The Kendall Research Lab applies and advances the methods and perspectives of Industrial Ecology to understand and reduce the environmental effects of transport, civil infrastructure, energy, and agricultural systems. 

Links to ongoing and recent research efforts are provided below. For more information on Industrial Ecology research and our UC Davis Industrial Ecology education programs see: http://ie.ucdavis.edu/

Electric Vehicle Batteries

• Research Support and Facilitation for AB2832: Lithium-ion Car Battery Recycling Advisory Group
• Material Circularity
• Life Cycle Assessment:
  • Trends in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of future light duty electric vehicles. Published article, open source preprint
  • Effects of battery chemistry and performance on the life cycle greenhouse gas intensity of electric mobility: published article, open source preprint

Pavements, Urban Infrastructure, and Geotechnical systems

• Life cycle sustainability analysis (LCSA) with the Center for Bioinspired and Biomediated Geotechnics (CBBG)
  • Review of impact categories and environmental indicators for life cycle assessment of geotechnical systems: published article, open source access
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Site Characterization Methods
  • Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA): A Research Evaluation Tool for Emerging Geotechnologies
  • Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Fugitive Dust Control Methods
  • Review of life-cycle-based environmental assessments of geotechnical systems
• Under construction! Come back soon for a complete summary

Agricultural Systems and Food Products (come back soon for live links)

• Almonds and other perennial crops
• Tomatoes and California row crops
• Food products

Biofuels and Bioproducts (come back soon for live links)

• Advanced biofuels
• Bioproducts