Charlie Sheils

Discovery Grant Project: Machine Learning and Satellite Imaging to Reduce Methane Emissions

Project PIs: Thomas R. Covert & Michael Greenstone

Charlie Sheils, MS-CAPP ’21, is a CDAC Graduate Fellow working on the project “Leveraging Machine Learning and Satellite Imaging to Reduce Oil and Gas Methane Emissions” in coordination with the Energy & Environment Lab within the University of Chicago’s Urban Labs. He will work on this project in Denver, Colorado over the summer as well as part-time during the academic year in Chicago. Charlie is originally from Rochester, New York, and graduated with an economics degree from Williams College in 2017. He previously worked on various antitrust and damages litigation matters at an economic consulting firm in Washington, DC.