Teams
Principal Investigators
Dr. Defne Apul
The University of Toledo
Research:
Life cycle assessment, decentralized systems, water, energy- food infrastructure resiliency
Dr. Steve Burian
The University of Utah
Research:
Water system resilience and sustainability, green infrastructure, climate resilience, smart water networks
Research:
Industrial ecology, material flow analysis (MFA), waste management, eco-design, life cycle analysis (LCA), urban agriculture,
resource management
Dr. Xavier Gabarrell i Durany
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
Environmental (LCA) and sustainability (MIVES) assessment of products and processes, decision making theory (MAUT), soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, cement technology, concrete pavements
Prof. Alejandro Josa
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Dr. Anna Petit Boix
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
​Industrial ecology, cities, circular economy, life cycle assessment, eco-efficiency, urban metabolism, ecosystem services, water management, flood prevention, local production, product eco-design
Research:
Life cycle assessment, eco-design and green procurement, prevention and recycling of waste, energy-use of biomass, industrial ecology of urban agriculture
Dr. Joan Rieradevall i Pons
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
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Dr. Violeta Vargas
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Dr. Gara Villalba
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
Urban metabolism, urban agriculture, urban atmosphere, green infrastructure, GHG emissions, industrial ecology, life cycle analysis
Research:
​Urban agriculture, life cycle assessment, circular economy, nutrient recovery
Martí Rufí Salís
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Cohort 1
Graduate Students
Sonia Barakoti
The University of Toledo
Research:
Diversity analysis of water sources, uses, and flows from source to the USA
Nathan Jellen
The University of Utah
Research:
Dark skies and light pollution mitigation, urban agriculture, resource management, climate action planning, scenario planning, gateway and natural amenity community planning
Research:
Life cycle assessment.
Deniz Uzunogullari
The University of Toledo
Research:
Urban agriculture water use, water footprint
Kelley Davis
The University of Toledo
Olivia Juarez
The University of Utah
Research:
​Social Network Analysis
Research:
​Water infrastructure, rainwater harvesting, urban agriculture, crop demand, sustainable design
Mickey Navidomskis
The University of Utah
Research:
Material use and energy efficiency
Sarai Patterson
University of Utah
Kayla Piezer
The University of Toledo
Research:
Ecological network analysis of supply chain energy flows
Research:
​Entrepreneurship
Dana Tran
The University of Utah
Undergraduate Students
Cohort 2
Graduate Students
Verónica Arcas
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
​Renewable energies, water resources, waste management, industrial ecology, circular economy, urban water cycle
Brooke Mason
The University of Toledo
Research:
Internet of things applications for storm water management and urban agriculture
Research:
Innovation, renewable energies, water resources, waste management, industrial ecology, circular economy, urban water cycle
Felipe Parada
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
​Urban agriculture, life cycle assessment, circular economy, nutrient recovery
Martí Rufí Salís
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Susana Toboso
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
​Industrial ecology, environmental and social life cycle assessment, sustainable cities, urban agriculture, renewable energy, food-energy-water nexus, social studies
Research:
​Architecture, urban planning, water resource management, rainwater harvesting
Perla Zambrano
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Research:
Entrepreneurship and circular economy of urban agriculture
Jacob Beakas
University of Toledo
Emily Briese
The University of Toledo
Research:
Ecological Network Analysis (ENA), Virtual water, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy
Research:
Urban Agriculture, Green Infrastructure, Sustainability
Dani Zebelean
The University of Utah
Undergraduate Students
Cohort 3
Undergraduate Students
Brady Spitulski
The University of Toledo
Research:
​Social cost of urban agriculture, monetary valuation, sustainability
Elizabeth Markert
The University of Toledo
Environmental Engineering
Research:
Ecological Network Analysis for the Recycling of Solar Waste
Research:
Virtual Water Systems, Ecological Network Analysis
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Kyleigh Pero
The University of Toledo
Chemical Engineering
Research:
​Monetary Valuation, Sustainability
Michael Griffin
The University of Toledo
Environmental Engineering
Research:
Potential for rainwater and greywater reuse in urban greenhouses
Rochelle Plaizier
The University of Utah
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Clay Lenhart
The University of Toledo
Bioengineering
Research:
​Virtual Water Networks of Mainland United States
Mathew Beseris
The University of Utah
Computer Science
Research:
Agua Libre app development
Research:
​Climate change effects on water budgets for urban agriculture
Anna Rice
The University of Utah
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cohort 4
Graduate Student
Research:
​Virtual Water Trade of US Agriculture
Undergraduate Students
Research:
​Self Sufficiency of Urban Food Sources
Ethan Eidt
The University of Toledo
Environmental Engineering
Ethan.Eidt@ rockets.utoledo.edu
Research:
​Virtual Water Networks of Mainland United States
Research:
Self Sufficiency of Urban Food Sources
Research:
Virtual Water Networks of Mainland United States
Lauren Hower
The University of Toledo
Computer Science and Engineering Technology
Research:
Self Sufficiency of Urban Food Sources
Dr. Defne Apul
The University of Toledo
Research:
The lives of University of Toledo students in Spain
Rocky
The University of Toledo
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