John Mulrow
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Personal Web Site
https://www.jmulrow.org/Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2020
- M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2016
- B.S., Earth Systems, Stanford University, 2009
Research Summary
Degrowth, decarbonization, electrification, greenhouse gas footprinting, life cycle assessment, system dynamics, agent-based modeling, and ecological economics.
Selected Publications
- Abazeri M., Mulrow, J., & Ajl, M. (2024). A Degrowth Perspective on Environmental Violence. in Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement. Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/exploring-environmental-violence/degrowth-perspective-on-environmental-violence/561C3D8FA140F8EB1EFCE6EDBEE8A46E
- Mulrow, J., Jensen, A., & Horen-Greenford, D. (2024). The Affluence–Technology Connection in the Struggle for Sustainability. in Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement. Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/exploring-environmental-violence/affluencetechnology-connection-in-the-struggle-for-sustainability/E81BCB7A90CFB4C791EF335357B53572
- Valle, J., MaÏga, N., Krishnan, R., Ng, J., & Mulrow, J. (2023). Reconfigurations of Life Cycle Assessment: Valuing Life over Lithium. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/44032
- Mulrow, J., Bozeman, J. F., Pai, S., Grubert, E., & Derrible, S. (2023). Energy-Material Cycles: A materials-based perspective of vehicle energy systems. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 196, 107039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107039
- Mulrow, J., & Grubert, E. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions embodied in electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A method and case study of Georgia, US 2021–2050. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 3(1), 015013. https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acc548
- Mulrow, J., Gali, M., & Grubert, E. (2021). The cyber-consciousness of environmental assessment: How environmental assessments evaluate the impacts of smart, connected, and digital technology. Environmental Research Letters, 17(1), 013001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac413b
- Mulrow, J., & Derrible, S. (2020). Is slower more sustainable? The role of speed in achieving environmental goals. Sustainable Cities and Society, 57, 102030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102030
- Mulrow, J., Machaj, K., Deanes, J., & Derrible, S. (2019). The state of carbon footprint calculators: An evaluation of calculator design and user interaction features. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 18, 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2018.12.001
Awards and Honors
- SEEE Instructional Excellence Award, 2023
- U.S. Army Engineer School, Girdano Leadership Award, 2020
- NASA Illinois Space Grant Fellow, 2019
- Pat Tillman Foundation Scholar, 2018
- NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2015-2017