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Date Prepared: 7/15/2020Curriculum VitaeCASSANDRA L. THIEL, PhDContact InformationOffice Address: 227 E. 30th St., Room 636 New York, NY 10016Work Phone: (646) 501-2924Work Email Address: Cassandra.Thiel@nyulangone.orgWebpage: : http://wagner.nyu.edu/thielCurrent Appointments and Leadership PositionsFaculty Appointment2016-present Assistant Professor, Tenure Eligible, Population Health & Ophthalmology,New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY2016-present Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure, NYU Robert F. Wagner School of PublicService, New York, NY2016-present Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure, Civil & Urban Engineering, NYU TandonSchool of Engineering, New York, NYOther Appointments and Leadership Positions2019-present Sustainability in Business Research and Advising, Senior Research Scholar,NYU Stern School of Business, Center for Sustainable Business, New York,NY2018-present Data-Driven Sustainability in the Medical Sector, Associate, Centre forSustainable Healthcare (CSH), Oxford, UK2017-present Data-Driven Sustainability in the Medical Sector, Expert Contributor, UnitedNations (UN) Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS) Voices,Istanbul, Turkey2014-present Data-Driven Sustainability in the Medical Sector, Expert Contributor, GlobalGreen and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Connect, Planet EarthEducation and TrainingEducation2004Certificate2009BSCivil Engineering, German (minor)2013PhDCivil & Environmental EngineeringTomah High SchoolMichigan Technological UniversityUniversity of PittsburghPostdoctoral Training09/2015-08/2016 Postdoctoral Associate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA10/2014-03/2015 Fulbright-Nehru Fellow (Research Track), Sustainable Healthcare, AravindEye Care System, Pondicherry, India09/2013-09/2014 Postdoctoral Associate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA1
Previous Appointments and Leadership PositionsN/AAwards, Honors, and Memberships in Honorary /201001/200901/2007Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth), Wallace Foulds Trophy forBest Rapid Fire for “Results of beta-testing the global 'EYEFFICIENCY' toolto improve cataract surgical productivity, costs and carbon footprint.”Tomah High School (Wisconsin) Distinguished Alumnus, Inaugural ProgramAmerican Association of Ophthalmology (AAO) ‘Best Paper’ Award for“Comparison of Cataract Surgical Wastes and their Associated Costs in boththe United States and India.”University of Pittsburgh ‘Best Poster’ Award at Postdoctoral Data & DineSymposiumThe American Ophthalmological Society (AOS) Charitable, Educational andScientific Trust Fund, Grant RecipientFulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award (Research),Fulbright Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars(CIES)Alumni of the Year, Summer Institute for Sustainability and Energy (UIChicago)Sustainability Scholar Award, University of Pittsburgh (NSF 1432890)Provost Development Fund Award, University of PittsburghUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sustainable Health CareInnovation Competition Winner, Student DivisionNational Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education andResearch Traineeship (IGERT No. 0504345) Fellowship, University ofPittsburghTau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Michigan Beta MemberChi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society MemberResearch ActivityResearch ActivitiesMy research utilizes life cycle assessment and principles of industrial ecology to analyze andimprove the environmental performance of medical systems, hospital design, healthcare practice,and medical technologies. My overarching goal is to develop a new field of specialized researchfocused on clinical and healthcare sustainability, which introduces medical providers to datadriven, environmentally-preferable solutions while simultaneously developing and improvingsustainability metrics and tools to better account for medical-specific processes, and human andenvironmental health.2
Grant HistoryCurrentAgencyRole%EffortNational ScienceFoundation (NSF)PI16.6%Project TitleRAPID:Variation inResilience UnderShortages in theMedical 7Project IDPD 20-7643EnvironmentalSustainabilityProjectStart DateProjectEnd tProject TitleAgencyRole%EffortProject TitleAward DateInternational Agencyfor the Prevention ofBlindness (IAPB)Seeing is Believing(SIB) InnovationFundSustainableHealthcare Coalition(SHC)Co-PI16%Eyefficiency BetaTestingResearch GrantNANA05/201812/2019PI100%Research GrantNANA04/2018National ScienceFoundation (NSF)PIInkindWorkshopGrant1818038NANYU Green GrantsPIInkindWorkshopGrantNAInternational Agencyfor the Prevention ofBlindness (IAPB)Seeing is Believing(SIB) InnovationFundProject Funding:Inpatient and MRIEmissionsResearch DevelopmentWorkshop:EnvironmentalSustainability andClinical CareWorkshop forEnvironmentalSustainability andClinical CareCo-PI16%Eyefficiency PilotTestingResearch GrantAgencyPastFulbright ScholarProgram, Council forInternationalExchange ofScholars (CIES)PI100%Life CycleEnvironmental Impactsof Cataract Surgery inIndiaUniversity ofPittsburghPI10%Thesis DevelopmentCo-IInkindShaler High SchoolGreening ProjectMascaro Center forSustainableInnovation (MCSI)FulbrightNehruAcademic elopmentFund AwardStudentCommunityGrantAnnualProjectDirectCosts ctCosts 58,024AnnualProjectTotalCosts lCostsTotalProjectCosts 200,000TotalProjectCostsAnnualProjectDirectCosts 130,000AnnualProjectIndirectCosts 0AnnualProjectTotalCosts 130,00010/2019 25,000 0 25,000 25,00001/01/201806/30/2018 49,998 6174.40 94,385.06 94,385.06NA01/01/201806/30/2018 20,000 6174.40 94,385.06 94,385.06NANA11/201705/2018 51,500 0 51,500 51,500NANA11/201403/2015 20,000 0 20,000 20,000NANA05/201408/2014 5,000 0 5,000 5,000NANA03/201004/2010 5,000 0 5,000 5,000TotalProjectCosts 130,000Clinical ActivityN/AEducational ActivityPersonal StatementI am dedicated to educating students and the public on a range of topics, including systemsthinking/engineering, triple bottom line sustainability, operations management, industrialecology, life cycle assessment (and other environmental assessment tools), healthcare or clinicalsustainability, and efficient health services management. The foundation of good teaching andeffective learning, for me, lies in five core principles: accessibility and mutual respect,organization and timeliness, expectations and responsibility, excitement and creativity, and acontinuous learning environment. I attempt to live these five principles by incorporating in my3
classes: open and inclusive class dialog and liberal office hours; preplanned and clearlystructured learning activities; clearly defined goals and acceptable behavior guidelines for myselfand my students; my own enthusiasm for the topics (thus inviting my students to be engaged);and a constant invitation for my students to look beyond the boundaries of the classroom walls. Ihave always maintained positive (average) course reviews from my students, and take pride intheir comments, such as: “I had never learned about any of this before. This provided a newperspective for how to think about my work I am really glad I took this class.” “She was verygood at getting the class involved and getting people to participate in positive discussions.”“Cassie is a fantastic, responsive, conscientious instructor. It's clear that she is passionate aboutoperations and deeply understands the concepts, and is very good at explaining more complexsystems to those who are not familiar with the content coming in.”Teaching Activities2020Guest Lecture, Medical Supply Chains, Pop. Health & Health Policy, NYU SoM, 1hr2018,2020 Instructor, Managing for Environmental Sustainability, 20hrs/yr2020Instructor, Preceptorship Elective, NYU Medicine, 1.5hrs2017-2019 Instructor, Operations Management, NYU Wagner, 40hrs/yr2017-2019 Guest Lecture, Health Services Management, NYU Wagner, 2hrs/yr2017-2019 Guest Lecture, Environmental Science, NYU Enviro. Studies, 2hrs/yr2019Guest Lecture, Practice of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, 1hr2018Guest Lecture, Healthcare System Innovation and Health Policy, 1.5hrs/yr2017Guest Lecture, Occupational and Environmental Health Training, NYU Nursing, 2hrs2016Guest Lecture, Sustainable Computing, Pitt, 2hrs2012-2015 Module Instructor, Engineering and Sustainable Development, Pitt, 8hrs/yr2015Guest Lecture, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Pitt, 2hrs2015Instructor, Engineering Applications for Society, Pitt, 90hrs2013Guest Lecture, Green Building Design, Pitt, 2hrs2012Instructor, LCA and the Use of SimaPro Software (UFES), 14hrs2011Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, Pitt, 10hrs2011Guest Lecture, Analise do Ciclo da Vida (UFES), 1hr2011Guest Lecture, Design for the Environment, Pitt, 2hrs2011Teaching Assistant, Design for the Environment, Pitt, 5hrs2011Instructor, Sustainability, Junior Urban Leadership Institute, Kingsley Association,12hrs2010Teaching Assistant, Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring,Pitt, 2hrs2010Guest Lecture, Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, Pitt, 2hrs2010Guest Lecture, Research Methods, Virginia Tech, 2hrs2006-2007 Course Coordinator, Calculus I Labs, Michigan Tech, 10hrs/sem2005-2006 Teaching Assistant, Calculus I, II, & III Labs, Michigan Tech, 40hrs/semCurriculum DevelopmentI am currently developing a 3-credit course on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) forupper-level undergraduate and graduate students at NYU. The course will be hosted by TandonSchool of Engineering and will cover introductory topics of triple bottom line sustainability andindustrial ecology, before covering the basic approaches to designing and conducting anenvironmental LCA. In addition, in my NYU Wagner course “Managing for Environmental4
Sustainability” I am developing online learning content in a flipped-classroom approach forspecific lecture content.Invited Talks and Teaching of PeersInternalSponsored by NYU Langone Health05/15/2020 NYU Implementation Science Course. “Environmental Sustainability & Resiliencein Healthcare Delivery, during Covid-19 & Beyond.” New York, NY.04/05/2019 NYU SOM Environmental Medicine Interest and Advocacy Group (EMIAG).“Medicine and the Environment.” New York, NY.06/09/2017 New York University, Dept. of Population Health. External Advisory BoardMeeting. Junior Faculty Spotlight: Environmental Efficiency in Medicine. NewYork, NY.04/17/2017 New York University, Surgical Research Seminar. Sustainability in Surgery:Environmental Impact of Cataracts. New York, NY.02/17/2016 Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University. NewYork, NY. Sustainability in Medicine: Metrics for Change.Sponsored by all other NYU Schools03/08/2019 NYU Stern School of Business. NYU Social Innovation Symposium: Striving forthe Circular Economy. Industrial Ecology Panel Moderator. New York, NY.04/22/2017 March for Science Teach-In. New York University. Is it really green? Auditingemissions with life cycle assessment. Washington, D.C.04/18/2017 New York University, College of Nursing. Climate Change and Clinicians PanelDiscussion. New York, NY.04/17/2017 New York University College of Dentistry. Earth Week: Health Care Sustainability.New York, NY.04/06/2017 New York University. What We Waste: An Evening with Dr. Robin Nagle and Dr.Cassandra Thiel. Educating for Sustainability Lecture. New York, NY.02/24/2017 New York University. South Asia Conference. Using Technology to AddressInequality Panellist. New York, NY.02/07/2017 New York University, College of Dentistry. Professional Development SeminarSpeaker. New York, NY.11/10/2016 New York University. Zero Waste Challenge Kick-Off. New York, NY. Moderatorfor discussion on the election’s impact on sustainability efforts.04/26New York University, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service & Tandon School27/2016of Engineering. New York, NY. Sustainability in Medicine: Metrics for Change.External to NYU Langone Health and all other NYU Schools04/27/2020 Montclair State University, Sustainability Lecture Series. Medicine’s Footprint:The Surprising Need for Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare Delivery.Montclair, New Jersey.04/27/2020 Students in Medicine and Health. Sustainability in Healthcare. United ArabEmirates.05/08/2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College (RANZCO), New Zealand Branch.Waste in Ophthalmic Surgeries and What to Do About It. Christchurch, NZ.Canceled due to Covid-19.5
1805/24/201805/23/201805/21/201804/15/2018The Welsh Sustainable Cataract Surgery Summit 2020. Cardiff, Wales, UK.Canceled due to Covid-19.University of Sydney and Wiser Healthcare. Clinical Sustainability Research: DataDriven Approaches to Make Healthcare More Efficient. Sydney, Australia.The Fred Hollows Foundation, Eye Opener. Focus on the Future:Environmentally Sustainable Eye Care Services around the World. Sydney,Australia.2nd Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa - NZ Forum. Keynote on SustainableProcurement for the Healthcare Sector. Wellington, New Zealand.University of Wisconsin-Madison. Weston Roundtable Lecturer. “ClinicallySustainable: The Possibilities and Challenges of Environmentally SustainableHealthcare Delivery.” Madison, WI.Unite for Sight’s Global Health and Innovation Conference. “OphthalmologyAround the World: Using Life Cycle Assessment to Measure and Mitigate HealthCare Pollution.” New Haven, CT.Royal College of Ophthalmology. Developing Ophthalmic Public HealthSustainability Strategies. Mini-debate. “The World has got H.O.T.” Inverness,Scotland.All India Ophthalmological Conference (AIOC). Eye Care and EnvironmentalImpact. Indore, India.University of Wisconsin-Madison. Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar.“Measuring and Improving Environmental Emissions from the Medical ServiceIndustry.” Madison, WI.3M Headquarters. Sustainability in the Medical Supply Chain. St. Paul, MN.Aravind Eye Hospital October Summit. Eye Care and Environmental Impact.Leading 3 sessions at this workshop. Pondicherry, India.International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Council of MembersMeeting. Overview of environmental sustainability. “Session: Sustainability:Practices today for tomorrow.” Hyderabad, India.IAPB Council of Members Meeting. Co-lead session on IAPB’s EnvironmentalSustainability Work Group. Hyderabad, India.International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). Environmental SustainabilityMasterclass. Barcelona, Spain.ICO General Assembly. What is Environmental Sustainability and What Does itMean for Eye Care? Barcelona, Spain.Rethinking Remote 2018. Sustainability for Remote and Rural Eye Care Delivery.Session: Managing Eye Care in Remote and Rural Environments. Inverness,Scotland.Royal College of Ophthalmologists Sustainability Working Group. SustainableCataract Surgery – What Can You Do? Liverpool, UK.UKISCRS Cornea & Cataract Day. Sustainability in Ophthalmology. Liverpool,UK.The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)2018 Technicians and Nurses Program at ASCRS (American Society of Cataract& Refractive Surgery). Sustainability in the Ambulatory Surgery Center.Washington, D.C. USA.6
5/5/201504/20/201510/23/201408/29/2014The Workshop on Environmental Sustainability in Clinical Care. Host, moderator,and speaker. Introduction to Lightning Presentations. Clinical SustainabilityResearch: Global sampler of interdisciplinary projects in operating rooms. NewHaven, CT.HSC Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Clinical Audit Ophthalmology.Environmental Sustainability in Ophthalmology. Belfast, Northern Ireland.National Health Services (NHS) Queen’s Hospital, London. Grand Roundspresentation on environmental emissions from surgery. London, UK.Royal College of Ophthalmologists How to deliver a sustainable ophthalmologyservice in the 21st century seminar. Sustainable cataract surgery: The globalperspective. London, UK.International Association for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Council of Members.Sustainability Workshop. Kathmandu, Nepal.Anglia Ruskin University. Sustainable Health Symposium. Cambridge, UK.VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. Health Science Research &Development Mini Center Meeting. New York, NY.Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH). Pre-Conference Workshop PanelDiscussion. World Hospital Congress. Durban, South Africa.University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association. Pittsburgh, PA. Postdoc toPostdoc. Improving Efficiency in Medicine: Quantifying Environmental Emissionsand Resource-Use of Surgery.Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress. ICC Birmingham, UK. ASustainable Future in Ophthalmology. Aravind vs Pittsburgh: The carbon footprintof cataract surgery.Surgical Team Workgroup Meeting, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.Pittsburgh, PA. Efficiency and Material Optimization Research with UPMCSurgeons.School of Environment, Enterprise, and Design, University of Waterloo. Waterloo,ON Canada. Sustainable Healthcare: Applying Industrial Ecology to Medicine.School of Environment, Enterprise, and Design, University of Waterloo. Waterloo,ON Canada. A Healthy Place to Heal: the Rise of Environmental Sustainability inHealthcare.University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR. Sustainability Engineering: From GreenBuildings to Green Surgeries.Seven Steps to Sustainable Eye Care Services, The Royal College ofOphthalmologists. London, UK. Higher Volume, Lower Carbon Cataract Surgeryin the UK, USA, and India. (with Dan Morris.)Google Waterloo, Kitchener, Ontario. Sustainability Engineering and Healthcare:Efficiency and Waste in the Operating Room.The Systems Institute, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD. Healthcare andthe Environment: Emissions and Effects of Surgical Models and their Material Use.Engineers for Sustainable World and Engineers for Sustainable Medical Devices(ESW & ESMD) Workshop Speaker. PITT. Material flow and sustainabilityassessments.Gundersen Health System. LaCrosse, WI. Sustainability and Healthcare: ASurgical Case Study Quantifying the Environmental Impacts of Hysterectomies.7
11/02/201310/30/201308/201304/2013University of Illinois-Chicago, SISE 2014. Chicago, IL. Sustainability withinHealthcare: Using Environmental LCA in the OR.Undergraduate Research Program, MCSI PITT. Environmental Footprint ofHospital Operating Rooms.University of Illinois-Chicago, SISE Alumni Event. Chicago, IL. Sustainabilitywithin Healthcare: Using Environmental LCA in the ORGolisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester,NY. Sustainability Engineering Tools and Techniques to Improve EnvironmentalFootprint of Healthcare SystemsUniversity of Wisconsin - La Crosse, BioMath Seminar. Sustainability andHealthcare: A Case Study Quantifying the Environmental Impacts of SurgicalHysterectomies.Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) Regional Conference. PITT. BeyondEnvironmental Sustainability: the US Healthcare System.UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Grand Rounds. PITT. Science-Based Sustainability inthe Operating RoomAmerican Association of University Women (AAUW) Tomah Branch. Tomah, WI.Creating Sustainability in Healthcare and Our Community.University of Colorado – Boulder. Civil, Enviro, & Architectural Eng. Seminar.Boulder, CO. Life Cycle Assessment and Implications for Green Building DesignMentoring and AdvisingPre-Doctoral Students supervised/mentored (Dates, Name, Program, Role, Title)2020 – present Yiming Huang, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, CS2020 – present Pallavi Sreedhar, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, Econ/Hist2020 – present Hannah Bockius, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, Biomed2020 – present Meenakshi Seetharaman, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Cog. Sci.2020 – present Genevieve Silva, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, Med Student2020 – present Hannah Green, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, Bio2020 – present Danielle Sorscher, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, Enviro PPEL2019 – present Hena Goel, Sustainable Healthcare, Project Manager, Masters Candidate2019 – present SiWoon Park, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, STS2019 – present Michelle Lam, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, biosci2019 – present Cordelia Kwon, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, PH2019 – present Radhika Pats, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, biosci2019 – present Ankit Sharma, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, Chem/bioE2019 – present AhRam Cho, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, math2019 – present Anthony Chua, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, bio2019 – present Ruhana Amin, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, biosci2018 – present Dhruvi Joshi, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, CE2018 – present Purnima Prasad, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, CE2017 – 2020David Kleyn, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, Psych2017 – 2020Danielle Wilkins, Sustainable Healthcare, MS Student, U. Michigan,Professional2019 – 2020Muhammad Anas Jawed, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BSStudent, CS8
0172015-20172015-20162014-20152010-2013Ziwei (Ava) Zhang, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, CSShruti Karmakar, Healthcare Waste Policy, Policy Researcher, MastersCandidatePriyanka Upasani, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student, PHSamuel Boahen, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student,CS/EEJenna Tauber, Sustainable Healthcare, Med, Student, Ophtho Drugs, MedStudentIjeoma Chinwuba, Sustainable Healthcare, Resident, Ophtho Drugs, MedResidentMichael Rothschild, Sustainable Healthcare, Resident, Ophtho Drugs, MedResidentJagan Subramanian, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, EEAbdur (Mani) Rehman, Tandon Summer, Student Researcher, BS Student, CEEmily Schehlein, Sustainable Healthcare, Med, Student Researcher, MedResidentSamuel Cytryn, Biostatistics, Med Resident, Med ResidentCesar Soria, Biostatistics, Med Resident, Med ResidentMargot Hedlin, Biostatistics, Med Resident, Med ResidentVarshini Kumar, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student,BusinessYizhen (Grace) Cai, Sustainable Healthcare, Student Researcher, BS Student,BusinessChhavi Gupta, Sustainable Healthcare, Research Assistant, Masters CandidateLyndsay Gavin, Sustainable Healthcare, MS Student, Yale U., MS StudentAnn Shue, Sustainable Healthcare, Resident, Ophtho Drugs, Med FellowAnton Kolomeyer, Sustainable Healthcare, Resident, Ophtho Drugs, MedFellowSara de la Rosa, Sustainable Healthcare, Med, Student, Ophtho LCA, MedFellowLeah P. Swanzy, Sustainable Healthcare, Med. Student, U. Pittsburgh,PhysicianDoctoral students supervised/mentored (Dates, Name, Program, Role, Current Title)2018-presentAlexander Cimprich, Industrial Ecology, PhD Candidate, University ofWaterloo, Engineering, PhD Candidate2019-2020Jeffrey Mao, Masters Candidate, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, MastersCandidate2014-2016Scott Unger, Sustainable Healthcare, PhD Student, U. Pittsburgh, EPAResearcher2014-2016Harold Rickenbacker, Green Building Design, PhD Student, U. Pittsburgh,Employee at the Environmental Defense Fund2014-2016Vaclav Hasik, Green Building Design, PhD Student, U. Pittsburgh, Postdoc2013-2015Nicole Campion, Sustainable Healthcare, PhD Student, U. Pittsburgh,Professional9
Post-Doctoral students supervised and/or mentored (Dates, Name, Program, Role, CurrentTitle)N/AFaculty mentored03/2019-present Jonathan Slutzman, MD, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolInstitutional, Local/National Service and Related ActivityInstitutional Service10/2019-present Advisor, NYULH Dept. Population Health GreenFirst Committee10/2019-present Member, NYULH “FutureClinic”, NYU HiBRID Lab10/2019-present Faculty Advisor, NYULH GreenFirst Working Group11/2018-present Member, NYULH Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee09/2017- present Reviewer, NYU Office of Sustainability Green Grants Committee2017-presentAdvisor, NYU Provost’s Sustainability Work Group2017Member, NYU Wagner School Faculty Diversity Committee Focus GroupProfessional ServiceFor Professional Organizations2019- presentMember, American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA)2017- presentMember, International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)Environmental Sustainability Working Group2017- presentVice-Chair, Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) Section,International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)2013- presentMember, International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)2017Member, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS)2013-2017Member & Trained Facilitator, American Association of University Women(AAUW); tart mart Salary Negotiation Workshop2015-2016Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)2013-2015Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)2009-2014Member, Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USA); State Representative,Western PA (2010-12); President, EWB North East Region (2012-14)Peer Review Groups, Grant Application Review Groups, and Study Sections2020Reviewer, THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)Fellowship, University of Cambridge – 1 application2017Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) ‘Sustainable Economy’Grants Program – 1 applicationAdvisory Boards and Consultant Positions08/2019-present Consultant, Stryker CorporationOrganizing Roles in Scientific Meetings2019-2020 Invited Session Convener, International Agency for Prevention of Blindness(IAPB) 2020 General Assembly. Environmental Sustainability session. Singapore.04/2018Co-Organizer, The Workshop on Environmental Sustainability in Clinical Care,Yale University, New Haven, conferences/copy of index.aspxEditorial and Journal Positions2018-2020 Guest Editor, Resources, Conservation and Recycling (RCR) Special Issue on10
20172015-2017201620152014201420142013Sustainable HealthcarePeer Reviewer, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JCRS) – 2Peer Reviewer, Resources, Conservation & Recycling – 4Peer Reviewer, Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) – 1Peer Reviewer, British Medical Journal (BMJ) Innovations – 1Peer Reviewer, British Medical Journal (BMJ) Quality and Safety – 1Peer Reviewer, PLoS ONE – 1Peer Reviewer, Public Administration Review (PAR) – 1Peer Reviewer, Acta Ophthalmologica – 1Reviewer, NYU CHIDS Delivery System Redesign GrantsPeer Reviewer, Int, Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(IJERPH) – 1Peer Reviewer, International Society for Industrial Ecology-InternationalSymposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISIE-ISSST) JointConference – 8Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (JLCA) – 6Peer Reviewer, Health Affairs – 1Peer Reviewer, Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) – 1Peer Reviewer, Journal of Industrial Ecology (JIE) – 2Peer Reviewer, ASEE National Conference - Student Division – 3Associate Editor, Proceedings of ISSST2014Reviewer, Simonen, K, (2014), Life Cycle Assessment, Routledge, – 2Community Service, Volunteer Activities, and Teaching of Patients2017- present Member, 500 Women Scientists New York Pod2013-2016Volunteer (Photographer), Women in Bio (WIB Pittsburgh), 4River Solutions,AAUW tart mart Salary Negotiation Workshop2011-2015Instructor, Manchester Academic Charter School (MACS) Green Week,Sustainability Day2014-2015Volunteer, Sri Aurobindo Society, SARVAM & Public Health ProjectsMilitary ServiceN/ABibliographyPublicationsPeer-Reviewed Publications1. Shrake, S., Thiel, C., Landis, A., Bilec, M. (2012). “Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool forImproving Service Industry Sustainability.” IEEE, Potentials. 30:1, 10-15.2. Campion, N., Thiel, C.*, DeBlois, J., Woods, N., Landis, A., Bilec, M. (2012). "Life cycleassessment perspectives on delivering an infant in the US." Science of the Total Environment.425(0): 191-198. *corresponding author3. Thiel C., Campion N, Landis A, Jones A, Schaefer L, Bilec M. (2013) “A Materials Life CycleAssessment of a Net-Zero Energy Building.” Energies. 6(2):1125-1141.11
4. Thiel C., Needy, K., Ries, R., Hupp, D., Bilec M. (2014) “Building Design and Performance:A Comparative Longitudinal Assessment of a Green Children’s Hospital.” Building andEnvironment. 78(0), 130-6.5. Thiel, C.*, Eckelman, M., Guido, R., Huddleston, M., Landis, A., Sherman, J., Shrake O.,Woods, N., Bilec, M. (2014) “Environmental Impacts of Surgical Procedures: Life CycleAssessment of Hysterectomy in the US.” Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T).49 (3), 1779-1786. *corresponding author6. Campion, N., Thiel, C., Woods, N., Swanzy, L., Landis, A., Bilec, M. (2015). "EnvironmentalLife-Cycle Impacts of Surgical Material Supply: A Comparative LCA of Disposable CustomPacks." Journal of Cleaner Production. 94: 46-55.7. Focareta, J., Campion, N., Thiel, C., & Bilec, M. (2015). The Power of Nurses. PennsylvaniaNurse,
12/2011 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sustainable Health Care Innovation Competition Winner, Student Division . Occupational and Environmental Health Training, NYU Nursing, 2hrs 2016 Guest Lecture, Sustainable Computing, Pitt, 2hrs . Sponsored by all other NYU Schools . 03/08/2019 . NYU Stern School of Business. NYU Social .
