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Jennifer Dunn is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and a by courtesy faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. She serves as the Director of the Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience and as the Associate Director of the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies and their energy and environmental impacts, examining greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutants, and resource consumption. Her areas of interest include hydrogen and plastics, nutrient recovery from water, biofuels, and bioproducts, as well as sustainable mineral supply chains. Dunn employs techno-economic analyses, life cycle assessments, and material flow analyses as primary tools in her research. She has been involved in significant professional service, including as a member of the National Academies Committee for Developing a Research Agenda on the Utilization of Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams and serving as an Associate Editor for the SAE International Journal on Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, and Policy.
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