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Ximena Carolina Schmidt Rivera

Global Challenges Research Fellow

Brunel University London

Uxbridge, Reino Unido

Líneas de Investigación


Life cycle thinking methodologies - life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental life cycle costing (LCC), social-LCA Sustainable food production and consumption; energy and food technologies. Circular Economy, waste valorisation, public engagement.

Educación

  •  Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. Reino Unido, 2015
  •  Ingeniero Civil Quimco, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2008
  •  Ciencias de la Ingenieria, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2017

Experiencia Académica

  •   Research associate Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

    Ciencias e Ingenieria

    Manchester, Reino Unido

    2015 - 2017

  •   Global Challenges Research Fellow Full Time

    BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

    College of Engineering, Design and Physical Science

    London, Reino Unido

    2018 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Global Challenges Research Fellow Full Time

    Brunel University London

    Uxbridge, Reino Unido

    2018 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Co-supervising PhD students and MSc students at School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, UK and at Brunel University London
Guest lecturer at UAI and co-supervisor of MSc student.


Difusión y Transferencia


Coordinator of TABCC - Take a Bite out of Climate Change https://www.takeabitecc.org/
Champion for Consumer Behaviour at the interdisciplinary STFC Food Network + 2.0 https://www.stfcfoodnetwork.org/champions.html
- GGDOT - Greenhouse Gas and Dietary choices Open source Toolkit (2018 to date) and TABCC - "Take a bite of Climate Change". GGDOT aims to develop an open access tool to enable data visualisation and analysis of dietary surveys and climate change impact, and TABCC outreach activities like a) “Hacknights” - engagement across datascientists, nutritionist, social, climate change and food scientist to aid understanding of GHG emissions associated with food consumption and diets (~8 events across the UK between May 2018 and May 2019) and b) Games and educational materials to use as public engagement tools in events such as Blue Dot Festival; Science Uncovered- European Research Nights, and Royal Society
Summer Science Exhibition 2019 (https://www.takeabite.info/);. Available at: https://www.ggdot.org

- Co-editor of MDPI Journal Sustainability, Special Issue “Healthy Sustainable Diets”, deadline December 31st, 2019. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/healthy_sustainable_diets

- Keynote presentation ‘Life cycle sustainability assessment of convenience food’ for the Industrial conference: ‘Meal Solutions 2.0’. Paris, September 12th-13th, 2018. Impacts: ~70 people

- Participant of the ‘UN Regional Multi-stakeholder consultations for Europe in preparation for the 2019 UN Environment Assembly’, September 3rd-4th, 2018, Tallinn, Estonia.

- Interview for Science section at Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, FAZ. June 24th, 2018.

- Webinar Special Interest Group, IChemE (Oct 11th, 2017): ‘The sustainability of food supply chains:
evidence from the UK ready-made meal sector’. Impact: ~50 participants. Available at:
http://www.icheme.org/communities/special-interestgroups/Environment/Events/2017/sustainability-food-supply-11oct.aspx#.WeRsvxNSzVo



 

Article (21)

Circular waste management of electric vehicle batteries: legal and technical perspectives from the EU and the UK post Brexit
How Does Citizen Science Compare to Online Survey Panels? A Comparison of Food Knowledge and Perceptions Between the Zooniverse, Prolific and Qualtrics UK Panels
Learning in lockdown: Using the COVID‐19 crisis to teach children about food and climate change
Using Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence to Explore the Nutrition and Sustainability of Recipes and Food
Convenience versus sustainability
Impacts of home cooking methods and appliances on the GHG emissions of food
Interacting with Members of the Public to Discuss the Impact of Food Choices on Climate Change-Experiences from Two UK Public Engagement Events
Life cycle environmental sustainability of valorisation routes for spent coffee grounds: From waste to resources
Piloting Citizen Science Methods to Measure Perceptions of Carbon Footprint and Energy Content of Food
The impact of ultra-processed food on carbon, water and ecological footprints of food in Brazil
Aiding the Design of Innovative and Sustainable Food Packaging: Integrating Techno-Environmental and Circular Economy Criteria
Environmental impacts of baby food: Ready-made porridge products
Environmental sustainability assessment of ready-made baby foods: Meals, menus and diets
Life cycle environmental impacts of ready-made meals considering different cuisines and recipes
Sustainability assessment of home-made solar cookers for use in developed countries
Environmental sustainability of renewable hydrogen in comparison with conventional cooking fuels
Introduction of life cycle assessment and sustainability concepts in chemical engineering curricula
The Role of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Implementation of Circular Economy Principles in Organizations
The influence of fertiliser and pesticide emissions model on life cycle assessment of agricultural products: The case of Danish and Italian barley
Life cycle costs and environmental impacts of production and consumption of ready and home-made meals
Life cycle environmental impacts of convenience food: Comparison of ready and home-made meals

ConferencePaper (7)

Life cycle environmental sustainability of ready-­‐made baby food.
Life cycle sustainability assessment of Convenience food: ready-­‐made meals
Pasteurized versus UHT Milk: Trade-­‐offs between Environmental Impacts and Nutritional Quality.
Life cycle social sustainability assessment of convenience food: Ready-­‐made meals.
Life cycle costing of different ready-­‐made meal options
Comparison of life cycle impacts of meat and different meat replacement options in ready-­‐made meals
Comparison of the life cycle impacts of ready-­‐made and home-­‐made meals

Proyecto (6)

AWARE network: Agrifood waste and Resource Explorations of socio-technical aspects of the organic waste supply chain in Chile and UK
Preservation and Visualization of African Indigenous Knowledge (AIK) for Resilient Food Systems
Environmental sustainability assessment of aeroponic food production - benefits and drawbacks
Piloting Zooniverse for food, health and sustainability citizen science
Trends in greenhouse gas emissions from Brazilian foods using GGDOT
‘Multidisciplinary approach for a novel sustainable production route of biosurfactants to be used as antimicrobial agents’
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Ximena Schmidt

Global Challenges Research Fellow

College of Engineering, Design and Physical Science

Brunel University London

Uxbridge, Reino Unido