Pushing the bounds of science and business with flow chemistry and process intensification

Ryan Zarkesh

Focused, business oriented, highly motivated individual with experience developing materials for a wide variety of applications

Chemist IV

Research Engineer

Contributed relevant chemical information and research materials for OSHA, EPA, and HAZMAT approved training courses

Technical Consultant

Developing materials and manufacturing processes for the lithium mining industry.

Authored, developed, and administered a chemical hygiene and safety programs to meet state and federal OSHA requirements

Utilized and modified EPA methods to analyze geological brine samples to optimize performance metrics for Lilac's patented ion exchange materials and manufacturing processes

Scaling up ion exchange process technology and chemical production from lab to pilot scale and beyond

Director Of Chemistry

Organized intellectual property into actively managed portfolios

Evaluated and analyzed technical advances for new inventions and patents

Conducted market research to assess validity and potential of both existing and future intellectual property

Licensing Associate and Technical Business Development Fellow

Research areas include:
Developed novel nano-porous materials for gas sensing, catalytic chemical reactivity, and light harvesting applications

Generated metal coordination compounds to determine their viability in flow batteries

Evaluated electrolytes, such as ionic liquids, for deployment in lithium air batteries

Synthesized and explored materials for their use in plastic based scintillators

Post Doctoral Appointee

Research areas include:
Investigated single site metal catalysts for photochemical activation of carbon dioxide and ethylene 

Designed and screened unique ligand architectures to synthesize bimetallic polymerization pre-catalysts

Post Doctoral Scholar

Research Area:
Investigated early transition metal complexes that utilized redox-active ligands to promote small molecule activation and new catalytic cycles.

Graduate Researcher

Assisted with data collection, instrument maintenance, archiving and initial structure solutions for over 200+ small molecules

X-ray Laboratory Assistant

Collected and analyzed water samples via EPA approved CWA methods: (40 CFR 136): 120.1, 130.1, 150.2, 160.4, 410.3, 1604, 1680, 1681, 1683, and 1689