RECS is the premier carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) education and training experience and career network for graduate students and early career professionals in the U.S. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, RECS is an annual intensive program that combines classroom instruction with group exercises, site visits, communications training, and hands-on field activities covering science, technology, policy, and business topics associated with CCUS deployment.
RECS 2020
December 4 – 11, 2020 – On-Line Program
Apply by October 9, 2020
RECS 2020 will be held on December 4-11, as an on-line program. It will include engaging, interactive content on a range of CCUS topics and incorporate virtual CCUS site tours and on-line learning modules with video, live lectures, discussion, and group exercises. Some of the nation’s pioneering CCUS experts from national labs, industry, and academia will join RECS 2020 to share about key CCUS research, demonstration, and early commercial projects and discuss how policy and business drivers shape their potential impact. If you are a graduate student or early career professional based in the US who wants to learn from CCUS experts, get exposure to world-class field sites, and build a career network among other graduate students, early career professionals, and RECS faculty, please apply by October 9, 2020.
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S.-based. The program is open to early career professionals and PhD or graduate students in geoscience, engineering, physics, climate science, science communications, and related business and social science fields. Enrollment is competitive and limited to up to 20 participants who are required to commit to the full program. RECS values diversity and seeks participation from individuals with various backgrounds, fields of study, and expertise. Apply here.