James Ellsmoor 🏝️

James Ellsmoor 🏝️

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Island Innovation
University of the Highlands and Islands

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Experience

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    Island Innovation

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    Dorado, Puerto Rico

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    Tromsø, Norway

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    Oakland, CA

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    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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    Llallagua, Bolivia

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    Nosy Be, Madagascar

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    Shropshire, United Kingdom

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    Shropshire, United Kingdom

Education

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    This postgraduate degree focuses on the study of islands and their communities, both in Scotland and internationally.

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    Activities and Societies: Carolina International Relations Association, Nourish-UNC Bolivia, Interactive Theater Carolina

    •Second Major: Economics
    •Minor: Sustainability Studies

    Degree with Honors (for completing a senior honors thesis) and Highest Distinction (GPA above 3.8).

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    •Completed ENVIRON (Theory and Practice of Sustainability) 245 is the Nicholas School of the Environment by inter-institutional approval.
    •Compiled a Pilot Feasibility Study for implementation of a bike share program for local client (City of Durham).

Volunteer Experience

  • Startup Mentor

    Startup Mentor

    Katapult Ocean

    - Present 5 years 3 months

    Science and Technology

    Mentor to starts-ups part of Katapult Ocean Accelerator, helping to find, invest in and scale startups with positive impact on the ocean.
    https://katapultocean.com/

  • Member of Board of Directors

    Member of Board of Directors

    Caribbean Climate Innovation Center

    - Present 4 years 4 months

    Environment

    The Caribbean Climate Innovation Center was launched in 2013 as a Consortium jointly managed by two leading scientific institutions in the Caribbean, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) based in Kingston, Jamaica and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) located in Trinidad and Tobago. CCIC is a part of infoDev’s Climate Technology Program (CTP) which focus on empowering developing countries to proactively and profitably adapt, develop and deploy climate smart (clean tech)…

    The Caribbean Climate Innovation Center was launched in 2013 as a Consortium jointly managed by two leading scientific institutions in the Caribbean, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) based in Kingston, Jamaica and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) located in Trinidad and Tobago. CCIC is a part of infoDev’s Climate Technology Program (CTP) which focus on empowering developing countries to proactively and profitably adapt, develop and deploy climate smart (clean tech) technologies and business models. This CTP is part of the broader Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) program being funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

  • Advisor

    Advisor

    The Blue Economist

    Environment

    Supporting the Blue Economy in Indonesia and beyond.

Publications

Projects

  • Honors Thesis: Renewable Energy Opportunities and Challenges in the Pacific Islands Region

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Honors & Awards

  • Solar 40 Under 40

    Renewable Energy World

    Recognition of up-and-coming talent in the solar energy industry.

  • Sustainable Development Goals Talent

    UNLEASH SGD Innovation Lab 2018

    Selected as one of the top 1,000 SDGs Talents out of a pool of 10,000 global applicants, through an online application process for an immersive 9 days of co-creation and problem-solving along with cutting-edge companies, NGOs, government agencies, investors and foundations ready to support SDGs Focal Areas.

    www.unleash.org

  • Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy

    Forbes

    www.forbes.com/profile/james-ellsmoor/

  • Top 20 Entrepreneurs Under 25

    Richtopia

  • Phi Beta Kappa

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    The Phi Beta Kappa Society (ΦΒΚ) is the oldest honor society for the liberal arts and sciences in the United States, with 284 active chapters. Widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious honor society, Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and to induct the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at American colleges and universities.

  • Morehead Cain Scholar

    Morehead Cain Foundation

    Full four year merit scholarship based on academics, leadership, moral force of character, and physical vigor.

  • Elected Member of United Kingdom Youth Parliament

    UKYP

  • #Solar100

    kWh Analytics

    Celebrating the solar industry’s leaders and the ideas that drive them.

    www.kwhanalytics.com/solar100

  • Dean's List

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    All semesters on the Dean's List for having a GPA over 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

  • Portuguese

    Professional working proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

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