Gabrielle Gaustad
Golisano Institute of Sustainability e: [email protected]
Rochester Institute of Technology p: 585‐475‐6089
111 Lomb Memorial Drive 78‐2418 f: 585‐475‐5250
Rochester, New York 14623 CURRENTLY
Assistant Professor August 2009 – Present
Rochester Institute of Technology, Golisano Institute of Sustainability Rochester, NY
I currently conduct research exploring the environmental and economic trade‐offs of recycling and resource recovery at end‐of‐life. Specific projects include development of a methodology for a resource recovery hierarchy comparing remanufacturing and recycling, implications of large‐scale solar production and recycling on the Si and Al markets, evaluation of upgrading technologies for improving scrap streams, and properly incentivizing collection. EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering June 2009
Thesis: Towards sustainable material usage: time‐dependent evaluation of upgrading technologies for recycling MS, Computation for Design and Optimization February 2009
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Alfred, NY
Bachelor of Science, Ceramic Engineering, Magna Cum Laude with May 2004
Departmental Honors Alfred University Scholar, Minor in Chemistry & Fine GPA: 3.85 / 4.0
Arts, Concentration in Composites AWARDS & FUNDING
 NYSERDA PON 1704 Environmentally Preferable End‐of‐Life for Li‐Ion Battery Technologies $195,869. Project began August 2010. PI.  AT&T Proposal – Sustainable Design for Evolving ICT Devices ‐ $25,000. co‐PI.  National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Winner (2005‐2008) • MIT‐Dupont Alliance Fellow (2004‐2005) • The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS) Light Metals Recycling Technology Award for most notable Recycling Technology paper published in Light Metals 2006 • Best Paper Honorable Mention, 6th Technology, Management, and Policy Consortium • TMS 50th Anniversary $2,500 Essay Contest Winner (2007) • The Materials Information Society/TMS Light Metals Division Poster Winner (2006) • National Merit Scholar (2000) • American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Eli Lilley Travel Award (2003) • General Electric Award for Excellence in Glass Science (2003)
TEACHING
RIT, Golisano Institute of Sustainability Rochester, NY
GIS‐ISUS‐808: Multi‐criteria Decision Analysis, Instructor Spring Quarter 2011
GIS Core Course – Class explored how decisions are made when confronted with multiple, often conflicting, criteria or constraints. Case studies focused on sustainability multi‐criteria problems such as energy planning, sustainable development, resource management, and recycling using the following analytical methods: linear and stochastic programming, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation. GIS‐ISUS‐806: Risk Analysis, Instructor Winter Quarter ’10‐’11
GIS Core Course – Course examined risk identification, quantification, and management from the standpoint of the three key components of sustainability science (economics, environment, and society). Economic subjects included cost‐benefit analysis, value of information, time value of money, basic decision analysis, value functions, monetizing challenges for ecosystem services, and sustainability risk management. Environmental subjects included toxicological perspectives such as fate and transport and dose‐response relationships including an overview of EPA’s current practice. Policy and societal subjects included utility theory and lotteries, risk perception, ethical issues in risk quantification, and impact statements. GIS‐ISUS‐819: Tools for PhD Research, Instructor Fall Quarter 2010
Introduced graduate students to tools and software that will be of use in conducting, analyzing, and presenting their research. An introduction, highlights of key features, and the basics of operation were discussed for software aimed at: bibliographic referencing (e.g. Endnote, Latex), statistical analysis (e.g. Excel, SPSS, SAS), analytical work (e.g. Matlab, Mathematic, Maple), advanced plotting (e.g. Deltagraph, Illustrator, Origin), equation editing (e.g. Mathtype), and search engines (e.g. setting up RSS feeds, material property databases). GIS‐ISUS‐822: Material Cycling – Closing the Loop, Instructor Winter Quarter ‘09‐’10
GIS Elective Course – Class explored the economic and environmental incentives for recycling and resource recovery. The focus will be on end‐of‐life fate of materials (including plastics, metals, glass, and e‐waste) while setting these within the context of overall ecosystem flows (carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen cycles, waste water, etc.). Technologies for the upgrading of secondary material streams will be studied including: physical and physico‐chemical, hydrometallurgical (selective precipitation, leaching, ion exchange), biotechnological (biosorption, sulfate reduction),and pyrometallurgical (filtration and fluxing). Production issues (product quality, remelt thermodynamics, exergy accounting, etc.) within the secondary industry will be explored with an emphasis on removing barriers to increased usage of scrap. Efforts for enhanced collection efforts and motivation of consumer and firm participation will also be covered (municipal collection fees, corporate take‐back initiatives, legislation such as the WEEE directive, state deposits, etc.). MIT, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cambridge, MA
III‐57: Materials Selection, Design, and Economics, TA Fall Semester 2007
Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics Alfred, NY
CES‐309: Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Materials, TA Fall Semester 2004
ADVISING
Graduate Advising
Annick Anctil, GIS Sustainability PhD 2011, Dissertation Committee Member Mark Krystofik, Current second year GIS PhD student, Primary Adviser Michele Goe, Current first year GIS PhD student, Primary Adviser Chelsea Bailey, Current first year GIS PhD student, Primary Co‐Adviser Xue Wang, Current first year GIS PhD student, Primary Adviser Undergraduate Advising Sean Bourke, McNair Scholar, EE student, RIT, Summer Project Emily Chen, Material Science BS Thesis, MIT, Economic and Environmental Evaluation of End‐of‐
Life Aerospace Aluminum Options Using Optimization Methods, December 2007 Hashem Dabbas, Material Science BS Thesis, MIT The Role of Demand Uncertainty in Materials Selection: A Case Study on Aluminum Recycling, June 2007 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS-JOURNAL
7. G. Gaustad, E. Olivetti, R. Kirchain (2011), “Towards sustainable material usage: evaluating the
importance of market motivated agency in modeling material flows”, Environmental Science and
Technology, v 45 n 9, 4110-4117.
6. E. Olivetti, G. Gaustad, F. Field, R. Kirchain (2011), “Characterizing the Source and Drivers of
Benefit from Explicit Consideration of Quality Variation in Process Management for Materials
Production”, Environmental Science and Technology, v 45 n 9, 4118-4126.
5. G. Gaustad, R. Kirchain (2010), “Design for recycling: evaluation and efficient alloy modification”,
Journal of Industrial Ecology, v 14, n 2, 286-308.
4. G. Gaustad, P. Li, and R. Kirchain (2007), “Modeling Methods for Managing Raw Material
Compositional Uncertainty in Alloy Production”, Resources, Conservation, & Recycling, v 52, n 2, 180207.
3. R. Derosa, E. Telfeyan, G. Gaustad, S. Mayes (2005), “Strength and microscopic investigation of
unsaturated polyester BMC reinforced with SMC-recyclate”, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite
Materials, v 18, n 4, 333-349.
2. G. Gaustad, H. Shulman, J. Metcalfe, S. Allan (2004), “Susceptor Investigation for Microwave
Heating Applications”, Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites VIII,
Ceramic Transactions, v 166, Proceedings of the 106th American Ceramic Society Convention,
Indianapolis, IN.
1. R. Derosa, S. Mayes, G. Gaustad, E. Telfeyan (2004), “Microscopical Evaluation of Recycled Glass
Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites”, Microscopy & Analysis, v 9, n 68, 9-11.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS - OTHER
12. P. Stiebitz, T. Seager, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, N. Nasr (2010), “Curriculum Development for the
Sustainability PhD Program at RIT”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable
Systems and Technology (ISSST) Conference, Education Symposium, Washington, DC, May 2010.
11. G. Gaustad, E. Olivetti, R. Kirchain (2010), “Towards Sustainable Material Usage:
InvestigatingLimits to Secondary Aluminum Sinks”, Proceedings of the Sustainable Technologies
Symposium, The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, February
2010.
10. G. Gaustad, E. Alonso, E. Olivetti, F. Field, R. Kirchain (2008), “Addressing Impurity
Accumulation: A Simple Model of Limiting Recycled Fraction”, Proceedings of the Resource Statistics,
Material Flow Analysis, and Information Systems Symposium for the Global Symposium on Recycling,
Waste Treatment, and Clean Technology (REWAS), Cancun, Mexico, October 2008.
9. G. Gaustad, E. Olivetti, R. Kirchain (2008), “Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Various
Aluminum Scrap Upgrading Options using Chance Constrained Optimization Modeling”, Proceedings
of the Economic Evaluation of Waste Treatment Strategies Symposium for the Global Symposium on
Recycling, Waste Treatment, and Clean Technology (REWAS), Cancun, Mexico, October 2008.
8. G. Gaustad, E. Chen, R. Kirchain (2008), “Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Aerospace
Aluminum End-of-Life Options Using a Chance Constrained Optimization Model”, Proceedings of the
Aerospace Products Recycling Symposium for the Global Symposium on Recycling, Waste Treatment,
and Clean Technology (REWAS), Cancun, Mexico, October 2008.
7. G. Gaustad, R. Peterson, R. Kirchain (2008), “Modeling Methods to Guide Recycling Friendly
Alloy Design: The Impact of Compositional Data Structure”, Proceedings of the 9th Global Innovations
Symposium: Trends in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Materials Processing and
Manufacturing for The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans,
LA, March 2008.
6. G. Gaustad, S. Das, R. Kirchain (2007), “Evaluating Scrap Friendly Alloys using Chance
Constrained Modeling”, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Recycling of Metals and
Engineered Materials for the 136th Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, February 2007.
5. G. Gaustad, P. Li, R. Kirchain (2006), “Managing Raw Materials Compositional Uncertainty:
Chance Constrained Modeling for Alloy Production”, Proceedings of the Green Engineering for
Materials Processing Symposium for the Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) Conference,
Cincinatti, Ohio, October 2006.
4. G. Gaustad, P.Li, R. Kirchain (2006), “Modeling Methods for Managing Raw Material
Compositional Uncertainty in Alloy Production”, Proceedings of the Cast Shop Technology
Symposium of the 135th Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting, San Antonio,
Texas, March 2006.
3. G. Gaustad, P.Li, R. Kirchain (2006), “Raw Material Usage Strategies Under Conditions of
Uncertain Alloy Demand”, Proceedings of the Aluminum Reccyling Session of The Minerals, Metals
& Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 2006.
2. R. Derosa, G. Gaustad, E. Telfeyan, J.S. Mayes (2003), “Comprehensive Microstructural Evaluation
of E-Glass Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites and Their Components”, Conference Proceedings of
the 14th International Conference of Composite Materials, San Diego, CA July 2003.
1. R. Derosa, E. Telfeyan, G. Gaustad, J.S. Mayes (2003), “Understanding Issues Associated with
Using Fiber Length SMC Recyclate in Bulk Molding Compounds with the Aim of Improving their
Strength”, Conference Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of Composite Materials, San
Diego, CA July 2003.
INVITED TALKS, LECTURES, AND OTHER OUTREACH
13. Invited Speaker, RIT College of Imaging Science Seminar Series, Spectral Imaging Technologies
for Recycling Systems, April 20, 2011.
12. Invited Lecturer, RIT Graduate Material Science course, Dr. S. Hubbard, Materials Science
Applications in Sustainability, December, 2010.
11. Invited Lecturer, RIT Graduate Product Development course, J. Little, Design for End-of-Life,
2010.
10. Invited Lecturer, RIT Graduate Advanced Life-cycle Assessment course, Dr. C. Babbitt, Allocation
Issues in LCA - Recycling, 2010.
9. Krystofik, M., Wagner, Jeffrey and Gaustad, G., “Sustainability Concerns Related to Product Design
in Tying Arrangements”, Abstract and Presentation, New York State Economics Association
Conference, September 2010.
8. Krystofik, M., Babbitt, C.W. and Gaustad, G., “Economic and Environmental Impacts of End-ofLife Decisions for Inkjet Cartridges in the US”, Abstract and Presentation, Rochester Institute of
Technology Graduate Research Symposium, July 2010.
7. Krystofik, M., Babbitt, C.W. and Gaustad, G., “Economic and Environmental Impacts of End-ofLife Decisions for Inkjet Cartridges in the US”, Abstract and Presentation, IEEE International
Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, May 2010.
6. Invited Speaker, RIT Earth Day, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: A Technological Perspective,
Rochester, NY, April 22, 2010.
5. Invited Speaker, Inamori College of Engineering Graduate Seminar, Alfred University, Alfred, NY,
October 15, 2009.
4. G. Gaustad, Closing the loop: implications of multi-generation extension to secondary batch
planning decisions in aluminum production. International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)
Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, June 21-24, 2009.
3. Invited Speaker, Modeling Methods for Managing Raw Material Compositional Uncertainty in Alloy
Production. Joint meeting of Boston and Worcester Chapter of The Materials Information Soceity (ASM
International), Framingham, MA, February 19, 2008.
2. G. Gaustad, Analysis of Secondary Aluminum Recovery Using Chance Constrained Optimization, 6th
Annual Technology, Managmenet, and Policy Consortium, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA,
June 2007.
1. W. Carty, G. Gaustad, Characterization of Infiltrated Fiber Tows for Control of Ceramic Matrix
Composites, Poster Presentation at the 106th American Ceramic Society Convention, Indianapolis, IN,
April 2004, Runner-up in Keramos Undergraduate Poster Competition.
SERVICE
Service to RIT
 Master of Sustainable Architecture Curriculum Committee Member, 2009‐2010  Master of Sustainable Architecture Director Search Committee Member, 2009‐2010  GIS NIST Building Design Team – assisted with NIST proposal, met with architects, etc. to design classrooms, labs, and test beds for the new building  Represented GIS for strategic partnership meeting with A&T State delegates  Semester Steering Committee – Intersession Sub‐Committee Member  GIS Admissions and Recruiting Committee Member, 2009‐2010, Current  NPRL Director Search Committee Member, 2009‐2010  GIS Faculty Search Committee Member, 2009‐2010, Current  GIS Curriculum Conversion Committee, Current  GIS Curriculum Committee 2009‐2010, Current  MS Sustainable Systems Proposal Curriculum Committee 2009‐2010  M.Arch. Sustainable Architecture Proposal Curriculum Committee 2009‐2010 Service to Field
 Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology, Current  Reviewer, Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, Current  Reviewer, National Science Foundation, SBIR Materials and Sustainability, 2010  Reviewer and symposium co‐organizer, TMS Sustainable Production and Processing symposium within the Materials and Society Division 2009‐2010  Founding member, TMS Women in Material Science & Engineering Committee (2007 – Present) Elected Vice‐chair – 2009‐2010  Reviewer, National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation and Research, Recycled and Sustainable Materials, 2011  National Research Council of Canada – site visit review panel member – Process for Advanced Management and Technologies for Aircraft End of Life, 2010  Reviewer and editor for light metals proceedings papers from TMS 2010  Active Member ASM  Active Member ASIE  Active Member ISIE  Executive officer, MIT Women of Material Science (2004‐2007)  Academic chair, MIT Graduate Materials Council (2004‐2006)  Active Member, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society  Member, The Materials Information Society  Member, Association of Iron and Steel Technology  Member, American Ceramic Society  Treasurer, Alfred University Chapter of the Society for Women Engineers (2000‐2004)  Secretary, Alfred University Chapter of Keramos, Ceramic Honors Society (2003‐2004)  Peer mentor at both MIT and Alfred University  Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Fraternity  Member, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Fraternity  Member, Alpha Lambda Delta, Honors Fraternity APPOINTMENTS & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor August 2009 – Present
Rochester Institute of Technology, Golisano Institute of Sustainability Rochester, NY
Post‐Doctoral Candidate January 2009 – August 2009
MIT, Materials System Laboratory Cambridge, MA
PhD Candidate January 2004 – January 2009
MIT, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cambridge, MA
Graduate Research Fellow Summer 2007
Massena, NY and Davenport, IA
Alcoa Primary Metals Graduate Research Fellow Summer 2005
Alcoa Primary Metals Porsgrunn and Oslo, Norway
Co‐Op Engineer Summer 2005
Ceralink Inc. Alfred, NY
Undergraduate Research Fellow January 2003 – May 2004
Alfred University ARGUS Grant Alfred, NY
Undergraduate Summer Scholar Summer 2003
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA
Undergraduate Research Fellow May – August 2002
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Alfred, NY
Undergraduate Research Fellow Summer 2001
NASA Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunities Program Houston, TX
Undergraduate Research Fellow May – August 2001
Buffalo China Research and Development Division Buffalo, NY