Maria Celeste T.

Maria Celeste T. is an accomplished chemist with extensive experience in the development and formulation of materials for various applications within the petroleum and printing industries. Currently serving as a Staff Scientist and Lead Chemist at ChampionX since July 2020, Maria Celeste T. previously held similar roles at Nalco Champion and Fritz Industries, where significant contributions included formulating novel additives and investigating drilling fluid mechanisms. Prior to industry work, Maria Celeste T. served as a Materials Scientist at Eastman Kodak and completed a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Houston, where a notable research focus included advanced polymer grafting techniques. An educator at the University of the Philippines, Maria Celeste T. has also published extensively, holding an issued patent and contributing to multiple scholarly works.