Klaus S. Lackner, Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics
Director
klaus.lackner@columbia.edu

Professor Lackner received his Ph.D. in 1978 in theoretical particle physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and spent almost twenty years at Los Alamos National Laboratory before joining Columbia in 2001. Presently he is developing innovative approaches to energy issues of the future. He was instrumental in forming the Zero Emission Coal Alliance (an industry-led effort to develop coal power with zero emissions to the atmosphere) and continues to research advanced fossil fuels and power plant design. Lackner is studying carbon capture and storage technologies, such as the extraction of carbon dioxide from the air, mineral carbonation, and deep marine sediment storage.

Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park, Lenfest Junior Professor in Applied Climate Science
Associate Director
ap2622@columbia.edu

Professor Park researches issues in energy, environmental engineering and particle technology. Three interrelated, but distinct, research areas that she is currently pursuing are: green liquid fuel technology, carbon capture and sequestration, and electrostatic phenomenon in multiphase flow systems and electrostatic tomography. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Prof. Park received the bachelor of applied science degree with distinction and the masters of applied science degree, both in chemical and biological engineering. She received a PhD degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Ohio State University.

Sarah Brennan
Assistant Director
sbrennan@ei.columbia.edu

Sarah researches energy and environmental policy and is currently teaching an urban design class on carbon issues in Bangkok. She holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University and was a researcher at the Harvard Business School, where she published case studies on "Green GDP" and U.S. economic development policy in the 19th century. She has also served as an economic consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, contributing to cost-benefit analyses of pollution regulations and providing litigation support on financial issues.