Valerie Thomas

Photo of Valerie ThomasAnderson Interface Associate Professor
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and
School of Public Policy
Georgia Institute of Technology

Research
    • environmental impacts of biofuels,
    • the potential for renewable energy in Georgia,
    • sustainability in Atlanta
    • environmental implications of second-hand markets,
    • barcodes, RFID, and electronics for lifecycle tracking of products and wastes
    • energy efficiency in freight transportation.  


Outreach

Reinvent Recycling with Cash Incentives and 'Smart Trash' - Digital Communities, September 18 2009.

Art, Science, and the Environment, (more details) July 2009.

Students Look at Energy Savings for ISyE Complex, June 2, 2009.

City of Atlanta Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study, March 17, 2009.

E-waste R&D Act - Testimonty to House Science Committee, February 11 2009.

Environmentally-Friendly Laptops - inteview on ABC's Money Matters, July 25, 2007.

Blueprint for a Green Laptop - article in Popular Science, July 2007.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

    • Member US EPA Science Advisory Board
    • Councilor, International Society for Industrial Ecology
    • 2004-2005 American Physical Society Congressional Science Fellow. I worked in the legislative office of Representative Rush Holt on science policy issues.



Teaching           energy class photo

    Energy Technology and Policy class at the solar power arrays on the roof of the Campus Recreation Center.
                                       

Thomas Group Page


Acknowledgement
Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of Interface, Inc., provided the endowed position which I am honored to hold.  He speaks powerefully of the challenge of sustainability in industry: Running a business is a tough proposition...



Office: Groseclose, Room 415
Phone: (404) 385-7254
Fax: 404-894-0390
E-mail: valerie.thomas at isye.gatech.edu

ISyE Profile: http://www.isye.gatech.edu/faculty-staff/profile.php?entry=vt34