Nina Luisa Michels
About Nina Luisa Michels
Nina Luisa Michels is a Senior Development Chemist at Climeworks, specializing in Sorbent Industrialization, with extensive experience in chemical engineering and research.
Company
Nina Luisa Michels is currently employed at Climeworks, a company dedicated to carbon dioxide removal technology. She holds the position of Senior Development Chemist in Sorbent Industrialization since 2021. This role is based in Zurich, Switzerland. She was previously a Development Chemist in both Sorbent Industrialization and Sorbent Development at Climeworks, contributing significantly to the company's initiatives in those areas.
Title
Nina Luisa Michels holds the title of Senior Development Chemist in Sorbent Industrialization at Climeworks. Her responsibilities include leading the development and industrialization of sorbents, which are critical in the company's carbon capture technology. This expertise is essential for optimizing and scaling the processes that Climeworks uses in its climate impact efforts.
Education and Expertise
Nina Luisa Michels achieved a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and further enriched her academic experience with an exchange year at McGill University. She also earned her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from EPFL. Her extensive educational background in chemical engineering underpins her expertise in her current role at Climeworks.
Professional Background
Nina Luisa Michels has a diverse professional background across various roles in industry and research. She worked as a Scientific Officer at the SNSF Swiss National Science Foundation for three years and briefly as an Associate Consultant in M&A Consulting at IC Group AG. Additionally, her earlier experience includes a postdoctoral fellowship and a PhD at ETH Zurich, highlighting her strong foundation in scientific research.
Previous Roles
Before her current role at Climeworks, Nina Luisa Michels held the position of Development Chemist in Sorbent Development and Sorbent Industrialization at the same company. She also served as a Scientific Officer at SNSF Swiss National Science Foundation, an Associate Consultant at IC Group AG, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow and PhD student at ETH Zurich. Her career also includes internships and scientific work experience at Sika and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, reflecting a comprehensive career in chemical engineering and research.