Julian Quandt – BioVal

Julian Quandt, UNIA

Julian Quandt is a senior consultant and expert in eco and climate accounting. As an engineer and sustainability scientist, he brings together technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of sustainability science. With his experience in sustainability, innovation and digitalization, he develops customized solutions in various research and consulting projects, especially with regard to life cycle assessments and sustainability assessment in global supply chains. In his LCA research and consulting activities, he has focused on the area of biodiversity impact assessment, in which he has been pursuing a PhD since early 2022.

Experience
03/2023 - today	Augsburg University, Institute for Materials Resource Management Position: Research Assistant, Biodiversity in Life Cycle Assessment
01/2022 - 02/2023	Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Sustainability in Engineering Position: Research Assistant, biodiversity in life cycle assessment
01/2022 – today	corsus – corporate sustainability GmbH, www.corsus.de, Position: Senior Consultant, LCA expert
04/2016 – 12/2021	Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Sankt Augustin, Germany Position: Research assistant in the area of digitalization and sustainability; collaboration in research projects Topics: Smart Energy, Smart Agriculture, Sustainability & AI in SME, Large Scale IoT; conceptualization and management of workshops of the Design Thinking Factor
04/2021 – 07/2021	Witten/Herdecke University - Center for Sustainable Leadership, Position: Work contract: Expertise limnic biodiversity and life cycle assessment
07/2014 – 04/2016	Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Sankt Augustin, Germany Position: Student assistant in sensor development, prototype development
10/2013-04/2014	Centre for Wireless Monitoring and Application (CWMA), Griffith University, Australien Position: Undergraduate Research Associate in Sports Engineering, Sensor Technology and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
Education
04/2019 – 01/2021	Bochum University of Applied Sciences Master of Science in Applied Sustainability, majoring in Life Cycle Assessment; Master thesis: Biodiversity Impact Assessment of Land Using Processes in the Supply Chain of Passenger Cars
10/2011 – 12/2015	Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Sankt Augustin Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, majoring in Media Technology; Bachelor thesis: Development and Implementation of an Electronic Triage Tag with Wireless Interconnectivity
Committees / Volunteer
2020 - today	Scientists for Future, Member FG Raw materials, FG Industry
2020 - 2021	Fraunhofer FIT Environmental Committee, Management
2019 - 2021	Fraunhofer Sustainability network, representation of FIT
2018 – 2021	Fraunhofer FIT Environmental Committee, Member

Selected Publications:

Quandt, J., Lindner, J.P., Eberle, U. (2022): Towards Biodiversity Impact Assessment in Freshwater Ecosystems: First steps, thoughts and research gaps, 13th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food – LCA Foods 2022 – The Role of Emerging Economies in Global Food Security

Quandt, J., Mumm, N., Kranz, J., Eberle, U., Lindner, J.P. (2022): Biodiversity impact assessment in global food supply chains: A case study for GIS-aided impact assessment of soy, 13th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food – LCA Foods 2022 – The Role of Emerging Economies in Global Food Security

Quandt, J., Lindner, J.P., Schüler, M. (2022): Biodiversity Impact Assessment of Land Using Processes in the Supply Chain of Passenger Cars, LCM 2021 – Building a Sustainable Future Based on Innovation and Digitalization – Findings from the 10^th International Conference on Life Cycle Management

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