David Larrick received a B.S. and M.S. in Forestry from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a Ph.D. in Forest Resources from The Pennsylvania State University.  His interdisciplinary environmental research includes restoration of historic woodlots at Gettysburg National Military Park and Valley Forge National Historical Park, restoration of prairie vegetation to central Illinois, and modelling and management of eastern forests in response to environmental impacts and catastrophic events.  Currently, Dr. Larrick is the Director of the Sequestration Program at Richland Community College, providing community, national, and international education and outreach in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) and Fossil and Renewable Energy.  His higher education teaching experience includes nine undergraduate courses in areas of Forest Resources, Environmental Biology, Statistics, and CCUS.  Dr. Larrick has developed the world’s first Associate degree programs with emphasis in CCUS, offered at the National Sequestration Education Center.