Professor Dr. Greg Keoleian

Biography

Greg Keoleian is the Peter M. Wege Endowed Professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, where he co-directs the Center for Sustainable Systems and the Michigan Hydrogen initiative. His research emphasizes the development and application of life cycle models and metrics to enhance sustainability across various products and technologies. He has pioneered methods in life cycle design, optimization, and cost analysis for sustainability assessments that analyze energy use, carbon footprints, and social indicators. Keoleian's work spans alternative vehicle technologies, renewable energy systems, and food agricultural systems. He teaches Sustainable Energy Systems and co-directs programs focused on Engineering Sustainable Systems at the graduate level. He has received recognition for his contributions, including the 2024 Paper Award from the American Foundry Society and being listed in the Reuters Hot List of the World's Top 1000 Climate Scientists. His extensive publication record includes studies on life cycle assessment for electric and hydrogen vehicles, and he has mentored numerous master's students at the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan.

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