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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

• Designed, managed, budgeted, and supervised pilot- and lab- projects for removing atmospheric CO2 at Venetia Diamond Mine in South Africa, as part of the project Carbon VaultTM sponsored by De Beers Group of Companies.
• Authored Project Summary Reports, including data interpretations/conclusions.
• Determined carbon removal potential for Partanna’s (MSB global) building products.
• Advised Sellafield Ltd. on the expansion of alkaline radioactive waste for long-term storage.
• Tested various mined materials for CO2 removal for Rio TintoTM and Anglo American plc.
• Managed and assisted in the training of 8 undergraduate and graduate students in laboratory and field work, as well as in data analysis.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

• Managed scientific articles from submission until publication for 7+ journals.
• Launched and managed special issues based on cutting-edge research demands.
• Trained and mentored +10 assistant editors in the national and overseas offices.
• Promoted to group leader for excellent performance.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Designed a purpose-built laboratory for carrying gas-solid reactions at specific pressure, temperature and relative humidity conditions, managing a budget of over 50,000€.
• Assessed project feasibility and drafted grant proposals for European projects (including H2020, Grid2030 and Erasmus+) and PhD positions, awarding a highly competitive PhD fellowship (FI-2017).
• Published 4 articles in international peer-reviewed academic journals.

Barcelona

XPS, SEM-FIB and AFM nanoscale analysis of diffusion processes on reacting surfaces of minerals

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Soil analysis across the GI-632 road for the identification of hazardous reactive materials in embankments and stabilized soils.
• On-field geological analysis and assistance for borehole investigation.
• XRD, FTIR, Raman and SEM-EDX analysis and interpretation of soils obtained from borehole specimens.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Created a personalized SQL database for the selling department, increasing sales by 15% within the first year of utilization.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Geological/Geophysical Engineering

• Graduated with honours. • Analysed the CO2 storage potential via ex-situ mineral carbonation of ultramafic rocks. • Seismic signal.

Phd, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

• Dissertation: “Formation and Evolution of Carbonate Phases upon Accelerated Carbonation of Mg-Oxides and Silicates”. • Analysed the.

Bachelor'S Degree, Geological/Geophysical Engineering

• Focused on modelling applications, civil engineering, structural geology, thermodynamics, geochemistry and mineral characterization.