Steffen Foss Hansen

Steffen Foss Hansen is an Associate Professor in Regulatory Engineering at the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He holds a Dr. Techn. (DTU, 2018), a PhD in Regulation of Nanomaterials (DTU, 2009), a Master’s in Technological and Socio-Economic Planning (Roskilde University, 2005), and a Master’s in Environmental Law (Aarhus University, 2022). His work bridges environmental governance, risk analysis, and policy development, focusing on nanomaterials and plastics.

Research areas:

• Risk governance of emerging technologies
• Circular economy policy analysis
• Ecotoxicity of advanced materials
• Regulatory science under uncertainty

Scientific contributions include 253 publications and tools like AdMaCat for sustainable material design. His recent work explores unintended effects of EU circular policies, tire particle pollution, and harmonic radar systems for environmental monitoring. He supervises multiple PhD projects on nanomaterial regulation and waste sustainability.

Awards:

• Best course awards (2013, 2005)
• Gorm-Petersen Memorial Grant (2009)