Graduate Exit Seminar - Brittany Multer Hopkins

Plan to join Brittany Multer Hopkins's graduate exit seminar on June 13, 2025, at 2:00 pm in Kottman Hall, Room 333 or via Zoom. Brittany will present, "Concrete Enhanced Weathering in Soil for Carbon Dioxide Removal: Quantification, Soil Quality Implications, and Viability"

Abstract: Concrete is a ubiquitous material that interacts with soil by design, like in urban areas, and unintentionally, as is the case with brownfields. This research explores the interplay between concrete and soil with a focus on concrete’s potential as a liming material, as an enhanced weathering (EW) material for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and the environmental ramifications concrete weathering has on soil quality. Collectively, the results show that concrete is a promising EW material for CDR, concrete should be considered for use as a liming material, and concrete does not inherently negatively impact soil quality.

Advisor: Dr. Rattan Lal