Nikolai is currently completing his M.A.Sc. in Sustainable Energy. He graduated from the National University of Colombia in 2022, with a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, and joined the EERL team at Carleton University in 2023 as part of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP). His current project is development of the first-ever measurement-based methane emission inventory for Colombia’s oil and gas sector.