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Shelie Miller

shelie miller
Director, Program in the Environment; Jonathan W. Bulkley Collegiate Professor of Sustainable Systems; U-M Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Sustainability
Sustainable Systems
Climate + Energy
Food Systems
sheliem@umich.edu
(734)-763-8645
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1532 Dana

About

Professor Miller's research uses life cycle assessment and scenario modeling to identify environmental problems before they occur. Historically, our society has taken a reactionary approach to the environment. By proactively understanding the environmental issues of emerging technologies, we can identify a greater number of options and more creative solutions to avoid or reduce negative consequences. Miller's research group works on a variety of energy-related topics, including the energy-water nexus, bioenergy, refrigeration in the food system, and autonomous vehicles.

Publications

  • Chen L, Miller SA, Ellis BR. Comparative human toxicity impact of electricity produced from shale gas and coal, Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51(21): 13018-13027.
  • Heard BR, Miller SA. Critical research needed to examine the environmental impacts of expanded refrigeration on the food system, Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(22): 12060-12071 Link: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b02740
  • Miller SA, Heard BR. The environmental impact of autonomous vehicles depends on adoption patterns, Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(12): 6119-6121 Link: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b02490
  • Sharp BE, Miller SA. Potential for integrating diffusion of innovation principles into life cycle assessment of emerging technologies, Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(6): 2271-2781
  • Kemausuor F, Bollweg S, Miller S, Modelling the socio-economic impacts of modern bioenergy in rural communities in Ghana, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2016, 14: 9-20.
  • Bichraoui-Draper N, Xu M, Miller SA, Guillaume B. Agent-based life cycle assessment for switchgrass-based bioenergy systems, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2015, 103: 171-178. 
  • Brunner A, Currie WS, Miller SA. Cellulosic ethanol production: landscape scale net carbon strongly affected by forest decision making, Biomass and Bioenergy, 2015, 83: 32-41. 
  • Miller SA, Keoleian GA. Framework for analyzing transformative technologies in life cycle assessment, Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(5): 3067-3075.

Research
  • 2016 NSF UNS Program,  U.S.-China: Integrated Systems Modeling of Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus for Urban Sustainability, $499,990, PI: Ming Xu
  • 2011 NSF Environmental Sustainability Program, Developing a Spatially-Explicit Agent-Based Life Cycle Analysis Framework for Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Bioenergy Systems, $310,000, 9/1/2011-8/31/2014 PI: Ming Xu, University of Michigan
  • 2011 Argonne National Laboratory, Update Material Production Modules in GREET 2 Model, $100,000, 5/3/11-9/30/11, PI: Greg Keoleian, University of Michigan 
  • 2010 NSF Science Master's Program: Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, $700,000 6/1/2010-5/31/2014, PI: Ronald Andrus, Clemson University
  • 2009 NSF CAREER Program, Creation of Predictive and Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment Tool; $403,000, 1/1/2009-12/31/2014, PI: Shelie Miller
  • 2009 NSF Environmental Sustainability Program, Workshop Proposal: Land Use and Geospatial Aspects of Life Cycle Assessment; $80,000 1/1/2009-12/31/2009; PI: Tom Seager, RIT
Education

PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago (civil and materials engineering)

ME, Clarkston University (civil and environmental engineering)

BS, Denison University (chemistry)

Affiliations

Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee (2015-Present).

Steering Committee, Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse, University of Michigan, (2013-15).

Nominating Committee, International Society of Industrial Ecology (2011-14).

In the News
plastic bottles
October 26, 2020

Mythbusting: 5 common misperceptions surrounding the environmental impacts of single-use plastics

ANN ARBOR—Stand in the soda pop aisle at the supermarket, surrounded by rows of brightly colored plastic bottles and metal cans, and it's easy to conclude that the main...

Pandemic shopping
March 1, 2020

Grocery shopping during a pandemic: U-M sustainability expert discusses

FACULTY Q&A As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, University of Michigan sustainability expert Shelie Miller discusses grocery shopping behavior, panic...

In the Media
10/29/2020
Reusable grocery bags aren’t as environmentally friendly as you might think (Popular Science)
07/24/2020
Is Microfiber Plastic? Here Are the Facts on Microfiber's Sustainability (Green Matters)
07/02/2020
US rivers and lakes are shrinking for a surprising reason: cows (The Guardian)
05/09/2020
Is Online Grocery Shopping Better for the Planet?
03/01/2020
Interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Primetime
07/01/2019
Issues Of The Environment: U-M Study Shows Delivered Meal Kits Are Greener Than Grocery Shopping
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