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GCI welcomes new research assistant, Michael Ficaj

Recently GCI welcomed a new research assistant, third year chemical engineering student Michael Ficaj, from Holton Lake, Michigan. “I’m working on the Carbon Removal Index TM, which is a tool and a database of tracks waste carbon that’s been removed from the atmosphere since the early 1970’s. I’m working on optimizing the data–getting it into…

NREL Senior Researcher, Dr. Nicole Mendoza, Featured in Newsletter

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month (September 15 – October 15), this issue features Dr. Nicole Mendoza, Senior Researcher in Wind Energy Systems at National Renewable Energy Laboratory & Chief Technology Officer at SkyBaron.  Dr. Mendoza, who identifies as both Hispanic and Latina, works primarily in offshore floating and onshore wind energy systems and systems engineering. She is a…

Nigel Topping on the Race to Glasgow

Nigel Topping, High Level Champion for Climate Action at COP26, recently published an engaging and thoughtful article setting the stage for COP26 Only seven weeks left to go before national governments, cities, regions, businesses, investors and citizens meet at COP26 for our last big chance to unite as a global, multilateral community forging a healthier,…

Dick Greeley, creator of GCI’s CCU Activity Hub, featured in newsletter

This issue of the GCI newsletter features Dick Greeley, Associate Director of Licensing, U-M Office of Technology Transfer and creator of the GCI’s CCU Activity Hub. Dick has over 30 years of experience in high technology, formerly serving as a Director of Licensing for Microsoft, a Director of Technology Business Development and a Director of Strategic Planning and Investing at Hewlett-Packard. Among other start-ups, he…

Volker Sick on using concrete as a carbon sink

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Tom Raftery recently interviewed Professor Volker Sick for his podcast “Climate 21.” The Climate 21 podcast is a weekly podcast that will showcase best practices and thought leadership in greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Volker Sick on using concrete as a carbon sink “… it is a material that is designed to really hold enormous amounts…

GCI faculty members take part in Distinguished Lecture Series

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This October the Board of Regents announced their selection of the 2019 Distinguished University Professorships where five faculty members from across the university were selected.  Global CO2 Initiative (GCI) faculty affiliate, Nicholas Kotov was selected as one of the five. Kotov is the Irving Langmuir Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering. He also…