Team
Contact
RohPin.Lee(at)b-tu.de
Telephone: +49 (0) 355 69 2398
Address: LG-10, Room 519, Erich-Weinert-Strasse 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. Roh Pin Lee is the Professor for Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg since October 2023. She comes from Singapore, is trilingual (English-German-Chinese) and has lived in Germany since 2005, where she also completed her higher academic qualifications. Her scientific background in psychology, decision sciences and international resource and environment management is complemented with knowledge of industrial technologies. The latter is acquired through her work (from 01/2015 to 09/2023) as Head of the Technology Assessment R&D division at the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC), TU Bergakademie Freiberg – one of the leading R&D organizations in Europe for circular carbon technologies; as well as via her strong international network with science and industry especially from the energy, chemical, waste management, recycling and engineering sectors.
Working at the nexus of science, technology, politics and society, her inter- and transdisciplinary background, expertise, and international experiences enable a multidimensional approach to assess socio-technological-economical-ecological-political (i.e., STEEP) opportunities and challenges that are associated with the transformation of energy and carbon intensive sectors to inform/qualify/support socio-political dialogues and decision processes for the sustainability transformation of energy- and carbon-intensive industries.
Besides leading diverse national and international public- and industry-funded projects focused on topics associated with the decarbonization and transformation of international energy- and carbon-intensive industries towards a low carbon, resource efficient, secure, circular and sustainable production, she is also active in the following capacities:
- Steering Committee Member for the Cluster Decarbonization in Industries in Germany (since 10/2023)
- Senior Scientific Expert (Circular Economy) for the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) Scientific Expert Panel (Since 07/2023).
- Advisory Board Member:
- 12th International Freiberg Conference on Circular Carbon Technologies (since 2024)
- Advanced Recycling Conference (2023) - Visiting Scientist/Expert with the Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (10/2021 – 03/2022).
- Guest lecturer and/or visiting researcher:
- Singapore Management University/SMU (since 2022)
- National University of Singapore/NUS (2022)
- Singapore University of Technology and Design/SUTD (2022)
- University of Surrey in Guildford, Großbritannien (between 2018 and 2023)
- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (since 2019) - Scientific coordinator for the German National Network for a Circular Carbon Economy / NK2 Network (since 2019).
- Award as High-End Foreign Talent by the Shanxi Province, China (2018).
- Head of the organization committee for the International Freiberg Conference on Circular Carbon Technologies (2015 in Inner Mongolia, China; 2016 in Cologne, Germany; 2018 in Berlin, Germany; 2022 Freiberg, Germany; 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2024 in Shanghai, China)
- Reviewer activities for scientific journals (e.g., Waste Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy & Environment, Energy Research & Social Science etc.).
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EDUCATION:
- Habilitation (Thesis: Multidimensional assessment for a carbon transition in carbon intensive industries): Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (12/2022)
- PhD (Thesis: Analysis of important psychological determinants and factors influencing energy evaluations and preferences: Implications for managing the human dimension of energy systems): TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany (01/2015)
- MBA (International Management of Resources & Environment): TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany (07/2009)
- B.A. (Psychology): National University of Singapore, Singapore (6/2020)
SELECTED R&D PROJECTS:
- Chemical recycling for China’s transition towards a circular carbon economy / CRC3-Economy (German Federal Ministry of Education & Research/BMBF; 10/2021 – 09/2024; FKZ: 01DO21008)
- BMBF Research Group Global Change “STEEP-CarbonTrans”: Social-technological-economical-ecological-political evaluation of resource and technological alternatives for carbon resources for a raw material transition in the German industry (German Federal Ministry of Education & Research/BMBF; 09/2017 – 02/2024; FKZ: 01LN1713A)
- Recommendations for a consistent framework for the application and reporting of Life-Cycle-Analyses (LCA) & Techno-Economic Assessments (TEA) to increase transparency and comparability in systemic assessments of environmental and climate impacts of chemical recycling technologies, as well as support policy discussions and public dialogue (Funded by the European Climate Foundation & collaboration with Zero Waste Europe for dissemination activities; 04/2021 – 03/2022)
- Industry consortium with RWE Power, REMONDIS, INEOS and COVESTRO to initiate a circular carbon economy in North Rhine Westphalia/ARGE-K2 NRW (100% industry-funded; 11/2018 – 10/2021)
- Sustainability evaluation of concepts for a circular carbon economy with integration of chemical coal utilization / STOKO (Joint project with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – Institute of Technology Assessment and System Analysis/KIT ITAS; funded by German Federal Ministry of Education & Research/BMBF; 04/2018 – 03/2019; FKZ: 03SF0559B)
- Low CO2 coal chemistry and chemical recycling as contribution to a sustainable and low emission circular economy in Saxony and neighboring regions / STOBRA (funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism/SMWK via the Sächsisches Aufbaubank/SAB; 07/2017 – 01/2018)
Carmen Baumann
Email: Carmen.Baumann(at)b-tu.de
T: +49 (0) 355 69 3634
Erich-Weinert-Strasse 1
03046 Cottbus, Germany
Lehrgebäude 10, R 411b
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Miriam Bui
Email: bui(at)b-tu.de
Address: LG-10, Room 518, Erich-Weinert-Strasse 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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Miriam Bui is a research associate at the Chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with both a natural science and a social science background. Educated in ecology and environmental planning as well as Japanese studies and political science, her work includes the combination of various research methods and perspectives. At university and in various research projects, she focused on urban biodiversity research, science-policy interfaces, sustainability research and environmental policy. At the BTU, she has previously worked at the Chair of Sociology of Technology and Environment and taught the BTU4Future module on climate change education and activism.
For her, thinking technology and the environment together means questioning the context through which the separation of the two took place, to what extent historically grown power structures maintain this worldview and what are the alternatives awaiting us.
EDUCATION:
- M.Sc. (Ecology and Environmental Planning): Technische Universität Berlin (10/2022)
- B.Sc. (Ecology and Environmental Planning): Technische Universität Berlin (9/2020)
- B.A. (Japanese Studies): Leipzig University (9/2015)
PUBLIKATION
- Cabon, V., Bùi, M., Kühne, H., Seitz, B., Kowarik, I., von der Lippe, M., Buchholz, S. Endangered animals and plants are positively or neutrally related to wild boar (Sus scrofa) soil disturbance in urban grasslands. Sci Rep12, 16649 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20964-4
Rishab Rane (External PhD Researcher)
Rishab Rane is an external PhD researcher at the Chair of Decarbonization & Transformation of Industry. Since December 2023, he has been conducting research on the topic of "Steering Decarbonization in the Automotive Industry: A Multidimensional Evaluation of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability Strategies" at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg. Simultaneously, he is actively engaged as a Sustainability Consultant with Porsche Consulting.
Rishab completed his Bachelor Degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on renewable energy in Mumbai, India, his city of origin. Later, he moved to Germany to pursue a Master Degree in Sustainable Management from RWTH Aachen, including an exchange semester at Politecnico di Milano in Italy. His Master's thesis at E.On Energy Research Center was titled "Decarbonization of the German Transportation Sector." During his academic journey, he also gained industrial experience through an internship at Robert Bosch GmbH in the Sustainability and Energy Management Team.
Rishab leveraged opportunities from his work experiences at PwC in 2022 and now at Porsche Consulting. He acquired valuable project insights working with leading DAX companies, focusing on Sustainability Strategy, Sustainability Reporting, and Decarbonization. In his research, he aims to integrate technical expertise in sustainability with strategic insights into industries acquired through his consulting roles. His primary research focus includes Sustainability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Decarbonization Strategy, Green Certification, Net-Zero Path, and Carbon Pricing.
EDUCATION:
- MSc. (Sustainable Management Energy & Water): RWTH Aachen University (09/2021)
- Bachelor (Mechanical Engineering): Mumbai University (06/2018)
Johanna Dubbins ( Student Assistant)
Johanna Dubbins is a student assistant at the chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry. She has a background in social science and humanities. She studied sociology and Slavic studies with focus on Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian at the Ruprecht-Karl-University Heidelberg. Next to those languages she is also fluent in English and German.
EDUCATION:
- B.A.: (Environmental and Resource Management) BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany (10/2023 - Current)
- (Slavic Studies and Sociology) Ruprecht-Karl-University Heidelberg, Germany (10/2021 - 09/2023)