Mengqing Kan
阚梦晴
Postdoctoral Researcher
Environmental Data Science and Systems Engineering Research Team, Tsinghua University
Studies life cycle assessment, sustainable fuels and environmental policy, with a focus on industrial decarbonization and resource circularity.
About
Holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, and was selected for Tsinghua University’s Shuimu Scholars Program. Co-President of the Student Section of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) for 2025–2026.
Research interests
Research focus
Research focuses on industrial decarbonization and resource circularity, using life cycle assessment, material flow analysis and scenario analysis to evaluate the environmental impacts of emerging technologies, material substitution and recycling strategies.
Examines how energy mixes and supply-chain conditions affect emissions reductions and resource savings across different options, and how environmental policy shapes technology choices and resource use.
Related publications in the collection3
Preprints are listed separately and excluded from published-paper counts.
Seven decades of plastic flows and stocks in the United States and pathways toward zero plastic pollution by 2050
Recognized as a 2023 Top Cited Article in the Journal of Industrial Ecology and shortlisted for the journal’s 2023 Junior Best Paper Prize.
Impact of background systems on carbon capture and utilization pathways to produce fuels/chemicals in Canada
Featured in the Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2025 Recent HOT Articles collection.
Environmental impacts of plastic packaging of food products
Received the 2024 Most Downloaded Paper Award from Resources, Conservation & Recycling.