David Hatrick

VP Innovation, Huntsman


David Hatrick is Vice President Innovation at Huntsman Advanced Materials, a division of Huntsman Corporation located in The Woodlands, Texas. Hatrick leads  global R&D for the division with R&D teams located in the US, Switzerland and China. He is  accountable for the development and commercialization of new materials and process technologies across multiple markets, from aerospace through to electrical power and clean energy. In parallel, Hatrick is leading the creation of a new business exploiting a novel methane pyrolysis technology, creating both hydrogen and a unique, solid form of high value carbon known as Miralon®. Hatrick has a PhD in Applied Physics from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, and after a variety of R&D roles in the nuclear, chemicals and consulting sectors, joined Huntsman in 2012.