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Amy Stuckert, PhD

Senior Decarbonization Engineer

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Hydrogen

Colin McCormick, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Carbon Mineralization

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Julio Friedmann, PhD

Chief Scientist

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Hydrogen

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Engineering Project Manager

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Point Source Capture

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Amy Stuckert, PhD

Senior Decarbonization Engineer

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Hydrogen + Point Source Capture

Amy's passion for climate change and actionability has led her to focus her career on this and how she and others can make an immediate direct impact. She received her PhD at the University of Michigan with a focus on hydrogen storage and direct air capture. From there she spent nine years in industrial gas research and development commercializing many technologies from initial concept to full deployment. Her past years have been spent as a technology expert focusing on hydrogen storage/transportation and decarbonized production methods including carbon capture and storage, electrolysis and pyrolysis.

At Carbon Direct Inc. she helps our clients identify decarbonization options using hydrogen and future technologies for them to integrate hydrogen cost effectively into their carbon management plans.

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

University of Wyoming

M.S. Chemical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Awards

American-Made Energy Storage Innovations Prize

Colin McCormick, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Carbon Mineralization + Hydrogen

Dr. Colin McCormick provides science and technology expertise across a wide range of engineered carbon removal methods and industrial decarbonization sectors.

He also supports Carbon Direct’s work in remote sensing, life-cycle analysis, and carbon removal policy analysis.

Background & Bio

Dr. Colin McCormick previously served as the Senior Advisor for R&D at the US Department of Energy where he helped oversee the full applied energy research portfolio, and as a Professional Staff Member for the House Science & Technology Committee. Prior to this he conducted research in applied quantum optics and atomic physics at UC Berkeley and NIST. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Science, Technology and International Affairs program, Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Education

PhD, Physics

UC Berkeley

MA, Physics

UC Berkeley

MA, Astrophysics

Cambridge University

BA, English and Physics

Williams College

Awards

Secretary of Energy Achievement Award

Getting to Neutral report (2021)

Publications and Features

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Mar 2, 2021

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Tim Bushman

Environmental Science & Policy

Colin McCormick, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Chief Scientist

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Hydrogen + Biofuel

Dr. Julio Friedmann is Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct.

He works directly with clients, the Science team, and the leadership of Carbon Direct to solve major technical challenges around carbon management and CO2 removal.

Background & Bio

Dr. Friedmann recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy where he was responsible for DOE’s R&D program in advanced fossil energy systems, carbon capture, and storage (CCS), CO2 utilization, and clean coal deployment. More recently, he was a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia. He has held positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, including Chief Energy Technologist.

Dr. Friedmann is one of the most widely known and authoritative experts in the U.S. on carbon removal (CO2 drawdown from the air and oceans), CO2 conversion and use (carbon-to-value), hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, and carbon capture and sequestration.

Education

Ph.D. in Geology

University of Southern California

MS, Geology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

BS, Music

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Awards

Greenman award (Lifetime achievement in CCS)

International Energy Agency: IEA

Publications and Features

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Jun 6, 2023

How new EPA power plant rules will affect greenhouse gas emissions

Thaddeus Woody

Environmental Policy

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Apr 25, 2023

Carbon removal gets a boost from the Biden administration

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

a blue ice sheet over the ocean

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Mar 22, 2023

IPCC Report: Carbon Removal is Now Required to Meet Climate Mitigation Targets

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Feb 28, 2023

Ammonia: Today’s Imperative, Tomorrow’s Promise

Tim Bushman

Environmental Science & Policy

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Feb 13, 2023

From Direct Air Capture to Concrete: How Heirloom and CarbonCure are Kicking off a New Era for Carbon Mineralization

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Nov 8, 2022

Carbon Direct at COP27

Nili Gilbert

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Sep 15, 2022

Commentary on the economics of direct air carbon capture

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Aug 2, 2022

A New Proto-Protocol for Bio-oil Sequestration

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Apr 5, 2022

On the IPCC AR6 WGIII Report: Why Carbon Removal is an Essential Part of Meeting Climate Goals

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Feb 22, 2022

Dr. Julio Friedmann Testifies Before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Nov 11, 2021

Carbon Direct COP26 Global Forum on Carbon Management Technologies

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Mar 7, 2021

Direct air capture is ready for its close-up

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Nov 18, 2020

The Seven Stages of Net-Zero Commitments

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Sep 8, 2020

Offsets, Onsets, and Insets: More is More

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Matt McDaniel

Engineering Project Manager

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Point Source Capture

Matt McDaniel employs his engineering and business experience to deliver successful outcomes in direct air capture (DAC) and point source capture


He leverages his experience as a mechanical engineer designing engineering facility projects to drive success for engineered carbon removals.

Background & Bio

Matt McDaniel is a mechanical engineer by training who has spent over a decade successfully delivering innovative, well designed engineering facility projects in the chemicals manufacturing industry, in addition to optimizing processes for complex organizations and managing focused business portfolios. His background in business, coupled with extensive capital project experience, allows him to clearly communicate with clients and help them make crucial connections between macroeconomic market trends and developing physical assets. Matt's passion lies in helping build successful teams with a focus on creating a strong culture, particularly with regards to sustainability and driving quality resolutions within carbon markets.

Education

BS, Mechanical Engineering

Virginia Tech

MS, Mechanical Engineering

Virginia Tech

MBA

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Awards

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Cannes 2023 footprint

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Primer Report

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