Agriculture. Refrigeration. Delivery. Waste.
The industrialized food system has created massive impacts to biodiversity, water quality, water scarcity. Food is responsible for between a quarter to a third of climate emissions. Our group investigates various aspects of the food system, ranging from agricultural production, food supply chains, food waste, and the potential of bio-based products and fuels.
Current Projects
Cold Chain and Food Waste
Will refrigerating global food supply chains be a net win or loss for food loss and climate emissions?
Climate Smart Agriculture
How do we measure and verify carbon benefits of regenerative agriculture?
Food Delivery and Consumer Behavior
How will e-commerce shape food-related emissions, food purchases, and food waste? Does it depend on where people live?
Featured Research Papers
(full list of publications full list of publications on Google Scholar)
Food Delivery and Meal Kits
Comparison of life cycle environmental impacts from meal kits and grocery store meals (PDF)
The future of food: Environmental lessons from e-commerce (PDF)
Supply Chains, Refrigeration, and Food Waste
The Impact of Refrigeration on Global Food Losses
Estimating the greenhouse gas emissions of cold chain infrastructure in China (PDF)
Potential changes in greenhouse gas emissions from refrigerated supply chain introduction (PDF)
Bio-Based Products
Media Releases
Refrigeration and Food Waste
Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year
Refrigeration and the Cold Chain
Just chillin’: Is a refrigerated food chain a net win or loss for climate emissions?
Food Delivery