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Dr Amani Maalouf

Senior Research Associate, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group

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Dr. Amani Maalouf is a Senior Researcher leading waste management research at the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. Her work employs interdisciplinary methods, including environmental life cycle assessment, socio-economic analysis, life cycle costing, emission accounting, and material flow analysis, to support informed decision-making in waste management, renewable energy, the circular economy, sustainable finance, and climate change mitigation.

She has a distinguished record of international publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters. She has also made significant contributions to international scientific reports, strategic frameworks, and professional expert consultation reports. Her expertise in waste management has earned her invitations to chair conference sessions, serve on various scientific conference committees, and speak as an invited expert at prestigious international conferences. Additionally, she serves the international community by chairing and organising the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Young Professionals Group Online Conference, a leading platform in waste management organised by young professionals for young professionals. Her ongoing leadership in this initiative has spanned several years and continues to foster knowledge exchange and innovation within the global waste management community.

She equally serves the academic community as a regular peer-reviewer, guest editor, and on the editorial board of international journals. Her research collaboration outputs received prestigious international awards, including the Springer Excellence Paper Award in 2018. She managed to engage herself with the local and international communities by contributing to many newspaper articles and interviews to spread awareness of different environmental issues. Her work has been also featured on many international TV channels.

Amani has a strong track record of successful projects and collaborations with international institutions. Her work spans more than ten countries across Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. She has served as a senior environmental expert and team leader on multiple interdisciplinary research and development projects funded by renowned organisations such as the World Bank, UNEP, UNDP, the International Solid Waste Association, the European Investment Bank, the European Commission, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Publications

Journal (24)

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Maalouf A and others, ‘A Simplified Framework for Assessing Waste Prevention and Minimisation in Developing Countries Within the Context of CE, SDGs and ESG Principles.’ [2025] Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 734242X251328911

Maalouf A and others, ‘A Comprehensive Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Commercial and Emerging Thin-Film Solar Cell Systems’ (2023) 186 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 113652

Maalouf A and Agamuthu P, ‘Waste Management Evolution in the Last Five Decades in Developing Countries - A Review.’ (2023) 41 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 1420

Corker J and others, ‘Al-Rich Industrial Waste As New Alternative of Fumed Silica for the Manufacture of Vacuum Insulation Panels for Building Energy Conservation’ (2023) 415 Journal of Cleaner Production 137854

Ferronato N and others, ‘A Review of Plastic Waste Circular Actions in Seven Developing Countries to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals’ (2023) 42 Waste Management & Research : The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 436

Maalouf A and Mavropoulos A, ‘Re-Assessing Global Municipal Solid Waste Generation.’ (2023) 41 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 936

Maalouf A and others, ‘Environmental Performance of Kesterite Monograin Module Production in Comparison to Thin-Film Technology’ (2023) 251 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 112161

Di Maria F and Maalouf A, ‘Application of Entropy-Based Ecologic Indicators for Intrinsic Sustainability Assessment of EU27 Member States Waste Management Systems at Technosphere Level’ (2023) 15 Sustainability 833

Okoroafor T and others, ‘Life Cycle Assessment of Inkjet Printed Perovskite Solar Cells’ (2022) 373 Journal of Cleaner Production 133665

Di Maria F, Cesari D and Maalouf A, ‘Intrinsic Sustainability Assessment at Technosphere Level by Adapting Entropy Based Ecologic Indicators. A Preliminary Analysis for Some Main Waste Treatment Processes.’ (2022) 838 The Science of the total environment 156001

Resalati S and others, ‘Life Cycle Assessment of Different Chalcogenide Thin-Film Solar Cells’ (2022) 313 Applied Energy 118888

Sisani F, Maalouf A and Di Maria F, ‘Environmental and Energy Performances of the Italian Municipal Solid Waste Incineration System in a Life Cycle Perspective.’ (2022) 40 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 218

Maalouf A and Maalouf H, ‘Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Waste Management in Lebanon.’ (2021) 39 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 45

Maalouf A, Mavropoulos A and El-Fadel M, ‘Global Municipal Solid Waste Infrastructure: Delivery and Forecast of Uncontrolled Disposal.’ (2020) 38 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 1028

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘A Novel Software for Optimizing Emissions and Carbon Credit from Solid Waste and Wastewater Management.’ (2020) 714 The Science of the total environment 136736

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘Optimizing Emissions and Carbon Credit from Integrated Solid Waste and Wastewater Management: A MATLAB-Based Model With a Graphical User Interface (v1).’ (2020) 7 MethodsX 100839

Maalouf A, Di Maria F and El-Fadel M, ‘Economic and Environmental Consequences of Implementing an EU Model for Collecting and Separating Wastes System in Lebanon.’ (2019) 37 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 1261

Maalouf A and Chalak A, ‘Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Establishing a Collective Postharvest Refrigeration Unit’ (2019) 9 Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development 1

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘Towards Improving Emissions Accounting Methods in Waste Management: A Proposed Framework’ (2019) 206 Journal of Cleaner Production 197

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘Life Cycle Assessment for Solid Waste Management in Lebanon: Economic Implications of Carbon Credit.’ (2019) 37 Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA 14

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘Aggregated and Disaggregated Data about Default Emission Factors in Emissions Accounting Methods from the Waste Sector.’ (2018) 21 Data in brief 568

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘Carbon Footprint of Integrated Waste Management Systems With Implications of Food Waste Diversion into the Wastewater Stream’ (2018) 133 Resources Conservation and Recycling 263

Sisani F and others, ‘INCREASING MATERIAL AND ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTE FACILITIES: HUMAN HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM QUALITY IMPLICATIONS’ (2018) Volume 05 - March 2019 Detritus 1

Maalouf A and El-Fadel M, ‘Effect of a Food Waste Disposer Policy on Solid Waste and Wastewater Management With Economic Implications of Environmental Externalities.’ (2017) 69 Waste management (New York, N.Y.) 455

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Maalouf A and others, ‘Current Waste Management Status and Trends in Russian Federation: Case Study on Industrial Symbiosis’, Handbook of Solid Waste Management (Springer Nature 2022)

Maalouf A, Maalouf H and Agamuthu P, ‘Medical Waste Management in Lebanon and Impact of COVID-19’, Health Care Waste Management and COVID 19 Pandemic (Springer Nature 2022)