Jennifer Wilcox | |
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Born | Litchfield, Maine, US | 5 July 1976
Education | University of Arizona MA in Physical Chemistry, PhD in Chemical Engineering 2004 |
Alma mater | Wellesley College AB in Mathematics 1998 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical Engineering |
Institutions | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Colorado School of Mines Stanford University |
Website | ceclab |
Jennifer Wilcox is an American chemical engineer and an expert carbon capture and storage and removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.[1] She is the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy at University of Pennsylvania and a former James H. Manning Chaired Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.[2] Wilcox conducts research focused on minimizing the environmental and climate impacts of our dependence on fossil fuels.[3] In January 2021, she became acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management[4] and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.[5][6]