Study program: M.Sc. Applied environmental geosciences

Bio: After completing my Bachelor's in Nanoscience, I was determined to dedicate myself to the fight against climate change. I joined the AEG Master's programme and am currently working on my Master's thesis, which investigates a new reactor design for biotechnological CO2 capture and utilisation.

Hobbies: Currently I am very much into running, watching soccer (but you can get me to watch any (live) sport event), journaling, caring for my plants, and having bar or game nights with friends.

What get's me up in the morning: After roughly 23 years of letting me down, my internal clock has finally decided to come to live and consistently wake me up 5 minutes before my alarm goes off.

Bucket list item: Seeing a decrease in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere :)

Hidden talents: (Currently) proud dad of 4/4 sprouted avocado plants!

Study Program: Master Management & Technology

Bio: My name is Felix, I joined the TUM Carbon in February 2024 with the aim of contributing to the battle against climate change and advocating for sustainable key technologies.

Hobbies: Football, Ski, Swimming, ChessWhat gets you up in the morning?: (1,01)^365 =37,78

Favorite Book: Asterix & Obelix

Bucket List Item: Visit Machu PicchuHidden

Talents: Dad jokes

Study Program: B. Sc. Engineering Science

Bio: came here from Brazil starting off in Chemical Engineering then changed to my current Major. I’m a fan of sustainable solutions for modern day problems and find it exciting to work with a team to build something quite relevant for our current climate situation.

Hobbies: Online- and Board-Games, sometimes into Techno/Pop Parties

What gets you up in the morning?: Coffee, Müsli and Gossip

Bucket List Item: going on a Cruise Ship and Hang Gliding

Hidden Talents: being an extroverted introvert

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Study Program: Mechanical Engineering B.Sc.

Bio: Bachelor student at TUM since October 2021. I joined TUM Carbon Removal in May 2024.

Hobbies: Football, Tennis, Woodworking

Motivation: My goal is to meet the challenges of our time with tangible technological solutions. Especially, I am interested in renewable energies and renewable related technologies. Here, I can contribute to this goal and also gain a ton of practical experience.

What gets you up in the morning?: Besides my alarm clock and coffee, the motivation described above :)

Bucket List Item: Hiking in Patagonia

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Study Program: Chemical Engineering

Bio: After beginning my studies in Chemical Engineering at TUM in 2022, I wanted to finally be able to apply all that I have learned in practice. For this reason and my desire to help create a better future I decided to join the TUM Carbon Removal Initiative in 2024.

Hobbies: Gaming, Hiking and Basketball

What gets you up in the morning?: The possibility of learning something new

Bucket List Item: Roadtrip through EuropeHidden

Talents: I can attend a lecture without learning anything

Study Program: M. Sc. chemistry

Bio: master student in chemistry who wants to contribute something tothe research of sustainable development.

Hobbies: Hiking, go-cart, movies.What gets you up in the morning?: Soft music.

Bucket List Item: Driving tour around Europe.Hidden

Talents: Design and cooking.

Study Program: Chemical Engineering

Bio: I received my Bachelor at FAU Erlangen in Chemical and Biological Engineering and just started my Masters at TUM. I am very excited to help pushing progress forward within the process team of TUM Carbon.

Hobbies: Meeting friends and going to the gym.What gets you up in the morning?: Coffee and good breakfast. :)

Bucket List item: Hiking up to Machu Picchu.Hidden

Talents: Finding good places for eating out.

Study Program: Electrical Engineering B.Sc

Bio: I am currently enrolled in my Bachelor and am planning to write my Thesis at TUM Carbon Removal

Hobbies: reading, walking and boxing

What gets me up in the morning?: Coffee

Favorite Book: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish -Adams

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Study Program: Sustainable Resource Management

Bio: I was looking for a student initiative that approaches tackling climate change through technology - and found TUM Carbon. It's a match!

Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, travelling, books

What gets you up in the morning? Knowing that I will learn something new every day.

Study Program: Chemical Engineering

Bio: I am an exited international chemical engineering student from Ukraine

Hobbies: Reading, travelling and hanging out with friends

Why I joined TUMCarbon: I am very concerned with environmental problems and think that as a chemical engineering student it is my duty to do something about it

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Study Program: B.Sc. computer science

Bio: I started my Bachelor‘s program in computer science in 2023 and wanted to collect experiences by joining a team of people who probably know a lot more about climate change than me

Motivation: I want to support the endeavors of reducing the effects of CO2 in our atmosphere, by actively taking part in the research

Hobbies: reading, watching movies

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Study Program: Mechanical Engineering (Master)

Bio: I studied mechanical engineering at the TUM

Hobbies: Sports, playing the piano, traveling

What gets me up in the morning?: Most of the time I enjoy a good coffee with the newspapers

why I joined TUMCarbon: Because studying is soooo theoretical most of the time and I wanted to discover something new.

‍Bucket List Item: Visit all seven continents

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Study Program: M.Sc. Sustainable Resource Management

Bio: After completing my bachelor's in mechanical engineering, I transitioned into the software engineering field before joining TUM last year; I joined TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V.  in December 2023 to contribute to the fight against climate change and to learn more about DAC technology.

Hobbies: Reading, biking

What gets me up in the morning? : Depends on the day, mostly my alarm.

Favorite Book: Books on psychology

Bucket List Item: View the Northern lights in Iceland

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Study Program: Sustainable Resource Management

Bio: I was born in Taipei, Taiwan but grew up in Vancouver, Canada. I completed my Bachelor of Environmental Science at the University of British Columbia and moved to Germany to pursue my Master's in Sustainable Resource Management at TUM. I enjoy eating an unreasonable amount of food while binge-watching trashy TV shows.

Hobbies: Basketball, Volleyball, MMA, Video Games

What gets me up in the morning?: The burden of knowing I am the chosen one to change the world

Favorite Book: Somehow I manage

‍Bucket List Item: Watch an entire Kansas City Chiefs game without seeing Taylor Swift on the jumbotron

Hidden Talents: I can draw a circle with my left and a triangle with my right hand simultaneously

Study Programm: Material Science and Engineering

Short Bio: I’m from Barcelona, where I did my Bachelor’s in Physics. After a long and VERY cold Erasmus in Copenhagen, I came to Munich to finish my Master’s in Material Science. I am specializing in Nano and Quantum Materials and Technologies. I joined TUM Carbon Removal Initiative in December 2023 because I loved the idea of working on a project that can potentially impact society at a greater scale than any report you’ll have to write for any lab course. That’s always worth it :).

Motivation: My motivation to join the initiative, as well as the opportunity to gain experience working with other passionate people from different backgrounds, is being able to contribute positively to a solution for climate change.

Hobbies: I love reading, going out, outside sports, and making music, although I can also enjoy some doom-scrolling from time to time

Bucket List Item: See the northern lights and speak German fluently.

What gets me up in the morning?: Music and coffee. But mainly coffee.

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Study Program: Chemical Engineering B.Sc

Bio: I started studying chemical engineering in 2022 and I joined TUM Carbon in December 2023 to finally start doing some chemical engineering for the good of the enivorement. Besides that, I really like all sorts of technology and the hardware behind it, football (Visca Barca) and politics.

Hobbies: Taking care of all my plants (and hopefully pets soon), video games, football and looong discussions about politics with friends

What gets me up in the morning?: Either my alarm or my stomach yearing for breackfast (or lunch depening on how bad my sleep schedule is

Favorite Book: Merchants of Doubt by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes

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Study Program: M.Sc. Sustainable Resource Management

Bio: I am a Chemical Engineer who is into the resource management world, I aspire to contribute my efforts to foster a more sustainable and carbon-neutral world.

Hobbies: Hiking, skateboarding, Chess, video editing and Sketching.

What gets you up in the morning?: My urge to have breakfast

Favorite Book: Immortality - Milan Kundera

‍Bucket List Item: Having my own company

Hidden Talents: Pinpoint the best time to eat an avocado.

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Study Program: B.Sc. Environmental Engineering

Bio: We’ll cross the bridge when we come to it

Hobbies: traveling, crafting DIY

why you joined TUMCarbon: want to try out something different, and really interested about this topic

Bucket List Item: a cruise ticket)

Hidden Talents: cooking

Study Program: Environmental Engineering B.Sc.

Bio: I came from Peru to pursue my goal of becoming an environmental engineer to help create a more sustainable world.

Hobbies: Dancing (Ballet), Singing, Nature Adventures and Photography

What gets you up in the morning?: Learning something new :)

Bucket List Item: Exploring the world

Hidden Talents: Burning popcorn

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Study Program: Master Electrical Engineering

Bio: I finished my Bachelor Electrical Engineering at TUM in February 2023 and started the consecutive Master program. Since September 2023 I am part of TUM Carbon Removal and since May 2024 I lead the Electronics Team.

‍Motivation: Develop awesome stuff that can make a difference with friends.

Hobbies: Hiking, Climbing, Skiing

What gets you up in the morning?: A cold shower

Favorite Book: Das Prinzip Verantwortung

Bucket List Item: Mont Blanc

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Study Program: Physics BSc.

Bio: I've just started my Studies in Physics and joined TUM Carbon in 2023 in order to learn about project execution and research work.

Hobbies: Hiking, Swimming, Acting

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Study Program: Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

Bio: I come from Brazil and started my bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at TUM in 2022. I joined the TUM Carbon Removal Initiative in November 2023 because I find the Direct Air Capture technology interesting and I believe it will help mitigate the effects of climate change. As a future chemical engineer, I feel responsible for shaping a sustainable future.

Hobbies: reading and playing the piano.

What gets you up in the morning?: the desire to succeed and grow bit by bit every day. And coffee.

Favorite Book: Blindness by José Saramago.

Bucket List Item: Visit the 7 wonders of the world

Hidden Talents: making memes

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Study Program: M.Sc. Energie- und Prozesstechnik

Bio: B.Sc. Chemieingenieurwesen at Tum

Hobbies: Swimming

What gets you up in the morning?: I like the saying „Effort never betrays you.” I believe that if I work hard, I will be rewarded for it someday.Therefore, I always try to do my best.

Favorite Book: Psychology book

Bucket List Item: Traveling whole world

Hidden Talents: Eating a lot

Study Program: Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

Bio: "A student from Thailand, seeking higher education at the renowned TUM."

Hobbies: Badminton and Table Tennis

What gets you up in the morning?: My alarm clock and my need to get to classes on time.

Favorite Book: The Psychology of Money

Bucket List Item: See the world and understand different cultures and perspectives

Study Program: MSc Maschinenwesen

Hobbies: Football, Darts

What gets you up in the morning?: My alarm

Favorite Book: Erebos - Ursula Poznanski

Bucket List Item: Watching a NFL game live

Hidden Talents: Creating nicknames

Study Program: Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics

Short Bio: took only 8 semesters of studying to finally find the time to start working for TUM Carbon in November 2022

Motivation: doing my part in building a sustainable future

Hobbies: Tabletop RPGs, Bouldering/Climbing, Hiking, Football, Board Games

What gets you up in the morning? My irrepressible high spirits… and the power of tons of black tea

Favorite Book: Dune

Short Bio: I am chemical engineering student at tum. I completed my bachelor's degree at Hongik university(Seoul, South Korea). I wrote a bachelor's thesis on the atcual performance of various types of adsorbents under static conditions.

Study Field: Chemical Engineering

Motivation:Because someone should do it

Study Programm: Chemical Engineering

Short Bio: I'm in my bachelor studies of Chemical Engineering at TUM since 2020 and joined the TUM Carbon Removal Initiative in October 2022. I'm obviously interested in chemistry and technology but also have a passion for politics, reading books and doing sports.

Motivation: The by far biggest motivation for me to become an engineer has always been to contribute to significant solutions for the most challenging problems humanity is facing in the 21st century. Climate change is for sure one of the most existential and urgent problems and I'm really happy and thankful about getting the opportunity to directly work on one of the really promising solutions to reduce carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. I strongly believe that we at TUM Carbon can reach some very helpful breakthroughs by working effectively in teams and mustering the needed stamina.

What gets you up in the morning?: In addition to the motivation described above: Mostly coffee.

Favorite Book: A brief history of humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Study Field: Management & Technology (Bachelor)

Short Bio: I joined the Team in June 2022 and really like the close friendships, everyone’s engagement and especially the opportunity to have a beneficial influence on an ever changing environment to improve everyone’s situation in a sustainable way. My aim is to develop skills in a goal-oriented manner to master the climate change challenges successfully with our technology.

Hobbies: golf, tennis and skiing

Study Field: Technology and Management B.Sc. (Informatics)

Short Bio: I am fortunate to have been part of the fundraising team since August 2021 and I look forward to the exciting future that lies ahead.

Motivation: Personally, what inspires me the most is seeing how students from different backgrounds regularly devote their free time to develop a solution to climate change. It is truly remarkable how so many young people work together to create a better future. This gives me hope.

Study Program: I hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Technology Management from RWU - University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten.

Short Bio: I am an inventor and have an always curious mindsed and made my first start up experience when developing a sorption energy storage system based on the Honigmann Process as a working principle.

Motivation: To make a difference.

Hobbies: Science fiction literature

What gets you up in the morning? ~200 mg of caffein

Favorite Book: Dune, by Frank Herbert

Bucket List Item: see bioluminescent plankton

Hidden Talents: I care.

Study Field: Economics/Chemical Engineering

Short Bio: After voluntary engagement in the field of climate and sustainability, I started looking into different approaches of negative emissions technologies to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. Given that the DAC approach can contribute to the overall CO2 reduction in the future if certain challenges can be overcome, I co-founded TUM Carbon. Significantly, negative emissions technologies should not be understood as a panacea, but as part of a broad-based solution that includes, among other things, CO2 savings.

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