Chiara Magrini

Researcher
Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Special Expertise

Main areas of research: Sustainable production and technology assessment

Topics:

Electrical and electronic equipment: Technology and product assessment, questions of waste management regulation (RoHS, WEEE, batteries, ELV)
Hazardous substances in products (electrical and electronic equipment, cars, batteries, etc.)

Methods:

Key Projects

Assessment of applications for exemption from the substance bans under the RoHS Directive
Legislation review (evaluation and impact assessment) according to the European Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines (ELV, Batteries, RoHS)
Substance, material and circularity evaluation in the manufacture of different photovoltaic technologies

Professional Training and Career

Since 2022: Researcher at Öko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division

2018-2022: PhD studies on “Waste prevention: policy instruments and business model innovation”, University of Bologna, Italy
2020: Researcher at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environment
2016-2018: Project Manager and Coordinator at Lepida SpA, Bologna, Italy
2015-2016: Research Fellow at University of Bologna, Italy
2014: Junior Analyst at CONSOL, Rome, Italy
2012-2014: Master of Science in Management Engineering, University of Bologna
2009-2012: Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering, University of Bologna

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