Nicholas Sokol is the founder and CEO of Algaeo. Nicholas has a background in geography and atmospheric science and has worked across forecasting and in-situ observation and experimentation. He has experience in energy, carbon capture, computational and data science, and agricultural sciences. He has worked for nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Passionate about environmental science and clean tech, Nicholas hopes to bring automation and efficiency increases to the agricultural sector with his technology while providing gigaton-scale absorption of carbon dioxide and increasing efficiency for farmers in the United States.
Represented Organization
Algaeo
Key Innovation
Algaeo offers advanced hardware that enables farmers and gardeners to produce sustainable, organic biofertilizers and biostimulants directly on site. Our technology features a unique blend of microbes designed to enhance crop growth and utilizes a sophisticated hardware system to efficiently capture carbon dioxide and nitrogen from the atmosphere, fostering optimal microbial growth in a controlled environment.
ORNL Principal Investigator
- Kuntal De - Technical Professional, Plant Systems Biology, Biological and Environmental Systems Sciences Directorate