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Faculty Partners in the News

Congratulations are in order for several GCI Faculty Partners: Drs McCrory, Kwabi, Banu, and Taub Both Dr. Charles McCrory and Dr. David Kwabi were on separate cross-disciplinary Negative Emissions Science Teams that recently won awards sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, with additional support from the Climate…

From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2

Volker Sick was recently interviewed by Zoë Corbyn of the Guardian about making stuff from CO2 “It’s almost a sin to throw away a valuable resource,” says Volker Sick, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan who directs the Global CO2 Initiative. “The beauty of carbon is you can make so many…

COP 26: Dr. Volker Sick available to comment

Between October 31 and November 12, 2021, delegates from nearly 200 countries will gather in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 climate summit, described by some as a make-or-break chance to curb greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst ravages of climate change. In addition to Dr. Volker Sick, GCI’s director, the University of Michigan…

GCI welcomes new intern, José María Guerrero Mata

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, the Global CO2 Initiative (GCI) is proud to profile our intern José María Guerrero Mata. José María is an undergraduate in Civil Engineering at Universidad de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Although Mexican, he was born in Great Britain. In the future he hopes to work in the construction industry,…