Research Topics
Developing engineering solutions through life cycle thinking
In SUPERLab (as acronym of SUstainable Process EngneeRing Lab), we are interested in leading the research area of sustainable process systems engineering by:
- Developing advanced mathematical tools underpinned by life cycle thinking for the assessment and optimisation of more sustainable processes
- Promoting the widespread use of these methods in a wide variety of applications to facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable economy
Areas of particular interest include:
- Sustainability assessment of systems according to multiple criteria
- Modelling of uncertainties and stochastic programming
- Large-scale multi-objective optimisation of complex systems
- Integration of multi-criteria decision-making and multi-objective optimisation
- Simulation-optimisation for chemical process design
Selected research topics
- Green Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Process Design
- Short-cut Methods of Environmental Impact
- Assessment of Chemical Products and Processes: Identifying the most efficient processes
- Macro-economic Models: Systems optimisation combined with input-output
- Sustainable Agricultural Planning
- Sustainable Energy Systems Design