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Research area

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Total Cost Accounting (TCA)
  • Environmental and economic systems analysis
  • Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)

Group members

  • Junghan Bae (Group Lead)
  • Ryan Barker (Biofuel LCA)
  • Amy Cowel (CBA of conservation and preservation plans)
  • Jaeyon Kim (Training program coordination)
  • Jennifer Schmitt (Environmental and economic evaluation of cellulosic ethanol production)
  • Melissa Comero (Greening Growing Giants, comparison of IO-LCA databases)

Current Projects

Update of BEES using Input-Output LCA
NIST is updating its LCA database, called BEES. We are providing a compatibility analysis between IO databases and the BEES database. Sponsored by NIST.

Environmental and Economic Assessment of Ethanol Production Systems
Dr. Tim Smith and we are providing an environmental and economic systems analysis for ethanol production systems using cellulosic biomass. Sponsored by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

Economic & Environmental Impacts of Biofuels in Minnesota
We are developing a comprehensive model that connects market behavior, farm-side soil characteristics, conversion technology and LCA for economic and environmental characterization of Minnesota's biofuel. Sponsored by CFANS.

Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan
Teamed with the Institute on the Environment (IonE) fellows, CP Planning, and Bonesteroo, we are identifying the future drivers that will influence Minnesota's key natural resources using scenarios and CBA. Sponsored by Legislative Citizens' Commission for Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

Past Projects

Strategy for Introduction of Life Cycle Management to South Korea
Life Cycle Management practices in Europe and the US are reviewed and a strategy for introducing Life Cycle Management for South Korean firms are developed.