Rickard Arvidsson

Rickard Arvidsson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology. His work focuses on environmental and sustainability assessments, including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA), and Material Flow Analysis (MFA). He specializes in evaluating advanced materials like nanomaterials, battery technologies, and emerging substances. His research emphasizes prospective LCA methodologies for anticipating environmental and societal impacts of new technologies.

Key research areas include:

• Environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials (e.g., MXenes, graphene)
• Resource efficiency in battery production (e.g., sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur)
• Integration of social and economic factors into LCA frameworks
• Policy relevance of sustainability assessments for emerging technologies

Recent work includes developing methods to quantify health benefits from economic growth in SLCA and evaluating cobalt supply chain impacts. He has contributed to over 160 publications, focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges.