About Simon Ogundare

I'm a rising third-year undergraduate at Columbia University majoring in Neuroscience and Behaviour. I was originally born in New York City, yet have lived for the majority of my life in Nigeria and England. I'm passionate about research in medicine and climate science, and am looking forward to sharing what I've discovered as well as learn from my peers on the Scholars Network.

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

Columbia University

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2021

Research Topic

Chemistry Climate Change Environmental Geoscience

Area of Expertise

Environment Science

I am from:

Nigeria United Kingdom United States of America

I speak:

English Spanish

My hobbies/interests are:

Cooking/Baking Music Nature & environment Reading Running/jogging Technology Volleyball

I am open to participating in mentoring/buddy programmes

Yes

Intro Content

Proposal Earth Sciences Environment

STEM

Laidlaw Program 2021: Research Proposal

The current purpose of my research is to develop and test a financially viable mode of carbon capture and storage (CCS) by binding an amine-based scrubber to a gel structure (alginate), to enhance scrubbing action while maximizing reusability.