Angela Daniela La Rosa

Angela Daniela La Rosa is a Professor of Sustainable Manufacturing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Engineering, Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering. She holds an M.Sc. in Chemistry (1994) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry of Polymer Composites (2001) from Italian institutions. Her research specializes in sustainable manufacturing systems, life cycle assessment (LCA), and bio-based composites, focusing on circular economy principles and SDG implementation across material value chains.

Her research integrates:

• Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) for materials selection
• Development of recyclable bio-composites
• Industrial symbiosis models
• Polymer recycling technologies
• Environmental impact mitigation strategies

Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on circular material flows, with 78% focusing on LCA applications in manufacturing, 15% on natural fiber composites, and 7% on industrial symbiosis models. The research consistently addresses SDGs 9 (Industry), 12 (Consumption), and 13 (Climate).

Awards include the NAMRC51 Outstanding Paper in Manufacturing Systems for her work on aluminum recycling LCA. She directs multiple EU Horizon projects including OVERLEAF (2022-2025), THERMOBAT (2022-2026), and H2ELIOS (2023-2026), managing budgets exceeding €5M. Current PhD supervision includes 2 main and 4 co-supervised candidates working on sustainable materials development.

She leads sustainability initiatives as Associate Editor of Materials Circular Economy and Co-Editor of Springer's Encyclopedia of Green Materials. Her laboratory focuses on developing standardized LCA methodologies for composite materials and maintains collaborations with the Plastics Recycling Centre of Excellence (Singapore) through a formal MoU.