Ming Xu (徐明), Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
Georgia Institute of Technology
800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 400 F-H
Atlanta, GA 30332-0595
Tel: (404)385-7073; Fax: (404)894-7896; Email: Ming.Xu@gatech.edu
Webpage: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~mxu34/

• Environmental consequences of economic, social, and technological changes
• Environmental implications of globalization and international trade
• Resilience of integrated human/built/natural systems (e.g., urban systems)
• Modeling complex adaptive systems and complex networks
• Environmental input-output analysis, material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, agent-based modeling

• Ph.D., Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, April 2009
  Dissertation title: "Evaluating Sustainability and Resilience of Complex Systems using Network Theory"
  Committee: Brad Allenby (Chair), John Crittenden, Eric Williams
• Postgraduate Research Training Course on Industrial Ecology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, September 2007
  Course title: Ecological Design; Course site: Technical University Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
• M.S. with Honor (top 1%), Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2006
• B.S., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2003

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009- present
• Graduate Research Associate, Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management, Arizona State University, 2007-2009
• Graduate Research Associate, Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University, 2006-2009
• Graduate Research Assistant, SEPA Key Laboratory of Eco-Industry, and Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2003-2006

Teaching Experience

• Undergraduate and Graduate Researcher Supervisor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-present
• Head Teaching Assistant, CEE 4803-B/8813-B, Sustainable Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 Fall
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, CEE 582/SOS 515, Industrial Ecology & Design for Sustainability, Arizona State University, 2009 Spring
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, CEE 561 (CEE core course), Physical-Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater, Arizona State University, 2008 Fall

Research Grant

• Co-PI (PI: B. Allenby), "The First Symposium on Industrial Ecology for Young Professionals, May 17, 2009 Tempe, AZ", National Science Foundation, $37,886 awarded, GBET-0903619
• PI, Research Grant on Energy and Sustainable Development in Rural China, Shell China, 2005, 2004

Professional Service

• Invited Referee, Environmental Science & Technology; Journal of Industrial Ecology; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Cleaner Production; Environmental Management; Regional Environmental Change; International Journal of Sustainable Transportation; Resources, Conservation & Recycling; United Nations University Press; 2009 Conference of International Society for Industrial Ecology; 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology
• International Advisory Committee, Journal of Asia Pacific Business Innovation & Technology Management, 2009-present
• Expert Group, Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, 2009-present
• Program Committee, 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, May 16-19, 2010, Washington, DC
• International Advisory Committee, 2010 International Conference on Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management, January 24-26, 2010, Cebu, Philippines
• Technical Committee, 2009 Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, June 21-24, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
• Founding Chair, 2009 Symposium on Industrial Ecology for Young Professionals, May 17, 2009, Tempe, AZ
• Conference Committee, 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, May 18-20, 2009, Tempe, AZ
• President (2007-2008); Chair for Communication (2006-2007); Chair for Conference and Funding (2005-2006), Student Chapter of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)

Award and Honor

• Francois Fiessinger Scholarship, Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF), 2008-2011
• Marie Curie Actions Fellowship, Postgraduate School of Industrial Ecology (PSIE), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2007
• Excellent Graduate Award (top 1%), Tsinghua University, 2006
• Excellent Master Thesis Award, Tsinghua University, 2006
• Tsinghua-Samsung First-Class Scholarship, Samsung corp., 2006
• Danaher-Hach Environment Scholarship, Danaher corp., 2005
• Excellent Graduate Student, Dept. of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2005
• Tsinghua Scholarship for Excellent Learning, Tsinghua University, 2004
• Tsinghua Innovation Scholarship for Excellent Graduate Student, Tsinghua University, 2003
• Tsinghua Scholarship for Excellent Social Service, Tsinghua University, 2001-2002 (twice)
• Tsinghua Scholarship for Excellent Freshman, Tsinghua University, 1999

Travel Grant

• Chair's Funds, Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology, 2008, 2006
• Travel Grant, Division of Graduate Studies (DGS), Arizona State University, 2008
• Travel Grant, Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), Arizona State University, 2008
• ISIE Conference Scholarship, International Society for Industrial Ecology, 2007, 2005
• Conference Travel Grant, Friends of Civil Engineering (FOCE), 2007
• Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship, Gordon Research Conferences, 2006

Professional Affiliation

• International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE), Member, 2009-present
• Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), Member, 2008-present
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Student Member, 2006-2009; Associate Member, 2009-present
• European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Member, 2006-2007

Invited Talk

• Carbon footprint quantification and policy implications. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, November 26, 2009.
• Understanding and engineering the complexity of urban systems (co-presenter). Tsinghua Environmental Forum, Tsinghua University, September 2, 2009
• Energy use and CO₂ emissions embodied in the China-U.S. trade. Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, April 10, 2009

Publication

1. Li, R.; Xu, M.*; Crittenden, J. C.; Chen, Y. Energy and CO₂ emissions embodied in China's exports (in preparation).
2. Xu, M.; Allenby, B.; Crittenden, J. C. Resilience of the U.S. economy: A complex network perspective (in preparation).
3. Chen, W.; Shi, L.; Xu, M.; Qian, Y. Material surplus and ecological deficit: China's aluminum trade and embodied energy and greenhouse gases (under review).
4. Xu, M.; Crittenden, J. C. Gigaton problems need gigaton solutions (under review).
5. Xu, M.; Allenby, B. Understanding resilience of complex systems: A new perspective of industrial ecology (under review).

1. Xu, M.; Williams, E.; Allenby, B. Assessing environmental impacts embodied in manufacturing and labor input for the China-U.S. trade. Environmental Science & Technology 2010, 44 (2), 567-573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es901167v.
2. Xu, M.; Allenby, B.; Chen, W. Energy and air emissions embodied in China-U.S. trade: Eastbound assessment using adjusted bilateral trade data. Environmental Science & Technology 2009, 43 (9), 3378-3384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es803142v
3. Xu, M.; Allenby, B.; Kim, J.; Kahhat, R. A dynamic agent-based analysis for the environmental impacts of conventional and novel book retailing. Environmental Science & Technology 2009, 43 (8), 2851-2857. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es802219m
4. Kim, J.; Xu, M.; Kahhat, R.; Allenby, B.; Williams, E. Designing and assessing a sustainable networked delivery (SND) system: Hybrid business-to-consumer book delivery case study. Environmental Science & Technology 2009, 43 (1), 181-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es800648s
5. Williams, E.; Kahhat, R.; Allenby, B.; Kavazanjian, E.; Kim, J.; Xu, M. Environmental, social, and economic implications of global reuse and recycling of personal computers. Environmental Science & Technology 2008, 42 (17), 6446-6454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es702255z
6. Xu, M.; Zhang, T.; Allenby, B. How much will China weigh? Perspectives from consumption structure and technology development. Environmental Science & Technology 2008, 42 (11), 4022-4028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es702185e
7. Xu, M.; Jia, X.; Shi, L.; Zhang, T. Societal metabolism in northeast China: Case study of Liaoning Province. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2008, 52 (8), 1082-1086. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.04.007
8. Kahhat, R.; Kim, J.; Xu, M.; Allenby, B.; Williams, E.; Zhang, P. Exploring e-waste management systems in the United States. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2008, 52 (7), 955-964. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.03.002
9. Xu, M.; Zhang, T. Material flows and economic growth in developing China. Journal of Industrial Ecology 2007, 11 (1), 121-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jiec.2007.1105

1. Xu, M.; Williams, E.; Allenby, B. Environmental overhead of labor (EOL) embodied in trade: The case of 2002 China-U.S. trade. 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology. May 18-20, 2009, Tempe, AZ.
2. Xu, M.; Kim, J.; Kahhat, R.; Allenby, B. Market dynamics and environmental impacts of e-commerce: A case study on book retailing. 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 19-21, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
3. Kim, J.; Xu, M.; Kahhat, R.; Allenby, B.; Williams, E. Design and assessment of a sustainable networked system in the U.S.: Case study of book delivery system. 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 19-21, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
4. Kahhat, R.; Kim, J.; Xu, M. E-market for e-waste. 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 19-21, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
5. Williams, E.; Kahhat, R.; Allenby, B.; Kavazanjian, E.; Xu, M.; Kim, J. Sustainability review of the international reverse chain for reuse and recycling of computers. 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 19-21, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
6. Xu, M.; Zhang, T. Material flow input analysis in China. in: Fang, G.; Wang, M.; Lu, Z. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Mainland-Taiwan Environmental Protection Academic Conference. Gau Lih Book Co., Ltd, October 23-29, 2005, Taibei, Taiwan, China, 625-628.
7. Xu, M.; Zhang, T. Material flow accounting and analysis in China. Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Concerns. October 12-15, 2004, Xiamen, China.

1. Xu, M.; Zhang, T.; Allenby, B. Material metabolism of economic system: Physical input monetary output analysis for China. The 4th International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Conference. June 17-20, 2007, Toronto, Canada.
2. Xu, M.; Zhang, T.; Allenby, B. Physical input monetary output analysis. The 4th International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Conference. June 17-20, 2007, Toronto, Canada.
3. Kahhat, R.; Xu, M.; Kim, J.; Zhang, P. A framework for e-waste collecting and recycling system in the Phoenix metropolitan area. 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 7-10, 2007, Orlando, FL.
4. Xu, Y.; Zhang, T.; Shi, L.; Xu, M. (presenting author). Material flow analysis in China. The 3rd International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Conference. June 12-15, 2005, Stockholm, Sweden.

1. Xu, M.; Allenby, B.; Kim, J. Input-output analysis for sustainability. Center for Sustainable Engineering Electronic Library, 2008, available at http://www.ce.cmu.edu/~cse/5aug07%20Allenby%20IO.pdf.
2. Kim, J.; Allenby, B.; Xu, M. Sustainability network theory and industrial systems. Center for Sustainable Engineering Electronic Library, 2008, available at http://www.ce.cmu.edu/~cse/15may07%20Allenby%20Sust%20Network%20Theory.pdf.

1. Xu, M. Adjusting Statistical Discrepancies of Bilateral Trade Data between China and the U.S. Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management Working Papers; Arizona State University, 2008, http://enpub.fulton.asu.edu/cesem/paper/WP/TradeXu.pdf.

1. Xu, Y.; Zhang, T.; Xu, M. Case studies of material flow analysis in China. in Qian, Y. (Ed.), Cleaner Production and Circular Economy: Concepts, Methodology, and Case Studies. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, 2006, 75-88.
2. Xu, M.; Jia, X.; Shi, L.; Zhang, T. Accounting and analysis of material metabolism in the economics system of Liaoning Province. Resources Science 2006, 28 (5), 127-133.
3. Xu, M.; Zhang, T. Material input analysis of China economic system. China Environmental Science 2005, 25 (3), 324-328.
4. Xu, M.; Zhang, T. Material flow analysis on fossil fuel in Chinese economy system. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology) 2004, 44 (9), 1166-1170.
5. Zhang, T.; Xu, M. Material flow analysis: A base of greening the system of national economic accounting. in: Pan, Y.; Li, D. (Eds.), Proceeding of the International Workshop on Greening China National Account System. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing, China, June 24-25, 2004, 207-213.
6. Xu, M.; Zhang, T. Accounting and analyzing of total material requirement of Chinese fossil fuel. in: He, Y.; Gu, Z.; Chen, J. (Eds.), Proceeding of the 9th Mainland-Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference. Xi'an Jiaotong University Press, Xi'an, China, May 10-15, 2004, 1472-1476.

• Committee member, Tsinghua Alumni Association of Arizona (TAAA), 08/2007-05/2009
• Webmaster, Center for Earth System Engineering and Management, Arizona State University, 08/2007-05/2009
• Co-founder and President (08/2007-12/2007) of Sustainability Research Team (SRT), Arizona State University
• Member of Salle Diablo Fencing Club, specializing in Foil, Arizona State University, U.S.A., 08/2006-05/2009
• Member of Fencing Delegate Team, specializing in Foil, Tsinghua University, China, 10/2004-07/2006
• National 1st-class Registered Football (soccer) Referee, Beijing, China, 09/2003-07/2006

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