Last month I had the honor of attending the Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) program, sponsored by the Dept. of Energy, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (DOE FECM). The program took place in locations throughout Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota and it was an experience to learn about the entire value chain of carbon […]
I am honored to announce that I have been awarded the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology (VIEST) Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania for the 2022-2023 academic year! VIEST aims to make Penn a world leader in energy research by promoting the integrative research that enable a range of energy solutions. The VIEST […]
Tomorrow I head back to Philadelphia to resume my Ph.D. at Penn and it is bittersweet. There is a lot to look forward to, new research projects, being a TA for a first year class, and getting to know the other great 2022-2023 VIEST fellows! However, it also emphasizes the closing of another chapter. The […]
I am excited to share that I will be interning at Brimstone this summer, a company working towards the goal of decarbonizing the cement industry. In the last few years it has become apparent that the decarbonization of cement production is going to be a very challenging piece to the puzzle of climate change mitigation. I […]
I’m a bit late in posting this, but I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on with Cassandra Xia and John Sanchez: The Road to 10 Gigatons, a carbon removal scale up game, which launched on Monday! About nine months ago I was asked if I would be interested in developing a tool […]
I am excited and honored to be starting my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania working in Dr. Wilcox’s Clean Energy Conversions Laboratory! My research will focus on direct air capture technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to such impactful and important […]
After graduating with my masters in mechanical engineering, I set a goal to pursue a Ph.D. in a high-impact research area, focusing on climate change mitigation solutions. Since then, I have put my best foot forward in applying to grad schools while becoming educated in the field of negative emissions technologies. I am pleased to […]
Although I did not have the pleasure to attend Dreamforce in person, I streamed the live broadcasts, not missing a beat! I am happy to have the privilege of working the the Salesforce Business Group at Accenture. Working for one of Salesforce’s most well-known partners, I have the pleasure to develop learning content and publish […]
I am so proud to be a part of a of an organization that is supporting LGBTQ+ people in STEM! This year, attending as a volunteer was such a different experience than that of a participant. I am honored to volunteer with the Leadership & Education team to assist in annual conference coordination, programming, and […]
Max Pisciotta 