Kian is developing an integrated hybrid life cycle assessment framework to assess the environmental impact of industrial systems. These models integrate environmentally extended input–output models, which relate monetary transactions to environmental impacts at the economy level, and process-based life cycle assessment models, which model physical inputs (e.g., materials, energy) and outputs (e.g., products, environmental releases) at the process level. The goal of Kian's research is to enable accurate environmental life cycle assessment at the industry and organizational levels. He is pursuing this research as a PhD student in Industrial Engineering (in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Aerospace Engineering) at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Shannon Lloyd.
The title of Kian's thesis is Integrated hybrid Life Cycle Assessment for sustainable industrial systems.
Contact Kian at kianrh AT gmail.com.