Executive Team
Strong leadership backed by scientific expertise, industry knowledge and startup experience.
Dr. Chern-Hooi Lim is the founder and CEO of New Iridium. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and BS in Chemical Engineering (summa cum laude) from Drexel University. Dr. Lim was named to the C&EN’s Talented 12 (Class of 2021) for his contributions…
Professor Garret Miyake is the co-founder and CTO of New Iridium. Prof. Miyake earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Colorado State University (CSU). As a postdoctoral researcher, he worked with Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Grubbs at California Institute of Technology. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of…
Brent Cutcliffe is the co-founder and COO of New Iridium. He has more than 20 years in C-suite roles and high-growth startups with background shaped by leading business consulting firms such as Arthur Andersen (Accenture), Price Waterhouse (PwC) and Computer Sciences Corporation. Prior to New Iridium, Cutcliffe was co-founder and…
Ms. Foo is the CFO of New Iridium LLC. Ms. Foo graduated (cum laude) in 2011 from Drexel University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance and Accounting. Ms. Foo is a Senior Consultant for Deloitte Consulting implementing financial planning, forecasting and reporting…
Prof. Robert Grubbs is our late technical advisor. Prof. Grubbs is the Caltech Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry and 2005 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry for developing the metathesis catalysts in organic synthesis. Prof. Grubbs is also the co-founder of several chemical technology startups including Materia Inc. (acquired by…
R&D Team
Multidisciplinary approach for accelerated process development powered by high-throughput experimentation (HTE), quantum chemical simulation and strong analytical capabilities.
David Boston is the Director of R&D Operations and employee #1 at New Iridium. His wide-ranging experience and versatile skillsets are critical for scaling our photoreactors and product separation/ purification equipment, supporting internal project teams, and maintaining key experimental and analytical instruments. David received his PhD in inorganic chemistry from…
Gang Qian is a Lead Scientist at New Iridium. He leads the development of our photocatalytic oxidation platform with a current focus on production of plant-based acetic acid. He holds a PhD in Polymer Chemistry & Physics from the Chinese Academy of Science, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, where he…
Mark Straub is a Lead Scientist at New Iridium. He leads our CO2-to-chemicals platform, developing photocatalysis processes that convert CO2 into value-added chemicals. Prior to joining New Iridium, Mark received a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and a BS in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His…
Paige Riley is a Research Scientist at New Iridium. She graduated with a BSc in neuroscience from Colorado State University where she was awarded the Presidential Scholarship and earned accreditation in the prestigious National Honor Society in Neuroscience. Her interest in chemistry led to her selection for an internship at…
Matthew McCoy is a Research Scientist at New Iridium. He graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Chemistry and Spanish from the University of Colorado Boulder. His undergraduate research at Prof. Wei Zhang’s lab focused on developing novel ionic covalent organic frameworks for battery materials. At New Iridium, Matthew…
Alexis Forte is a Senior Product Development Consultant at New Iridium. She is a recent graduate of Northwestern University, where she obtained her MBA through Kellogg’s new MBAi program. She previously obtained her BSc in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame, where she also competed on the rowing team. Alexis started…