Olivia studied her PhD at Heriot-Watt University in the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions. Her laboratory-based PhD explored the kinetics of ambient lime carbonation for carbon dioxide removal technologies. She has also achieved an MSc in Environmental Consultancy and a BSc in Marine Biology and Oceanography from Newcastle University. Climate change mitigation has been a prominent theme throughout Olivia’s academic career which she will continue throughout her role as R&D scientist at ORIGEN where she will be developing real-world solutions to climate change.