How did you become interested in your current field?
While environmental protection work with the Friends of the Rouge and early experiences with nature inspired me to work in the environmental space generally, I entered the carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) fields due to GCI. I met Susan Fancy, now the Associate Director of GCI, through the Clean Wolverines group, when I was advocating for the university to sign a power purchase agreement and establish a revolving energy fund. Susan introduced me to GCI and facilitated my employment there. At GCI, I developed a deep interest in CCUS and CDR given their tremendous potential for mitigating and reversing climate change. I felt, and still feel, that these areas are largely neglected relative to many other climate solutions, which is why I work on them.
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