Newcastle University

Background

I completed my PhD by developing and applying social, engineering and management methodologies to increase the profitabiltity and understanding of UK industries and its workforce. Previous projects that have been assessed independently by the UK Department of Trade and Industry received highest possible ratings for the transfer of technical and management knowledge. My projects enhanced research and training in science, engineering and technology management being directly relevant to businesses and governmental organisations.

In my current role I develop new approaches in modelling of resource flows, life cycle assessments, industrial ecology and standardised systems in urban environments as part of the EPSRC funded project on "Resource implications of adaptation of infrastructure to global change”. We aim to provide system-scale understanding of the inter-relationships between resource mapping and resource use in cities by applying Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle Assessment thinking in relation to climate impacts, land use, transport and the built environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

Researching Resource Modelling and to a small degree teaching Civil Engineering, Waste Management, Business and the Environment, Supply Chain Management and Life Cycle Assessment

Qualifications

-Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering and Business Psycholgy
-Master of Science in Clean Technologies
-Diplom Ingenieur (Master of Engineering) in Civil Engineering
-Fully qualified and practiced steel grid worker

Previous Positions

Buiness and Research Manager; Newcastle University (2000-2004)

Director of Econoplas Ltd. (2004-2011) 

Environmental Engineering Lecturer and School Business Developer; Newcastle University (2006-2008)

Associate Director of SEQM Ltd. (2008-2010)

Director of Biscuit Management and Training (2010-2011) 

Memberships

International Solid Waste Management Association (ISWA)

International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE)

Languages

German (mother tongue)
Spanish (basic)
French (very basic)

Research Interests

- Resource efficiency and urban planning
- Industrial ecology and the sustainable management of cities and businesses
- Environmental, waste management and recycling technologies
- Industrial and municipal solid waste management systems
- Life cycle assessment; evaluation of environmental and economic burdens
- Standardised management systems (e.g. ISO 9001, 14001)
- Sustainable development and psychology

Current Work

Researching Resource Modelling

Esteem Indicators

- Journal reviewer (Waste Management, Wastes Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Institution of Civil Engineers and others)
- Reviewer, Foundation for Innovation, Canada (03/04-present)
- Tutor and team leader for STaR City-The Green City of the Future-Urban Planning; EU Marie Curie, Athens, Greece (05/06)
- Invited speaker, team leader and course provider for STaR City-The Green City of the Future-Waste Mangament; EU Marie Curie, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (03/06)
- Associate, Parliamentary Sustainable Waste Group, House of Commons, UK (06/02-04/04)
- Counsellor, Charted Institution of Waste Management, UK (04/02-present)
- Visiting lecturer, University of Applied Science Saarland, Germany (04/02-present)
- Full member, International Solid Waste Association, Denmark (01/01-present)
- Technical advisor, German governmental committee of expert advisers to the Chinese Ministry, Beijing, China (12/00)
- Technical advisor, BBC 2 Documentary “Trash Trial”, UK (11/00)

Funding

The following resarch contracts were awarded:
-Project director; Business Development and Knowledge Transfer; 10/06-08/08; Higher Education Innovation Fund
-Project manager; PD: Prof. Blythe; YorCard, Smart card payment for public transport; 04/07-04/09; Scheidt Bachman and Yorkshire Forward
-Project manager; PD: Prof. Blythe; Transport Issues in Cambridge; 05/07-01/08; Cambridge Council
-Project director; New PD: Dr. Sallis; Waste management in North Tyneside; 04/08-04/00; North Tyneside Council and KTP;
-Project manager; PD: Prof. Bell; Demand responsive signal control for roadworks; 11/07-06/08; Hatton Traffic Management; North Tyneside
-Project manager; PD: Prof. Hall; Predicting uncertainty and flooding; 08/07-04/08; Thames Estuary 2100 and EA; London
-Collaborator; STaR City-Science, Technology and Research for Sustainable Cities (01/05-05/08) funded by EU Marie Curie; University of Essen (Germany)
-Collaborator; DIM SUM, Decision Making in Water Management (11/04-10/07) funded by EU FP 6; University of Natural Resources, Vienna (Austria)
-Project manager; BIONICS-Biological and Engineering Impacts of Climate Change on Slopes (06/04-05/08) funded by EPSRC (UK).
-Project manager; Mecoprop-Leachate Management (04/04-10/04); funded by Alco Waste Management Ltd
-Consultant; Life Cycle Assessment and its Strategic Importance to the Construction Industry (01/04-04/04); funded by Aggregate Industries (UK)
-Project manager; Socrates Erasmus-Teaching and Student Mobility Grant (09/03-09/05); funded by EU FP 6
-Collaborator; SEDIS Sewage Sludge Treatment (09/03-08/06); funded by EU FP 6; IZES, Saarbruecken (Germany)
-Consultant; Plastic Waste Management, Treatment Technologies and its Supply Chain (07/03-04/05); funded by Econoplas Ltd (UK)
-Project manager; The Development of Pilot-plant Methodologies and Procedures for the Assessment of the Treatability for Hazardous Liquid Wastes (10/02-10/04); funded by EPT Ltd, DTI and EPSRC (UK)
- Consultant; Waste Management Techniques and Scenarios for Tehran (08/02-02/03); funded by the Municipality of Tehran (Iran)
- Project manager; Life Cycle Inventory of a Thermal Treatment Facility for Municipal Solid Waste (01/02-06/02); funded by Tyneside City Council (UK)
- Project manager; The Development and Implementation of an Integrated Solid Waste Management System Incorporating Waste Reduction and Recycling Methodologies and Working Procedures (08/01-08/04); funded by United Chemicals Belgium, DTI and EPSRC (UK)

Industrial Relevance

-Project director; Supply chain assessment and Country of Origin study; 10/09-12/09; Made In Nations; Newcastle
-Project director; Design and implement Quality Management System 9001 (QMS); 07/09-12/09; P F Burridge Construction, North Tyneside
-Project director; Develop and implement Integrated Management System (IMS) ISO 9001; ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001; 06/09-10/09; Newton Architects; Newcastle
-Project director; 5 day safety, health and environment framework standard course; 04/09-05/09; Unilever Worldwide, Vietnam
-Project director; 5 day course business and supply chain management; 08/06-10/06; CPT Training; Newcastle
-Project director; 5 day course in health and safety and environmental standards; 05/08-07/08; Unilever; South Africa
-Project director; Develop and implement IMS; 06/08-05/09; Southern Green
-Consultant; Deliver a training program covering waste management in industry (11/06-prsent); managed and funded by SEQM Ltd.
-Director; Strategic Guidance and Direct Support for Attracting Investment; Raw Materials; Manufacturing; Marketing and Sales (01/04-present); funded by Econoplas Ltd. (UK)
-Consultant; The Management of Waste Tyres (01/04-03/04); funded by AEA Technologies (UK)
-Project manager; The Development of Pilot-plant Methodologies and Procedures for the Assessment of the Treatability for Hazardous Liquid Wastes (10/02-10/04); funded by EPT Ltd, DTI and EPSRC (UK)
-Consultant; Waste Management Techniques and Scenarios for Tehran (08/02-02/03); funded by the Municipality of Tehran (Iran)
-Project manager; Analysis of Groundwater and Landfill Leachate (04/03-05/05); funded by C.F. Harris Ltd (UK)
-Project manager; Life Cycle Inventory on the Introduction of On-board Weighing for Charging in Municipal Waste Management and its Support for Decision Making (01/03-06/03); funded by PM on Board (UK)
-Consultant; Life Cycle Assessment and its Strategic Importance to the Construction Industry (01/04-04/04); funded by Aggregate Industries (UK)
-Consultant; The Management of Waste Tyres (01/04-03/04); funded by AEA Technologies (UK)
-Consultant; Plastic Waste Management, Treatment Technologies and its Supply Chain (07/03-04/05); funded by Econoplas Ltd (UK)
-Project manager; The Feasibility of Detecting PVdC on Polypropylene Film (6/00-12/00); funded by Mercantile Taiwan Enterprise Ltd. (Taiwan)
-Consultant; Environmental Management in Asia and Europe (05/00-04/03); funded by Sinolog Project Services GmbH (Germany and China)

Undergraduate Teaching

I teach the following modules:
- Sustainable Solutions in Civil Engineering (1st year BEng and MEng Civil Engineering)
- Water and Waste Management (2nd year BEng and MEng Civil Engineering)
- Introduction to Solid Waste Management (3rd year BEng and MEng Civil Engineering)
- Ethics and Sustainability (4th Year BEng and MEng Civil Engineering)
- Supervised some 10 BEng or MEng final year student projects

Postgraduate Teaching

I teach the following modules:
- Business and Environment (MSc Clean Technology, MEng Chemical Engineering and MEng Mechanical Engineering)
- Solid Waste Management (MSc Environmental Engineering and MSc Clean Technology)
- Management of Hazardous Waste (MSc Environmental Engineering)
- Supervised some 15 MSc student projects
- Supervise or co-supervise some 4 PhD projects
- Supervised some 10 projects by visiting postgraduate students

• Guy S, Henshaw V, Heidrich O. Climate Change, Adaptation and Eco-Art in Singapore. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2013. In Press.
• Heidrich O, Dawson R, Manning D. A framework for reporting sustainability in the mining industry. In: Minerals for Life: Overcoming Resource Constraints. 2013, Edinburgh: Mineralogical Society.
• Vemury CM, Thorpe N, Heidrich O. An Integrated Approach to Teaching Multidisciplinary Design for Sustainability. In: Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD13). 2013, Cambridge, UK.
• Heidrich O, Dawson RJ, Reckien D, Walsh CL. Assessment of the climate preparedness of 30 urban areas in the UK. Climatic Change 2013, 120(4), 771–784.
• Heidrich O, Tiwary A. Environmental appraisal of green production systems: Challenges faced by small companies using life cycle assessment. International Journal of Production Research 2013, Article in press.
• Bramald T, Heidrich O, Hall JA. Exploring first year undergraduates’ perceptions of conflicting parameters and complexity in civil engineering through three different learning experiences. In: Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD13). 2013, Cambridge, UK.
• Reckien D, Flacke J, Heidrich O, Dawson R. Plans and Realisation - How European Urban Regions Proceed in Adaptation and Mitigation Planning. In: Planet under Pressure: New Knowledge Towards Solutions. 2012, London.
• Walsh L, Dawson R, Heidrich O. Progress and assessment of climate change adaptation and mitigation plans. In: 1st International Conference for Urban Sustainability & Resilience. 2012, London, UK.
• Heidrich O, Dawson R. The natural resource needed to implement adaptation and mitigation strategies. In: Planet under Pressure: New Knowledge Towards Solutions. 2012, London.
• Weileder W, Guy S, Heidrich O. 'Stilt House', part of Hub to Hub, Singapore ArchiFest. 2011. Singapore: Dhoby Ghaut Green, 1.
• Heidrich O. Environmental sustainability and life cycle assessment for small businesses. In: 21st International Conference on Production Research (ICPR), Innovation in Product and Production. 2011, Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
• Heidrich O, Harvey J. Factors and influences by the workforce for sustainable management systems. In: 21st International Conference on Production Research. 2011, Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
• Keuning JA, Heidrich O, Eikelboom E. Schone Kunst. KM Materiaaltechnische Informatie over Kunst en Vormgeving (Technical Information on Material Art and Design) 2011, 80(4), 36-39.
• Heidrich O, Hicks C. Stewardship tools for production and operations management. In: 21st International Conference on Production Research: Innovation in Product and Production. 2011, Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
• Weileder W, Guy S, Heidrich O. Stilt House Singapore 2011. In: Hub-to-Hub Exhibition and Research. 2011, Singapore.
• Williams TGJL, Heidrich O, Sallis PJ. A case study of the open-loop recycling of mixed plastic waste for use in a sports-field drainage system. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2010, 55(2), 118-128.
• Heidrich O, Ringer J, Donnelly A. Corporate Social Responsibility: Are you prepared for the challenge. In: 5th International Health, Safety, Environment and Loss Prevention. 2009, Kuwait: The American Society of Safety Engineers.
• Huang Y, Bird RN, Heidrich O. Development of a Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Construction and Maintenance of Asphalt Pavements. Journal of Cleaner Production 2009, 17(2), 283-296.
• Heidrich O, Harvey J, Tollin N. Stakeholder analysis for industrial waste management systems. Waste Management 2009, 29(2), 965-973.
• Heidrich O, Harvey J, Tollin N. A new approach to stakeholder assessment. In: International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (PSAM). 2008, Hong Kong: International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management.
• Huang Y, Bird RN, Heidrich O, Phillips P, Allen R. Development Of A Life Cycle Assessment Tool For Sustainable Construction Of Asphalt Pavements. In: 4th EAPA & Eurobitume Congress. 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Heidrich O, Serio O. OHSAS 18001:2007 for the Italian Healthcare Sectors. In: EXPOSANTIA’ 16a Mostra internazionale al servizio della sanita e della salute. 2008, Bologna, Italy: SENAF.
• Huang Y, Bird RN, Heidrich O. A review of the use of recycled solid waste materials in asphalt pavements. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2007, 52(1), 58-73.
• Heidrich O, Bird RN, Huang Y. The Application Of Recycled Waste Materials In The Construction Of Asphalt Pavements. In: ISWA/NVRD World Congress 2007: Challenging the Future. 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: ISWA/NVRD.
• Heidrich O, Sallis PJ, Quinn PF, Gaskarth J. The designs, installations and applications of drainage material manufactured from recycled mixed polymers. In: ISWA/NVRD World Congress 2007: Challenging the Future. 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: ISWA/NVRD.
• Heidrich O, Quinn PF. Mixed Plastic Waste Recycling and Sustainable Land Drainage Systems. In: 4th Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Annual Conference: Emerging Environmental Issues and Future Challenges. 2006, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne: CIWEM: Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.
• Heidrich O, Beeton DA. The Influence of Data Quality in Selecting a Sustainable Waste Management Strategy. In: Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development. 2005.
• Hicks C, Heidrich O, McGovern T, Donnelly T. A functional model of supply chains and waste. International Journal of Production Economics 2004, 89(2), 165-174.
• Bird RN, Clarke B, Donnelly T, Heidrich O, Huang Y. Life Cycle and Sustainability Indices for Road Paving Materials. 2004.
• Hicks C, Heidrich O, McGovern T, Donnelly T. Waste management: a strategic supply chain issue. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2002, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Heidrich O, Donnelly T. Experiences of On-Board Weighing of Individual Waste Bins. In: North-East Conference. 2001, Newcastle: CIWM.
• Heidrich O, Donnelly T. Industrial Management Barriers Against Recycling. In: Chartered Institution of Wastes Management. 2001, South Tyneside: CIWM.
• Heidrich O. On Board Weighing of Individual Waste Bins. In: Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. 2001, Leeds: CIWEM.
• Heidrich O, Donnelly T. Weighing up the costs of waste. Wastes Management 2001, 12(1), 42-44.
• Donnelly T, Heidrich O, Anderson GK. The application of statistical techniques to determine waste management practices in industry. In: Proceedings of the Industrial Statistics in Action 2000 International Conference. 2000, University of Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle upon Tyne.