Leveraging cross-industry collaboration as the pathway to meaningfully scale.
Carbon Engineering is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology company founded in 2009 to make capturing large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere a cost-efficient reality. We have spent over a decade evaluating large-scale DAC pathways and producing critical data and lessons learned that support and validate commercial deployment.
Nearly 15 years later, we've united with Oxy and its subsidiary 1PointFive to introduce our technology at commercial scale across the globe, tailoring our approach to meet local needs and contexts. Carbon Engineering's team of innovators continues to advance the DAC core technologies while 1PointFive deploys plants at large, commercial scale. Both leverage decades of carbon management and project delivery expertise as wholly owned subsidiaries of Oxy Low Carbon Ventures.

Andrew brings more than a decade of research experience in small molecule activation, catalysis, and clean energy applications to Carbon Engineering, where he leads a multidisciplinary research team of scientists and engineers to develop next-generation Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. He holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego where he studied electrocatalytic CO2 reduction within the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP). He spent several years developing Direct Air Capture technology in Carbon Engineering's Advanced Development team before advancing to his current role.
"I'm interested in the nexus of clean technology solutions, societies, and the environment and am committed to developing the tools to enable a future of circular carbon economies."

Kathleen Cruz Gaw
Lab Supervisor View BioKathleen brings nearly 10 years of laboratory experience to Carbon Engineering (CE) where she and her team of technicians are responsible for developing and validating test programs at the Innovation Centre based in Squamish, British Columbia.
Prior to joining the CE team in 2018, Kathleen's work focused on analysing indoor air quality, asbestos, microbiology, metals, and formaldehyde in an environmental lab. Kathleen holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Environmental Science from University of British Columbia.
“Science is about learning, and our work in the lab is at the heart of how we do this at the Innovation Centre. Our focus is on giving our technology experts the data they need to learn, adjust, repeat, and take the process to the next level.”

Mo Faghihi
Director of Process Systems Engineering View BioMo brings 10+ years of process simulation and modeling expertise to Carbon Engineering (CE), where his team plays an essential role in analysing and modeling CE Direct Air Capture (DAC) process data to advance and improve the core technology. Prior to CE, he spent all his career developing and delivering high-fidelity multi-purpose dynamic simulation (MPDS) solutions for top tier clients in the oil and gas and chemical industries.
Mo earned his B.SC. in Polymer Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) and Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.
“There are no dead ends; either find a way or build one. Throughout my life, including my time at CE, I've lived this philosophy. Together, alongside my dedicated colleagues, we each play a role in building the path forward to a sustainable future.”

Toby Stedham
Vice President, Operations View BioToby brings 15+ years of experience in technical project management and operations delivery to his role at Carbon Engineering (CE) where he is responsible for overseeing all operations activities across CE's facilities.
Since beginning his time with CE in 2018, Toby has led commissioning and operations activities for CE's lab and bench scale facilities, as well as the Carbon Engineering Innovation Centre built in 2021. Prior to CE, Toby spent nearly 10 years in the Royal Air Force as an Engineer Officer including serving in various leadership roles across bomb disposal, explosives safety, battlefield helicopter, and VIP/air transport operations worldwide. He holds a M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southampton.
“It's been an amazing journey being a part of CE's growth and seeing the impact of our work at the Innovation Centre support deployment of the technology at commercial scale.”

Allan Barr
Manager, Process Engineering (Operations) View BioAllan brings 20+ years of experience to his role as Process Engineering Manager at Carbon Engineering (CE), where he is responsible for overseeing Innovation Centre operations and supporting the execution of CE’s wider technology development program. Prior to CE, Allan was most recently Director of Operations at SNOLAB, an expansion of the original Nobel prize winning Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. The SNOLAB facility is a deep underground, astroparticle research laboratory that focuses on fundamental physics research such as dark matter searches and studying neutrinos. In his role. he led the operations and infrastructure team and supported the design, construction and operation of the industrial scale physics experiments an ultraclean environment in a deep underground mine, which presented unique challenges.
Allan earned his Bachelor degree of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. He also served as President and Co-Founder of ARC Climbing and Yoga – a established and growing a climbing community in Northern Ontario – for more than a decade before joining the Squamish community.
“Working at Carbon Engineering allows me to align my engineering skills with a project I have an emotional investment in. It’s a career path where my time, energy and expertise are driving towards leaving a better world for future generations.”
At Carbon Engineering, we believe cross-industry collaboration is the key to the widespread deployment of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. From our Innovation Centre in Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh), Canada, we continue to work closely with a global network of industry partners, research institutions and visionary vendors.
Together, we can continue to advance large-scale DAC pathways and support the industry in improving economics for this critical climate technology.
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