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Dr. Karthik Akkiraju is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of British Columbia. His research program operates at the intersection of materials engineering and computational social science, with a focus on environmental impact assessment and public policy. Dr. Akkiraju's work includes establishing material benchmarks to assess material demand for poverty alleviation using household survey data. He investigates the relationship between material systems and social environmental impacts on well-being throughout the supply-demand chain. His research aims to create a material design framework for heterogeneous catalysis applications, integrating social and environmental impact indicators. Through his work, Dr. Akkiraju seeks to promote economic growth while prioritizing social impact within material resource constraints, ultimately leading to sustainable material design solutions that meet community needs. He has published extensively on topics related to these themes and is actively involved in developing resources to support sustainable materials research.
University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC, Canada
Teaching and researching in the field of materials engineering, focusing on sustainability and socio-environmental impacts.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.