*Graduate Research in Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Complex Systems *
Graduate Research Supervision is available at the School of Forest Resources/Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative of the University of Maine (USA) for any student of any academic background (e.g. engineering systems, industrial and systems engineering, computer science, mathematics, agriculture, chemical, civil, environmental engineering or computational economics, mathematical/computational biology, bioinformatics) with good academic standing. The applicant should be interested to pursue graduate studies at masters or PhD level in the area of life cycle sustainability modeling and assessment of complex systems (e.g. built environment, ecosystems, biorefinery, etc.). A background in LCA, materials flow analysis (MFA) or industrial ecology is not required, but applicant should be willing to learn the concepts/principles to pursue the challenging research in sustainability science and engineering. Applicant should have or develop good analytical and database skills, knowledge of basic statistics and probability and be willing to learn new software packages (e.g.OPENLCA, CMLCA, STELLA, POWERSIM, Netlogo, Starlogo, MATLAB). It is also desirable that he/she has taken or will take a course in system dynamics, agent based modeling, genetic algorithm, evolutionary programming and other complexity science methods and tools. This interdisciplinary research investigates the economic, social and environmental ramifications of building engineered complex systems in view of sustainability pursuit. We are interested to investigate and understand the coupling of human and natural systems to solve our pressing societal concerns. This research involves close collaboration with industries, government agencies, and the other departments (e.g. chemical and biological engineering, civil and environmental engineering, economics, environmental science and biology) at the University of Maine. Further information regarding research interests or topics and admission information can be accessed at http://ielcass.tripod.com/ilss/ If you are an international student, in addition to Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results, you should also have TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) results for admission purposes. To apply for this research position or for further information, contact Dr. Anthony Halog at [email protected]. Anthony Halog, PhD, MBA Certified Life Cycle Assessment Professional Research Group for Industrial Ecology, LCA and Systems Sustainability (IELCASS) University of Maine, 5755 Nutting Hall Orono, Maine 04469-5775 Tel: +1-207-581-2944 Fax: +1-207-581-2875 Email: [email protected] Website: http://ielcass.tripod.com/ilss/
