Matthew Long

Matthew Long, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of [C]Worthy, a non-profit research organization focused on building tools to ensure safe, effective ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). As a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Long contributed to the Community Earth System Model and conducted research on ocean biogeochemistry, marine ecosystems, and the global carbon cycle. Prior to NCAR, he built and deployed instruments to measure ocean carbon variables, worked as a civil engineer developing river and sewer-network models, and taught high school as a United States Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania. Dr. Long holds Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Tufts University and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Stanford University.