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Curriculum
Vitae
Runze
Huang
2145 Sheridan Road,
E127
Northwestern
University
Evanston, IL, 60208
Tel: 1.847.467.4329
Email:
runzehuang2012@northwestern.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in
Mechanical Engineering (2013-
anticipated graduate in 2016)
Northwestern
University, Evanston,
Illinois
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
(2012 - 2013)
Northwestern
University, Evanston,
Illinois
B.S. in Engineering Mechanics
(2008 - 2012)
Beijing
Institute of Technology,
Beijing, China
RESEARCH
AND PROJECTS
Graduate
Research Assistant, The
Energy and Resource Systems
Analysis Laboratory (ERSAL)
Oct. 2012 – Present
Northwestern
University, McCormick School of
Engineering and Applied Science
Project: Economic
and Environmental Impact
Assessment of Distributed
Manufacturing
Jan. 2014 – Present
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Identifying the economic and
environmental implications of a
distributed manufacturing future
enabled by advanced
technology
development such as 3D printing
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Funded by Advanced Manufacturing
Office, U.S. Department of Energy
and collaborated with Argonne
National Lab
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1 literature review paper and
1 research paper under
revision and to be submitted
Project: Life
Cycle Assessment of Additive
Manufacturing in U.S. Aircraft
Industry Jun. 2013 –
Dec. 2013
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Quantifying environmental benefits
of adopting additive manufacturing
in U.S. passenger aircraft industry
until 2050s
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Funded by Advanced Manufacturing
Office, U.S. Department of Energy
and collaborated with ANL and ORNL
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1 journal paper under review
Project:
Environmental and Impact
Assessment of China’s Shale Gas
Production in
Future
Nov. 2012 – Jun.
2014
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Proposed predictions, insights and
suggestions for Chinese shale gas
production industry in future
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2 journal papers published, 1
paper under review
Project: Economic
Impact Analysis for Aviation
Biofuel Production in Midwest
U.S.
Jan. 2013 – Jun.
2013
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Provided answers to potential
economic impact and future policy
suggestions for introducing aviation
biofuels into Midwest of U.S.
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Supported Policy and Economic
Development team of MASBI (Midwest
Aviation Sustainable Biofuels
Initiative), which including more
than 30 major stakeholders across
the value chain (UA, Boeing, UOP,
Clean Energy Trust, etc.)
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Published as part of 2013 MASBI
report
Project: Data
analysis of EPA GHGRP and DOE MECS
for Fuel Use in U.S. Food
Industry
Sep. 2012 – Mar.
2013
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Processed large data for identifying
the potential energy efficiency
improvement in U.S. food industry
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1 journal papers under
revision and to be submitted
INDUSTRIAL
EXPERIENCE
Cofounder and
Director, Yunnan
ZhongHeShenRun Bioenergy Tech, Ltd
Jan.
2011 – Sep. 2012
Kunming, Yunnan,
China
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Built up the company in China that
commercializing new biomass to
energy technologies from academia,
majorly contributed with strategic
planning and collaboration
development
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Planed and developing the first
large-scale biogas and biomass
gasification plant in Yunnan
Province, listed as “China future
green energy county” demonstration
project in NDRC (National
Development and Reform Commission)
and China MOA (Ministry of
Agriculture)
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Developed collaborations with GIZ
(The Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
GmbH), NDRC, China MOA and BRTC
(Asian-Pacific Biogas Research and
Training Center)
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Attracting investments and bank
advances from Deutsche Bank, World
Bank and personal investors
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed
journals
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Masanet, E.,
Chang, Y., Yao, Y., Briam, R.,
and R. Huang (2014). “Reflections on
a Massive Open Online LCA Course.” International
Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
In press
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Chang, Y., Huang,
R., and E. Masanet
(2014). “The Energy, Water, and Air
Pollution Implications of Tapping
China's Shale Gas Reserves.” Resources,
Conservation, and Recycling.
Volume 91, Pages 100–108.
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Chang, Y., Huang,
R., Ries,
R., and E. Masanet
(2014). “Shale-to-well Energy Use
and Air Polllutant
Emissions of Shale Gas Production in
China.” Applied Energy. Volume
125, Pages 147-157.
Working
papers (journal manuscripts
currently under review)
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Huang,
R., Riddle, M., Graziano,
D., Warren, J., Das, S., Nimbalkar,
S., Cresko,
J., and E. Masanet
(2014). “The Energy and Emissions
Saving Potential of Additive
Manufacturing: The Case of
Lightweight Aircraft.”
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Chang,
Y., Huang, R., Ries,
R., and E. Masanet
(2014). “Life-cycle comparison of
greenhouse gas emissions and water
consumption for coal and shale gas
fired electricity in China.”
Published conference abstracts
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Huang,
R., Riddle, M., Graziano,
D., and E. Masanet
(2014). “Life-cycle Techno-economic
Modeling Framework for Net Impact
Assessment of Distributed
Manufacturing Relative to
Centralized Manufacturing for
Emerging Technologies.” ACLCA XIV, San
Francisco, California, October 6-8
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Huang,
R., Thwaites,
F., and E. Masanet
(2013). “Evaluation and Comparison od Data
Sources for Determining Industrial
Fuel End Use: MECS vs. EPA GHG
Reporting Program.” Carbon Management
Technology Conference 2013,
Alexandria, Virginia, October 21-23
SKILLS
• Proficient in
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint,
Excel), life cycle assessments, finite
element methods (Ansys, Abaqus, CFD),
CAD/CAE (AutoCAD, Solidworks,
Hyperworks), and basic programming
(C/C++, Matlab)
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Mandarin (native) and English (highly
proficient)
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