Research and Publications
My research develops quantitative frameworks for evaluating emerging technologies that support a more sustainable and circular economy. By combining life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic analysis (TEA), carbon accounting, and decision science, I evaluate technologies ranging from wastewater resource recovery and sustainable chemical production to low-carbon manufacturing systems. My goal is to generate rigorous, data-driven insights that help industry, researchers, and policymakers make better sustainability decisions.
ACS Sustainabile Chemistry & Engineering
Led the life cycle and techno-economic assessment of an emerging wastewater technology that converts nitrous oxide into phenol, evaluating its potential to reduce emissions while producing valuable industrial chemicals.
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c01008
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Explored strategies to recover nitrogen from wastewater by integrating biological processes, separation technologies, and market opportunities, highlighting new pathways to create higher-value products from recovered nutrients.
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103225
ACS ES&T Water
Led the life cycle and techno-economic assessment of an innovative wastewater technology that converts waste nitrogen into microbial protein, demonstrating its potential to reduce environmental impacts while producing a sustainable alternative to conventional animal feed.
DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.5c00605
Nature catalysis
Conducted the life cycle assessment of a novel electrochemical process for converting wastewater nitrate and carbon dioxide into urea, demonstrating the potential for substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional production.
DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-01020-4
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Evaluated the circularity of products derived from waste nitrogen, demonstrating how circular economy metrics can be applied to emerging nutrient recovery technologies and identifying opportunities to improve their assessment.
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107167
IScience
Synthesized methane and nitrous oxide mitigation strategies across key sectors, providing recommendations for how carbon markets can incentivize cost-effective emissions reductions.
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105661