Position:
Research Assistant
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Degrees:
Ph.D. Resource Policy & Behavior, University of Michigan, 2020
B.S. Economics and Environmental Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2015
Research Interests:
Brent Heard's work focuses on anticipating the sustainability implications of emerging technologies, with his current research investigating the effects of expanded refrigerated supply chains on food system sustainability.
Publications:
- Comparison of Life Cycle Environmental Impacts from Meal Kits and Grocery Store Meals
- Critical Research Needed to Examine the Environmental Impacts of Expanded Refrigeration on the Food System
- Emerging challenges and opportunities for the food-energy-water nexus in urban systems
- Environmental Analyses to Inform Transitions to Sustainable Diets in Developing Countries: a Component of the EATS Project
- Environmental analyses to inform transitions to sustainable diets in developing countries: case studies for Vietnam and Kenya
- Potential Greenhouse Gas Changes from Refrigerated Supply Chain Introduction in a Developing Food System
- Sustainability implications of connected and autonomous vehicles for the food supply chain
- The Environmental Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles Depends on Adoption Patterns