Angela Farina

Postdoctoral researcher at MSU in the Sustainable Energy System and Geopavement groups. Her interests include the environmental assessment of recycling materials used in flexible and unpaved road pavements, toxicity testing for pavement materials, material intensity for wind turbines, and the carbon footprint of solar PV in North America.

Preeti Nain

Preeti Nain obtained her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. She is currently working as a Postdoctoral researcher at MSU in the Sustainable Energy System group. Her research focuses on various aspects of end-of-life solar photovoltaics. Her current interests include analyzing PFAS in solar photovoltaics and conducting life cycle assessments for PV repowering.

Francis Hanna

Francis is a third-year Ph.D. student in environmental engineering. His research interests include the availability and environmental impact of energy materials. Currently, he is focusing on the life cycle assessment of Li-ion battery recycling, as well as the life cycle assessment and availability of tellurium for CdTe PV.

Luyao Yuan

Luyao Yuan is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at MSU. Her research interests include life cycle assessment of silicon solar PV, end-of-life management for solar PV, and decarbonization of electrical grids.

Chenyang Deng

Chenyang will be in his second year as a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering at MSU. His research includes identifying and predicting PV repowering and end-of-life management of PV waste.

Jaewon Han

Jaewon is a second-year Ph.D. student of Energy and Sustainability in Civil Engineering at MSU. Her research investigates the Life Cycle Assessment of plastic waste recycling systems, especially chemical upcycling to a value-added polymer.

Brianna Tavolacci

Brianna is a second year Master of Environmental Engineering student at MSU. She is the laboratory lead for the Anctil group and a teaching assistant for MSU’s Introduction to Engineering Design course. Her research investigates the toxicity associated with the end-of-life of crystalline silicon PVs under various environmental conditions.