Stephen Doliente
University of Bath| University of Bath | |
| Bath, United Kingdom | |
| Member ID | 4498 |
|---|---|
| Member since | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
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Research Fellow in Sustainable Systems at Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC)Details
My training and background are in chemical and energy engineering from the University of the Philippines Diliman. I have over ten years of research experience in sustainable energy and chemical technologies. The pillars of my research are process development, techno-economic assessment, life cycle thinking, supply chain optimisation, and whole-systems analysis for evidence-based, strategic, and conscientious deployment of biomass-based, circular, and carbon abatement solutions. Originally, I started as an experimentalist in my career and moved towards computational research. In my PhD project in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath, UK, I studied biomass value chains and their interactions with the environment-food-energy-water nexus, wherein I developed and applied whole-systems analysis and optimisation techniques to maximise the benefits and minimise the trade-offs of bioeconomy in the Philippines. For my first postdoctoral work at the University of Bath, I collaborated on a UKRI-funded Supergen Bioenergy Hub project that applied life cycle thinking, value chain approach, and whole-systems analysis to decarbonise the UK’s petrochemical sector. For my second postdoctoral work, I collaborated on a VKRF-funded C-THRU project, a collaboration of the University of Cambridge, University of Bath, University of Texas Austin, and University of California Santa Barbara, to develop a global petrochemicals carbon calculator – based on material flow analysis, life cycle thinking, and data visualisation techniques – to aid in understanding the various or defossilisation interventions along the supply chains and their interactions, benefits, and trade-offs. In my third postdoctoral role, I was affiliated with Imperial's Department of Chemical Engineering and its recently inaugurated Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance to collaborate on a sectoral study of the UK's fine chemicals industry. This project aimed to understand the current local and global industry landscapes; analyse the technological, innovation, business, and regulatory environments; and develop policy and industry recommendations for the sector's future competitiveness and sustainability. I am now back in the University of Bath as Research Fellow in Sustainable Systems at their Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC), where I will be setting up my own independent research programme, fostering interdisciplinary research and research culture, and helping raise the profile of the institute.Research Interests
- Process development, techno-economic, and life cycle assessment of bio-based, circular economy, and low-carbon technologies- Whole-systems analysis and optimisation methods in planning and designing multi-scale and complex systems of energy, biomass, food, chemicals, and critical minerals
- Compatibility of technological innovations, economic growth, sustainability, and policies