Dr. Thanos Bourtsalas

Lecturer in Sustainable Development and Circular Economy, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Director, Earth Engineering Center,
500 West 120th street Mudd 905D New York, New York 10027 United States

BIOGRAPHY:

Thanos Bourtsalas investigates ways and technologies for managing impacts associated with anthropogenic activities and advancing sustainable development and the circular economy. His work has been both experimental and analytical and, in this area, he has been recognized as a specialist by the UN, the IFC/World Bank, and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore.

His projects focus on system-level technoeconomic and life cycle assessment with emphasis on identifying the intersections between systems capabilities, economics, environment, and regulations, and their position within the local, regional, and global landscape.

He received his five-year Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from the University of Patras, Greece, and his M.Sc. from the Earth & Environmental Engineering Department of Columbia University. He undertook his Ph.D. studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London.

PROJECTS

Only select projects listed below

Name	Start Date	End Date
Developing Sustainable and Closed loop Solutions to Reduce Synthetic Fibers, Microplastics, and Nanoplastics Leakage from Laundry Systems into the Marine Environment	4/1/23	3/31/27

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Dr. Thanos Bourtsalas

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