François Schneider

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French; Born the 16th of June 1967 in Den Haag (The Netherlands); Single

Areas of interest

University Studies and Diplomas Obtained

1996 PhD in Science and Techniques of Waste Management obtained at INSA de Lyon (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), France, on the subject of allocation and recycling in the context of LCA and MFA. Mention Très Honorable. Scientific supervisors: Prof Alain Navarro (INSA de Lyon) and Dr Gjalt Huppes (CML, Leiden)

1992 DEA (specialisation before the PhD) obtained at INSA de Lyon, on the subject of LCA of steel, aluminium and glass packaging. Scientific supervisor: Dr Patrick Rousseaux. Mention AB

1991 Free student in Environmental Science at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM)

1990 Master of Physical-Chemistry obtained at Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada, anglophone, and University of Paris XI (Orsay). Mention B

1987 DEUG A (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) obtained at Paris XI

1985 Baccalauréat C (Mathematics).

Dissertation/Thesis

PhD thesis entitled Analyse des réemplois, recyclages, valorisations de déchets par l'étude de systèmes cascade (Analysis of Reuse, Recycling, Waste Recovery involving the Study of Cascade Systems).

DEA Dissertation entitled Développement d'une méthodologie pour un bilan écologique global par service rendu tout au long de la vie d'un produit - Application au cas des emballages en plastique et en verre. (Development of a method for a global ecobalance per service fulfilled during the product life - Application to glass and aluminium packaging).

Professional Experience

since 1999 Researcher and active member of the Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI), Vienna, Austria, with Dr. Fritz Hinterberger, on regional eco-efficiency, traffic issues and Sustainable lifestyles mainly

1998-2000 Researcher at the Institute f�r Industrielle �kologie, St. P�lten, Austria, with Dr. Andreas Windsperger. Projects:

1999-2000 Assistant at the TU-Wien for support in environmental assessment projects.

1997-1998 Organiser of an international conference on traffic problems in cities in Lyon, France

1992-1997 PhD researcher at INSA de Lyon (LAEPSI) and University of Leiden, The Netherlands (CML), on the subject of recycling and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Organiser of an international seminar on allocation problems in LCA in Leiden University in 1994.

1990-1991 Research assistant in Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada (Anglophone) on the subject of analytical chemistry and occupational health in aluminium plants.

Scientific Techniques and Skills

Scientific skills
Chemistry, Physics and general Environmental Science backgrounds
Work in LCA since 1991, MFA/SFA since 1994

Technical skills
Organisation of conferences, Networking, Internet, common softwares on Macintosh and PC

Stays abroad
2 years in Canada at Mc Gill University, Montreal
8 months stay in Holland at the CML, Leiden and regular visits
Since December 98 based in Austria.

Languages
French, English, German, Dutch and basic Castilian.

Publications

Hinterberger, F., Nordmann, A., Schneider, F.:
Traffic congestion. Sustainable Europe Research Institute. IPTS-ESTO, 2000

Orthofer, R., Gebetsroither, E., Strebl, F., Gerzabek, M., Schwaiger, H., Jäkel, U., Schlamadinger, B., Jungmaier, G., Canella, L., Windsperger, A., Schidler, S., Schmidt-stejskal, H., Schneider, F.:
Austrian Carbon Balance Model (ACBM). Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf, Joanneum research Graz, Institute for Industrial Ecology, St Pölten. Interim report. Nov 1999. OEFZS--S-S0048.

Windsperger, A., Steinlechner, S., Schneider, F.:
Investigation of European life cycle assessment studies of pipes made of different materials for water supply and sewer systems - a critical comparison. Institute for Industrial Ecology, St Pölten, Oct 1999.

Schneider, F. & Windsperger, A.:
Austrian Carbon Balance Model: Developing a Bottom-up approach for the Production and Waste Sectors. Socio-Industrial Metabolism Workshop- Conference on Industrial Ecology and Sustainability. Sept 22-25 1999. Troyes, France.

Windsperger, A. & Schneider, F.: Material balance of the chemistry sector in Austria - attempt for estimation of carbon losses. Discussion paper for the Workshop "Non energy use and CO2-emissions". Paris 23-24 Sept 1999.

Schneider, F. Chevalier, J. & Navarro, A. ACV:
Méthodes d'affectation. (LCA: Methods of Allocation) Techniques de l'ingénieur. Traité Génie industriel G 5 550. April 1998, 16p.

Analyse des réemplois, recyclages, valorisations de déchets par l'étude de systèmes cascade (Analysis of Reuse, Recycling, Waste Recovery involving the Study of Cascade Systems). Thèse de doctorat. INSA de Lyon. 1997, 318p.

Analysing Waste Recovery as a Switch of Cascade Systems. R'95 congress proceedings. Genève, Suisse, 1-4 Feb 1995, pp 261-267.

Huppes, G. & Schneider, F. (Eds). Proceedings of the European Workshop on Allocation in LCA. Leiden, Pays-Bas, CML, Brussels: SETAC, Feb 1994, 174p.

Allocation and Recycling: Enlarging to the Cascade System. Proceedings of the European Workshop on Allocation in LCA. Leiden. 1994, pp39-53.

Schneider, F. & al.:
Method to take into Account multiple Cycles of Materials in the Context of Product Life Cycle Assessment. Poster at SETAC conference in Lisbon, Portugal. 1993

Développement d'une méthodologie pour un bilan écologique global par service rendu tout au long de la vie d'un produit - Application au cas des emballages en verre et en aluminium. (Development of a method for a global ecobalance per service fulfilled during the product life - Application to glass and aluminium packaging). DEA: INSA de Lyon. 1992, 166p.

by abono 1999-2000