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Yingfei "Ted" Jiang

Sustainability Specialist

About Me

I am a sustainability specialist with passion in helping companies and organizations achieve their sustainability goals. I am professionally trained in environmental metrics like Carbon Accounting and Life Cycle Assessment, and utilize data analysis and scientific modeling in my work. I have experience with corporate sustainability initiatives such as SBTi, B-corp certificate, TCFD, CDP, etc. I am a strong communicator, a great team worker, and can effectively deliver complex information in an approachable way. During my free time, I like to spend time with my partner, our three cats and two frogs. I also enjoy music, movie, and video games.

Interests

  • Sustainable Production
  • Decarbonization
  • Environmental Metrics
  • Industrial Ecology
  • Corporate Sustainability / ESG

Education

  • MSc in Environmental Science and Management, 2018-2020

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • MSc in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016-2018

    University of Pennsylvania

  • BSc in Physics for Materials, 2012-2016

    Nankai University

  • BA in Chinese Language and Literature, 2012-2016

    Nankai University

Skills

Carbon Accounting

Scope 1, 2, and 3

Life Cycle Assessment

Process-Based, EEIO

Corporate ESG Initiative

SBTi, CDP, TCFD, TNFD, AFi, etc.

Data Analysis

Econometrics, Time Series and Geographic Analyses, Principal Component Analysis

Programming Language and Software

R, Python, Java, SimaPro, Gabi, Tableau, MS Excel

Industry Knowledge

Energy, Fashion & Apparel, Bio-Technology, Agriculture

Work Experience

 
 
 
 
 

LCA Engineer

Bolt Threads

Nov 1, 2021 – Present Berkeley, CA
  • Established the initial environmental sustainability program for a bio-tech start-up company, including carbon management, product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), impact reduction (with a focus on carbon and water consumption) strategy development
  • Led carbon management program including analyzing, communicating, and disclosing corporate carbon footprint (scope 1, 2 and 3)
  • Led renewable energy procurement program for the company’s North American and Dutch operations
  • Developed iterations of LCA models for innovative bio-tech products with applications including textile material, cosmetic ingredient, etc.
  • Led internal impact reduction efforts through collaboration with research, process development, engineering, product development, and quality teams
  • Led supply chain impact reduction efforts through collaboration with major suppliers
  • Led sustainability certification program including carbon offset, vegan certificate, chemical management certificate, etc.
  • Collaborated with marketing and sales teams on effective impact communication with media and clients
  • Coordinated relationship with external sustainability partners including industry groups, NGOs
  • Hosted educational sustainability workshops for employees
 
 
 
 
 

Environmental Analyst

VitalMetrics Group

Dec 1, 2020 – Nov 1, 2021 Santa Barbara, CA
  • Performed LCA in the context of wide-ranging projects and performing detailed calculations to find material flows, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ecological footprints, and other environmental, economic, and social metrics
  • Analyzed the feasibility and decarbonization potential of state-of-art and emerging technologies in various industries for sustainable supply chain management
  • Developed a GHG abatement model based on an existing Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) model, which would provide scientific estimates on how supply technology intervention would affect the company’s Scope 3 carbon footprint; the model would help the client understand the carbon hotspots in the supply chain, and develop a science-based supply chain decarbonization strategy
  • Performed Carbon Accounting for various organizations (scope 1, 2 and 3)
  • Improved environmental database management, including data collection, database maintenance, and environmental data modeling
  • As a team member, reviewed and published a review article on LCA for plastics through National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

Feb 1, 2019 – Nov 1, 2021 Santa Barbara, CA
  • Initiative to distribute high efficiency cookstoves to underprivileged communities in Rwanda and analyze their environmental and health benefits; the project was awarded a pilot grant for the UC-initiated offset projects
  • Employed LCA to analyze the environmental impacts for common cooking methods used in Rwanda
  • Presented in Africa's Readiness for Climate Change (ARCC) Forum hosted by University of California, Los Angeles in April, 2021
  • Collaborated with Santa Barbara NGO World Dance for Humanity (WD4H) to establish a donation channel for continuous cookstove supply
  • Project moving into the pilot phase with 100+ stoves distributed
  • Evaluated the opportunities in registering the projects as a carbon offset provider under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the Gold Standard (GS) via their corresponding cookstove programs
  • Established the data collection and management system for continuous monitoring of the project impact
 
 
 
 
 

Data Manager

Bren School of Environmental Science and Management / Apeel Sciences

Jan 1, 2019 – May 1, 2020 Santa Barbara, CA
  • Group project on analyzing the environmental impacts of sourcing agricultural wastes and by-products as production feedstocks for a novel bio-based chemical production, with Apeel Sciences as client
  • Employed LCA to evaluate the environmental impacts of sourcing various agricultural wastes and byproducts as feedstock for production of a bio-based food preservative, with focus on cocoa husk, grape pomace, olive pomace, and coffee cherry
  • Developed an easy-to-implement method to determine the environmental impacts of sourcing wastes/by-products – the economic allocation method and the substitution method
  • Discussed the relationship between the substitution method and the system expansion method in LCA modeling
  • The final deliverable report can be found in the “Projects” section
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, China Academy of Science (CAS)

Jun 1, 2014 – Sep 1, 2014 Ningbo, China
  • Employed magnetron sputtering systems to make magnetic thin films
  • Prepared Neodymium-Iron-Boron and Samarium-Cobalt target material; dealt with cracking issue
  • Used Thin Film Deposition Magnetron Sputtering Systems to sputter thin film

Projects

Time Series for TX power

As the biggest state in the US, Texas generates significant amounts of electricity every year. As a state traditionally depending on fossil fuel, the generation mix has been changing in recent years.

Electricity Power Plants in the United States

This project will explore the electricity generation plants in the United States and their air pollutants and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There are three parts in this porject.

A Produce Packaging Life Cycle Assessment

This is a course project where we used LCA to analyze the environmental impact of produce packaging. Although plastic packaging has gained negative reputation due to its various environmental impacts, it also provides valuable function of extending produce shelflife, which could reduce food waste.

Evaluating the Impacts of Sourcing Food Waste as a Raw Material for Production

This project is a group project which leads to the acquisition of the degree of Master of Environmental Science and Management for the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Principal Component Analysis on Meat Products

This project will explore the potential correlations of mineral nutrients contents in meat products, using the food nutrient information dataset from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (USDA, 2019). This includes beef products, finfish and shellfish products, Pork Products, Lamb, Veal, and Game Products and poultry products.

Solar Suitability in California

This is a course project where we developed a spatial model to analyse which counties in California are more suitable for solar farm constuction. Three key aspects considered in this model are (1) solar energy input, (2) land suitability, and (3) land value.

US Coal Plants and Respiratory Conditions

Coal power plants are notorious for their \(NO_x\), \(SO_2\), and particulate matter emissions, which could all cause respiratory conditions. This project will map the large scale coal power plants (annual generation > 1000GWh) in the US, and the prevalance of three major respiratory conditions–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and lung and bronchus cancer– in all US states.

Recent Posts

Are You Macho Enough to be a Vegetarian?

When you stand in front of the meat freezers in a supermarket picking a nice slab of steak, do you ever think of the reason why you want to eat meat?
Last updated on Mar 10, 2020 4 min read

“A Bigger Fluctuation” -- Climate Policy after Trump’s Paris Withdrawal Declaration

On June 1st, 2017, President Trump declared that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. This declaration has created a lot of concerns that U.S. policy will fail to address climate change and support energy transition in the future.
Mar 10, 2019 12 min read

Recent Publications

Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Plastics: A Review

Global production and consumption of plastics and its deposition in the environment are growing rapidly, while their life-cycle impacts …
Paul Rikhter, Ilayda Dinc, Yirui Zhang, Ted Jiang, Bobby Miyashiro, Shelby Walsh, Ruoyu Wang, Yvonne Dinh, Sangwon Suh
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Contact

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