Mona Abadian
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, United States
Member ID 5088
Member since Oct 22, 2025
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Researcher to support industry transition to sustaianbility by applying circuar economy and system approach. Expert in designing and running interdisciplinary reasearch and leading cross functional collaborations. Skilled in using industrial ecology tools such as "MFA" and "LCA" in combination with participatory methods to develop strateies for industry transition to circulrity and sustainability in systematic way.

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Ph.D. Candidate in sustainability and circular economy at Virginia Tech
- Dissertation title “Strategic transition to circularity in the flexible polyurethane foam industry using multi-approach methodologies

Background in material science and polymer and fiber engineering with more than 7 years professional exprince in material and product development in consumer goods industry

Research Interests

Industry transition and system modelling
Sustainable production and consumption
Stakeholder engagement and startegy development
Circular economy and value retention systems
Material flow analysis and scenario anaysis for product or industry value chain transition
Life cycle assessment and assessing environmntal footprints
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