Alex C. Marcher Email & Phone Number

Svinninge, Zealand, Denmark

Conducting LCAs and other sustainability assessments related to Andel's services in energy generation and energy supply. Projects:- Comparative LCA of SF6-transformer substations and SF6-free alternatives: investigating possible environmental burden shifts of prematurely replacing SF6-technology with SF6-free alternatives

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Projects included: - Models for circular LCA for textiles; Comparing LCA modelling approaches in ISO14040+44 LCA-standards, GHG Protocol, EN15804 EPD-standard, and PEF in relation to functional textiles.- LCA of post-consumer plastic recycling: Goal and scope definition with the client, system boundary definition, data collection, LCIA calculations including confidence intervals using SimaPro's Monte Carlo tool.- Comparative LCA of pyrolysis of plastic waste, and utilizing the output in production of jet fuel and in plastic products: Goal and scope definition with the client, system boundary definition, data collection, research in sustainable aviation fuel, LCIA calculations including confidence intervals using SimaPro's Monte Carlo tool.- Linking of emission factors and purchasing data for automated mapping of municipalities' greenhouse gas emissions: Using EXIOBASE for emission factor on spent data, modelling new emission factors for physical units using ecoinvent, USLCI, EPDs and other sources.- LCA modelling of for disposable and reusable bronchoscopes, for use in tender material: collecting primary data via direct measurements, modelling in SimaPro using ecoinvent, identifying hotspots.- Development of a screening tool for comparing the environmental consequences of single use and multiple use textiles in the Danish hospital sector: Building Excel tool for non-LCA practitioners, VBA-code, ecoinvent processes modified in SimaPro and assessed to be included in the tool, communication of results

Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark

Continuation of my master thesis (grade: 12 (A))Main responsibilities- Development of Excel-based LCA tool for wind turbines. - Communication with sustainability experts from wind industry partners (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa SE, LM Wind, Ørsted).Tasks- Gather information on wind turbine parameters and bills of materials from scientific literature and industry partners. - Build tool in Excel using named arrays, crosslinks between sheets, dropdown menus, macros, in-cell coding, VBA coding. - Select appropriate LCA processes from ecoinvent database. - Present environmental results visually in Excel with bar-charts showing percentile contributions from components and life cycle stages, and comparison between two modelled turbines and other electricity generating technologies. - Instruct industry partners by email and on call on how to test the tool, and incorporate their feedback in next version.Created results- Working prototype of Excel-based sustainability screeening tool. - External report documenting methods, tests, and usage.

Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden, Danmark

Teaching assistant at the Life Cycle Assessment introductory course, 10ETCS. Responsibilities:- Coaching 4 groups in their execution of an LCA study in cooperation with a company.- Aid in technical questions regarding the use of SimaPro and ecoinvent.Tasks:- Foster good connections with my groups by listening to their individual professional backgrounds and motivations.- Facilitate dialogue and learning by providing techincal and academic input and ask questions to consider.- Help with technical questions for SimaPro.- Help navigating ecoinvent database.Results:- All groups passed with good grades, and happy with my mentoring.

Lyngby

EU-project REEEM, "Role of technologies in an energy efficient economy" (http://www.reeem.org/), with Quantitative Sustainability Assessment (QSA).Responsibilities:- Develop extensive, parameterised LCA model in SimaPro linked to Excel for scenarios- Document the modelTasks:- Acquaint myself with predecessor’s work through their documentation and work in SimaPro and Excel.- Search for emission data for cars, busses, trucks, train, airplanes, including wear on infrastructure.- Export processes from SimaPro to text files using Developer license of SimaPro.- Use external links in SimaPro to Excel as parameters in the model, and change the linked file for running different scenarios.- Edit SimaPro processes as text files by writing Python scripts for expanding the model from 1 to 28 countries.- Import the edited text file processes to work in SimaPro.- Linking of processes in SimaPro for the electricity network across Europe.- Ensure that emissions are also quantified in the used LCIA methods.- Combine LCIA methods into one customised method for use in the project by exporting methods, combining them, and importing again to SimaPro.- Write Excel VBA code for extracting relevant data from output files from other part of the project, to use as input in our SimaPro model.- Keep track of 235 processes for 28 countries plus processes for import and export of electricity between countries. Results:- Working model with more than 7200 customised processes in SimaPro and more than 33,000 links to Excel cells.- Working extensive Excel sheet processing data from other part of the project, including VBA macros to extract relevant data from their files, to use for input in SimaPro model. - Documentation of modelling choices and assumptions for the model.

København V

Taught elective subject astronomy for 3rd year students with mixed backgrounds.- Acquaint myself with learning objectives for astronomy in the official Act.- Use of lectio online portal for communication with students.- Sms-group for quick communication of current astronomical events in the sky.- Conduct observation evenings, including exercises with and without telescope.- Plan and conduct Cooperative Learning, favourite was matrix groups.

København, Hovedstaden, Danmark

- Conduct guided tours in the exhibition for all kinds of target audiences, from school kids to retired engineers.- Give presentations on astronomy to school kids in the dome theatre using the visually impressive planetarium program Universe. - Approach visitors offering my assistance on answering their astronomical questions.- Prepare the guide station with models, pictures, computer with planetarium program Stellarium.- Conduct astro shows, physics/chemistry, including vacuum pump.

Master'S Degree, Environmental Engineering, 10.3

Selected LCA skills: - Conduct life cycle assessment of a product or system in co-operation with company or organisation, including.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Fysik, 11

- Stellar evolution, cosmology, exoplanets, galaxies, dark matter and dark energy, distance ladder. - Didactics of teaching physics.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Arabic Language And Islamic Culture, 11.1

Activities and Societies: Student association for social events- Written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic. - Egyptian dialect..