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UVA’s SAF research team, together with other members of the Virginia SAF Coalition, were invited to give a webinar for the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) this week. Approximately 75 people logged in to learn about our team’s work analyzing SAF supply chains in Virginia. Thank you to the organizers for the invitation to… Continue reading UVA SAF TEAM HOSTS CAAFI WEBINAR

UVA’s Decarbonization Academy (DA) is underway as of this week! The program is in its third year, with a continued goal of forging partnerships amongst students, faculty, and staff (primarily Facilities Management) to use the UVA Grounds as a “living laboratory” for decarbonization innovation. This year’s academy encompasses five projects, spanning from building efficiency innovations… Continue reading DECARB 2024 IS UNDERWAY

The LCA Lab is pleased to partner with the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) on a new project related to biomass power production in Virginia. Specifically, our team will help synthesize information about policies and technologies pertaining to bio-power production in the Southeastern US and conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) of three currently operating… Continue reading NEW DOF PROJECT KICKS OFF!

Congratulations to Mehran on his recent election as president of our department’s graduate student council (CEE-GSC)! Thank you for your dedication to making our department the best it can be. We look forward to a great year! Photos below are from the end-of-year picnic and GSC leadership transition event. 31

Lisa was selected to receive a UVA Sustainability Leadership Award for 2023. The awards are administered by UVA’s Office for Sustainability (OFS). They honor those who exhibit outstanding dedication to advancing sustainability practices and solutions. Lisa was recognized for her work as founding director of UVA’s Decarbonization Academy in Summers 2023 and 2024. The awards were… Continue reading LISA WINS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

CE 2001, Sustainability Science, took a field trip to UVA’s recently installed Fourth Side Forest Patch adjacent to Scott Stadium. The class used iNaturalist to assess biodiversity on the site, recording observations of plant, animal, and other species. The event was a relaxing way to close out Earth Week and the Spring semester. Use this… Continue reading CE 2001 BIOBLITZ FIELD TRIP

Read UVA’s assessment of how Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) could be produced in Virginia!** This work was funded by VTRC and DOAV. It formed the basis for Curtis Davis’ MS thesis. Congratulations to all co-authors! Full link to paper is below: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666052024000098 31

CEE Professors Jim Lambert and Lisa Colosi Peterson, together with leadership from the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistic Systems (CCALS), were pleased to host Dr. Prem Lobo, Energy Division Director for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in March 2024. Dr. Lobo came to learn about the work of a UVA-led coalition working on assessment of… Continue reading UVA-LED COALITION HOSTS FAA ENERGY DIRECTOR

Nafisa (LCA Lab) and Nafiseh (Shafiee-Jood Lab) combined efforts to present a poster at the CEE Graduate Research Symposium in February 2024. The goal of their work is to understand WHERE (which counties) and at WHAT scale (tonnes/year) various carbon dioxide removal (CDR) platforms could be implemented in Virginia based on cost, resource availability, and… Continue reading N&N WIN 1st PLACE AT CEE GRAD RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

A new academic year has begun! Excitingly, we have several new graduate students plus several returning friends! And we’re busier than ever on a research front – our lab has secured three new grants in the last few months. New projects include two awards from the Department of Energy – one pertaining to decarbonizing styrene… Continue reading NEW YEAR, NEW FACES, NEW PROJECTS!