David Ford

David is a Director of Chemistry at Snapdragon Chemistry. In this role, he provides guidance for process development projects as well as the design and build of reactor systems. David performed his graduate studies with Professor Eric Jacobsen at Harvard University. The theme of his thesis research was using physical-organic chemistry techniques to elucidate mechanistic details of catalytic reactions. He began his industrial career at Nalas Engineering Services, where he focused on using continuous reactor designs and data-rich experimentation to enable safe and consistent scale-up of chemical processes. In 2017, David moved to Snapdragon Chemistry, where he has honed his experience in continuous process development while also building experience developing software and hardware for automation and control from the lab to the plant.