Leon Zacharopoulos

Leon Zacharopoulos is a Research Associate at the Chair of Business Administration and Production Management within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Since 2021, he has contributed to research in sustainable production systems, life cycle assessment, and resource recovery optimization.

• Education:
  • M.Sc. Industrial Engineering (Energy and Process Engineering/Production and Operations Management), University of Duisburg-Essen (2018-2020)
  • B.Sc. Industrial Engineering (Mechatronics/Production Management), University of Duisburg-Essen (2014-2018)
  • Semester abroad at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2016-2017)
• Research Focus:
  • Environmental optimization of battery electric vehicle charging
  • Carbon footprint assessment for steel production
  • Prospective LCA for resource recovery systems
  • Utilization of waste incineration slag in cement industry
  • Mixed-integer modeling for sustainable operations
  • Carbon capture and utilization via mineral carbonation
• Publications:
  • 10+ peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings since 2021
  • Key journals: Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, Applied Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production
• Contact: Leon.Zacharopoulos@uni-due.de