Daniel P. Schrag
· Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and EngineeringHarvard University · Environmental Science & Engineering
Active 1992–2025
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About
Daniel P. Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University. He also serves as Co-Director of the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. His primary teaching areas include Environmental Science & Engineering. His research focuses on environmental science and engineering, biogeochemical cycles, climate change, climate dynamics, energy resources and energy systems, oceanography, solar geoengineering, and science, technology, innovation, and public policy. His work integrates scientific research with policy considerations to address pressing environmental challenges.
Research topics
- Paleontology
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Geochemistry
- Oceanography
Selected publications
Energy transition needs new materials
Science · 2024-05-16 · 111 citations
editorialOpen accessSenior authorThe decreasing cost of electricity worldwide from wind and solar energy, as well as that of end-use technologies such as electric vehicles, reflect substantial progress made toward replacing fossil fuels with alternative energy sources. But a full transition to clean energy can only be realized if numerous challenges are overcome. Many problems can be addressed through the discovery of new materials that improve the efficiency of energy production and consumption; reduce the need for scarce mine…
Earth-Science Reviews · 2021 · 75 citations
Carbon abatement costs of green hydrogen across end-use sectors
Joule · 2024-10-08 · 56 citations
articleSenior authorEffect of dolomitization on isotopic records from Neoproterozoic carbonates in southwestern Mongolia
Precambrian Research · 2020 · 27 citations
Alkalinity Concentration Swing for Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide
ChemSusChem · 2021-07-20 · 24 citations
articleOpen accessAbstract The alkalinity concentration swing (ACS) is a new process for direct air capture of carbon dioxide driven by concentrating an alkaline solution that has been exposed to the atmosphere and loaded with dissolved inorganic carbon. Upon concentration, the partial pressure of CO 2 increases, allowing for extraction and compression. Higher concentration factors result in proportionally higher outgassing pressure, and higher initial alkalinity concentrations at the same concentration factor ou…
Recent grants
Magnesium Isotope Geochemistry of Carbonate Sediments
NSF · $300k · 2010–2013
Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry of Marine Sulfate
NSF · $301k · 2005–2008
Frequent coauthors
- 83 shared
Francis A. Macdonald
- 68 shared
Alexandra V. Turchyn
University of Cambridge
- 64 shared
Michael N. Evans
- 58 shared
Andrew H. Knoll
Harvard University
- 57 shared
David T. Johnston
Planetary Science Institute
- 48 shared
Braddock K. Linsley
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- 45 shared
Paul F. Hoffman
University of Edinburgh
- 44 shared
John A. Higgins
Princeton University
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