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Carbon Management

Sustainable Energy. Healthier Lives.

At the Center for Carbon Management in Energy (CCME), we tackle the challenge of carbon emissions to support a sustainable energy future and healthier communities. Our work is science-based, data-driven, and impact-focused—never ideological.

We don’t focus on fuels—we focus on emissions: understanding them, measuring their effects, and developing strategies to reduce them across sectors. Together with our industry partners, we turn research into real-world solutions.

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Lead in a Low-Carbon Economy

As global industries are encouraged to reduce emissions, professionals who understand the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) value chain will be at the forefront of energy innovation and policy. Our CCUS Executive Education Program is a 12-week, online course designed for working professionals. Learn from energy experts as you explore the technologies, economics, and regulatory frameworks driving CCUS adoption across sectors like hydrocarbons, power, cement, hydrogen, and manufacturing.

Whether you're shaping strategy, managing projects, or influencing policy, this credential will position you to lead with confidence in the energy transition.

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Research That Informs Action

Our research activities are guided by member input and collaboration with faculty, aiming for marketplace-defined relevance and impact. With strong industry support, we regularly assess progress and seek to scale seed grants into full research initiatives. After completing two rounds of 18–24-month seed grants, we plan to expand in 2025 with targeted research, leveraging our close ties to members and research sites.

  • Carbon Capture and Storage in Depleted Gas Fields along the Gulf of Mexico Coast (Dr. Dimitrios G. Hatzignatiou and Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides) 
  • Single-Step Direct Air Capture and Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals (Dr. Praveen Bollini) 
  • From Carbon Waste to Graphite, Graphene and Morphed Graphene for Energy and Structural Applications by Environmental Means and Standard Conditions (Dr. Francisco Robles Hernandez) 
  • Directed Evolution of a Protein-based Sensor for Anaerobic Biological Methane Activation (Dr. Patrick Cirino) 
  • All Day Carbon Capture and Sequestration through Molecular and Phase-Change Hybrid Module (Dr. Hadi Ghasemi and Dr. T. Randall Lee) 
  • Real-time Subsurface Wireless Communication and Sensing System for CO2 Storage (Dr. Jiefu Chen and Dr. Xiaonan Shan) 
  • Processing of Algae to Biodiesel and Organic Acid Using Re-usable Whole Cell Immobilized Catalyst to Enable Microalgae-based Carbon Capture (Dr. Venkatesh Balan) 
  • Towards Development of Electrochemical Systems for Carbon Capture (Dr. Mim Rahimi) 
  • Low-cost Sorbent/Catalyst Technology for CO2 Capture and Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals (Dr. Praveen Bollini) 
  • Swarming of Bio-inspired Robotic Fish for Underwater CO2 Leakage Monitoring (Dr. Zheng Chen) 
  • Producing Long-chain Hydrocarbons and Hydrogen from CO2 and Water using Photoelectrochemical Catalysis (Dr. Jiming Bao) 
  • Seismic Baseline Survey Along the Northern Gulf of Mexico for Energy Transition (Dr. Yingcai Zheng) 
  • The State of Climate and Energy:  Policy, Politics, and Opinion in the US States, 2011 to 2024 (Dr. Boris Shor) 

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Contributing $100K Annually

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