Michael Schaefer
Environmental Chemistry | Water Resources | Carbon Removal
- Role
- Soil Scientist at Carbon Direct
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Schaefer
At Carbon Direct I perform scientific and technical diligence reviews of carbon removal projects to advise buyers on carbon credit quality. I currently focus on soil- and nature-based carbon removal projects like regenerative agriculture and enhanced rock weathering. I leverage expertise in environmental chemistry to ensure projects provide real and lasting environmental benefits while minimizing risks of human and environmental harm.My previous consulting experience includes 2.5 years at West Yost where I worked primarily in groundwater resources management, drinking water treatment and supply, and wastewater effluent discharge compliance and permitting. I was also previously a tenure-track faculty in the Hydrology Graduate Program at New Mexico Tech where I taught graduate courses on water chemistry and contaminant fate and transport, and an undergraduate course on global climate change. My previous research focused on fundamental and applied questions in soil and water chemistry, including contaminant leaching from point-of-use ceramic water filters, changes in soil properties resulting from shifts in arid agriculture irrigation, and naturally-occurring metals contamination in aquifers.
Experience
Soil Scientist
Feb 2025 — Present
Education
University of Iowa
Master of Science (M.S.), Environmental Engineering
2008 — 2010
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering
2004 — 2008
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Earth System Science
2011 — 2016
The University of Iowa - College of Engineering
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Skills
- Teaching
- Laboratory Skills
- Statistics
- Research
- Matlab
- Data Analysis
- Field Work
- Microsoft Office
- Arcgis
- Environmental Science
- Science
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