Joshua Carr

Joshua is a Rotational Associate within RMI’s Climate-Aligned Industries (CAI) Program. In his first rotation, his work supports the Cement and Concrete Initiative, contributing to projects that advance industrial decarbonization, embodied carbon reduction, and innovation across the cement and concrete value chain. His work includes research, technical analysis, and stakeholder engagement to support the development and deployment of lower-carbon construction materials.

Joshua’s work sits at the intersection of physical science, data, and decision-making. He is particularly interested in synthesizing technical knowledge into coherent frameworks that connect fundamental science with practical innovation. He integrates diverse sources of evidence from experimental data physical models, and stakeholder perspectives and seeks to develop intuitive representations of systems. Ultimately, those representations support research, technology development, and strategic decision-making for industrial decarbonization.

Background

Prior to joining RMI, Joshua was a researcher at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where he conducted fundamental physical chemistry research within the Solar Photochemistry program. His academic and research career focused on developing physics-based models and experimental approaches to better understand complex molecular systems, connecting disparate physical phenomena and datasets into coherent representations of energy conversion processes. Drawing on a PhD in materials science and engineering, his work combined experimental design, advanced data analysis, and scientific modeling with technical communication through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. This research cultivated a foundation in first-principles thinking, scientific synthesis, and translating physical systems into intuitive conceptual frameworks.

Education

B.S., Physics, Mathematics (minor), Roanoke College
Ph.D, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder