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Professional Interests
Broadly speaking, I am interested in all things energy. I am
particularly interested in the science, technology, and economics of the global energy
future. It is my belief that a number of
factors--including global climate change,
resource limitations, regional instability, and energy
security--are constructively interfering and will force a change in the
world's energy infrastructure over the next three decades.
Therefore, I believe the energy industry will offer huge opportunities
for new technologies and businesses that can help to address these
issues. For further information, please see my curriculum vitae.
Current Studies
I am currently a doctoral candidate in
Geoscience at Harvard University.
For my dissertation, I am researching the science, technology, and
economics of advanced fossil fuel power systems. Specifically, I
work on next generation
carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology with a emphasis
on the permanent storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. My
current research is being funded by the
Link Energy Foundation and the Department of Energy. A more
detailed description of my Link Energy Foundation funded research can be
found
here.
Research Advisors:
Dr. Daniel
P. Schrag, Harvard Earth & Planetary Sciences
Dr.
Michael J. Aziz, Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied
Sciences
Dr. Charles
F.
Harvey, MIT Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. John P. Holdren,
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Activities
To develop my knowledge of all things energy and to
help facilitate collaborations and discussion about energy issues at
Harvard and MIT, I co-founded the
Harvard Energy Journal Club (HEJC)
with
Ernst van Nierop, Suni Shaw, David Thompson, &
Jeff Bielicki. |
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Peer Reviewed Articles
Permanent carbon dioxide storage in deep-sea sediments
Kurt Zenz House, Daniel P. Schrag, Charles F. Harvey, Klaus S. Lackner
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 203, No. 33 (2006)
Electrochemical Acceleration of Global Chemical Weathering as an Energetically Feasible Approach at Mitigating Anthropogenic Climate Change
Kurt Zenz House, Christopher H. House, Daniel P. Schrag, Michael J. Aziz
Environ. Sci. Technol., 41 (24), 8464–8470 10.1021/es0701816, November 7, 2007
The Physical Limits & Energy Penalties of Carbon Dioxide Capture & Storage
Kurt Zenz House, Daniel P. Schrag, Michael J. Aziz, Charles F. Harvey
Expected to be submitted in February 2008
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Background & Personal Information
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
Hometown: San Marino, CA
High School: San Marino High School
Undergraduate Degree: Physics, Claremont McKenna College of the
Claremont Colleges
Employment: Bain & Company, Los Angeles & San Francisco
(2001-2003)
Graduate School: Harvard University, PhD Candidate in Earth &
Planetary Sciences |
