32nd International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology – ISSST 2025
June 16 - 18, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Tuesday, 17/June/2025 | |||
8:00am - 8:30am |
Breakfast |
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8:30am - 9:20am |
Keynote II: Tentative - Sustainability in practice with Delta Airlines |
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9:20am - 9:35am |
Transition V |
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9:35am - 10:55am |
AIB1: Towards Negative-Carbon Bioproducts TOWARDS NEGATIVE CARBON: INSIGHTS FROM MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL 9:47am - 9:59am Scalability of Hemp-based Thermal Insulation in the United States – A Monte Carlo-based Techno-economic Approach 9:59am - 10:11am Cradle-to-Gate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ethylene Produced via Corn Ethanol 10:11am - 10:23am Life-Cycle Assessment of Corn Wet Mills in the United States: Ethanol, Dextrose, and Feed Products 10:23am - 10:35am Life Cycle Assessment of poly(3-hydroxybuyrate) Production from Forest Residue and Shrub Willow Mix 10:35am - 10:47am Life Cycle Assessment of Willow Biomass Pretreatment Methods Producing Sugars for Value-Added Biochemicals and Biofuels |
SRE2: Meeting Minerals and Materials Demands for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems Regional photovoltaics circularity under various socio-economic conditions 9:47am - 9:59am Assessing the future of lithium production in the US through the lenses water consumption and scarcity 9:59am - 10:11am Effects of natural versus situational lime carbonation dynamics on the carbon footprint of a hemp-biochar-lime insulation material |
SRI1: General Infrastructures and Transportation Systems Is the best available climate model data sufficient to plan for climate adaptation? 9:47am - 9:59am Operationalizing safe-to-fail design for climate adaptation through social, ecological, and technological capabilities of infrastructures 9:59am - 10:11am Assessing roadway vulnerability to post-fire debris flows in Arizona in current and future climate scenarios 10:11am - 10:23am Advancing Sustainability in Construction: An AI-Driven Framework for Efficient EPD Analysis and Data Enrichment 10:23am - 10:35am Siting of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure with Equity Considerations 10:35am - 10:47am Time Series Analysis of Changes in Agricultural Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The First Step Toward Climate Impact Assessment |
10:55am - 11:15am |
Break III |
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11:15am - 12:35pm |
CST1: Sustainable innovation, materials and assessment ADHERENCE OF BRAZILIAN EXTERNAL CONTROL BODIES, THROUGH A PUBLIC GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON THE 2030 AGENDA GOALS 11:27am - 11:39am Development of a Green Composite Using Cement Paste Waste, Hemicellulose, Chitosan, and Natural Fibers 11:39am - 11:51am Comparative Analysis of Voluntary Programs and Mandatory Regulations for Effective Bulky Materials Management 11:51am - 12:03pm Towards a MMRV Protocol for Carbon-Curing and Mineralization in the Concrete Sector: Gap Analysis of Existing LCA and MMRV Standards using AI 12:03pm - 12:15pm Impact of Decarbonizing One Industrial Sector on the Resilience and Decarbonization of Other Industrial Sectors |
ITM1: Tools and Methods for LCA Algorithmic Approaches to Scale Life Cycle Assessments 11:27am - 11:39am Including Supply Chain Vulnerability in Social Life Cycle Assessments of Critical Minerals 11:39am - 11:51am Holistic Evaluation of Environmental Effects Using Consequential Life Cycle Analysis for Critical Mineral Production 11:51am - 12:03pm Ojibwe Gikendaasowin (Ojibwe Knowledge) life cycle assessment of critical minerals mining 12:03pm - 12:15pm Federal LCA Commons: Dataset Updates and Contribution Opportunities 12:15pm - 12:20pm Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno Economic Analysis (TEA) of Sorbent-Based Direct Air Capture (DAC) Case Studies |
SRE3: Sustainable Uses of Fossil Fuels in the Energy Transition Geospatial life cycle climate change impacts of coal power in the US 11:27am - 11:39am Life Cycle Emissions-from Canadian residual forest biomass to electricity enhanced synthesis of bioLNG 11:39am - 11:51am Refinery Flexibility and Decarbonization Pathways in Canada’s Evolving Transportation Landscape 11:51am - 12:03pm Preparing for the Energy Transition: Projecting the Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on the U.S. Gasoline Supply Chain Through 2050 12:03pm - 12:15pm NAVIGATING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE BIOECONOMY 12:15pm - 12:20pm Life-cycle greenhouse gas footprint of CLT from mixed softwood from California forests |
12:40pm - 2:15pm |
Lunch II |
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1:30pm - 2:15pm |
Plenary 2: Panel: Enhancing Assessment Quality in LCA for Emerging Technologies Enhancing Assessment Quality in LCA for Emerging Technologies |
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2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Transition VI |
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2:30pm - 3:50pm |
EPA tools for IE 1: Workshop: How to Use EPA's Tools for Industrial Ecology Modeling Part 1 How to Use EPA's Tools for Industrial Ecology Modeling. Part 1: U.S. Facility and Sector Level Data and Modeling Tools |
HDS2: Equity and Intersectional Approaches Advancing Energy Equity Metrics: Bridging Local Voices and Contextual Insights in Sub-Saharan Africa 2:42pm - 2:54pm Evaluating sustainability assessments via Indigenous Knowledge 2:54pm - 3:06pm An Intersectional Exploration of Energy Justice Dimensions 3:06pm - 3:18pm Disparities in power plant-level air quality and health disparities in the United States 3:18pm - 3:30pm High-Resolution Fleet Turnover Model to Assess California's Electric Vehicle Transition 3:30pm - 3:42pm Urban Greening as a Pathway to Environmental Equity: Tackling Extreme Heat and Air Pollution: A Case Study in San Joaquin County |
SRE4: Industrial Energy Use and Hydrogen for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Prospective impact analysis combining integrated assessment modeling and life cycle assessment for alternative industrial heat sources. 2:42pm - 2:54pm Energy and climate impacts of electrification of Indiana’s steel industry 2:54pm - 3:06pm High spatial resolution industrial hydrogen demand for hydrogen energy system modeling 3:06pm - 3:18pm Technical Evaluation and Life-Cycle Assessment of Si+ based Hydrogen Production Technology Integrated Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System for Electricity Generation 3:18pm - 3:23pm Decarbonizing Renewables: Splitting Electricity, Heat, and Direct Emissions Flows to Address Embodied Emissions in Photovoltaics and Wind Manufacturing |
3:50pm - 4:10pm |
Break IV |
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4:10pm - 5:30pm |
EPA tools for IE 1 cont': Workshop: How to Use EPA's Tools for Industrial Ecology Modeling Part 1 continued |
ITM2: Cross-sector Modeling Innovations for Life Cycle and Sustainability Systemic Decarbonization of the U.S. Aluminum Supply Chain: A Dynamic Material Flow Analysis Approach 4:22pm - 4:34pm Bill of Materials Prediction of Solid State Drives with Large Language Models 4:34pm - 4:46pm ECO-STEPS: A Multi-Criteria Decision Support Tool for Evaluating the Sustainability of Engineered Climate Solutions 4:46pm - 4:58pm Comprehensive Manure Management Impacts Tool: A Life Cycle Assessment Model for Evaluating Regionally Specific Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies in Dairy Manure Management 4:58pm - 5:10pm Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) –Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) Harmonization Framework to Evaluate Emerging Carbon Conversion Technologies 5:10pm - 5:22pm GeoHydroSim: A Tool for Modeling Water Consumption from Geothermal Energy Production and Lithium Extraction 5:22pm - 5:34pm How to Enhance Your Data Visualization in 15 Minutes |
SRI2: Circularity in Wastewater and Recycling Systems A Tool to Assess the Nationwide Environmental Impact of Technological Innovation and Policy on Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure 4:22pm - 4:34pm Environmental and economic potential of AI-based plastic sorting systems 4:34pm - 4:46pm N2O as reactant rather than pollutant at wastewater treatment plants: Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of N2O-to-phenol 4:46pm - 4:58pm Infrastructure and Investment Analysis of Recycling Supply Chain Networks for Post-Consumer Plastics 4:58pm - 5:10pm Developing a Dynamic Framework to Optimize Polymer Recycling Systems in U.S. 5:10pm - 5:22pm Using supply chain modeling and hybrid input-output analysis to assess circular futures for the glass industry |
6:00pm - 9:00pm |
Social Event 2 |
Student event: Student event & social |
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