Greeshma Gadikota

Greeshma Gadikota is an Associate Professor and Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow at Cornell University's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She directs the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group, focusing on carbon capture, mineralization, and sustainable energy technologies. Her work addresses global challenges in decarbonizing industries like steel, aluminum, and mining while advancing low-carbon materials.

Education:

• B.S., Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University (2007)
• M.S., Operations Research, Columbia University (2008)
• M.S., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University (2011)
• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University (2014)

Research: Dr. Gadikota’s research integrates multiphase chemical interactions to engineer CO2 capture and utilization. Key areas include carbon-negative mining, geothermal lithium extraction, and mineralizing CO2 into construction materials. Her innovations aim to close material and carbon cycles in industries like cement production and steel manufacturing.

Awards & Recognition:

• DOE CAREER Award
• MIT Rising Stars in CEE
• Thrust Lead for DOE-EFRC MUSE
• Best Paper Award (Carbon Mitigation Initiative/BP)

Grants & Partnerships:

• DOE-funded decarbonization of cement via CO2 mineralization
• Partnerships with Nucor Steel and Stillwater Critical Minerals for sustainable mining
• NSF Innovation Corps grant for carbon mineralization startups

Labs & Teams: Leads the Gadikota Research Group and collaborates with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and industry partners on projects like the MINER Program for carbon-negative mineral recovery.