Melissa Bilec

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Biography

 

Dr. Bilec is the William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Co-director of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI) at the University of Pittsburgh. She recently served as the Special Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability. Her research focuses on creating sustainable built environments and improving healthcare systems, with a particular emphasis on advancing circular economy principles to address the global waste challenge. 

Dr. Bilec is also deeply committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity. She works to advance environmental justice in Pittsburgh, striving to address the city’s most pressing sustainability and equity issues. Her contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the School of Engineering Diversity Award (2017-2018) and the Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement’s Partnerships of Distinction Award (2019). Her work continues to shape both academic and community initiatives focused on sustainable innovation and social impact. 

 

All sessions by Melissa Bilec

Parallel Session A2 - Eco-conscious Approaches in Construction
02:01 PM

Building 19 - Hall 2

Melissa Bilec

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Rolf André Bohne

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Abdulaziz Alghamdi

Director of Sustainability, Ardara

Basit Afaq Mir

Doctoral Researcher, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Safi Ullah

Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Ana Margarida Costa

Head of Sustainability and Professor of Practice of Sustainability at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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02:05 PM
Melissa Bilec

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

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04:10 PM
Melissa Bilec

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Rolf André Bohne

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Abdulaziz A Banawi

Director and Edgar P. Small Professor of Construction Engineering and Management at University of Delaware

Basit Afaq Mir

Doctoral Researcher, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Safi Ullah

Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Ana Margarida Costa

Head of Sustainability and Professor of Practice of Sustainability at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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