Lark Meadow (“Lark”, she/her) - Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Lark Meadow has over two decades of experience in project development and management. Serving in leadership positions as an advisor, a board member, and CEO throughout her career, she has pioneered projects and companies in film, non-profit, hospitality, and cleantech. Lark brings a diverse wealth of knowledge and forward-thinking expertise to the table as she leads the corporate side of Aeon Blue Technologies as Chief Executive Officer alongside her brother, CTO Deóis Ua Cearnaigh. She uses her background in project management, relations, and media to lead and communicate the message of the company while creating valuable relationships with investors, partners, and customers.

Deóis Ua Cearnaigh (“Yoshi”, he/him) - Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer

Deóis Ua Cearnaigh has three decades of renewable energy science experience: from biofuels and photovoltaics to fuel cells and wind turbines, and from chemistry to commerce. Motivated by the challenge to balance the economics of producing industrial hydrogen, he slept in the lab and dedicated his life to the synthetic fuel solution. He studied and conducted research in biofuels at New Mexico Tech, sugar metabolism at Yale, and nuclear fuel cycle and biodiesel at Los Alamos National Lab where he formulated an early model for converting renewable energy to cost-efficient fuel. He went on to study electrochemistry as well as wind energy engineering and economics at Texas Tech. This is when he discovered a path to intermittency and invented Aeon Blue’s interruptible saltwater reactor, and a solution to the chlorine problem.

Yoshi is a National Science Foundation Building Bridges Fellow and he holds an MSc in Electrocatalysis/Sonochemistry, an MSc in Biofuels, a PhD-ABD in Chemistry, an MBA in Energy Commerce, and certificates in wind energy and solid oxide fuel cells.

Lori Bowen (“Lori”, she/her) - Chief Administrative Officer

Bringing 25 years of experience, Lori Bowen’s broad expertise includes ventures ranging from film and event production as a director, producer, and screenwriter while also serving in assistant, research, and technical support roles. Coined Aeon Blue’s “Secret Weapon”, she has a knack for analyzing information and providing back of office support with organization, documentation, and technical expertise.

Scott Pearson (he/him) - Business Advisor

With 30 years of experience leading a wide range of technology-based companies and organizations, Scott Pearson’s professional experience spans a broad range of industries including uninterruptible power systems (UPS), fuel cell power systems, personal electric vehicles, electronics assembly equipment and materials, digital imaging and defense systems. Scott has also served on the Board of the New England Clean Energy Council since its inception. He holds an M.B.A. from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Scott provided critical guidance and actively advised Aeon Blue Technologies during its formative years, and still provides occasional ongoing advice.

Ratel Consulting, LLC (he/him) - Strategy & Commercialization Advisor

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ratel Consulting provides market intelligence and strategy consulting to innovative companies with a focus on clean tech. Ratel draws on technical expertise from its global network of cleantech professionals and utilizes its relationships and proximity to MIT. Ratel frequently publishes articles and reports on energy transition markets and emerging technologies.

Ratel Consulting is a founding member and key contributor to the Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport. The CDRT is a Green Finance Institute initiative and supported by HM Government, The City of London, Climateworks Foundation, and others.

The advisory is led by Charlie Parker, founder and principal consultant of Ratel Consulting.

Dr. Rachel Behrens (she/her) - Technology Advisor

Polymer Technical Director at Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB, Dr. Behrens has a background in electrochemistry and spectroscopy towards energy systems and experience with both fuel cell and battery applications. She graduated with a Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she was active in various academic chemical and electrochemical societies such as the International Society of Chemistry, and has been published several times in the American Chemistry Society’s peer-reviewed journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

Dr. Joseph Dumont (he/him) - Technology Advisor

Dr. Dumont has over 8 years of experience in national labs, specializing in the aging of composite materials in a variety of applications. He has a PhD in Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering from the University of New Mexico, an MSc in Material Science from the University of Poitiers, and a BSc in Physics and Biology from the Aix-Marseille University. 

In addition to being skilled in Project Management at LANL, he’s well-versed in the synthesis and engineering of materials; physical, chemical, electrochemical, and thermal characterization. He’s received grants from the US DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies office, among others.