Charithea is a senior associate in research and diligence at Third Derivative, RMI’s start-up accelerator. Before joining Third Derivative, she led the technical work on engineered CDR solutions as part of RMI’s CDR Initiative. Charithea is also an advisor to RMI’s DAC Hub project, Ankeron.
Background
Charithea is a multidisciplinary engineer with over 12 years of expertise in CO2 separation processes. During her PhD, Charithea innovatively designed a temperature vacuum swing adsorption system for direct air capture (DAC) and CO2 concentration and compression for geological storage. Post-PhD, she spearheaded projects on power and industrial decarbonization, with a particular focus on technical, economic, and environmental evaluation of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and the decarbonization of the UK’s industrial clusters. Before her current role at RMI, Charithea significantly contributed as a technical leader to multiple international ventures across CCUS, DAC, and the decarbonization of the mining industry.
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Edinburgh
MRes, Green Chemistry, Imperial College London
MSc, Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Sheffield
BSc, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cyprus
