Tom Hostekind

Berlin based company: •⁠ ⁠Modeled the recycling process of thin-film solar panels (CIGSe) using OpenLCA, as part of the European research project Hi-BITS. •⁠ ⁠Analyzed the environmental impacts of various production pathways using international LCA databases. •⁠ ⁠Contributed to the evaluation of new regionalized datasets to improve the accuracy of environmental assessments. •⁠ ⁠Drafted a structured case study report including LCA methodology and multi-criteria comparisons.

Development of sustainability criteria for project specifications Designed and carried out stress tests on prototype forklifts Set up standardized forklift lifecycle processes for 17 separate plants Development of procedures for the sustainable management of end-of-life forklifts Introduction of a sustainable repair process for defective carts Contributed to initiatives aimed at strengthening truck traceability Design of strapping configurations in transport trucks, meeting sustainability, logistic criteria

- Realization of gas samples to control the rate of greenhouse gases emitted by various types of seagrass. Isotopic analysis of different types of marine sediments from carbon sink hotspots to assess their storage capacity and sequestration rate. - Evaluate how climate change could affect carbon sinks and understand their role in climate mitigation. - Formulate policy recommandations for a just and sustainable climate governance, and create a lasting platform for dialogue with policy and decision makers.

Realization of water samples to control the rate of organic micropollutants in different types of water.

Academic exchange: Courses include (english courses): Inn(t)o-the-green: Shaping the landscapes of the future, Ecodesign, Strategies for sustainable development in politics and economy-management of sustainable development, Climate neutrality and decarbonisation, Development Policy in a changing World.

Courses include thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, multiphysical modeling, mathematics (statistics and algebra), electrical engineering, energy systems, renewable energies, energy efficiency in buildings, environmental impact assessment, life cycle assessment (LCA), waste and water treatment, air pollution control, process engineering, energy storage technologies, numerical methods for engineers, instrumentation and measurement, and materials for energy applications.

Courses include thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, multiphysical modeling, mathematics (statistics and algebra), electrical engineering, energy systems, renewable energies, energy efficiency in buildings, environmental impact assessment, life cycle assessment (LCA), waste and water treatment, air pollution control, process engineering, energy storage technologies, numerical methods for engineers, instrumentation and measurement, and materials for energy applications.