People

World-renowned experts working in concert to save our planet.

Leadership

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Matthew Green

Associate Professor and Director

Green’s research focuses focus on the development of novel materials and systems for carbon capture, process engineering, and integration with utilization and sequestration technologies.

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Klaus Lackner

Research Professor and Founding Director

Lackner pioneered moisture-driven DAC and was the first to suggest DAC for carbon management. He leads DAC systems, modeling and sequestration research.

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Justin Flory

Associate Director, Research

Flory builds and maintains faculty, capabilities and collaborations for current and prospective research programs. He also develops, integrates and manages interdisciplinary research teams, projects and proposals.

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Travis Johnson

Associate Director, Operations

Johnson focuses on the operational success of the Center, commercializing technology in the carbon capture field and uniting university research with business opportunities to enable energy system transitions.

Staff

Affiliate faculty

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Jennifer Wade

Assistant Professor

Advisors

External consultants

Kirk Thompson

Software Engineer

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Robert Page

Project Manager

Postdocs

Graduate students

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Asha Ramaswamy

SW IV, Assistant Operations Aide

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Mitesh Patil

Grad Research Associate

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Vishrudh Sriramprasad

Grad Research Associate

Vishrudh is a PhD Candidate in the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions. He is researching ways to scale DAC technology with community input and participation. In his free time he enjoys rock climbing, chess and travelling.

Undergraduate students

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Izzy Azar

Mechanical Engineer