Kai Lan
North Carolina State University| North Carolina State University | |
| Raleigh, United States | |
| Member ID | 4190 |
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| Member since | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
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Kai Lan is an Assistant Professor of Sustainability Science and Engineering at the Department of Forest Biomaterials, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University. Kai's research is about developing innovative methods and integrated modeling frameworks to assess and advance industrial systems and the built environment related to sustainable bioenergy and sustainable biomaterials. Kai utilizes interdisciplinary approaches for his research, including industrial ecology, sustainbale engineering, data analysis, and ecological modeling.Details
Kai Lan received his Ph.D. degree in Forest Biomaterials from North Carolina State University in the U.S., a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in the U.S., and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Before joining North Carolina State University, he was a postdoctoral associate at Yale University.Research Interests
• Sustainable bioenergy and sustainable biomaterials• Carbon footprint and climate change mitigation
• Upcycling solid waste
• Green building
• Artificial intelligence
• Process design and simulation
• Techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of emerging technologies