Alissa Kendall
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA, United States
Member ID 0168
Member since Jan 29, 2007
Status Active
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I am a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, founding Chair of the Energy Graduate Group, and founder of the Industrial Ecology Program at University of California Davis. The Energy Graduate Group (EGG) confers PhD and MS Degrees in Energy Systems and is a unique interdisciplinary M.S. and Ph.D. program. The Industrial Ecology Program offers a Graduate Academic Certificate in Industrial Ecology. This Certificate is open to all graduate students on campus. For more information about both programs see https://energy.ucdavis.edu/education/energy-graduate-group/for-prospective-students/ and http://ie.ucdavis.edu/programs/

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EDUCATION¬ AND TRAINING
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Ph.D. School of Natural Resources & Environment and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (jointly conferred), 2007
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: M.S. Natural Resource Policy, 2004
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Certificate in Industrial Ecology, 2004
Duke University: B.S. Environmental Engineering, 2000

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2017-Present, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Chair, Energy Graduate Group, Energy and Efficiency Institute, University of California, Davis, CA
2013-2017, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA
2007-2013, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA
2002-2007, Research Assistant, Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2000-2002, Product Development Engineer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

Research Interests

My research applies and advances the methods and perspectives of Industrial Ecology, mostly through life cycle assessment to understand and reduce the environmental effects of transport, civil infrastructure, energy production, and agricultural systems.
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