Ralph M. Paroli PhD

Ralph M. Paroli is the Director, R&D for the Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada since 2013. He was the Director of Building Envelope Engineering and Materials in the Construction Portfolio, National Research Council of Canada (2012), Director of the Building Envelope and Structure program from 1998 to 2012, and Director of the Urban Infrastructure program from 2006 to 2009. Prior to this, he led the Roofing Materials and Systems Performance activity at NRC. He has been involved with spectroscopy and thermal analysis for over 30 years and roofing for 25 years. As a Researcher, Paroli participated in and led government research projects in the characterization of roof system performance. He is presently involved with national and international committees in developing and assessing new techniques for the characterization of roofing materials and systems.

He was a member of the Board of ASTM International from 2011 until 2018. Paroli was the Chair of the ASTM International Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing (2008 -2013). He was the Chair of the CIB/RILEM Joint Committee on Roofing from 2001-2012. He was a member of the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association's National Technical Committee from 1993 until 2011.

Paroli is a chartered chemist with the Chemical Profession of Ontario. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Chemical Society of Canada, the Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (formerly Spectroscopy Society of Canada), and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (USA). In addition, he is the past-president of the Spectroscopy Society of Canada and of the Canadian Thermal Analysis Society.