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 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Management