Welcome to PESLL
Prospective and Early-Stage LCA Lab
PESLL research group investigates the life cycle environmental impacts of early-stage technology prior to commercialization to identify environmental hotspots and provide feedback to design of new technology.
Principal Investigator
Current members
Senior Researchers
Post-doctoral Fellows
PostDoc Positions in Computational Chemistry
T. M. Group, Dept. of Phys. Electronics, TAU, IL.
QTNano group, Sao Paulo Uni., Brazil.
PhD Cond. Matter Phys., Inst. of Nuclear Phys., Uzbekistan, 2010.
MSc in Nuclear Physics, National University of Uzb., 2003.
BSc in Theoretical Physics, National University of Uzb., 1999.
Research interest:
DFT Simulations of atomic-level structures of surfaces and clusters, interactions with molecules and chemical reactions.
PhD in Environmental Eng. Technion, 2022
MSc in Industrial Eng. and Business Administration, BGU, 1998.
MSc in Environmental Eng. Technion, 2017
BSc in Chemical Eng., Technion, 1990
Research interest:
Water chemistry, water & wastewater treatment, supercritical water oxidation, hydrometallurgy, fine chemicals process engineering and modeling, hydrothermal treatment processes.
Postdoc in environmental engineering, University of Toronto, CA
PhD in environmental engineering, Technion (2016)
MSc in environmental engineering, Technion (2008)
BSc in computer science, Technion (1999)
BSc in biology, Tel Aviv University (1995)
Research interest:
Consequential LCA of emerging technologies and policies; policy and regulation towards a circular economy.
PhD - Civil and Environmental Eng.
MSc in Civil and Environmental Eng. Technion, Israel, 2020
BSc in Civil and Environmental Eng., Birzeit University, 2017
Research interest:
Lean-BIM-LCA for Optimal Green Building
PhD - Civil and Environmental Eng.
MSc in Civil and Environmental Eng., Technion, Israel, 2021
BSc Chemical Eng. University of Surrey, UK, 2013
Research interest:
Mult-scale modeling to quantify data gaps in LCIs
Early-stage Sustainable Aviation Fuels
iSAF Postdoc Fellowship Recipient 2026
PhD Researchers
PhD Student - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion.
MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel, 2026.
BSc in Environmental Protection and Rational Use of Natural Resources, M. F. Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Russia, 2022.
Research interest: Environmental and economic assessment of industrial side-stream- and agricultural residue-based dairy alternatives
PhD Student - Civil and Environmental Engineering
MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria, 2019
BSc in Materials Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion, Israel, 2013
BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Israel, 2013
Research interest:
Recycling Valuable Materials from Retired Wind Turbine Blades within a Circular Economy Framework
Direct PhD - Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)
BSc in Polymer Engineering, Shenkar, 2021
Research interest:
Upcycling of polyolefin waste into value added products using pyrolysis
Material characterization of early-stage products
Sustainable Aviation Fuels - iSAF Doctoral Network
PhD Student - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel.
MSc in Technical Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2023
BSc in Materials Science, University of Leoben, Austria, 2020
Research interest:
Sustainability of the energy transition through urban solar energy generation, regarding environmental, economic, and social factors
PhD Student – Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel
MSc in Energy and Processes, Lorraine University, France
MSc in Civil Engineering (Energy, Processes & Environment), École des Mines de Nancy, France
Research interest:
Investigating the environmental life cycle impacts, scalability, and economic feasibility of next-generation iron-air batteries for decentralized, building-scale energy storage
MSc Researchers
MSc. Energy Engineering
Joint BSc in Materials Engineering and Chemistry - Tel Aviv University, Industrial experience - Li-Ion batteries and hydrogen electrolysis
Research interest:
Prospective LCA and TEA of decarbonization technologies for heavy-duty transportation - high-temperature anion exchange membrane water electrolysis and fuel cells
MSc - Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)
BSc in Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics, Tel-Aviv University, 2021.
Research interest:
Waste treatment using black soldier fly, LCA and environmental policies.
MSc - Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)
MBA and BSc in Mechanical Engineering & Geophysics, Tel Aviv University
Former consultant at McKinsey & Company
Research interest:
LCA of Na-ion battery systems
Past Members
Lana Khalifa
Research assistant
Dr. Or Galant
Research Consultant
Naomi Rapaport
ME student
Yimeng Tiang
Msc, Structural Engineering
Elie Medioni
PhD Candidate
Yehezkel Hen
MSc, Environmental Engineering
Aseel Aborome
Research assistant
Maaza Gebrehiwet
MSc, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Osama Khoury
PhD Candidate - Environmental Science, Technion, Israel