Ximena Schmidt

Dr Ximena Schmidt is a Global Challenges Research Fellow at the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences. She is a chemical engineer and life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) expert. Her research has focused on applying life cycle thinking methodologies in energy and food systems, including sustainable food consumption, clean cooking fuels, food waste valorisation and circular economy. She is currently a champion of the STFC Food Network+ 2.0. and coordinator of the research-outreach projects TakeaBiteCC - Take a Bite out of Climate Change and GGDOT – Greenhouse Gases Greenhouse Gas and Dietary choices Open source Toolkit.