[pccgrads] ACORN Project Opportunity on Direct Air Capture!

[PCC Acorn Project]

Hello Program on Climate Change (PCC) Community,


The PCC's Actionable Community Oriented Research eNgagement (ACORN) program is excited to share another opportunity for PCC graduate students and postdocs to collaborate with community leaders in addressing community climate and energy priorities.


About ACORN

In addition to supporting community goals, ACORN projects enable students to enrich their research experience, broaden their networks, and apply quantitative, analytical, and communication skills beyond the boundaries of their primary academic focus. ACORN projects typically involve a time commitment of about 3 hours per week over the course of a year for each graduate student or postdoc volunteer. Prior experience related to the topic of each ACORN project is a plus but is not required. Visit our website<https://pcc.uw.edu/research/acorn-program/> for more information on ACORN and current ongoing projects!


Project: Passive vs Active CO2 Removal Box Analysis

Homeostasis Systems Corp<https://homeostasis-earth.notion.site/Homeostasis-Whitepaper-8fc9369896df47f88efdeb09bcc7ee75> is an early-stage CO2 removal startup that is developing a mode of direct air capture (DAC) that does not require forced air flow. Conventional (active) DAC makes use of large arrays of fans to pump air across their contactors, expending an additional 15-35% of energy on an already energy intensive process. A growing school of thought sees passive DAC as a more effective solution. Homeostasis would like to study the macro effects of this passive DAC paradigm on atmospheric CO2 levels, relative to that of active DAC systems. Until multiple at-scale DAC systems are operational, quantitative comparisons can only be achieved via modeling. Homeostasis is interested in working with one or more graduate student(s) as an ACORN project team to build such a model. They are open to the types of skill sets and knowledge bases that could assist with this effort, though imagine a background in atmospheric box modeling and/or fluid mechanics would be ideal.


Individuals interested in this project should provide a CV and a 2-3 sentence description of their interest in the project to pccacorn at uw.edu by Friday, March 29th, 2024. Feel free to reach out with further questions.

Best,
PCC ACORN Team





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