Assistant Professor
E-mail: ali.ghannadzadeh@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Webpage: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ali.ghannadzadeh
ORCID: 0000-0001-7003-4394
Related Projects: Realise-Bio: Dynamic LCA and Circularity Assessment of Biobased Products; AMIBM, The Netherlands
Previous Education
- PhD in Process and Environmental Engineering; Université de Toulouse, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
- MSc in Petrochemicals, Polymers and Plastics; IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole) School, France
Expertise and Research Interests
- Environmental Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment, Material Flow Analysis
- Biobased Products: Dynamic Biogenic Carbon
- Circular Economy: Plastics Recycling, Microplastics
- Process Energy Integration: Exergy & Pinch Analyses, Waste Heat Recovery
- Process Design: Process Simulation & Modeling
Teaching
- Coordinator, Lecturer and Skill Trainer of Process Technology Course, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
- Co-coordinator & Skill Trainer of Sustainability of Biobased Materials Course, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
- Coordinator of Portfolio Reflection, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
- Coordinator & Lecturer of Biotechnology for Sustainable Processes Course, Bachelor’s Programme in Circular Engineering
- Lecturer & Tutor of Training Module of “Life Cycle Assessment: Basic Principles and Uses”
- Lecturer & Tutor of Biobased Materials Course, Maastricht Science Programme (MSP)
- Lecturer & Tutor of Engineering in a Circular Economy Course, Bachelor’s Programme in Circular Engineering
- Tutor of Biobased Materials Course, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
- Tutor of Circular Economy Project, Bachelor’s Programme in Business Engineering
- Tutor of Life Cycle Assessment Project, Bachelor’s Programme in Circular Engineering
- Tutor of Process and Product Engineering, Bachelor’s Programme in Business Engineering
- Supervision of Master Thesis Projects, Master’s Programme in Biobased Materials
- Assessor of MSc Thesis, School of Business and Economics
- Supervision of Bachelor Thesis Projects, Maastricht Science Programme (MSP)
- Supervision of Bachelor Thesis Projects, University College Maastricht (UCM)
- Accreditation of Circular Engineering Bachelor’s Programme
Previous Research Projects
- CurCol: LCA of Curcumin-based Colours; AMIBM, The Netherlands
- BM2C6: LCA Study on Production of C6 Polymers from Biomass; AMIBM, The Netherlands
- BOTLEK: LCA of Biobased Levulinate Esters and Ketals; AMIBM, The Netherlands
- PACK-CE: LCA of Recyclable Multilayer Food Packaging; AMIBM, The Netherlands
- A Comparative LCA of Electricity Generation Systems: Hydrogen vs. Fossil Fuels; University of Ulsan, South Korea
- LCA / Exergy Analysis / Combined Pinch and Exergy Analysis of Ammonia, Ethylene, Ethylene Oxide, Chlorine–Caustic Soda, Ethylene Dichloride–Vinyl Chloride, and Polyol Ether Production Processes; Hamedan University of Technology, Iran
- Hydrogen Production via Direct Thermal Cracking of Methane under Leadership of Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Carlo Rubbia; Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Germany
- General Methodology for Exergy Balance in a Process Simulator; ProSim S.A., France
- A New Cogeneration Targeting Model for Site Utility Systems; The University of Manchester, UK