Matthew J. Eckelman
Associate Professor and Associate Chair For Research,
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Affiliated Faculty,
Chemical Engineering
Affiliated Faculty,
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Affiliated Faculty,
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Office
- 425 Snell Engineering Center
- 617.373.4256
Research Focus
Environmental engineering and sustainability; life cycle assessment; energy efficiency and emissions modeling; environmental assessment of bio and nanomaterials; material and energy use in urban buildings and infrastructure
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2009
- M.S., M.Phil., Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2006
- B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Amherst College, 2000
Honors & Awards
- 2015 NSF CAREER Award
- 2013 ISIE’s Laudise Young Researcher Prize
- 2012 Anesthesia & Analgesia paper selected for Continuing Medical Education program
- 2008-2010 Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 2009 Project Award, Air & Waste Management Association
- 2007 ES&T paper featured in ACS Chemical & Engineering News
- 2007 NSF EAPSI Fellow, Japan
- 2007 World Fellow, Coca-Cola Foundation
- 2007 ES&T paper featured in Science magazine literature highlights
Professional Affiliations
- American Center for Life Cycle Assessment
- American Society for Engineering Education
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
- International Society for Industrial Ecology
Research Overview
Environmental engineering and sustainability; life cycle assessment; energy efficiency and emissions modeling; environmental assessment of bio and nanomaterials; material and energy use in urban buildings and infrastructure
Selected Research Projects
- Air Climate and Energy Center—SEARCH: Solutions for Energy Air Climate and Health
- – Senior Personnel, Environmental Protection Agency
- CAREER: Building Chemical Synthesis Networks for Life Cycle Hazard Modeling
- – Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
- A Decision and Design Framework for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings
- – Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
Selected Publications
- A.G. Parvatker, M.J. Eckelman, Comparative Evaluation of Chemical Life Cycle Inventory Generation Methods and Implications for Life Cycle Assessment Results, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(1), 2018, 350-367
- S.M. Rahman, M.J. Eckelman, A. Onnis-Hayden, A.Z. Gu, Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes for Removal of Chemicals of Emerging Concern, Environmental Science and Technology, 52, 2018, 11346-11358
- M. Montazeri, M.J. Eckelman, Life Cycle Assessment of UV-Curable Biobased Wood Flooring Coatings, Journal of Cleaner Production 192, 2018, 932-939
- M. Montazeri, G.G. Zaimes, V. Khanna, M.J. Eckelman, Meta-Analysis of Life Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Priority Bio-Based Chemicals, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4(12), 2016, 6443-6454
- L. Soh, M.J. Eckelman, Green Solvents in Biomass Processing, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4(11), 2016, 5821-5837
Feb 18, 2020
DURABLE: Sustainable Material Ecologies, Assemblies and Cultures
A new exhibition at the BSA Space – DURABLE: Sustainable Material Ecologies, Assemblies, and Cultures, curated by CEE faculty David Fannon and Matthew Eckelman, as well as Architecture faculty Michelle Laboy and Peter Wiederspahn, explores the materials used to construct the built environment which are critical components to the sustainability of our cities.
Feb 10, 2020
Essentials of Civil Engineering Materials
CEE Associate Teaching Professor Kathryn E. Schulte Grahame, Assistant Teaching Professor Craig M. Shillaber, and Associate Professor Matthew J. Eckelman published the book “Essentials of Civil Engineering Materials”.
Jan 17, 2020
Protecting a Museums Health and Collections
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman is part of a team working with the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works to receive continued funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to establish a life cycle assessment tool and preventive conservation library.
Aug 01, 2019
Eckelman Selected for ES&T and ES&T Letters Early Career Scientists Virtual Issue
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research Matthew J. Eckelman was selected by the journals Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) and Environmental Science & Technology Letters (ES&T Letters) for inclusion in their Early Career Scientists Virtual Issue.
Apr 29, 2019
Faculty and Staff Awards 2019
Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2018-2019 academic school year. See Full Photo Gallery Faculty Fellow Matthew Eckelman, CEE Yongmin Liu, MIE Outstanding Teacher of First Year Engineering Students Joseph Depasquale, Chemistry Brian O’Connell, FYE Sumi Seo, Mathematics Matthew […]
Sep 06, 2018
Creating an Optimal Sharing Economy
Professors Ozlem Ergun (MIE), Haris Koutsopoulos (CEE), and Jennie Stephens (CSSH/Affiliated CEE) were awarded a $99K NSF grant for a “Planning Grant: Engineering Research Center for Sharing economy – Humans, Automation, Resilience and Engineering: SHARE”.
Nov 21, 2017
Eckelman Wins BSCE Clemens Herschel Award
CEE Assistant Professor Matt Eckelman and his former Ph.D. student Mithun Saha have won the Clemens Herschel Award from the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, for their paper entitled “Urban Scale Mapping of Concrete Degradation from Projected Climate Change.”
Nov 07, 2017
Engineering and Public Policy Student Spotlight: Sarah Sanchez
Sarah Sanchez believes technology can be used to improve life by minimizing risks and undesirable impacts and by enrolling in the MS in Engineering and Public Policy program, she is exploring the interface between technology and society.
Nov 07, 2017
Hospitals are helping make us all sick
CEE Assistant Professor Matthew Eckelman was featured in the Popular Science article "Hospitals are helping make us all sick" which indicates that the greenhouse emissions associated with the healthcare industry are contributing to climate change related illnesses.
Jun 28, 2017
Young Scholar Program Provides Experience-Based Learning for Future Scientists and Engineers
The Center for STEM Education kicked off its 2017 Young Scholars Program on June 26, 2017, with 26 budding scientists and engineers from high schools at a variety of cities and towns in the Greater Boston area.