Daniel Garcia
Life Cycle Assessment Lead
Life Cycle Assessment + Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) + Carbon Accounting + Geospatial Analysis
Daniel Garcia leads life cycle assessment (LCA) theory, research, and practice at Carbon Direct. He aims to implement cutting-edge LCA methods and ensure best-in-class quality LCAs across all technology categories at Carbon Direct, leveraging the unique strengths of the science team.
Daniel has previous experience working in industry and government. He most recently supported the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, leading the LCA team there. Prior to that, he was a member of the LCA and Optimization team at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering.
Supported by a background in chemical engineering and process systems engineering, he has analyzed and optimized many energy systems to minimize environmental impact while maintaining profitability, including bioenergy systems, petrochemical systems (from extraction through refining and upgrading), carbon-negative building materials, agriculture, iron and steelmaking, EV batteries, and CO2 removal technologies - specifically biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS).
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Northwestern University
BS, Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Awards
Presidential Fellow
Northwestern University, 2017-2019
AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum Student Paper Award
AIChE, 2018
Fellow
Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), 2015-2016
Ryan Fellow
International Institute for Nanotechnology, 2013-2015