Steven Young, University of Waterloo

Research

critical minerals extraction greenhouse gas measurement life cycle assessment metallurgy mining and metallurgy responsible sourcing standards

Latest papers

Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy.
Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2020

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Lumet - Sustainability standards and traceability of critical minerals value-chains
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$257,505
Sustainable health technology regulation: Mobilizing regulation to improve the environmental performance of health technologies
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$566,099
Synergistic photocatalytic and biocatalytic degradation for controlling microplastic pollution
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$250,000

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy.

MacNeill AJ, Hopf H, Khanuja A, Alizamir S, Bilec M, Eckelman MJ, Hernandez L, McGain F, Simonsen K, Thiel C, Young S, Lagasse R, Sherman JD

Health affairs (Project Hope)2020

DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01118 PMID: 33284689

Lumet - Sustainability standards and traceability of critical minerals value-chains

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Young, Steven SB

Keywords: critical minerals; extraction; greenhouse gas measurement; life cycle assessment; metallurgy; mining and metallurgy; responsible sourcing; standards; supply chains; sustainability

$257,505

Sustainable health technology regulation: Mobilizing regulation to improve the environmental performance of health technologies

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Fiona A; Herder, Matthew; Young, Steven B

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Health Policy; Health Technology Assessment; Market Access Regulation; Procurement; Regulatory Studies

$566,099

Synergistic photocatalytic and biocatalytic degradation for controlling microplastic pollution

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin

Keywords: microplastic photodegradation wastewater treatment biodegradation plastic pollution

$250,000

Cascaded use and sustainable management of lithium-ion batteries in mobility and stationary power

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Young, Steven

$61,531

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: critical minerals Dear Professor Young, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Lumet - Sustainability standards and traceability of critical minerals value-chains" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]