J.C. Diehl

Prof. J.C. Diehl is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of Delft University of Technology and a Medical Delta Professor at Erasmus Medical Center. With over 30 years of expertise in Design for Sustainability, he leads high-impact projects such as the 6 million Euro ESCH-R (Circular Hospitals) and DEShealth (Sustainable Healthcare Education), focusing on environmental assessments, circular interventions, and systemic design in healthcare systems.

• Contributed to UNEP Design for Sustainability Manuals and translated works on Sustainable Product Service Systems
• Supervised 300+ MSc students and 9 PhDs
• Active in editorial work (e.g., TU Delft OPEN Publishing) and conferences (AI Insights, RSD Symposium)

His research spans Circular Healthcare Systems, Hydrogen Energy Integration, Medical Diagnostics AI, and Low-Resource Device Design, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Recent publications address AI sustainability, hydrogen dynamics, and parasitic disease detection. Awards include multiple Design for Sustainability Awards.