Imperial's researchers are developing circular economic models for multiple materials, e.g. plastics, textiles, metals, electronics and cement. More sustainable industrial models are essential to prevent exhaustion of resources and environmental pollution. But they require new ways of thinking about design and ownership, as well as new production and recycling capabilities.
A molecular science and engineering approach is a major advantage here. It requires simultaneous consideration of materials' molecular structure, physical properties, material performance, manufacture, function and reuse/recycling. This life-cycle approach is essential to efficient material use across the whole spectrum of uses for a product or material.
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Rupert Myers
Personal details
Rupert Myers Senior Lecturer Civil and Environmental EngineeringSend email+44 (0)20 7594 8174
Location
Skempton Building
South Kensington CampusResearch interests
- industrial ecology
- cement chemistry
- sustainable engineering practice
Academic expertise
Andreas Kafizas
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Andreas Kafizas
Chemistry
Camille Petit
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Camille Petit
Chemical Engineering
Cecilia Mattevi
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Cecilia Mattevi
Materials
Ceri Hammond
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Ceri Hammond
Chemical Engineering
F. Mark Chadwick
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F. Mark Chadwick
Chemistry
Ifan Stephens
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Ifan Stephens
Materials
Jose Jimenez Zarco
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Jose Jimenez Zarco
Life Sciences
Jun Jiang
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Jun Jiang
Mechanical Engineering
Koon-Yang Lee
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Koon-Yang Lee
Aeronautics
Magda Titirici
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Magda Titirici
Chemical Engineering
Maria Papathanasiou
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Maria Papathanasiou
Chemical Engineering
Naomi Nakayama
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Naomi Nakayama
Bioengineering
Niall Mac Dowell
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Niall Mac Dowell
Centre for Environmental Policy
Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro
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Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro
Bioengineering
Salvador Eslava
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Salvador Eslava
Chemical Engineering
Samuel Cooper
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Samuel Cooper
Design Engineering
Stephen Smith
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Stephen Smith
Civil and Environmental Engineering