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Learning about the world while trying to make it a better place
Read on →I'm an engineer based in Washington, DC, currently working at the Breakthrough Institute, where I research how policy can create technologies that reshape the ways we power civilization.
Published pieces, reports, and professional work.
Disruptive innovation in heavy industry doesn't happen by invention alone — it takes risk-tolerant capital, regulatory clarity, and hands-on technical expertise. Two case studies in nickel processing show what those pillars look like in practice.
May 2026 The Breakthrough InstituteNot all critical minerals are created equal. A mineral-by-mineral breakdown of what America actually needs — and what targeted supply chain strategy should look like for each of 25 key resources.
Apr 2026