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ROLAND GEYER
Assistant Professor (Industrial Ecology, Production and Operations Management)
Mailing Address: Phone:805-893-7234 Email: geyer@bren.ucsb.edu |
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| Industrial Ecology |
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Biography
Roland Geyer joined the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management in October 2003. His research areas are Industrial Ecology and Production and Operations Management. He is especially interested in the environmental and economic potential of reuse and recycling activities. Another focus of his work is the relationship between environmental and economic performance of clean technologies and green business models. In his previous position at the Centre for Environmental Strategy in the UK, Dr. Geyer worked with the UK steel and aluminum industries to benchmark their environmental performance and identify strategies for further improvements. Prior to this he was at INSEAD, a leading business school based in France, where he studied the opportunities for and challenges of product remanufacturing as part of an EU-funded project which involved companies such as NEC, Bosch and HP. Since 2005, Dr. Geyer works with the global steel association, IISI, on climate change issues. Ongoing cooperation and information exchange with companies, such as Honda, Nokia, Volvo, Toyota and various third-party recyclers and remanufacturers, are an important aspect of his research and assure that his work is grounded in the real world. Dr. Geyer has a postgraduate degree in physics from the Technical University Berlin, Germany, and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Surrey, UK.
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Honors
- 2006 AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship
- 2002 Best Paper, 10th Life Cycle Assessment Case Studies Symposium, SETAC Europe
- 2001 Doctoral Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2000 Doctoral Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD
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Open PhD Position
In a new research project we will be assessing the environmental impacts from plastics in products and product packaging. We will use material and substance flow analysis (MFA/SFA) to quantify the flows of the main thermoplastic resins and their additives through the California economy and conduct life cycle assessments (LCA) to quantify their environmental impacts. We are especially interested in estimating the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the natural environment and the extent of their likely environmental impacts, such as endocrine disruption in aquatic organisms. Another focus will be availability and environmental performance of alternative resins and additives, such as bio-based polymers and green chemicals.Apart from a keen interest in the subject and a relevant degree, ideal PhD candidates have prior experience in MFA/SFA, LCA and/or polymer science and chemistry.
The research project is likely to receive significant funding from the California Government and will be in close collaboration with several government agencies.
If you are interested in persuing a PhD under my supervision and as part of this new and exciting research program please contact me via email.
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Selected Publications
Geyer R, Van Wassenhove L N, Atasu A (2007) The Economics of Remanufacturing under Limited Component Durability and Finite Product Life Cycles, Management Science 53(1): 88-100.Davis J, Geyer R, Ley J, He J, Jackson T, Clift R, Kwan A, Sansom M (2007) Time-dependent material flow analysis of iron & steel in the UK. Part 2: Scrap generation & recycling, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 51(1): 101-117.
Geyer R, Davis J, Ley J, He J, Jackson T, Clift R, Kwan A, Sansom M (2007) Time-dependent material flow analysis of iron & steel in the UK. Part 1: Production & consumption trends 1970–2000, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 51(1): 118-140.
Oliver J, Amirtharajah R, Akella V, Geyer R, Chong F T (2007) Life-Cycle Aware Computing: Reusing Silicon Technology, Computer, 40(12): 56-61.
Geyer R (2007) Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission Assessments of Automotive Materials. The Example of Mild Steel, Advanced High Strength Steel
and Aluminium in Body in White Applications. Project Report, Methodology Report and Model (Version 4.0). On behalf of WorldAutoSteel, IISI. Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.Geyer R, Van Wassenhove L N (2005) The Impact of Constraints in Closed-loop Supply Chains: The Case of Reusing Components in Product Manufacturing, in: Distribution Logistics: Advanced Solutions to Practical Problems, Fleischmann B, Klose A (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems Vol.544, Springer, Berlin, Germany.
Geyer R, Neeraj K, Van Wassenhove L N (2005) Reverse logistics in an electronics company: the NEC-CI case, in: Managing Closed-Loop Supply Chains, Flapper S D P, van Nunen J A E E, Van Wassenhove L N (Eds.), Springer, Berlin, Germany.
Geyer R, Jackson T (2004) Supply Loops and Their Constraints: The Industrial Ecology of Recycling and Reuse, California Management Review, 46(2): 55-73.
Geyer R (2004) Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Supply Loops and their Constraints, PhD Thesis, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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