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Li Shen is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University focusing on sustainability assessment and innovative technologies within the context of the Circular Economy and Bio-based Economy. His research explores important pathways for sustainable material production and consumption in the future. Driven by curiosity and a keen interest in the economy-environment interaction, his projects cover a broad range of technology assessments, emphasizing environmental impact assessments through tools such as life cycle assessment. He also investigates system economics involving techno-economic analyses of bio-based chemicals, bio-based plastics, recycling, and waste management systems. As a responsible educator, Li teaches courses including Advanced Energy Analysis in the Master's Programme of Energy Science, as well as Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Resources Use in the Bachelor's Programme of Global Sustainability Science. He supervises a number of master's thesis projects and is particularly interested in the material sustainability implications of the future energy transition.
Department of Psychology