Project Info
Solar Driven Marine Carbon Capture
Nanette Boyle
nboyle@mines.edu
The ocean is the largest sink of carbon on the planet. We aim to use ocean water as a source of carbon for microbially induced carbonate precipitation as a means to sequester and store carbon.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Develop carbon sequestration methods
https://rescorp.org/scialog/nes-team-awards
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2019.00126/full
Primary Contacts:
Nanette Boyle nboyle@mines.edu
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Junior or senior standing, lab experience (aseptic technique a plus)
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
5
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
Culturing cyanobacteria, chemical analysis of precipitate, aseptic technique, light programming in Python and/or Matlab
MENTORING PLAN
I will meet with the student weekly, they attend group meeting once a month and will present at group meeting once every semester. They will interact on a daily basis with the graduate student in charge of the project.
PREFERRED STUDENT STATUS
Junior
Senior