Dr. Jennifer Wilcox

Methodology focus

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the U.S. Department of Energy. Author of the first carbon-capture textbook (2012). Previously Presidential Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and led the carbon-removal programme at the World Resources Institute. The most powerful single voice in US CDR policy.

Trellison / LedgerWell intersection. If proof packs become a DOE Carbon Negative Shot qualifying criterion, market tilts our way.

Affiliation

US DOE FECM (Principal Deputy Asst Secretary)

Role

Policy + academic

Axis

Engineering CDR

Tier

Tier 2

Selected publications

2012 — Carbon Capture (textbook, 1st edition). Springer.
2020-2024 — Multiple policy and peer-reviewed papers on DAC and CCS. multiple venues.
Ongoing — DOE FECM programme documents and Carbon Negative Shot strategy. DOE.

Alignment with proof packs

Their methodology / role	Proof-pack / Trellison fit
Carbon Negative Shot <$100/tonne target	Proof-pack cost decomposition is the natural evidentiary schema for programme qualification
Regional DAC Hubs programme	Proof packs apply to hub-scale DAC attestation
DOE procurement of CDR	Proof-pack disclosure as DOE procurement requirement

Collaboration concepts

Concept 1

DOE FECM proof-pack disclosure pilot

Recommend proof-pack disclosure as a standard reporting element for DOE-funded DAC hubs.

Concept 2

Carbon Negative Shot proof-pack qualifying criterion

Include radical-transparency disclosure in Carbon Negative Shot eligibility.

Concept 3

DOE / Trellison joint workshop on engineered-CDR MRV

High-level convening with DAC hub operators on proof-pack integration.

Outreach approach

Proposed opening message

Subject: A verification substrate for engineered-CDR claims

Dear Jennifer Wilcox,

Your work on engineered carbon removal has defined the technical bar for what a credible claim looks like. At Trellison Institute we have been building a per-tonne open-data verification instrument — the proof pack — that aims to make your integrity criteria legible at market scale.

I would welcome a 30-minute conversation to show you the current alpha. We are not asking for endorsement; we are asking for methodology critique and, if useful, an offer of alpha access for your active work. Independent negative evaluations would be published alongside positive ones.

A one-page methodology brief that maps your work to proof-pack schema fields — with gaps flagged honestly — is attached.

With respect,
Rob Stillwell
Director, Trellison Institute

What we do not ask for

Endorsement of Trellison, LedgerWell, DaedArch, or any affiliated entity.
Exclusivity or first-look rights on research findings.
Unpaid labour. Any advisor role is compensated with a modest honorarium and disclosed on the record.

Disclosure: Compiled from public sources through April 2026. Inclusion does not imply endorsement, affiliation, or reciprocal interest. Corrections: About.

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