[Edge-all] EDGE Spring Symposium keynote presentation - Will Berelson - CaCO3 Dissolution Neutralizes CO2: From Science to Start-up

[Sandra Kirtland Turner]

Hi everyone,

I realized I did not provide the time for the talk tomorrow.

If you are interested in attending the EDGE keynote presentation only, the
talk will be at *4 pm in the Botanic Gardens*.

Best,
Sandy

*Will Berelson*, Paxson H. Offield Professor in Coastal and Marine Systems
and Professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences
at the University of Southern California.

CaCO3 Dissolution Neutralizes CO2: From Science to Start-up:

I will present the path we’ve taken to re-discover the kinetic controls on
CaCO3, what are the correct rates as a function of saturation state and why
we think we’re correct. Many different lab and field experiments have given
us confidence that this new formulation is correct, but what does it mean
for how the ocean carbon system has behaved in the past and how it will
behave in the future?  I’ll address these points with some data from
studies off the Costa Rican ridge and conclude with how all this science
has led us to start a business aimed at neutralizing CO2 from ocean
shipping.

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:08 AM Sandra Kirtland Turner <sandrakt at ucr.edu>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The EDGE spring symposium is coming up this Friday, May 22nd in the UCR
> Botanic Gardens from 3-7 pm.
>
> Because of a few cancellations, there is still space for dinner. Please
> email me (sandrakt at ucr.edu) if you would like to attend.
>
> However, even if you cannot attend the entire event, I welcome you to
> attend our keynote presentation with speaker *Will Berelson*, Paxson H.
> Offield Professor in Coastal and Marine Systems and Professor of Earth
> Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences at the University of
> Southern California.
>
> Prof. Berelson will present a talk titled CaCO3 Dissolution Neutralizes CO
> 2: From Science to Start-up, described below:
>
> I will present the path we’ve taken to re-discover the kinetic controls on
> CaCO3, what are the correct rates as a function of saturation state and why
> we think we’re correct. Many different lab and field experiments have given
> us confidence that this new formulation is correct, but what does it mean
> for how the ocean carbon system has behaved in the past and how it will
> behave in the future?  I’ll address these points with some data from
> studies off the Costa Rican ridge and conclude with how all this science
> has led us to start a business aimed at neutralizing CO2 from ocean
> shipping.
>
> I hope to see you there!
>
> Best,
> Sandy Kirtland Turner, EDGE Director
>
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