Gabrielle Gaustad
Golisano Institute of Sustainability e: [email protected]
Rochester Institute of Technology p: 585‐475‐6089
111 Lomb Memorial Drive 81‐2175 f: 585‐475‐5250
Rochester, New York 14623 CURRENTLY
Assistant Professor August 2009 – Present
Rochester Institute of Technology, Golisano Institute for Sustainability Rochester, NY
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A major sustainability challenge of the 21 century is exponentially increasing consumption of materials and the related energy and waste burden. The Gaustad group conducts research quantifying the economic and environmental trade‐offs for materials at their end‐of‐life with a focus on recycling and resource recovery. Methodologies include a variety of systems modeling techniques such as dynamic material flow analysis, optimization, simulation, systems dynamics, economic modeling, process based cost modeling, and life‐cycle assessment, as well as traditional material characterization such as TGA, PSD, SEM, XRD, XRF, EDS, and ICP‐MS.
Specific projects include environmentally benign and economically efficient recycling of lithium ion batteries, particularly those containing nanomaterials, implications of material scarcity for next generation PV production, environmental and economic trade‐offs in the cartridge end‐of‐
life market, and aluminum recycling technologies and compositional analysis. EDUCATION
Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2009
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering Thesis: Towards sustainable material usage: time‐dependent evaluation of upgrading technologies for recycling February 2009
MS, Computation for Design and Optimization Alfred, NY
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University May 2004
Bachelor of Science, Ceramic Engineering, Magna Cum Laude with GPA: 3.85 / 4.0
Departmental Honors Alfred University Scholar, Minor in Chemistry & Fine Arts, Concentration in Composites Sponsored Research-Principal Investigator
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Student Design Competition, Implementing
practical micro-hydropower. $14,999. July 2013-Current. PI.
 National Science Foundation Environmental Health and Safety of Nanomaterials Program
(ENG-CBET). Quantifying environmental risks and opportunities for nano-scale LiFePO4 and
LiMnO2 cathode battery technologies at end-of-life. $292,999. Sept. 2011-Current. PI.
 Pollution Prevention Institute, Department of Conservation. Developing environmentally
benign battery recycling processes: characterizing “green” leaching agents. $150,000. Sept.
2011-Current. PI.
 National Science Foundation Environmental Sustainability Program (ENG-CBET).
Collaborative Research Reducing the Burden of Global Materials Manufacture: Enabling
increased use of secondary and renewable materials in production planning. $79,237. Sept.
2011-August 2013. PI.
 NYSERDA PON 1704 Environmentally Preferable End-of-Life for Li-Ion Battery
Technologies $195,869. August 2010-December 2012. PI.
Sponsored Research- Co-PI and SP
 National Science Foundation Environmental Health and Safety of Nanomaterials Program
(ENG-CBET). Direct and Embodied Ecological Impacts across the Fullerene Life Cycle.
$300,852. July 2014-Current. Co-PI (PI: Babbitt).
 National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation (MRI). Acquisition of Metal
Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) Reactor for Nanostructured Materials. $706,671.
Sept. 2013-August 2015. Senior Personnel (PI: Hubbard).
 Dresser-Rand. Sustainability Training Program. $33,000. July 2012-Dec 2012. Senior
Personnel (PI: Thurston).
 Pollution Prevention Institute, Department of Conservation. Computational Imaging-Based
Sorting Technologies for Recycling. $48,900. August 2012-August 2013. Co-PI (PI: Gu).
 AT&T – Sustainable Design for Evolving ICT Devices. $25,000. May 2011–May 2012. CoPI (PI:Babbitt).
AWARDS
 RIT VP of Research, GIS College Research Award for Excellence in Research (2012)  Special Congressional Recognition, Tom Reed, for role in AT&T Project (August 2011)  McNair Scholar Recognition for mentoring of underrepresented students, 2010  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)
Publication Metrics
GoogleScholar metrics (taken October 13, 2014):
PhD Received
Web of Science metrics (taken August 6, 2014):
Published Items in Each Year
Results found
Sum of the Times Cited
Average Citations per Item
h-index
28
86
3.07
7
Citations in Each Year
PhD Received
PhD Received
2013 Impact Factors for Journals where work has appeared (Journal Citation Reports):
Journal
J MATER CHEM
ENVIRON SCI TECHNOL
APPL ENERG
J POWER SOURCES
J ENVIRON MANAGE
WASTE MANAGE
INT J LIFE CYCLE ASS
J IND ECOL
RESOUR CONSERV RECY
J THERMOPLAST COMPOS
ISSN
0959-9428
0013-936X
0306-2619
0378-7753
0301-4797
0956-053X
0948-3349
1088-1980
0921-3449
0892-7057
5 Year
Impact Impact
Factor Factor # Articles
6.626
6.743
1
5.481
6.277
2
5.261
5.597
4
5.211
5.257
1
3.188
3.85
1
3.157
3.496
1
3.089
4.297
1
2.713
3.146
1
2.692
3.026
4
1.134
1.185
1
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS-JOURNAL
students=italics
21. M. Bustamante, G. Gaustad (2014), “Challenges in Assessment of Clean Energy Supply-Chains
Based on Byproduct Minerals: A Case Study of Tellurium Use in Thin Film Photovoltaics”, Applied
Energy, special issue on Sustainable Supply chains and Energy Security, v 123, 397-414.
20. M. Ganter, B. Landi, C. Babbitt, A. Anctil, G. Gaustad (2014),“Cathode refunctionalization as a
lithium ion battery recycling alternative”, Journal of Power Sources, v 256, 274-280.
19. M. Krystofik, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad (2014), “When consumer behavior dictates life-cycle
performance beyond the use phase: case study of inkjet cartridge end-of-life management”, International
Journal of Life-cycle Assessment, v 19, issue 5, 1129-1145.
18. M. Goe, G. Gaustad (2014), “Strengthening the Case for Recycling Photovoltaics: An Energy
Payback Analysis”, Applied Energy, v 120, 41-48.
17. M. Goe, G. Gaustad (2014), “Identifying Critical Materials for Photovoltaics in the US: a multimetric approach, Applied Energy, special issue on Sustainable Supply Chains and Energy Security, v
123, 387-396.
16. X. Wang, G. Gaustad, C. Babbitt, C. Bailey, M. Ganter, B. Landi (2014), “Economic and
environmental characterization of an evolving Li-ion battery waste stream,” Journal of Environmental
Management, v 135, 126-134.
15. X. Wang, G. Gaustad, C. Babbitt, K. Richa (2014), “Economies of scale for recycling Li-ion
batteries”, Resources, Conservation, and Recycling. v 83, 53-62.
14. K. Richa, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, X. Wang (2014), A future perspective on lithium-ion battery
waste flows from electric vehicles, Resources, Conservation, and Recycling. v 83, 63-76.
13. M. Goe, B. Tomaszewski, G. Gaustad (2013), “Infrastructure Planning for Solar Technology
Recycling”, ESRI ArcUser, Winter 2013, v 60, 20-23.
12. J. Lin, G. Gaustad, T. Trabold (2013), “Profit and Policy Implications of Producing BiodieselEthanol-Diesel Fuel Blends to Specification”, Applied Energy, v 104, 936-944.
11. X. Wang, G. Gaustad (2012), “Prioritizing Material Recovery for End-of-Life Printed Circuit
Boards”, Waste Management. v 32, 1903-1913.
10. C. Schauerman, M. Ganter, G. Gaustad, C. Babbitt, R. Raffaelle, B. Landi (2012), “Recycling
Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes from Lithium Ion Batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, v 22,
12008-12015.
9. G. Gaustad, E. Olivetti, R. Kirchain (2012), “Improving aluminum recycling: a survey of sorting and
impurity removal technologies”, Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, v 58, 79-87.
8. G. Gaustad. (2012). Recycling. In Sarah Fredericks, Lei Shen, Shirley Thompson, & Daniel Vasey
(Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Vol. 4. Natural Resources and Sustainability, pp. 400–408.
Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing.
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
italics=students
17. Michele Bustamante, Gabrielle Gaustad, (2014), “The Evolving Copper-Tellurium Byproduct
System: A Review of Extraction and Processing Technologies”, Editors: Neale Neelameggham, Chafiq
Alam, Harald Oosterhof, Animesh Jha, Shijie Wang, Rare Metal Extraction and Processing Symposium
Proceedings, TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA.
16. Editors: A. Kvithyld, C. Meskers, R. Kirchain, G. Krumdick, B. Mishra, M. Reuter, C. Wang, M.
Schlesinger, G. Gaustad, D. Lados, J. Spangenberger, REWAS 2013 Enabling Materials Resource
Sustainability, Proceedings of The Minerals, Materials, and Metals Society (TMS) Annual Conferences,
San Antonio, Texas, March 2013, J. Wiley and Sons.
15. M. Ganter, R. DiLeo, A. Doucett, C. Schauerman, R. Rogers, G. Gaustad, B. Landi (2012),
Electrochemical Performance and Safety of Lithium Ion Battery Anodes Incorporating Single Wall
Carbon Nanotubes, Material Research Society Proceedings, Boston, MA.
14. N. Gada and G. Gaustad, Exploring property based aluminum specifications, 13th International
Conference on Aluminum Alloys (ICAA13), June 2012, Pittsburgh, PA.
13. G. Gaustad, M. Ganter, X. Wang, C. Bailey, C. Babbitt, B. Landi, Economic and environmental
trade-offs for Li-based battery recycling, Battery Recycling Symposium, Energy Conversion and
Storage Proceedings, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Annual Conference, March 2012, Orlando,
FL.
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: Investigating
Limits 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.
TEACHING
Rochester, NY
RIT, Golisano Institute of Sustainability
GIS-ARCH-763 Sustainable Building Metrics, co-Instructor
Fall 2014
GIS M.Arch. Core Course – This course introduces students to prevailing metrics and
assessment tools pertaining to the built environment and supports integration of these metrics
into Integrated Building Systems courses in the Master of Architecture Program. The course
explores measurement methods and calculations for the built environment, performance metrics
and assessment methodologies over the building life-cycle, green building design guides and
application of green building rating systems (especially LEED). Students will apply sustainable
building concepts and evaluation methods through assignments and a final project.
Fall 2012
5001-700 Selecting Sustainable Materials
GIS M.Arch. Elective – This class teaches the fundamentals necessary for designers to make
informed material selection decisions in regards to environmental impacts. Traditional material
selection strategies of balancing properties via the Ashby methodology are often ill-equipped to
handle sustainability metrics and those that can are a black box when it comes to how those
metrics are quantified. This course will explore how such metrics are quantified, uncertainty
surrounding those quantifications, and what parameters drive change for these metrics. Material
related sustainability metrics learned will include material consumption, extraction, scarcity,
criticality, embodied energy, eco-efficiency, eco-toxicity, lifespan, and recyclability. Strategies
for incorporating environmentally benign material selection into design will be explored for
several methodologies.
GIS-ISUS-808: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis, Instructor
Spring ’10-14
GIS MS and PhD Core Course – Class explored how decisions are made when confronted with
multiple, often conflicting, criteria or constraints. Case studies focused on sustainability multicriteria 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-701-06: Independent Study: Alternative Materials, Instructor
Spring 2012
GIS Arch Elective – As one step to reduce a building’s environmental impact, green building
design guidelines and certification programs (eg. LEED, Whole Building Design Guide)
promote the specification of alternative, non-traditional building materials. Through a survey
of green building programs and guidelines, existing literature on alternative materials, and lifecycle assessment using multiple inventory databases, students will tackle the following
questions: a) what constitutes an alternative building material, b) what are the current barriers
to their specification, and c) do alternative building materials present a “greener” alternative?
GIS-ISUS-701-06: Independent Study: Micro Hydropower, Instructor
Spring 2013
GIS Arch Elective –This course is to conduct the Phase I research proposed by our EPA P3
winning project on implementing micro-hydropower. The course will assess the feasibility
of such a system in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability’s new building by 1)
monitoring and metering the storm-water collection infrastructure, 2) using this data
combined with a variety of turbine design systems to assess potential energy savings, and
3) using the data from (1) and (2) to characterize economic and environmental savings.
GIS-ISUS-806: Risk Analysis, Instructor
Winter ’10-’11, ’11-‘12
GIS MS and PhD 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-810: Applied Programming, Instructor
F 2011, W 12-13
GIS Elective Course – This class will explore intermediate programming for applied dissertation
research. Optimization and numerical simulation case studies will be explored using Microsoft
Excel, Matlab, and Lingo software. Students will formulate and code programs to explore multicriteria sustainability problems related to their research projects. Special topics include
advanced uncertainty analysis (including beginner stochastic programming) and algorithm
improvement for faster processing. The final project deliverable will be a journal-quality paper
including proper mathematical formulation of the program and algorithm, optimal solutions, and
sensitivity analysis of both dynamic parameters and implicit uncertainty.
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.).
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).
MIT, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
III-57: Materials Selection, Design, and Economics, TA
Cambridge, MA
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-Primary
Mark Krystofik, GIS Sustainability PhD 2013 “Product system implications at end‐of‐life: An economic and environmental assessment” Michele Goe, GIS Sustainability PhD 2014 “Sustainability informed management of end‐of‐life photovoltaics: assessing environmental and economic tradeoffs of collection and recycling” Xue Wang, GIS Sustainability PhD 2014 “Managing end‐of‐life lithium‐ion batteries: an environmental and economic assessment” Chelsea Bailey, Current fifth year GIS PhD student, Primary Co‐Adviser Naitik Gada, Current second year Material Science MS student, Primary Adviser Tess Garvey, Current fourth year GIS PhD student, Primary Adviser Michele Bustamante, Current third year GIS PhD student, Primary Adviser Berlyn Hubler, Current second year GIS PhD student, Primary Adviser Graduate Advising-Other
Annick Anctil, GIS Sustainability PhD 2011, Dissertation Committee Member Chris Schauerman, GIS Sustainability PhD 2013, Dissertation Committee Member Matthew Ganter, GIS Sustainability PhD 2013, Dissertation Committee Member Jiefeng Lin, GIS Sustainability PhD 2013, Dissertation Committee Member Erinn Ryen, GIS Sustainability PhD 2014, Dissertation Committee Member Cam Hebda, MS Thesis Committee Member Schuyler Matteson, Dissertation Committee Member Kirti Richa, Dissertation Committee Member Cory Kreiss, Dissertation Committee Member Undergraduate Advising Tamia Jones, ACS SEED Scholar, Summer 2013 Omega Christian, ACS SEED Scholar, Summer 2012 Eric Johnson, RIT Chemical Engineering student, Summer 2012 Sean Bourke, McNair Scholar, EE student, RIT, Summer Project 2010 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 Presentations by Graduate Students
italics=students 28. A. Stoker, K. Krueger, JD Harper, M. Burke, G. Gaustad, “Implementing Practical MicroHydropower”, Honorable Mention EPA P3 Award, Sustainable Design Expo, Washington, DC April
2014.
27. T. Garvey, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, Evaluating the Potential Eco-toxity Impacts of
Nanomaterial Manufacture, Pollution Prevention Institute Earth Day Poster Session, Rochester, NY,
April 2014.
26. X. Wang, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, Nanoparticle exposure potential during the mechanical
treatment of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference, Cincinnati,
Ohio, April 2014. Second prize in student competition.
25. T. Garvey, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, Evaluating the Potential Eco-toxity Impacts of
Nanomaterial Manufacture, Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2014.
24. T. Garvey, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, “Comparative Analysis of Nanomaterial Impacts in
Production Processes,“ Life-Cycle Assessment Session, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization
Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, November 2013.
23. M. Goe, G. Gaustad, “Identifying Critical Materials and Risk Policy for Photovoltaics in the
US,” Western Energy Policy Research Conference, Portland, OR, September 2013.
22. X. Wang, C. Bailey, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, “A sustainable design for a spent lithium-ion
battery pre-recycling process”, Battery Recycling Symposium, The Minerals, Materials, and Metals
Society (TMS) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 2013.
21. M. Ganter, G. Gaustad, C. Babbitt, B. Landi, Recovery and Refunctionalization of LiFePO4
Cathode from End-of-Life Commercial Lithium Ion Batteries”, Battery Recycling Symposium, The
Minerals, Materials, and Metals Society (TMS) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 2013.
20. A. Gesing, J. Chang, E. Olivetti, G. Gaustad, R. Kirchain, S. Das, “Lifecycle and System
Perspectives on the Recycling of Paper and Packaging from the Solid Waste Stream”, REWAS, The
Minerals, Materials, and Metals Society (TMS) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 2013.
19. X. Wang, C. Bailey, C. Babbitt, G. Gaustad, “Risk assessment for nanoparticles during Liion battery pre-recycling processes”, Risk assessment and industry symposium, Sustainable
Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Washington, DC. November 2012.
18. T.Garvey, K. Richa, C. Babbitt, G.Gaustad, “Regulating nano-containing products:
identifying gaps in characterizing risks”, Legal aspects and policy considerations symposium,
Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Washington, DC. November 2012.
17. O. Christian, G. Gaustad, “Lithium Battery Recycling”, Undergraduate Research
Symposium, Rochester, NY, August, 2012.
16. E. Johnson, C. Bailey, G.Gaustad, C. Babbitt, “Determining Landfill Effects and Recycling
Methods of Lithium-Ion Batteries at End of Life”, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rochester, NY,
August, 2012.
15. Goe, M., Gaustad, G. Graduate Research Symposium, Rochester, NY, July 2012.
14. Bailey, C., Wang, X., Babbitt, C., Gaustad, G., “Inventory and Impact Assessment
Challenges for End-of-Life Processing of Lithium-ion Batteries in the US,” IEEE International
Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), Boston, MA, May 2012.
13. Goe, M., Gaustad, G., “Strengthening the Case for Recycling Photovoltaics: An Energy
Payback Analysis,” Energy Symposium, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and
Technology (ISSST), Boston, MA, May 2012.
12. Goe, M., Gaustad, G., “Sustainable Waste Management: New York State Municipal Solid
Waste Case Study,” IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST),
Boston, MA, May 2012.
11. Wang, X.; Gaustad, G., "Prioritizing material recovery for end-of-life printed circuit
boards," Rochester Institute of Technology Graduate Research Symposium (RIT GRS), Rochester, NY,
July, 2011.
10. Goe, M., Gaustad, G., "Exploring material flows and value for gen-II solar cells at end-oflife" Rochester Institute of Technology Graduate Research Symposium (RIT GRS), Rochester, NY, July,
2011.
9. Bailey, C., Babbitt, C., Gaustad, G., "Tracking the material, energy, and value flow for endof-life lithium ion batteries in the US," Rochester Institute of Technology Graduate Research
Symposium (RIT GRS), Rochester, NY, July, 2011.
8. Wang, X.; Gaustad, G., "Prioritizing material recovery for end-of-life printed circuit boards,"
IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), Chicago, IL, May
2011.
7. Bailey, C., Babbitt, C., Gaustad, G., "Tracking the material, energy, and value flow for endof-life lithium ion batteries in the US," IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and
Technology (ISSST), Chicago, IL, May 2011.
6. Goe, M., Gaustad, G., "Sustainability evaluation of firm responses to scarcity: A
methodology for quantifying economic and environmental impacts of substitution, recycling, and other
firm responses." National Science Foundation CMMI Sustainable Manufacturing Conference, Atlanta,
GA, January 2011.
5. Krystofik, M., Wagner, Jeffrey and Gaustad, G., “Sustainability Concerns Related to Product
Design in Tying Arrangements”, New York State Economics Association Conference, Rochester, NY,
September 2010.
4. Bourke, S., Krystofik, M., Gaustad, G., “Environmental impacts of cartridges at end-of-life”,
Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rochester, NY, August 2010.
3. Krystofik, M., Babbitt, C.W. and Gaustad, G., “Economic and Environmental Impacts of Endof-Life Decisions for Inkjet Cartridges in the US”, Rochester Institute of Technology Graduate Research
Symposium, Rochester, NY, July 2010.
2. Bourke, S., Krystofik, M., Gaustad, G., “Environmental impacts of cartridges at end-of-life”,
McNair Scholars Conference, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, July 2010.
1. Krystofik, M., Babbitt, C.W. and Gaustad, G., “Economic and Environmental Impacts of Endof-Life Decisions for Inkjet Cartridges in the US”, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable
Systems and Technology, Washington, DC, May 2010.
INVITED TALKS, LECTURES, PRESS, AND OTHER OUTREACH
21. Invited Panel Member, Life-cycle Assessment of Nanomaterials, Nanoscale Science and
Engineering NSF Grantees Conference, Washington, DC. December 2013.
20. G. Gaustad, 2012, “REWAS 2013, Enabling Materials Resource Sustainability”, Journal of
Materials, v 64, n 12, p 1489.
19. C. Babbitt and G. Gaustad, “Teaching systems thinking for sustainable nanotechnology”, Education
and curriculum symposium, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Washington,
DC. November 2012.
18. Recognized for participation in ACS SEED Summer Scholar Program.
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17. Article in City Newspaper, “Power to the People”, May 2012.
16. Journal article (9) generated significant press including articles in Waste & Recycling News,
Recycling International, Waste Management World, Metal Bulletin, The Hartford Business Journal,
Machining World, Steel Guru, and MIT Media Relations
15. Guest Lecturer, GIS Fundamental of Sustainability Science course, Dr. Callie Babbitt, Metrics for
Measuring Sustainability, October, 2011.
14. Guest Lecturer, RIT Sustainable Design course, Dr. Callie Babbitt and Alex Lobos, Material
Selection for Designers, October, 2011.
13. “Green Hour” special on Channel 8 featuring spot on battery recycling work with interview,
November 2011.
12. Guest Lecturer, Alfred University First Year Experience (FYE), Dr. Frederic Beaudry, Sustainability
Implications for Modern Engineering and Science Problems, September 9, 2011.
11. Invited Speaker, Alfred University Environmental Studies Seminar Series, Environmental Trade-offs
for Recycling Technologies, September 9, 2011.
10. Invited Speaker, RIT College of Imaging Science Seminar Series, Spectral Imaging Technologies
for Recycling Systems, April 20, 2011.
9. Invited Lecturer, RIT Graduate Material Science course, Dr. S. Hubbard, Materials Science
Applications in Sustainability, December, 2010.
8. Invited Lecturer, RIT Graduate Product Development course, J. Little, Design for End-of-Life, 2010.
7. Invited Lecturer, RIT Graduate Advanced Life-cycle Assessment course, Dr. C. Babbitt, Allocation
Issues in LCA - Recycling, 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
 GIS Faculty Search Committee Member, 2013‐2014  RIT Resource Allocation and Budget Committee (2013‐2014)  Office of the Vice President for Research Advisory Board (2012‐2013)  GIS Admissions and Recruiting Committee Member, 2009‐ Current, Chair ’14‐‘15  Innovation Hall of Fame Nomination Committee (2012)  Qualifying Examination Committee Member: Cory Kreiss (Chair), Barbara Kasulaitis, Schuyler Matteson, Kirti Richa (Chair), Xuan Liu, Erinn Ryen (Chair), Jiefing Lin, Ana Maria Leal Yepes, Chandramouli Venkatesan  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  Mentor, RIT McNair Program, 2010  Represented GIS for strategic partnership meeting with A&T State delegates  Semester Steering Committee – Intersession Sub‐Committee Member 2009‐2010  NPRL Director Search Committee Member, 2009‐2010  GIS Faculty Search Committee Member, 2009‐2010, 2010‐2011  GIS Curriculum Conversion Committee, 2009‐2011  GIS Curriculum Committee 2009‐2012  MS Sustainable Systems Proposal Curriculum Committee 2009‐2010  M.Arch. Sustainable Architecture Proposal Curriculum Committee 2009‐2010 Service to Field
 Special Topics Editor, Critical Materials, Journal of Materials, March 2013‐Current  Organizing Committee Member, Paper Reviewer, Poster Session Chair, International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technologies (ISSST), May 2013  Organizer, Proceedings Editor, Session Chair, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) REWAS meeting on Resource Sustainability, San Antonio, Texas, March 2013  Reviewer, NSF Environmental Health and Safety of Nanomaterials Division, 2013  International Reviewer, Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, October 2012  Mentor, ACS Project SEED Program, 2011, 2012  Reviewer, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2014‐Current  Reviewer, Waste Management, 2012‐Current  Reviewer, Progress in Photovoltaics, 2012‐Current  Reviewer, MDPI Materials, 2012‐Current  NSF US Representative and Reviewer, G8 Initiative on International Collaboration: Material Efficiency, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 2011 and April 2012  Organizing Committee, Session Chair, Poster Competition Chair, International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technologies Conference, Boston, MA May 2012  Reviewer, Environmental Science and Technology, 2010‐Current  Reviewer, Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 2009‐Current  Reviewer, Environmental & Engineering Science, 2012‐Current  Reviewer, Energy and Environmental Science, 2012‐Current  Reviewer, National Science Foundation, SBIR Materials and Sustainability, Phase I 2010 (Recycled Materials), Phase I 2011 (Recycled and Sustainable Materials), Phase II 2012 (Recycled Materials), Phase I 2012 (Structural Materials and Sustainability)  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  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 PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Post‐Doctoral Candidate MIT, Materials System Laboratory January 2009 – August 2009
Cambridge, MA
PhD Candidate MIT, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Research Fellow Alcoa Primary Metals Graduate Research Fellow Norsk Hydro Aluminum Co‐Op Engineer Ceralink Inc. Undergraduate Research Fellow Alfred University ARGUS Grant Undergraduate Summer Scholar Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Undergraduate Research Fellow Center for Environmental Research Undergraduate Research Fellow NASA Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunities Program Undergraduate Research Intern Buffalo China Research and Development Division January 2004 – January 2009
Cambridge, MA
Summer 2007
Massena, NY and Davenport, IA
Summer 2005
Porsgrunn and Oslo, Norway
Summer 2005
Alfred, NY
January 2003 – May 2004
Alfred, NY
Summer 2003
Livermore, CA
May – August 2002
Alfred, NY
Summer 2001
Houston, TX
May – August 2001
Buffalo, NY