Charlotte Scheutz

Charlotte Scheutz is a Professor and Head of the Section for Waste, Climate & Monitoring at the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). She leads a leading international research group focused on advancing waste management science, particularly in landfill gas emissions and methane oxidation. She is actively involved in multiple current research projects and supervises several PhD students.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (1998–2002)
• M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (1992–1998)

Her research interests include waste characterization, landfilling, composting, life cycle assessment, methane emissions, greenhouse gas quantification, and environmental assessment. She has extensive expertise in both technical and policy aspects of waste management and climate change mitigation. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action and sustainable cities.

The most recent publications reflect a strong focus on methane emissions from waste and agricultural systems, circular economy policies, and advanced monitoring techniques such as eddy covariance and satellite-based remote sensing. Her research combines empirical field studies with modeling and policy analysis, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to environmental sustainability.

Scientific Awards:

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She actively supervises PhD students and leads significant research projects on greenhouse gas monitoring and waste sustainability. Her collaborations span waste management companies, consulting firms, governmental agencies like the Danish EPA, and international universities, highlighting her role as a key figure in environmental research networks.

She is involved in several active research labs and teams, particularly those focused on greenhouse gas observation, methane monitoring from landfills and biogas plants, and sustainability assessment at regional and EU levels. Her projects such as GasSat (satellite monitoring) and multi-approach CH4 monitoring demonstrate cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research initiatives.