Director
VT Green Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
24061
United States
PH:
+1 (540) 2311446
Fax:
+1 (540) 2318919
Email:
[email protected]
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Background
Dr. Sean McGinnis is the Director of the Green Engineering Program at Virginia
Tech. He has bachelor degrees in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate from Stanford University in
Materials Science.
After working in various research and development positions in industry, Dr.
McGinnis went back to academia in 2005 to focus on the education of students,
especially engineers, in the area of environmental sustainability. Dr. McGinnis
teaches courses on Materials Selection and Processing, Life Cycle Analysis,
and Earth Sustainability.
Research Interests
- Green Engineering
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Sustainable Manufacturing Processes
- Design for Environment
- Carbon Footprint Analysis
- Renewable Energy
- Interdisciplinary Education