Matthew J. Eckelman
Associate Professor, 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
Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis, sustainable production and green design, energy systems and emissions modeling, climate change and health, healthcare sustainability
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2010
- M.S., M.Phil., Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2006
- B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Amherst College, 2000
Honors & Awards
- 2022 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
- 2021 Emerging Leaders Forum Presenter, National Academy of Medicine
- 2019 College of Engineering Faculty Fellow
- 2017 Clemens Herschel Award for Civil Engineering Research, Boston Society of Civil Engineering Section
- 2016 National Academy of Engineering Exemplar in Engineering Ethics Education
- 2015 NSF CAREER Award
- 2013 ISIE’s Laudise Young Researcher Prize
- 2008-2010 Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 2007 NSF EAPSI Fellow, Japan
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
Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis, sustainable production and green design, energy systems and emissions modeling, climate change and health, healthcare sustainability
Selected Research Projects
- Integrated Modeling of Air Quality, Carbon, and Climate at a City Scale for Co-benefit Mitigation
- – co-PI, NOAA
- 4C2B: Century-scale Carbon-sequestration in Cross-laminated timber Composite Bolted-steel Buildings
- – co-PI, ARPA-E
- Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage
- – PI, National Endowment for the Humanities
Research Centers and Institutes
- Global Resilience Institute, affiliated
- iSUPER Impact Engine, co-PI
Selected Publications
- Sherman, J.D., MacNeill, A., Biddinger, P.D., Ergun, O., Salas, R.N., Eckelman, M.J. (2023). Sustainable and Resilient Healthcare in the Face of a Changing Climate. Annual Review of Public Health 44, 255-277. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-051937
- Namin, A., Eckelman, M.J., Isaacs, J.A. (2023). Technical Feasibility of Powering U.S. Industry with On-site Solar PV. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 3, 011002. doi: 10.1088/2634-4505/acb5bf
- Phillips, R.E., Troup, L.N., Fannon, D.F., Eckelman, M.J. (2022). Dynamic Modeling of Future Climatic and Technological Trends on Life Cycle Global Warming Impacts and Occupant Satisfaction in US Office Buildings. Energy and Buildings 256, 111705. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111705
Aug 12, 2024
Northeastern University and SEI Host ‘Towards Zero Carbon’ Workshop
Northeastern and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) hosted a conference focused on decarbonization and new design objectives for the structural engineering industry. University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor and CEE Department Chair Jerome Hajjar, who is also SEI president, led the conference and emphasized concepts of sustainability, equity, and resilience.
Apr 24, 2024
Researching Data for Life-Cycle Assessments and Chemical Sustainability
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman and Abhijeet Parvatker, PhD’21, chemical engineering, collaborated on research about how the health care industry contributes to national and global emissions. This research later led Parvatker to pursue a consultant managing role at Sphera Solutions.
Jan 18, 2024
Engineers Without Borders Experience Leads to Pursuit of an MS In Engineering and Public Policy
Melanie Marino, MS in engineering and public policy, and PhD in civil and environmental engineering, was drawn to advance her education in public policy after a trip with Engineers Without Borders to Tanzania, which required working with the local government to help a village with an unreliable supply of electricity.
Dec 07, 2023
2023 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Oct 10, 2023
PhD Spotlight: Sarah Sanchez, PhD’23, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sarah Sanchez earned her BS in civil engineering, MS in engineering and public policy, and PhD in civil and environmental engineering. She was awarded the Strategic Advancement of Rising Scholars (STARS) Fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation for her PhD studies.
Aug 31, 2023
Eckelman Publishes Book on ‘Industrial Ecology and Sustainability’
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman published a book on “Industrial Ecology and Sustainability.”
Jul 06, 2023
New Study Shows How U.S. Factories Could Dramatically Cut Costs With One Simple Adjustment: ‘This Must Change’
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman was featured in the Yahoo News article “New Study Shows How U.S. Factories Could Dramatically Cut Costs With One Simple Adjustment: ‘This Must Change’.”
May 16, 2023
Determining the Feasibility of Rooftop Solar PV for Decarbonizing the Industrial Sector
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman and MIE Professor and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Jacqueline Isaacs published their research on the “Technical Feasibility of Powering U.S. Manufacturing With Rooftop Solar PV” in the Environmental Research: Sustainability and Infrastructure journal.
May 15, 2023
Rooftop Solar Panels Could Power One Third of U.S. Manufacturing Sector
A new study on “Technical Feasibility of Powering U.S. Manufacturing With Rooftop Solar PV” published by CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Sustainability and Infrastructure has been featured in EurekAlert!, Yahoo News, Newswise, SciTechDaily, Electrek, PV Magazine, ScienceBlog.com, SolarPowerWorld, Gizmodo, AZO CleanTech, and USTimePost.
Feb 08, 2023
$3.1M ARPA-E Award for Building a Carbon Negative Future With Steel and Cross Laminated Timber
CEE CDM Smith Professor and Chair Jerome Hajjar is leading a $3.1 million award from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The multi-institutional team of researchers will develop a new carbon sequestration technique using cross-laminated timber composite floor systems in bolted steel construction for building structures.