Briefing
I am a scientist at the Circularity and Sustainability Impact (CSI) department of the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). My main fields of interest are sustainability assessment, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and circularity assessment.
Career development
July 2022-Present (Full-time/0.8 FTE): Scientist, Circularity and Sustainability Impact (CSI) group, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Utrecht, Netherlands
2022-2022 (contract-based): Independent Expert/GHG evaluator, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Feb 2021-June 2022 (Full-time):
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Assistant Professor, Sustainability group, Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Sustainable Research Coordinator, Sustainable UM2030, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Board of Admissions, Master of Biobased Materials, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
2019-2021(Full-time): Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability with a focus on "LCA of biobased materials”, Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
2016-2018 (Full-time): Postdoctoral Researcher in sustainability with a focus on “health, comfort and energy in the built environment”, Energy Group, Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI), Porto, Portugal
2012-2016 (Full-time): PhD Researcher/Project leader, Composite materials and structures group, Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI), Porto, Portugal
2011-2011 (Part-time): Research Assistant, Metal Cutting Research and Development Centre (MCR), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Education
2011-2016: PhD in Engineering, MIT-Portugal Program “Leaders for Technological Industries” with focus on “Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing”, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP) in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Porto, Portugal & Cambridge, MA, United States
- PhD thesis: Sustainable pre-fabricated composite housing
2008-2010: MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Program: Production Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Master thesis, Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Teaching
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Qualifications
University Teaching Qualification-UTQ Certificate (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs-BKO in Dutch), Maastricht University, Netherlands
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Examiner & Supervisor
Master thesis in Biobased Materials, 48 ECTS, Biobased Materials master program, Maastricht University, Netherlands
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Course coordinator
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Basic principles and uses, Maastricht University & Chemelot InSciTe, Netherlands
York-Maastricht Partnership (YMP) LCA training, Maastricht University & University of York, Netherlands & UK
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Lecturer
Engineering in a Circular Economy, 5 ECTS, Circular Engineering bachelor program, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Sustainability and Social-Ecological Systems, 5 ECTS, Minor in Sustainability, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Basic principles and uses, Maastricht University & Chemelot InSciTe, Netherlands
York-Maastricht Partnership (YMP) LCA training, Maastricht University & University of York, Netherlands & UK
Boost training on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL), Netherlands
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Tutor
Sustainability of Biobased Materials, 6 ECTS, Biobased Materials master program, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Biobased Materials, 6 ECTS, Biobased Materials master program, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Engineering in a Circular Economy, 5 ECTS, Circular Engineering bachelor program, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Sustainability and Social-Ecological Systems, 5 ECTS, Minor in Sustainability, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Supervision
2021-2022: Examiner and supervisor, Master thesis in Biobased Materials “Sustainability assessment of processing bio-based colorants for packaging applications” by Marco Serafini, Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
2020-2021: Examiner and supervisor, Master thesis in Biobased Materials “Sustainability assessment of biobased colorants in the textile value chain” by Matilde della Fontana, Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Memberships
2022-Present: International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)
2011-2016: Board of European Students of Technology (BEST), Porto, Portugal
2010-2011: Board of European Students of Technology (BEST), Gothenburg, Sweden
Invited talks
2022:
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'Don’t leave your package unattended: Sustainable packaging from an LCA point of view', Packaging Design for Sustainability Hybrid Conference - 2nd edition, Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Netherlands
2021:
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'Life Cycle Assessment, for or against greenwashing?', Lecture series on Sustainable Development Goals, Studium Generale, Maastricht University, Netherlands
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'Greenwashing: Why did you give me the wrong number?', Green office, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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'Biodiversity, biobased and biodegradability', TSL 2021 Partner Power Summit: Protecting biodiversity, Global online forum for students aged 7 upwards
2018:
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"Sustainability and renewable energy", National Taipei University, Taiwan
Honors & Awards
2021: Menno Knetsch Award for the master thesis on 'Sustainability assessment of biobased colourants in the textile value chain’ by Matilde della Fontana (Role: Examiner and supervisor), Netherlands
2011-2016: MIT-Portugal PhD Scholarship, The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal
2010: Erasmus Mundus European Exchange Scholarship as an exceptional case, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Courses & Workshops
2021: 7.5 ECTS Master's course “Introduction to Sustainability Science”, Stockholm University, Sweden
2020: Five-week course “Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda”, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), Online
2015: Two-week workshop "Innovation”, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, United States
2011: Two-week summer course "Sustainability", University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2010: Two-week spring course "Theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ)", Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2008: Two-week winter course "Control & Robotics", University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Reviewer
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Elsevier:
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Springer:
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Emerald:
Scientific Committee
2022:
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The 5th International Conference on Sustainable Development of Water and Environment (ICSDWE2022), March 2022, Shanghai, China
2021:
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The 6th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development (CEESD 2021), December 2021, Singapore
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The 7th International Conference on Water Resource and Environment (WRE 2021), November 2021, Xi’an, China
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International Conference on Resources, Environment and Green Economy (CREGE 2021), September 2021, Kunming, China
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European Academy of Management Conference on Reshaping Capitalism for a Sustainable World (EURAM 2021), June 2021, Montréal, Canada
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International Conference on Frontiers of Smart Materials and Structures (CFSMS 2021), January 2021, Singapore
2020:
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The 5th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development (CEESD 2020), December 2020, Xishuangbanna, China
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The 3rd International Conference on New Energy and Environment Engineering (ICNEE), June 2020, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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The 1st International Conference on Frontiers of Smart Materials and Structures (CFSMS), Athens, Greece
2019:
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The 2nd International Conference on New Energy and Environment Engineering (ICNEE), May 2019, Singapore
2018:
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The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability, Human Geography and Environment, November & December 2018, Kraków, Poland
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The 1st International Conference on New Energy and Environment Engineering (ICNEE), May 2018, Singapore
2017:
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Chairman of the Energy/Biomechanics session, IV LAETA young researchers conference, November 2017, Covilhã, Portugal
Computer skills
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LCA: SimaPro
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ENERGY: EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, SketchUp, HOMER
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PHOTOVOLTAICS: PVsyst
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MATERIALS: CES Selector
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General: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), MS Project, Visual PROMETHEE
Publications
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Samani, P. (2023) Synergies and gaps between circularity assessment and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Science of The Total Environment, 166611. Download
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Garcia-Saravia Ortiz-de-Montellano, C., Samani, P., van der Meer, Y. (2023) How can the circular economy support the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A comprehensive analysis. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 40, 352-262 Download
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Ferjan, Š., Jovičić, M., Lardiés Miazza, N., Ligthart, T., Harvey, C., Fita, S., Mehta, R, Samani, P. (2023) Sustainability Assessment of the End-of-Life Technologies for Biocomposite Waste in the Aviation Industry. Polymers 2023, 15, 2689. Download
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Samani, P., García-Velásquez, C., Fleury, P., & van der Meer, Y. (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on climate change and air quality: four country case studies. Global Sustainability. Download
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Samani, P., & van der Meer, Y. (2020). Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies on flame retardants: A systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 123259. Download
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Samani, P., Gregory, J., Leal, V., Mendes, A., & Correia, N. (2018). Lifecycle cost analysis of prefabricated composite and Masonry buildings: comparative study. Journal of architectural engineering, 24(1), 05017012. Access
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Samani, P., Mendes, A., Leal, V., & Correia, N. (2017). Pre-fabricated, environmentally friendly and energy self-sufficient single-family house in Kenya. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, 2100-2113. Access
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Samani, P., Leal, V., Mendes, A., & Correia, N. (2016). Comparison of passive cooling techniques in improving thermal comfort of occupants of a pre-fabricated building. Energy and Buildings, 120, 30-44. Access
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Samani, P., Mendes, A., Leal, V., Guedes, J. M., & Correia, N. (2015). A sustainability assessment of advanced materials for novel housing solutions. Building and Environment, 92, 182-191. Access
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Samani, P. (2016), Sustainable pre-fabricated composite housing, PhD thesis, MIT Portugal, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto. Download
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Santos, H., Samani, P., & de Oliveira Fernandes, E. (2018). Energy sufficiency in buildings, a synonym for passive and low energy architecture (PLEA). Architectural Science Review, 61(5), 292-297. Access
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Samani, P., Guedes, J. M., Mendes, A., Leal, V., & Correia, N. (2014). Assessment of sandwich-structured composite as green building material. 4th Congress of Innovation on Sustainable Construction–CINCOS, Porto, Portugal.
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Samani, P., Santos, H., & de Oliveira Fernandes, E. (2017). Energy sufficiency, a synonym for passive and low energy architecture (PLEA), PLEA conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Sousa, S., Samani, P., Gomes, C., & Correia, N. (2018). Compósitos avançados aplicados no setor da construção (in Portuguese), Construção 2018, Porto, Portugal
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Sans, J., Samani, P. (2010). Riesgo y territorio,¿una cuestión pendiente? (in Spanish and Catalan), Revista Catalana de Seguretat Pública, 1, 1-24