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Environmental impacts associated with products and services will be discussed at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point spring colloquium series on renewable wood resources for energy on Wednesday, April 21.
Karyn Biasca, professor of paper science and engineering, will present “Life Cycle Analysis” at 4 p.m. in Room 120 of the Trainer Natural Resources Building. The lecture is free and open to the public.
According to Biasca, life cycle analysis (LCA) is a technique for systematically identifying the resource flows and environmental impacts associated with products and services. Her presentation will introduce the fundamental concepts of LCA including an overview of current standards, sources of data and interpretation and usage of results.
A faculty member since 1989, Biasca received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UCLA and then went on to work for Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a process engineer for three years. In 1989 she earned her doctorate from the Institute of Paper Chemistry, formerly located in Appleton. Her research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning, online engineering education, life cycle assessment and methodology.
The series, co-sponsored by UWSP’s College of Natural Resources and the Biology Department in the College of Letters and Science, is coordinated by John DuPlissis, forestry outreach specialist, 715-346-4128. The series continues on Wednesday, April 28.
