new I own from the ground up”.[1]

After leaving Deep Sky, De Luna helped launched Cura, a cement decarbonization startup, as its chief technology officer. On the experience, he is quoted as saying, "I’d always viewed [Deep Sky] as a stepping stone. I knew that I wanted to be a founder. I was waiting for the right problem, the right technology, and the right team, and I found them all here in Cura".[12]

De Luna has published extensively in Canadian media on integrating minorities into scientific research and the need for engagement between scientists and politics.[13][14][15] He holds a variety of board and fellowship positions[citation needed] and has served as the board chair at Carbon Management Canada.[16]

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.[17][18][19] He finished fourth, behind the incumbent Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, as well as the Conservative and NDP candidates.[20]

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.[6][15]

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election: Toronto—St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalCarolyn Bennett26,42949.22-5.09$88,807.52
ConservativeStephanie Osadchuk13,58725.30+3.69$26,751.24
New DemocraticSidney Coles[21]9,03616.83+1.05$31,250.09
GreenPhil De Luna3,2145.99-0.77$30,817.63
People'sPeter Remedios1,4322.67+1.12$1,412.77
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,69898.93–$112,245.61
Total rejected ballots 5801.07+0.43
Turnout 54,27865.48-4.91
Eligible voters 82,891
Liberal hold Swing -4.39
Source: Elections Canada[22]

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. hdl:1807/95195. 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. hdl:1807/81278. OSTI 1465700. S2CID 53469664. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

References

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  1. 1 2 Ranevska, Sasha (2025-07-08). "Phil De Luna Resigns From Executive Role At Deep Sky". Carbon Herald. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Carbontech Innovator Phil De Luna Joins Deep Sky as Chief Carbon Scientist & Head of Engineering". Newswire. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Phil De Luna". ORCID. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Phil De Luna, MSE PhD 1T9, honored with the Governor General's Gold Medal". University of Toronto. May 23, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. ↑ "Phil De Luna". Google Scholar. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ "MSE alumnus, Phil De Luna, rejoins the department as Adjunct Professor". University of Toronto. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Scaling the CCUS industry to achieve net-zero | McKinsey". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  11. ↑ "Highly Cited Researchers". Clarivate. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  12. ↑ Scott, Josh (2025-11-13). "Ex-Deep Sky science chief co-launches cement decarbonization startup Cura | BetaKit". Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  13. ↑ "Scientists are missing in politics and this needs to change". Toronto Star. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bringing together diverse voices for climate action". The Globe and Mail. January 9, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  15. 1 2 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.
  16. ↑ "Board of Directors". Carbon Management Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ Sharp, Morgan (September 14, 2021). "Young Toronto Green candidate thinks politicians need a science lesson". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Politics: Young scientist Phil De Luna seeks Toronto seat for Greens". Philippine Canadian News. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Cohen, Ben (September 20, 2021). "Liberal Carolyn Bennett wins Toronto-St. Paul's". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Toronto NDP candidate resigns after discovery of controversial social media posts". CP24. September 15, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "Meet 50 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business". Globe & Mail. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Royal Society of Canada, Class of 2021" (PDF). Royal Society of Canada. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Phil De Luna". Forbes. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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