Joshua Speros
Investment Manager at BASF
Joshua Speros
Investment Manager at BASF
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Board Observer
2022 - Current
Investment Manager
2022
Innovation Manager
2017 - 2022
Lab Team Leader
2013 - 2017
Board Observer
2022
Ph.D. Chemistry
2008 - 2013
• Synthesized and characterized a wide variety of conjugated polymers containing the poly(thienylene vinylene) scaffold • Investigated the impact of molecular weight, substitution, and architecture on conjugated polymer behavior and performance in organic solar cells • Proficient in: small molecule synthesis, metathesis polymerization, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, size-exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy • Experienced with: wide-angle X-ray scattering, thermogravimetric analysis, cyclic voltammetry, gas chromatrography-mass spectrometry
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2006 - 2008
• Synthesized small chemiluminescent molecules for ring-opening metathesis polymerization • Synthesized temperature dependent leuco dyes for industrial applications • Synthesized polylactide containing molecules for pressure-sensitive adhesive applications • Managed the summer research lab of Prof. J. Thomas Ippoliti
Organic Chemistry Summer Research Intern
2007 - 2007
• Assisted in the development of a small library of compounds for use in positron emission tomography