Selin Gören

Selin is passionate about combining the best tools of environmental science, policy, finance, and communications to develop effective and equitable climate mitigation solutions. At the Lab, she works on the geologic and anthropogenic programs. Her research focuses on in-situ mineralization of carbon dioxide in basaltic rock, life-cycle refrigerant management, green hydrogen production pathways, and environmental justice considerations for responsible CDR project deployment. She also supports strategic science and stakeholder communications at the Lab.

She spent the summer of 2023 in Iceland, studying renewable energy technology and natural resource economics. Here, she started working on an independent study, assessing the potential for deploying commercial-scale in-situ carbon mineralization technologies globally using saline water, which later culminated in her undergraduate thesis. Selin is also interested in the intersection between international climate policy and carbon markets. At COP28 in Dubai, she partnered with Woodwell Climate Research Center to track the Paris Climate Agreement Article 6 negotiations.

During high school, Selin led the youth climate action group Fridays for Future in her hometown, Turkey. She recently graduated from Yale College in 2024, magna cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa), with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and certificates in Advanced Spanish and Energy Studies. Outside of work, Selin enjoys dancing tango, visiting new museums, and discovering East Rock.