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Professor: December 2011. DTU Management, Technical University of Denmark
Professor (MSO): September 2008. Department of Planning, Innovation and Management, Technical University of Denmark
Associate Professor: August 1997. Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Technical University of Denmark
PhD degree: March 1992. Environmental Science, Technical University of Denmark.
Master degree: MSc (Chem.Eng.) June 1988. Laboratory of Environmental Science and Ecology, Technical University of Denmark
Honours
- Receiver of the SETAC Europe Edana Award for Lifetime achievement in Life Cycle Assessment 2018
- Receiver of the DADES Environmental Prize 2014 for research accomplishments in quantitative sustainability assessment (largest national environmental prize)
- PhD supervisor of the year at Technical University of Denmark, 2014
- Co-receiver of the Nordic Council’s Great Nature and Environment Award 1997 in Helsinki
- Elected member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV)
- Elected fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee A on Life Cycle Engineering and Assembly 2007-2010. Member of Council 2021-
Scientific appointments
- Co-founder and director of the DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability 2022–
- Chair of the SETAC-Europe task force on Ecotoxicity Assessment in LCIA 1998-2002 and of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative Task force on Assessment of Toxic Impacts in LCIA 2002-2007 and 2017-2019
- Chair of the Nordic Life Cycle Association, NorLCA 2006-
- Member of the Editorial Board of The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (subject editor for Life Cycle Impact Assessment of impacts on human health and ecosystems) and of the CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology. Subject editor for LCA for the Journal of Industrial Ecology, Associate editor for CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
- Member of PhD review committees at universities in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and UK.
- Member of scientific review panels for Swedish ProEnviro and ProViking research programmes, scientific reviewer for the Austrian Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft, the Austrian Science Fund, the European Commission, the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency RIVM, and the Canadian NSERC.
Other information
Language Skills:
English - fluent
Spanish - good
French - fair
German - fair
Research areas
Life-cycle assessment methodology particularly environmental life-cycle impact assessment, but also social impacts in a life cycle assessment perspective. Assessment of absolute environmental sustainability
Practical experience with environmental assessment of products and systems within electro-mechanical and hydraulics, paper products, building materials, chemical products, food products, bio-fuels and biomaterials, Teaching at graduate and postgraduate level on the subjects of environmental sustainability, life-cycle assessment, life cycle impact assessment, ecotoxicology and environmental sciences,
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD (Terrestrial Ecotoxicology), Technical University of Denmark, Lab. of Environmental Science and Ecology
1988 → 1992
MSc.(Chem Eng), Technical University of Denmark
1980 → 1988
Keywords
- User defined:
- Sustainability assessment
- Sustainable engineering
- Life cycle engineering
- Life cycle assessment
- Life cycle impact assessment
- Design for environment
- Absolute sustainability
- SDG assessment
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Publications
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Abundant resources in an era of scarcity: Systemic aspects of the Global sand and gravel crisis
Psyrri, G., Keiding, J. K., Kunther, W., Torres, A., Hauschild, M. Z., Ambaye, T. G. & Lima, A. T. M., 2026, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 225, 10 p., 108631.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Absolute environmental sustainability assessments of long-lived systems: A review of challenges with the representation of time and future research directions
Clausen, C. A., Hauschild, M. Z. & Bjørn, A., 2025, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 58, p. 140-150 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Absolute sustainability assessment of the Danish building sector through prospective LCA
Horup, L., Bruhn, S., Hoxha, E., Birgisdottir, H., Secher, A. Q., Ohms, P. & Hauschild, M., 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 966, 14 p., 178780.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A cradle-to-grave life-cycle-assessment of dry-processed Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles
Gu, Y., Tao, R., Yuan, C., Zhang, H. C. & Hauschild, M., 2025, In: C I R P Annals. 74, 1, p. 73-76 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Adapting Life-Cycle Engineering value chains to eco-effective end-products
Serrano, T., Günther, M., Bjørn, A. & Hauschild, M. Z., 2025, 1st International Conference on Absolute Sustainability – From Less Bad to Good Enough: Programme and Book of Abstracts. DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability, p. 42-42 1 p. 2.6Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile13 Downloads (Orbit)
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Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Inorganic Metal Compounds
Panteli, I. (PhD Student), Owsianiak, M. (Main Supervisor) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Supervisor)
01/10/2025 → 30/09/2028
Project: PhD
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Assessing cumulative effects of shipping discharges on marine environment
Thomsen, E. S. (PhD Student), Tang, K. (Supervisor), Koski, M. K. (Main Supervisor) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Supervisor)
01/12/2024 → 30/11/2027
Project: PhD
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Absolute Environmental Sustainabi-lity Assessment of ICT technologies and services
Gudmundsdottir, G. F. (PhD Student), Oxenlowe, L. K. (Main Supervisor), Clausen, A. (Supervisor) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Supervisor)
15/11/2024 → 14/11/2027
Project: PhD
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Assessing buildings' contribution to biodiversity loss in a life cycle perspective
Lund, M. N. (PhD Student), Hauschild, M. Z. (Main Supervisor), Bjørn, A. (Supervisor), Richardson, K. (Supervisor), Ohms, P. K. (Main Supervisor), Veenboer, D. (Supervisor), Ohms, P. K. (Supervisor) & Veenboer, D. (Supervisor)
01/04/2024 → 03/07/2027
Project: PhD
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Absolute Sustainability of Natural Resource Use
Dudka, K. M. (PhD Student), Owsianiak, M. (Main Supervisor) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Supervisor)
01/11/2023 → 30/01/2027
Project: PhD
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Activities
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Marine Plastics Value Chain Mapping, Plastic Losses, and Hotspots
Laurent, A. (Invited speaker), Ryberg, M. (Invited speaker) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Invited speaker)
15 Feb 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies and organisations
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PellstonTM workshop on “Global guidance on environmental life cycle impact assessment indicators, 2nd round”
Laurent, A. (Participant), Hauschild, M. Z. (Participant), Fantke, P. (Participant) & Owsianiak, M. (Participant)
24 Jun 2018 → 29 Jun 2018Activity: Attending an event › Participating in or organising workshops, courses, seminars etc.
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25th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference
Molin, C. (Organizer), Laurent, A. (Organizer), Leclerc, A. S. C. (Organizer), Melero, C. M. M. (Organizer), Vinding, M. E. (Organizer), Owsianiak, M. (Organizer), Fantke, P. (Organizer), Alting, L. (Chairman) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Chairman)
30 Apr 2018 → 2 May 2018Activity: Attending an event › Participating in or organising a conference
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Interactive Session on "How can the Life Cycle Engineering community contribute to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?"
Molin, C. (Organizer), Owsianiak, M. (Organizer), Fantke, P. (Organizer), Laurent, A. (Organizer), Kara, S. (Organizer), Herrmann, C. (Organizer), Dewulf, W. (Organizer) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Organizer)
30 Apr 2018Activity: Attending an event › Participating in or organising a conference
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Operationalize Planetary Boundaries in LCA Workshop
Ryberg, M. (Invited speaker) & Hauschild, M. Z. (Invited speaker)
13 Dec 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Datasets
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Supporting Information for scientific article: Multiple Climate Tipping Points Metrics for Improved Sustainability Assessment of Products and Services, resulting from the EU's Horizon project BioBarr.
Owsianiak, M. (Creator), Fabbri, S. (Creator), Hauschild, M. Z. (Creator) & Lenton, T. M. (Creator), Technical University of Denmark, 2023
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Prizes
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DTU Award for Developing Teaching and Learning 2023
Fantke, P. (Recipient), Hauschild, M. Z. (Recipient), Jolliet, O. (Recipient), Laurent, A. (Recipient), Olsen, S. I. (Recipient) & Owsianiak, M. (Recipient), 22 Sept 2023
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Press/Media
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Overtræk på klimabudgettet
Andersen, M. M., Hjalsted, A. C. W., Ryberg, M. & Hauschild, M. Z.
13/09/2019
1 Media contribution
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