Daniel Garcia

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