Jelle Joustra

Jelle Joustra is an Assistant Professor in the Design for Sustainability group within the Sustainable Design Engineering department at TU Delft's Industrial Design Engineering faculty. He is also the academic coordinator of the LDE-Interdisciplinary thesis lab 'Circulaerospace'. His research focuses on sustainable product design, particularly the reuse of complex materials like composites, starting with wind turbine blades. He develops tools and methods to support designers in creating circular economy solutions.

Key projects include EcoBulk (demonstrating circular composites in automotive and construction), Hybrid Reuse Plastics (bulk applications for fiber-reinforced materials), and LICHEN-Blades (structural reuse of wind turbine blades in buildings). His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in material lifecycle management and circular economy adoption.

• Education: Industrial Design Engineering background (not explicitly stated but implied by affiliation).
• Research Interests: Circular economy frameworks, material innovation, sustainable design practices, wind energy infrastructure recycling.

Recent media engagements highlight his work on wind turbine blade reuse and circular composites, appearing in Het Financieele Dagblad, Delta, and the JEC Sustainability Report. He actively collaborates with SMEs and industry partners through projects like SIA-RAAK initiatives.

His research outputs emphasize practical methodologies (e.g., CATSS framework) and industry barriers analysis, contributing to both theoretical and applied aspects of sustainable design.