A long-term perspective on the death toll from natural disasters, based on the EM-DAT database. In the past — especially in years when there were big droughts and floods — millions died. In recent years the death toll was much smaller. → ourworldindata.org/natural-disast…

"We need both emission reductions & Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)" is the duality I find increasingly problematic. The problem is that we aren't reducing emissions. The statement should be conditional: "If we have rapid emission reductions, then we need both" 1/

Another postdoctoral opportunity in our group is open in scaling CO2-to-CO electrolyzers. Mechanical and chemical engineering applicants very welcome to apply! tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/…

The optimal known packing of 17 equal squares into a larger square - i.e. the arrangement which minimises the size of the large square.

Very happy to share our latest article in Energy & Environmental Science. We show that TPMS structures can increase mass transfer rates in CCS absorbers by >50% vs traditional packings, while maintaining comparable pressure drops and gas/liquid loads! doi.org/10.1039/d2ee03…

Honoured to see our recent study highlighted in Nature Energy.

It’s a honor to be selected with such an amazing group of chemical engineers! aiche.org/resources/publ…

Ever thought of modelling a system which utilised a bicarbonate solution? Check out our recent paper in Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. for tips and tricks on how to make your modelling task orders of magnitude simpler. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

One of the small joys of moving home to Australia is solving the Saturday Paper's cryptic crossword by LR with my wife. It's the most consistently approachable and enjoyable cryptic we've found - much more so than the Times or Guardian puzzles - especially for Aussies.

New office, same books. They’re old friends now. There are worse ways to spend one’s twenties.

My 2 year old yesterday: "Cut my sandwich into triangles!" *Cuts square across long diagonal* "No, equilateral triangles!" #unexpectedtilingproblem

Very happy to see this while reviewing for Nature Communications. Should be standard across the field.

It’s finally over. Stanford ENERGY #lawsuit #cleanenergy #vindication

Sine and cosine are so 1804. By using a POD to identify an orthogonal basis tailored to your physics problem, you can solve PDEs faster. Check out our latest article in CMAME! authors.elsevier.com/c/1j5f2AQEJ58AU

Controversial Contextless Calculation: [kg CO2/kg Green H2] = [0.1 kg CO2/kWh] * [50 kWh/kg Green H2] [kg CO2/kg Green H2] = 5kg CO2/kg Green H2 [kg CO2/kg Green H2] / [kg CO2/kg SMR H2] = 0.5 References: CO2 Intensity of Utility Solar PV w/ Batteries: doi.org/10.1016/j.apen…

Question for twitter: If you had 4 hrs of lectures to fill with 'Interesting topics from chemical engineering thermodynamics', for undergrad students familiar with the structure of the theory (chemical potential, fugacity, activity...) what would you choose? Asking for a friend.

The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. But American immigration policy has made hundreds of thousands willing to risk treacherous terrain, violence, and disease to cross it. @itscaitlinhd traveled the route to report on their experiences firsthand: theatln.tc/ACXG41Le

Very happy to share our latest perspective in Nature Chemical Engineering 'Accelerating climate technologies through the science of scale-up.' We discuss tools academics and engineers can use to accelerate the scaling of new technologies. Read it here: rdcu.be/d30IM

Read our CCS review in ACS Chemical Reviews to learn: - Why modern packings have pressure drop 10x lower than Sherwood predicted. - How molecular structure influences the performance of CCS solvents. And much more! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…