Dr. Daniel Sanchez

Biography

Daniel L. Sanchez studies engineered biomass and bioenergy systems to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As a trained engineer and energy systems analyst, his work spans academia, corporate sectors, and governmental engagement. He is currently an Associate Professor in Cooperative Extension at the University of California, Berkeley. Sanchez co-directs the Berkeley Wood Lab, a research cooperative that advances future engineered wood products and timber construction in California. The lab houses extensive wood products infrastructure, including wood libraries and demonstration projects. Additionally, it provides outreach and extension support to California's forest products and biomass industries. Sanchez's current research includes running the Carbon Removal Lab, which focuses on commercializing sustainable biomass carbon dioxide removal technologies, including technologies broadly known as Biomass Carbon Removal Storage (BiCRS). He actively engages with the private sector as a Principal Scientist at Carbon Direct, Inc., and serves as a Science Advisor for Graphyte, Arbor Energy, and Earth Foundries. Before joining the UC Berkeley faculty, he was an AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow serving under the Office of Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO). Sanchez holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from UC Berkeley’s Energy Resources Group, and a B.S.E. in Chemical Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Research Interests