Current projects
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Human-Earth-System framework for assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal strategies
Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) strategies via the complex and interconnected Human-Earth-System framework
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Game-changing absorbents for increasing efficiency and lowering costs of direct air capture (DAC)
Investigating novel liquid absorbents for direct air capture applications
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Creating a toolkit for in-situ CO2 mineralisation in basaltic rocks
Unravelling the mechanisms of CO2 mineralisation for successful field-scale deployment
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Algal biomass for CO2 removal at scale
Developing a new algal-bacterial biofilm platform for carbon capture and storage
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Responsible transition pathways for new carbon dioxide removal technologies
Identifying responsible pathways for the development and deployment of novel carbon dioxide removal technologies
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Novel air-liquid contacting concepts for direct air capture of CO2
Developing an innovative pathway for realising effective, low-cost direct air capture
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Accelerating discovery of novel CO2 capture materials using AI and machine learning
Teaching chemical intuition to AI to enable a fundamental shift in materials discovery
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Microorganisms with macro potential
Exploring biomineralising microbes for in-situ and ex-situ long-term carbon storage
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Looking into fundamental geochemical processes of mineral carbonation
Unravelling molecular-level processes to accelerate mineral carbonation of carbon dioxide
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Optimising direct air capture technologies for better environmental and social outcomes
Developing an optimal design methodology for direct air capture