Paris Smalls

Paris earned his B.S. from the University of South Carolina and is currently a 6th-year graduate student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program (expected June 22’). He is a member of the Einstein Rock Mechanics Group at MIT, where is research is focused on conducting laboratory experiments to study the effects of high-voltage electricity on decreasing rock strength for applications in Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Unconventional reservoirs. He co-founded Eden GeoTech in 2017, and leads the development of the company’s core electrical stimulation technology and Go-to-market strategy. His awards and accomplishments includes the NSF GRFP, NSF I-CORPS – Entrepreneurial lead, Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Young Millionaires” 2020 edition, EY – Entrepreneur Access Network 2021, and Forbes 30 Under 30 – Energy Honoree 2021. He has given talks at Babson and Brandeis Universities, and numerous local high schools in the Boston area, about the role of renewable geothermal energy in meeting U.N. 2050 decarbonization goals.