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Bhavik Bakshi holds the Wrigley Professorship at Arizona State University with appointments in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, School of Sustainability and School of Complex Adaptive Systems. He directs the Center for Transitioning to a Net-Zero Chemicals and Materials Industry at ASU and is also the Richard M. Morrow professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. His research is developing systematic methods to ensure that engineering enables an effective transformation toward sustainability. This is resulting in novel designs of products, processes, supply chains, life cycles, and landscapes that contribute to economic prosperity, respect nature’s limits, and are socially just. In addition to many papers and invited talks, his contributions include a textbook on sustainable engineering, user-friendly software, and short courses taught across the world. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and has received the highest recognitions from its Computing, Sustainability, and Environmental divisions. The American Council for Life Cycle Assessment has recognized him for his Education Leadership and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded its early career award. He is on the editorial boards of several multidisciplinary journals and has served on government committees such as task forces of the United Nations Environment Program. He received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai, MS in Chemical Engineering Practice and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a minor in Technology and Environmental Policy.
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