Research areas
I research how to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by reacting it with rocks, minerals and industrial wastes. I'm trained as both a civil and environmental engineer and a geochemist, and work where Earth science meets engineering. My research covers ocean alkalinity enhancement, enhanced rock weathering, mineral carbonation, carbon removal verification, and the techno-economic assessment of emerging climate technologies.
I joined St 糖心logo in 2026 from Heriot-Watt University, where I was Professor of Carbon Dioxide Removal and Associate Director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions. Before that, I was a Lecturer in Engineering Geology at Cardiff University and a James Martin Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. I hold an MEng and a PhD from Newcastle University.
I have authored more than 130 publications and was a contributing author to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. I have served on US National Academies committees on ocean carbon dioxide removal and was a judge for the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal. I also coordinated the science of the UK's first Greenhouse Gas Removal research programme. I advise governments, philanthropists and investors on carbon removal, and hold several patents in the field.
Selected publications
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Turvey, C. C., Hussain, A., Majusiak, A., Su, D., Mann, M., Wang, Z., Moyo, A., Kronholm, B., Yaddala, J., Rausis, K., Power, I. M., Spence, J., McBride, A., Hamilton, J., Lammers, L., Renforth, P., Frierdich, A. & Wilson, S., 2 Oct 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science and Technology. ASAP, 10 p.
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Baltruschat, S., Hartmann, J., Suitner, N., Moras, C. A., Lim, C., Bastianini, L. & Renforth, P., 1 Jun 2026, In: Applied Geochemistry. 203, 12 p., 106781.
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Titche, A., Hawrot, O., Shield, J., Campbell, J. S. & Renforth, P., 5 Mar 2026, In: Cambridge Prisms: Carbon Technologies. 2, 9 p., e2.
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Campo, F., Dolci, G., Grosso, M., Renforth, P., van der Spek, M., Foteinis, S., Manca Zeichen, M., Borghesi, R. & Caserini, S., 1 Sept 2026, In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 155, 10 p., 104742.
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Cosgun, E., Campbell, J., McBride, A., Wade, P., Van der Spek, M. & Renforth, P., 1 Aug 2026, In: Applied Geochemistry. 205, 18 p., 106863.
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Delval, M. H., Henriksson, P. J. G., Behrens, P., Scherer, L., Trucco-Pignata, P., Grasse, P., Renforth, P. & Thonemann, N., 7 Jul 2026, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 31, 7, 20 p., 134.
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Campbell, J. S., Foteinis, S., Pereira, R. L., Katish, M. & Renforth, P., 1 Sept 2026, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 238, 14 p., 117079.
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Katish, M., Millar, R., Foteinis, S. & Renforth, P., 5 Mar 2026, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 41, 14 p., 104849.
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Lu, X., Millar, R., Toutam, P., Yang, A., Foteinis, S., Bastianini, L., Renforth, P., Baltruschat, S. & Hartmann, J., 1 Jan 2026, In: Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 225, p. 399-410 12 p.
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Bijma, J., Hagens, M., Hammes, J. S., Planavsky, N., Pogge von Strandmann, P. A. E., Reershemius, T., Reinhard, C. T., Renforth, P., Suhrhoff, T. J., Vicca, S., Vienne, A. & Wolf-Gladrow, D., 5 Jan 2026, In: Biogeosciences. 23, 1, p. 53-75 23 p.
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