Garvin Heath

Garvin Heath is a Principal Environmental Engineer and Distinguished Member of the Research Staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He is also a Senior Research Associate at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, where he contributes to quantitative sustainability assessments and energy systems analysis.

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Air Quality Modeling
• Circular Economy Frameworks
• Environmental Impact of Energy Technologies

His 15 most recent publications focus on photovoltaics, renewable diesel production, and sustainability metrics, with keywords spanning Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, and Public Health. Notable works include lifecycle analyses of solar PV systems and biomass conversion technologies.

• NREL Chairman's Award (2013)
• NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff (2021)
• NREL President's Award (2011)
• NREL Technology Transfer Excellence Award (2019)

He serves as an Associate Editor for the Quantitative Sustainability Assessment section of Frontiers in Sustainability and is actively involved in international collaborations like the IEA PVPS Task 12 program on photovoltaic sustainability.