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Amit Kapur

Research Fellow

Status:

Former

Education

Ph.D. Industrial Ecology, Yale University, 2004
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Perdue University, 1997

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Research Interests

Life cycle modeling and assessment of energy systems, consumer products, and industrial processes, in GaBi, SimaPro and GREET

Publications (9)

The Contemporary Cement Cycle of the United States

Dynamic Modeling of Material Stocks - Case Study of Cement Flows in United States

Dynamic Modeling of In-Use Cement Stocks in the United States

The Future of the Red Metal: Discards, Energy, Water, Residues, and Depletion

The Future of the Red Metal - A Developing Country Perspective from India

Copper Mines Above and Below the Ground

The Future of the Red Metal - Scenario Analysis

U.S. Material Use

Dynamic Modeling of Cement In-Use Stocks in United States

Projects (2)

MUSES: Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure Materials and Systems: Developing an integrated life cycle design framework

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