Overview
Personal Profile
Garvin Heath is a member of the Resources and Sustainability Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center where he is an expert on life cycle assessment, sustainability analysis, air quality modeling, and circular economy.
Research Interests
Health and environmental impacts of energy technologies
Professional Experience
Associate Editor, Quantitative Sustainability Assessment section of Frontiers in Sustainability (2020–Present)
Senior Research Associate, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder (2018–Present)
Operating Agent, Task 12: Sustainability, Photovoltaics Power Systems, an International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme (2013–Present)
Senior Scientist, Integral Consulting, Inc. (2006–2007)
Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2003–2006)
Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1994–1999)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Energy and Resources, University of California at Berkeley
Master, Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Biochemical Conversion of Herbaceous Biomass to Renewable Diesel: Biorefinery Marginal Air Quality Impacts and Comparison to Feedstock Production
Marroquin, I., Ravi, V., Heath, G. & Thind, M., 2026, 65 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Democratizing Life Cycle Assessment by Developing a Streamlined Model of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from US Natural Gas Supply Chains: Article No. 100554
Srikanth, A., Ramesh, S., Heath, G. & Jordaan, S., 2026, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 3, 1, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biochemical Conversion of Herbaceous Biomass to Renewable Diesel: Net Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Trade-offs
Quiroz, D., Ravi, V., Zhang, Y., Bhatt, A. & Heath, G., 2025, In: ACS ES&T Air. 2, 2, p. 175-186 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate, Air Quality, and Equity Benefits from Hydrogen Substitution for Fossil Fuels Used in Process Heat: Article No. 10298
Gentry, B., Heath, G., Ravi, V., Robinson, A. & Adams, P., 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS Task 12 Countries: IEA PVPS Task 12: PV Sustainability
Komoto, K., Agraffeil, C., Alonso-Garcia, C., Costa, D., Curtis, T., Danelli, A., Deng, R., Defrenne, N., Drozdiak, K., Ebin, B., Espinosa, N., Gassner, A., Heath, G., Held, M., Lee, J.-S., Libby, C., Lyu, F., Mirletz, H., Penn, M. & Shen, Y. & 7 others, , 2025, 159 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Activities
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Air and Waste Management Association (External organization)
Bhatt, A. (Member), Heath, G. (Member) & Ravi, V. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (External organization)
Carpenter, B. (Member), Heath, G. (Member) & Khalifa, S. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Awards and Honors
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient) & Blackburn, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award
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NREL Technology Transfer Excellence: Outstanding New Partnership Award
Heath, G. (Recipient) & Schaidle, J. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award