Stephan Pfister

Professor of Ecological Systems Design group, ETH Zurich

Biography

Stephan Pfister is a Professor at ETH Zurich, where he leads the Ecological Systems Design group. His research focuses on the impact assessment of water consumption, land use, and biodiversity loss within Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis (MRIO). Pfister's work is highly interdisciplinary, with applications across various sectors, including agriculture, forestry, material extraction, processing, and power production.

A key area of his research is the advancement of water footprint concepts, including future scenario analyses and the assessment of international trade's environmental impacts. Pfister received his PhD from ETH Zurich in 2011 and completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at UC Santa Barbara. He has published over 100 original research papers, contributing significantly to the understanding and application of sustainability metrics in global supply chains. His work continues to shape methodologies for assessing and mitigating environmental impacts across diverse industries.

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Parallel Session B3 - Low-Carbon Strategies for Energy-Water Nexus
09:02 AM

Building 19 - Hall 3

Muhammad Imran Khan

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Stephan Pfister

Professor of Ecological Systems Design group, ETH Zurich

Tareq Al Ansari

Associate Professor of Sustainability, College of Science and Engineering, HBKU

Furqan Tahir

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

Safi Ullah

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

Mustafa Alsaady

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Jeddah

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09:35 AM
Stephan Pfister

Professor of Ecological Systems Design group, ETH Zurich

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11:10 AM
Furqan Tahir

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

Muhammad Imran Khan

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Stephan Pfister

Professor of Ecological Systems Design group, ETH Zurich

Tareq Al Ansari

Associate Professor of Sustainability, College of Science and Engineering, HBKU

Safi Ullah

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

Mustafa Alsaady

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Jeddah

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