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Callie Babbitt

Professor

Department of Sustainability
Golisano Institute for Sustainability

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Callie Babbitt

Professor

Department of Sustainability
Golisano Institute for Sustainability

Education

BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., University of Florida

Bio

Dr. Callie Babbitt is a Professor of Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology. Callie's research group aims to create circular economy solutions to recover value from waste streams - including food waste, consumer electronics, plastics, and lithium-ion batteries. The research group is not currently accepting new Ph.D. students. A limited number of funded M.S. positions are available; interested students should apply directly to the Sustainable Systems MS program.

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Journal Paper
Althaf, S and CW Babbitt. "Disruption Risks to Material Supply Chains in the Electronics Sector." Resources, Conservation and Recycling. (2020): 105248. Print.
Moore, EA, et al. "Spatial Modeling of a Second-use Strategy for Electric Vehicle Batteries to Improve Disaster Resilience and Circular Economy." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 160. (2020): 104889. Print.
Althaf, S, CW Babbitt, and R Chen. "The Evolution of Consumer Electronic Waste in the United States." Journal of Industrial Ecology. (2020): 1. Print.
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Book Chapter
Livingston, Andrew, et al. "Challenges and Directions for Green Chemical Engineering—Role of Nanoscale Materials." Challenges and Directions for Green Chemical Engineering—Role of Nanoscale Materials. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier, 2020. 1-18. Print.
Ebner, JH, et al. "Environmental Aspects of Food Waste-to-Energy Conversion." Sustainable Food Waste-To-energy Systems. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2018. 177-201. Print.
Armington, WR, RB Chen, and CW Babbitt. "Challenges and Innovations in Food Waste-to-Energy Management and Logistics." Sustainable Food Waste-To-energy Systems. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2018. 259-271. Print.
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Journal Editor
Babbitt, CW, ed. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. Heidelberg: Elsevier, 2020. Print.
Babbitt, CW, ed. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. Heidelberg: Springer, 2019. Print.
Babbitt, Callie, ed. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Special Issue on Circular Economy: Elsevier, 2017. Print.
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External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee
3/25/2019 -3/24/2020
     National Science Foundation
     Amount: 47,742
12/1/2019 -11/30/2024
     National Science Foundation
     Amount: 513,442
4/4/2019 -2/28/2020
     Consumer Technology Association
     Amount: 28,000
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Full Length Book
Trabold, T and CW Babbitt. Sustainable food waste-to-energy systems. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2018. Print.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Babbitt, CW. "International Reviewer." Make Our Planet Great Again Selection Committee. Agence Nationale de la Recherche. Paris, France. 18 Dec. 2018. Address.
Babbitt, Callie. "Sustainable Materials Management for Consumer Technology." CES 2017. Consumer Technology Association. Las Vegas, NV. 7 Jan. 2017. Keynote Speech.
Babbitt, CW. "Sustainable Food Waste Management." U.S. Delegate to the G7 Environmental Ministers Meeting. University of Bologna. Bologna, Italy. 9 Jun. 2017. Address.
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Published Conference Proceedings
Fumagalli, M. E, et al. "A Framework for the Integration of System Engineering and Functional Analysis Techniques to the Goal and Scope of Life Cycle Assessment." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Chicago, IL: n.p., Print.
Gaustad, G, et al. "Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs for Li-Based Battery Recycling." Proceedings of the Battery Recycling Symposium, Energy Conversion and Storage Proceedings, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials. Orlando, FL: n.p., Print.
Lin, Jay, et al. "Assessment of Bio-fuel Options for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-based Auxiliary Power Units." Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST). Ed. unknown. Chicago, IL: IEEE, Print.
Published Article
Babbitt, C.W., and A.S. Lindner. “Effect of nitrogen source on methanol oxidation and genetic diversity of methylotrophic mixed cultures enriched from pulp and paper mill biofilms.”Biodegradation, (2010). Web. * É 
Formal Presentation
Babbitt, Callie, and Erinn Ryen. “Product and function evolution in information and communication technologyLCA studies.” LCAX: Conference of the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment.Portland, OR. 03 Nov 2010. Presentation. " 
Babbitt, Callie, and Erinn Ryen. “Bridging the Gap in Forward and Reverse Supply Chains for EvolvingElectronic Products.” InternationalSymposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology. Arlington, VA. 17-19 May 2010. Presentation. " 
Babbitt, Callie,Rachel Deng, and Eric Williams. “Economic-Balance Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment of a Laptop Computer.” Electronics andSustainability Symposium. Champaign, IL. 23-24 Feb. 2010. Presentation.

Currently Teaching

ISUS-701
1 - 3 Credits
An independent project in sustainability not covered in the available courses. This project can be experimental research, literature review, or other appropriate work. This course requires a formal proposal and a faculty sponsor.
ISUS-702
3 Credits
This course prepares students to understand grand challenges in sustainability, conduct original research related to sustainable production and consumption systems, and apply the scientific method in an integrative, team-based approach to graduate research. This course introduces fundamental concepts that are essential to understanding the interaction of economic, environmental, and social systems. Successful students will understand multiple perspectives on sustainability, the importance of sustainability as an ethical concept, behavioral impacts to sustainable solutions, and a life-cycle approach to organizing research related to sustainability. It is a core course within the Sustainability program.
ISUS-704
3 Credits
Industrial ecology is the study of the interaction between industrial and ecological systems. Students in this course learn to assess the impact and interrelations of production systems on the natural environment by mastering fundamental concepts of ecology as a metaphor for industrial systems and the resultant tools from industrial ecology, including life cycle assessment, material flow analysis, and energy and greenhouse gas accounting. This is a core course within the Sustainability Ph.D. program.
ISUS-780
1 - 6 Credits
An independent project in sustainability serving as a capstone experience for students completing the non-thesis option. This course requires a formal proposal and a faculty sponsor.
ISUS-790
1 - 6 Credits
Independent research in sustainability leading to the completion of the MS thesis. This course requires a formal proposal and a faculty sponsor.
ISUS-791
0 Credits
MS or PhD students requiring additional time to complete their thesis
ISUS-807
1 - 9 Credits
Research in fulfillment of Sustainability Ph.D. dissertation or M.S. capstone requirements.
ISUS-877
0 Credits
The Research Internship is designed to enhance the educational experience of PhD students through full-time employment.
ISUS-890
1 - 9 Credits
Research fulfillment of Sustainability Ph.D. dissertation requirements.

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