Founded in Q3 2024, Nirvana Carbon Solutions is a startup emerging from Princeton University's departments of Operations Research & Financial Engineering and Environmental Studies.

Co-founders

Sunrit Panda

With an academic and professional background in nonprofit development, medical research, and finance, I'm passionate about creating scalable private sector solutions to development challenges. I can trace my roots back to the paddy fields of rural West Bengal where I have completed education, water access, and human services projects. With Nirvana Carbon Solutions, I hope to create a bridge of talent, capital, and expertise between the west and the global south, in the service of the difficult problems that we haven't yet been able to solve at scale.

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Emma Limor

My past roles in venture capital and private equity ESG align with my research interests in geoengineering to create a strong scientific and intellectual platform to implement unique models for decarbonization that can be replicated across economies. I have also worked with nonprofits across Europe and Asia on climate and biodiversity issues. I am passionate about uplifting those whom the system has left behind by creating an alignment of incentives between development and profit. At Nirvana Carbon Solutions, I envision projects across Asia, Africa, and Latin America that work with communities to decarbonize industrial and agricultural activities.

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Advisors

Chris greig

Chris Greig is the Theodora D. Senior Research Scientist at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, at Princeton University. 

Egemen Kolemen

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment
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Dr. Kanchan Bhowmik

Prof. Kanchan K. Bhowmik is currently serving as a Sr. Scientist and National Expert (NRP-SA) under DAY-NRLM, NRLMRC, Ministry of RD, Govt of India. He has over 18 years of experience ( 9 yrs as an Agriculture Officer under WBCADC,  P&RD Deptt, Govt of W.B and  SPM-LH/State Livelihoods Officer ) after completion of Graduate and Master in Agriculture Science under Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya /ICAR & Research leading to Ph.D under IIT Kharagpur. He got the National Award, UNESCO/UN awards. He is honored His Excellency, Hon'ble President of India, His Holiness, Lord Dalai Lama & His Excellency,  Hon'ble Vice President of UNESCO Gwangju. He visited over 50 countries of Africa, Europe, Soviet Russia and and Asian countries as a visiting scientist/ professor.