A big welcome to Kwon Rausis who is joining us from Barcelona, Spain where he completed his PhD in Environmental Engineering. Kwon will be working on a wide range of projects in mineral carbonation, MgO looping, and enhanced rock weathering. He will also play an important role in our future field pilots with De Beers in South Africa.
Continuing their research, Justin Lockhart and Teanna Burnie, are starting master’s degrees. Justin will examine cementation through carbonation as a means of stabilizing tailings and Teanna is studying biosignatures within magnesium carbonate minerals with relevance to the search for life on Mars.
The lab continues to grow and I am continuing to accept applications for graduate studies!