Dr. Fabian Sack

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Fabian Sack is a Research Project Director at the Sydney Environment Institute and an Academic Fellow with the Integrated Sustainability Analysis team in the School of Physics. His teaching focuses on ecological economics, sustainability assessment, and life cycle assessment in the Master's program in Sustainability. Fabian’s doctoral studies centered on corporate environmental ethics, which underpin his lifelong commitment to sustainability and transformational theory and practice. Prior to joining the University of Sydney, he spent decades developing transdisciplinary sustainability governance and capacity-building tools across water, infrastructure, and energy sectors in various senior consulting roles. Over the last decade, his work has increasingly concentrated on researching effective measurement and management of climate change risks, especially within the healthcare sector. He currently leads a research team on reducing the healthcare system’s carbon footprint and works on quantifying greenhouse gas emissions related to water use. His project investigates the use of hybrid life cycle assessments to identify barriers and opportunities for utilizing activity-based costing data for improved sustainability measurement.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Project Director

2010-01-01 — Present

Sydney Environment Institute • Sydney, Australia

Academic Fellow

2010-01-01 — Present

Integrated Sustainability Analysis team, School of Physics • Sydney, Australia

Awards

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Collaborative Fellowship

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.