Farbod Sharif, PhD, PEng, PMP® is a Senior Research Engineer in the Carbon Capture, Utilization & Decarbonization team at InnoTech Alberta. He has over 10 years of experience addressing environmental challenges, ranging from wastewater treatment to carbon capture and conversion. Farbod’s current focus is on the development and scale-up of low-carbon energy technologies, including water-lean solvents for efficient carbon capture, dry methane reforming (DMR), methane pyrolysis for turquoise hydrogen production, and solid sorbent-based technologies for CO₂ capture. Prior to joining InnoTech Alberta, Farbod served as Chief Technology Officer at Carbon Corp, a finalist in the Carbon XPrize and winner of the 2021 X-Factor Award, for nearly three years, leading the team throughout the competition. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering.