Aidan Mickleburgh is co-founder and CEO of SolidSky, a climate-tech startup commercializing CODAH (CO₂-mediated Oxidative Alkane DeHydrogenation) — a catalytic platform developed with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that turns CO₂ into a feedstock for carbon-negative ethylene production. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering, an MBA from Syracuse University, and a Graduate Certificate from Syracuse University College of Law, and is completing an M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. His undergraduate invention portfolio spans gel electrophoresis control electronics, smart asthma pump architecture, and MRI-compatible sensing.
Before SolidSky, Aidan ran technology commercialization programs for NASA, the DOE, and other federal agencies through FedTech, supporting more than 100 startups. His research background includes a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory fellowship producing follow-on technoeconomic analyses on forest biomass gasification to hydrogen for the Roads to Removal CO₂ pathways study, and technoeconomic analysis of glycerol oxidation chemistries at the University of Michigan.
