Benjamin Linzmeier
Co-Founder at Uroboros Innovations
Mobile Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Linzmeier is a geoscientist-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded Uroboros Innovations to accelerate critical mineral discovery using large, diverse datasets and generative AI. With 11 years of experience spanning postdoctoral research at Northwestern and UW–Madison to an assistant professorship at the University of South Alabama, he merges field-scale geological expertise with data-driven modeling. His work focuses on locating metals in alternative sites to support net-zero goals while balancing environmental protection and human development. Prior roles, including internships at Chevron, show a track record of translating geoscience into practical resource evaluation and predictive analytics. He holds a PhD in Geological Sciences from UW–Madison and brings both academic rigor and startup grit to solve one of energy transition’s toughest resource challenges. An often-overlooked strength is his ability to bridge academic publishing norms with product-focused AI development, speeding the path from research insight to deployable exploration tools.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science - BS, Geology/Earth Science, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Geology/Earth Science, General at Bowling Green State University
Github Skills (31)
measurements8
spatial7
api6
gis6
openstreetmap6
schema-validation6
wps6
system-information5
schema5
shapefile5
data-management5
gdal5
qgis5
python5
geotools5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
thefallingduck/WiscSIMSDataExtractor
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
Package for extracting data from WiscSIMS archive and
Contributions:50 PRs, 59 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
extracting-dataarchive
thefallingduck/thefallingduck.github.io
Sep 2018 - Jan 2021
Research Website
Contributions:2 PRs, 162 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 4 months
research-websitepython
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