Rudy leads technical assessments and roadmapping as part of RMI’s CDR initiative. Notably, he led the creation of the Applied Innovation Roadmap for CDR released in November 2023.
Background
Rudy is a manager with RMI’s Climate-Aligned Industries. He joined RMI in October 2020 as part of the strategy team, where he worked on energy systems models and global pathways for the energy transition. In July 2022, he became a founding member of RMI’s CDR initiative. Prior to joining RMI, Rudy led the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Track in CU Boulder’s Masters of Environment Program, where he taught classes in energy policy, energy systems and technologies, data science and visualization in energy, the energy water nexus, and international energy and sustainability. Before that, he served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Policy fellow in the US Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., first in the Office of International Climate and Clean Energy and then in the Advanced Manufacturing Office on the Strategic Analysis team. He also worked in energy consulting, focusing on measurement and verification, energy efficiency, and renewables integration for the oil and gas and electricity sectors.
Rudy’s PhD focused on heterogenous catalysis with applications in bio-based fuels and chemicals.
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia
Location
Boulder, CO
