31st International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology – ISSST 2024
June 17 - 20, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 18/June/2024 | |||
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Pre-conference Workshop III Exploring climate adaptation education in civil engineering programs with a skill-survey |
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| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Transition I |
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| 9:15am - 10:10am |
Opening & Keynote Dynamic Sustainability |
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| 10:10am - 10:20am |
Transition II |
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| 10:20am - 11:40am |
AIB1: Sust. Ag. & Environmental Impact Life cycle impacts of fertilized and harvested winter rye to inform cover crop market initiatives in the US Midwest 10:35am - 10:50am Life Cycle Assessment of a Meat Alternative containing Heme Protein 10:50am - 11:05am Digital Atlas of Food and Agricultural Byproducts in California 11:05am - 11:20am Air quality-related benefits of ammonia abatement in US livestock management 11:20am - 11:35am Grass 2 Gas: How nitrogen inputs to the Chesapeake Bay watershed can change by perennial grasses and winter biomass crops to produce biogas |
SRE9: Lightning Talk GCAM, The Global Change Analysis Model 10:25am - 10:30am Electric Utility Vulnerability to Wildfire and Post-Fire Debris Flow in California 10:30am - 10:35am Implications of Zoning Ordinances for Rural Utility-Scale Solar Deployment and Power System Decarbonization in the Great Lakes Region 10:35am - 10:40am Carbon neutral pathways for Thailand and Bangkok: Integrated assessment modeling to inform energy system transitions 10:40am - 10:45am Power Play: Evaluating the effect of Inflation Reduction Act subsidies on Electric Vehicle Battery Technology Choices and Supply Chains 10:45am - 10:50am Leveraging Prospective Life Cycle Inventory Databases for Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels 10:50am - 10:55am From Data to Decisions: Assessing Committed Energy Supplies for Informed Climate Policy in the US 10:55am - 11:00am Cracking Appalachia: A Political-Industrial Ecology Perspective 11:00am - 11:05am Integrating Solar PV Projects into Traditional Energy Efficiency Programs 11:05am - 11:10am Municipal Case Study Application of LCA to Reach Net-Zero Energy Sector Goals 11:10am - 11:15am Using Machine Learning in Life Cycle Assessment to Provide a Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of the University’s Geothermal Energy Pilot Plant 11:15am - 11:20am Building Energy Resilience and Sustainability in U.S. School Infrastructure 11:20am - 11:25am Test driving a new LCA framework for critical minerals mining 11:25am - 11:30am Assessing the potential of exergy as a thermodynamic material and energy efficiency indicator to guide the optimisation of industrial symbiosis projects 11:30am - 11:35am Low-carbon manufacturing increases climate benefit of renewables, by up to 175% points for photovoltaics 11:35am - 11:40am Understanding and addressing variability in wind and solar energy resources for decarbonization strategies |
SRI1: Decarbonization A GIS-Based Process for En Masse Estimation of Commercial Building Energy Consumption 10:35am - 10:50am Opportunities in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Hydrogen Blending in Industrial Process Heating 10:50am - 11:05am Using greenhouse gas inventories to create emissions reduction targets for buildings to help reach our carbon neutrality goals at the University of Pittsburgh 11:05am - 11:20am APEX Green Cities: Leverage Data and Knowledge to Accelerate Climate Action in Cities |
| 11:40am - 12:40pm |
Lunch |
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| 12:40pm - 1:20pm |
Panel: Energy & Agro Modeling |
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| 1:20pm - 1:30pm |
Transition III |
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| 1:30pm - 2:50pm |
AIB2: Biomaterials, Biofuels, & Alt. Energy Sources National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Potential from Adopting Anaerobic Digestion on Large-Scale Dairy Farms in the United States 1:45pm - 2:00pm Feasibility of Purpose Grown Bioenergy Feedstocks and Power-to-Liquid Technologies for Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the Contiguous United States 2:00pm - 2:15pm Life Cycle GHG Emissions and Carbon Intensity of U.S. Fuel Use and Projection for the Next 10 Years 2:15pm - 2:30pm The Influence of Farm Design on Manure Biosolid Availability, Biogas Potential, and GHG Emissions 2:30pm - 2:45pm Life cycle Assessment of Biogas Production from Hemp Crop Residue using Process Modeling |
SRE4: Tools Overview From Data to Decisions: Assessing Committed Energy Supplies for Informed Climate Policy in the US 1:45pm - 2:00pm Prospective Impact Analysis Combining Integrated Assessment Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment 2:00pm - 2:30pm GCAM, The Global Change Analysis Model |
STA1: LCA Tool Adaptive Building LCA Tools for Promoting Circular Economy: A comprehensive analysis 1:45pm - 2:00pm A decision-making tool to simplify data requirement for life cycle assessment of timber-based structural materials 2:00pm - 2:15pm Test driving a new LCA framework for critical minerals mining 2:15pm - 2:30pm Mapping the path towards sustainable polymers: a holistic Life Cycle Assessment tool for sustainable polymer design 2:30pm - 2:45pm Enabling Anticipatory LCA for non-LCA experts |
| 2:50pm - 3:20pm |
Break I |
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| 3:20pm - 4:50pm |
AIB3: Biomaterials, Biofuels, & Alt. Energy Sources Environmental and Economic Analysis of Value-added Products from Integrated Biorefineries in the Pulp and Paper Industry 3:35pm - 3:50pm A Framework to Discern Wood Dynamics and its Sustainability Impact in Emerging Forest-based Bioeconomy Scenarios 3:50pm - 4:05pm Life Cycle Assessment of Priority BioBased Chemicals: A Review and Meta-regression 4:05pm - 4:20pm Life cycle assessment of different pretreatment methods yielding sugar for value-added biomaterials and biofuels 4:20pm - 4:35pm LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF PELLETIZED DUCKWEED SOIL AMENDMENT DERIVED FROM FARM MANURE WASTEWATER. 4:35pm - 4:50pm Evaluating costs and potential of select bioenergy pathways for decarbonization of hard to decarbonize U.S. economic sectors |
SRE3: Macro Energy Models The role of hydrogen in decarbonizing US iron and steel production 3:35pm - 3:50pm Carbon neutral pathways for Thailand and Bangkok: Integrated assessment modeling to inform energy system transitions 3:50pm - 4:05pm Tools for Tractability of Datacenter NetZero Carbon Targets 4:05pm - 4:20pm A Model Intercomparison Study of Open-Source Power System Models |
STA2: Sust. Perf. & Assessment A Tool to Incorporate Non-Energy Impacts in Energy Efficiency Investment Decision Making for Firms 3:35pm - 3:50pm Carbon footprint calculators: A review and development of an updated tool 3:50pm - 4:05pm A New Technology-Based Tool for Building Profitable Biodiversity-Conserving Offerings 4:05pm - 4:20pm Research on the influence and mechanisms of nudge tools on public participation in low-carbon behaviors within a carbon inclusion framework |
| 4:50pm - 5:20pm |
Break II |
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| 5:20pm - 6:30pm |
Poster Session The Canadian Open Energy Model (CANOE) Seamless 3D Heat Transfer Analysis in Early Architectural Design: A Case Study with OpenFOAM Assessing climate-informed engineering skills and concepts among civil engineering students Characterization of food waste and contaminants to determine appropriate valorization methods Cost, performance and Life cycle assessment of biosand filters and its modified derivatives for drinking water treatment. Sustainable Production of Xylo-Oligosaccharide A Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Study Predicting climate change impacts on Chinese pines biomass in Northern China using 3-PG model Impact of varying renewable capacity credit allocation on larger grid capacity expansion planning Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Rebar: Focus on Novel Thermoplastic Pultrusion Technology The Impact of Green Infrastructure on Urban Surface Runoff and Its Enhancement: A Case Study of the Jialu River Basin in Zhengzhou City COMPARISON OF THE LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS OF MATERIALS FOR LARGE-FORMAT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Impacts of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: a Case Study of Isfahan, Iran Understanding Carbon Capture Utilization, Storage (CCUS) Strategies for the Cement Industry Techno-economic life cycle analysis of low-carbon freight movement Policy and Life Cycle Assessment: Textile Disposal Ban Has a Positive Impact on Climate at the University UC Merced Decarbonization Survey Quantifying the Impact of Synthetic Biology Technologies on Industrial Chemical Manufacturing Harnessing Process Simulation for Life Cycle Inventory Generation Holistic Sustainability Evaluation: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment, Techno-Economic Analysis, Process Optimization, and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approaches Technological readiness of direct food waste to feed valorization pathways across the globe: a review of case studies Abstract for ISO 50001 Energy Management System for beginners Low-carbon manufacturing increases climate benefit of renewables, by up to 175% points for photovoltaics Understanding the Impact of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Facility Construction in Biofuel LCAs Assessing the Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles Through Carbon Footprint Analysis in California Understanding and addressing variability in wind and solar energy resources for decarbonization strategies Building Energy Resilience and Sustainability in U.S. School Infrastructure Using Machine Learning in Life Cycle Assessment to Provide a Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of the University’s Geothermal Energy Pilot Plant Municipal Case Study Application of LCA to Reach Net-Zero Energy Sector Goals Integrating Solar PV Projects into Traditional Energy Efficiency Programs Electrification of Buildings Cost Effectiveness in New Construction Lithium-Ion Battery Waste and Recycling Management: A New Proposal for Decentralized Waste and Recycling Locations Reducing Water Treatment System Emissions Using Predictive Process Control Assessing the potential of exergy as a thermodynamic material and energy efficiency indicator to guide the optimisation of industrial symbiosis projects Beyond Plastic: Navigating Equity in the Reusable Revolution Applying Optimization Strategies in Material Flow Analysis - A Case Study of Copper Impacts of teleworking on US office building space Allocating the limited battery capacity across light-duty vehicles market segments to increase GHG mitigation – A scenario-based analysis of the U.S. fleet |
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