Dr. David Chadwick

Biography

David Chadwick is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London, where he has been a faculty member since 1974. He earned his PhD in Chemistry from University College London from 1966 to 1969 and was a NATO Fellow at the University of British Columbia from 1969 to 1971. His research focuses on engineering catalytic processes, emphasizing new process concepts and improved atom economy. He is involved in the development of new, industrially practical catalysts and conducts studies and modeling of reaction kinetics in laboratory-scale catalytic reactors. His work also includes the development of methodologies for efficient catalyst recycling and understanding catalyst deactivation processes. His applied research areas feature magnetic microparticle catalyst supports, production of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates, liquid biphase catalytic processes, selective hydrogenation oxidation, natural gas conversion, CO2 utilization, clean energy refining processes, and environmental catalysis.

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