# Q&A: Stanford Grad Student Discusses Forbes 30 Under 30, Sustainability

**Feb. 21, 2021** — Stanford mechanical engineering graduate student Nicolas Pinkowski M.S. ’17 was [named](https://www.forbes.com/profile/nitricity/?list=30under30-energy&sh=22d09e6dce4e) in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list, along with Jay Schwalbe Ph.D. ’20, for his work in creating [Nitricity](https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/13/fertilizer-startup-nitricity-wins-bases-100k-challenge/), a sustainable fertilizer startup that could facilitate the decarbonization of the chemical industry.

Read more [here.](https://stanforddaily.com/2021/02/21/qa-stanford-grad-student-discusses-forbes-30-under-30-sustainability/)

### About Nitricity

Nitricity makes climate-smart nitrogen fertilizer with renewable energy. Founded by a team of graduate students from Stanford University in 2018 – Nicolas Pinkowski serving as CEO, Joshua McEnaney serving as president and CTO, and Jay Schwalbe serving as CSO – the company is scaling its technology to provide regionalized, climate-smart nitrate fertilizer production.