DeLaine Mayer ’12
Head of Sustainability; Adjunct Faculty Nebula Energy; New York UniversityBiography
DeLaine Mayer is passionate about the research and deployment of advanced technologies that can address the climate crisis on Earth while enabling sustainable, long-term human development off-Earth.
Today, DeLaine is focused on the global deployment of low-carbon energy solutions as a founding member and Director of External Affairs at Nebula Energy. She leads Nebula’s Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Hub development across Southeast Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Concurrently, she serves as Chief of Staff at Orion Digital Infrastructure, a power and cooling solutions developer for hyperscalers.
She developed and is teaching New York University’s first graduate course on Astropolitics: the Politics, Policies, and Technologies of Outer Space.
- Speaking with a student virtually or on the phone
- Presenting to a student organization
- Conducting a virtual webinar
- Mentoring a student
- Assisting OWU Alumni (recent Alumni, or Alumni in transition)
She is comfortable speaking on topics such as sustainability, climate change and climate solutions, space technology, and start ups. As a student, DeLaine was involved in Greek Life and the Peace and Justice House, and had a self-designed major in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolutions.
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