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Personal Profile
Liz Wachs' research focuses on industrial ecology. Wachs studies technology adoption by industry and its barriers. Two technological areas of focus are demand flexibility and energy efficiency. Wachs also examines how materials flow through the economy using hybrid input-output modeling. Methods used come from engineering and social science, including life cycle assessment, optimization, machine learning, interviews and surveys.
Research Interests
Industrial ecology
Technology adoption
Demand flexibility
Energy efficiency
Hybrid input-output
Life cycle assessment
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Desert Studies, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
PhD, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Bachelor, Ancient History and Classical Civilization, University of Texas at Austin
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Bioenergy Pathways Within United States Net-Zero CO2 Emissions Scenarios in the Energy Modeling Forum 37 Study: Article No. 100209
Sands, R., Wachs, L., Lamers, P., Bahn, O., Beach, R., Binsted, M., Blanford, G., Cai, Y., de la Chesnaye, F., Edmonds, J., Goke, L., Harris, C., Hoehne, C., Kim, G., Kyle, P., McJeon, H., Orvis, R., Showalter, S., Sinha, A. & Starke, E. & 5 others, , 2025, In: Energy and Climate Change. 6, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circularity Futures Workshop Series: Summary Report
Walzberg, J., Khalifa, S., Sharma, M., Dean, W., Wachs, L., Avelino, A., Upasani, S., Ghosh, T., Hanes, R., Eberle, A. & Carpenter, A., 2025, 42 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Testing a Method for Developing Facility-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensities of U.S. Traded Goods
Rao, P., Hendrickson, T., Wachs, L., Upasani, S. & Carpenter, A., 2025, 23 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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A Tool to Incorporate Non-Energy Impacts in Energy Efficiency Investment Decision Making for Firms
Wachs, L., 2024, 15 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Industrial Process Heat Decarbonization: A User-Centric Perspective: Article No. 103505
McMillan, C. & Wachs, L., 2024, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 112, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus Citations
Activities
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ACLCA Working Group on LCA for Emerging Technologies (External organization)
Wachs, L. (Member)
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International Input-Output Association (External organization)
Wachs, L. (Member)
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International Society for Industrial Ecology (External organization)
Wachs, L. (Chair)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of committee