The LCSA Board
Contact Information: lifecycle@is4ie.org
This email address can be used to contact all current board members.
The Role of the Board:
Board members are elected to serve for two years, with no term limits, though the board chair may only serve in that position for 2 successive terms.
2020-2021 Board Members:
- Wenjie Liao, Co-Chair (Sichuan University)
Dr. Wenjie Liao holds a PhD in environmental science from Leiden University (Leiden, the Netherlands) and an MSc and BSc in environmental engineering from Sichuan University (Chengdu, China). He once worked as a Marie Curie Fellow at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (Rennes, France). Since 2015, he is again with Sichuan University, as an associate professor in energy and environmental systems analysis.
- Cassandra Thiel, Co-Chair (New York University)
Dr. Thiel is an Assistant Professor at New York University in the Grossman School of Medicine, the Wagner School of Public Service, and the Tandon School of Engineering. Her research utilizes life cycle assessment and principles of industrial ecology to analyze and improve the environmental performance of medical systems, hospital design, healthcare practice, and medical technologies. Dr. Thiel received her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and BS from Michigan Technological University, both in Civil Engineering.
- Yuan Yao (Yale University)
Dr. Yuan Yao is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Systems at the Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale University. Her research is motivated by the increasing need for sustainable solutions that can support industrial development without compromising the environment or depleting the resources for future generations. Dr. Yao uses interdisciplinary approaches in industrial ecology, sustainable engineering, operations research, and big data analytics to develop systematic and scientific rigorous methodologies to support engineering and policy decisions towards sustainable development of industries. Dr. Yao receives the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early CAREER Award in 2019.
- Oludunsin Tunrayo Arodudu (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Dr. Oludunsin Arodudu is a Natural resource and sustainability researcher at Maynooth University, Ireland. He applies life cycle sustainability assessment tools, methodologies, indicators and frameworks for evaluation of bioenergy and other renewable energy systems. His current research interests include tools and strategies for landscape and resource efficiency, circularity of materials, and sustainable bioeconomy. Oludunsin has a BSc. in Geography (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), MSc in Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (Lund University, Sweden and University of Twente, Netherland), and a PhD in Geoecology (University of Potsdam, Germany). Oludunsin is currently a Board Member of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Section of the International Society for Industrial Ecology.
- David Font Vivanco (2.-0 LCA consultants)
Environmental Scientist and M.Sc in Industrial Ecology by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and M.Sc in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management by Universitat de Barcelona. Obtained his Ph.D from Leiden University with a thesis on environmental rebound effects. Since then he has been a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University and University College London. Currently a Life Cycle Specialist at 2.-0 LCA consultants.
- Haibo Feng (PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia)
Haibo Feng started his PhD study in September 2016 in The University of British Columbia (UBC). He received his Master degree from UBC in September 2013. He is heavily involved with the social and academic events for the Engineering community in UBC. He also has a few years of industrial experience in the green building and LEED consulting firm. He is willing to collaborate with researchers globally to support the LCSA community developments.
Previous Board Members:
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Thomas Gloria
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Harvard University
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Matthew Eckelman
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Northeastern University
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Stephan Pfister
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ETH Zurich
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Paulina Jaramillo
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Jeroen Guinée
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Leiden University, CML, Netherlands
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Gregory Norris
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Harvard School of Public Health USA
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Michael Hauschild
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DTU Management Engineering DK
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Sarah McLaren
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Massey University, New Zealand
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Barbara Nebel
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PE International, New Zealand
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Robert Anex
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University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
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Matthias Finkbeiner
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Technical University Berlin, Germany
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Göran Finnveden
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Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pere Fullana Palmer
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Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional, Barcelona
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Sabrina Spatari
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Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
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Steven Young
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University of Waterloo, Canada
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Bo Weidema
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2.-0 LCA consultants, Aalborg East, Denmark
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Alissa Kendall
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UC Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA
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Josh Newell
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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