X. (Xin) Sun, Dr
Assistent professor
Expertise
Xin Sun is an Assistant Professor at the Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES) group, within Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG). He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from School of Vehicle and Mobility at Tsinghua University, complemented by dual B.S. degrees in Vehicle Engineering and Business Administration from Tsinghua University. His research focuses on advancing sustainability of critical materials and energy technologies, which encompasses material flow analysis, supply chain risk assessment, system modeling, and life cycle sustainability assessment. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals including Nature Sustainability, Nature Energy, Joule, One Earth, Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology, among others. His papers have been cited over 2400 times with an h-index of 21 and over 20000 reads on ResearchGate, and utilized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Energy Agency, US Congressional Research Service, US Environmental Protection Agency, EU Joint Research Center, European Commission, Hague Center for Strategic Studies, British Geological Survey, Australian Department of Industry, among others. He was awarded the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Tsinghua University, Qian Yi Environment Grand Prize, and Global Change Future Scholar, among others. He currently serves as the Editor of Resources Conservation and Recycling, and the Associate Editor of Journal of Cleaner Production.
Overige functies
- Rudolf Agricola School Fellow
- Youth Council Member, Chinese-European Society for Environment, Ecology and Sustainable Development
- Managing Guest Editor, Special issue - Establishing Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chain of Critical Materials for a Low-carbon Future, Resources Conservation and Recycling
- Domain Expert, TianGong Data Community
- Co-founder, Sustainable Development Goals Young Scholars Forum
- Advisory Board Member, International Round Table on Materials Criticality
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