Alissa Kendall
Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2001 Engineering III
One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616

Email: amkendall@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 530-752-5722


Research Interests: Life cycle modeling applied to transportation systems, construction materials, buildings, energy generation, and alternative fuel pathways with the goal of developing sustainable systems. Sustainable systems are those that minimize the energy consumption, global warming potential, resource consumption, adverse human health impacts, and damage to natural systems that occur while meeting society's material and energy needs.

Research Topics:
Topic: Life cycle modeling of biofuels
Topic: Life cycle modeling of concrete infrastructure
Topic: Development of a framework for life cycle modeling for long-lived and complex systems
Topic: Multimodal freight-transportation modeling


Selected Publications:
Kendall, A., Chang, B. (2009) “Estimating life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from corn-ethanol: A critical review of current U.S. practices” Journal of Cleaner Production (In Press)

O’Hare, M., Plevin R. J., Martin J. I., Jones, A. D., Kendall, A., Hopson, E. (2009). “Proper Accounting for Time Increases Crop-Based Biofuels’ GHG Deficit versus Petroleum” Environmental Research Letters. (4) 024001

Kendall, A., Kesler, S. E., and Keoleian, G. A. (2008) “Geologic vs. Geographic Constraints on Cement Resources in the Great Lakes Region” Resources Policy 33 160-197.

Kendall, A., Keoleian , G. A., Lepech, M. D. (2008) “Materials Design for Sustainability through Life Cycle Modeling of Engineered Cementitious Composites” Materials and Structures 41 1117-1131.

Kendall, A., Keoleian, G. A., and Helfand, G. (2008) “An Integrated Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis Model for Concrete Bridge Deck Applications” Journal of Infrastructure Systems 14(3) 214-222.

Kapur, A., Keoleian, G. A., Kendall, A. and Kesler, S. E. (2008) “Dynamic Modeling of In-use Cement Stocks in the United States” Journal of Industrial Ecology. 12(4) 539-556

Courses:
Urban Systems and Sustainability
ECI 123 - Winter Quarter 2010

Life Cycle Modeling for Sustainable Engineering:
ECI 289 - Spring Quarter 2009

Education:
PhD, Jointly Conferred (2007)
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

MS Natural Resource Policy (2004)
School of Natural Resources & Environment
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Certificate in Industrial Ecology (2004)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

BSE Environmental Engineering (2000)
Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University


Publications (Cont.)
Keoleian, G. A., Kendall, A., Dettling, J. E., Smith, V. M.,
Chandler, R. F., Lepech, M. D., and Li, V. C. (2005)
"Life Cycle Modeling of Concrete Bridge Design:
Comparison of Engineered Cementitious Composite
Link Slabs and Conventional Steel Expansion Joints."
Journal of Infrastructure Systems 11(1) 51-60.