Bio
Ella is a PhD student in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at Yale University, with a concentration in Geochemistry. Her research focuses on understanding the scientific, economic, and social benefits of deploying carbon dioxide removal techniques in working land communities. Her primary scientific efforts have centered on monitoring various large-scale enhanced weathering trials in the Southeast, collaborating with Lithos Carbon, North Carolina State University, University of Virginia, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Additionally, she is developing frameworks to optimize biochar and manure production and application within rural communities, aiming to establish pathways for community organizations to deliver carbon credits directly to buyers. Before joining Yale, Ella received a Fulbright Student award to study the effects of afforestation on soil organic carbon storage in Norway. She received her B.A. in Biology from Carleton College.