Events

Spring 2025 Community DAC Workshop Series

Our Community DAC Workshops are designed to deepen understanding of Direct Air Capture and foster collaboration between community leaders and the researchers, technology specialists, project developers, and government agencies that typically lead DAC design, development, and deployment. Workshops are free and open to the public but require registration.

1. Community DAC Q&A: A Conversation with Scientists & Engineers
Thursday, February 27, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM EST (virtual)

Learn directly from scientists and engineers involved in Direct Air Capture (DAC) research and deployment. Questions to be discussed will include how DAC works, current technological developments, and potential impacts on communities and the environment. Featuring Chris Jones and Matthew Realff from the Georgia Tech Direct Air Capture Center and Ben Wernette from the Southern States Energy Board. Facilitated by Erica Holloman-Hill from Ayika Solutions and the Georgia Tech SCoRE External Advisory Council and Alexandra Rodriguez Dalmau from Georgia Tech SCoRE.

2. Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Underground Storage: Technology, Uncertainties & Risks
Tuesday, April 1, 2:00 – 4:30 PM EST (virtual)

Learn about the uncertainties and potential risks associated with underground storage of CO₂. This session will cover requirements for infrastructure, geologies, and monitoring. We will touch on issues related to community well-being and human health, environmental impacts, scale, etc. Featuring Judy Xie from Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ashlynn Hall from Carbon 180, and Adam Milewski from the University of Georgia Department of Geology.

3. Other opportunities to engage

Our efforts will now pivot to working with partners to translate our Community DAC and Community Carbon Management materials and best practices for community engagement into on-the-ground work. If you are interested in these efforts:

• Sign up for our Digital Badge program
  • learn more here: https://tr.ee/VZYTfhPmyZ
  • register here: https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1S76jP2owYsDvZI

Additionally, we encourage you to sign up for our GT SCoRE newsletter, which comes out once a week, to find out about future workshops hosted by us and others that we advertise: https://scre.research.gatech.edu/mailing-list/register