Fields of work

Sustainability assessment of emerging electrochemical energy storage technologies
Tools for systems analysis and decision making support (LCA, S-LCA, LCC, LCSA)

Current projects

On the internet

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Professional background

since 2024	Member of scientific staff at ITAS
2023 - 2024	Sustainability consultant at Sphera (India)
2015 - 2023	Doctoral studies in Sustainability Assessment at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India) Thesis title: A Framework for Effectiveness-Based Sustainability Assessment in Manufacturing – A Product Life Cycle Approach
2011 - 2013	Master’s degree in Industrial Design at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (India)
2006 - 2010	Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar (India)

Selected publications

Saidani, M.; Kreuder, A.; Babilonia, G.; Benavides, P.T.; Blume, N.; Jackson, S.; Koffler, C.; Kumar, M.; Minke, C.; Richkus, J.; Smith, C.
Clarify the nexus between life cycle assessment and circularity indicators: a SETAC/ACLCA interest group. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 27(7)2022. 916-925.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02061-w

Kumar, M.; Mani, M.
Towards an interdisciplinary framework for effective sustainability assessment in manufacturing. Procedia CIRP 98 (2021). 79-84.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.01.009

Kumar, M.; Mani, M.
Sustainability assessment in manufacturing: Perspectives, challenges, and solutions. Sustainable Manufacturing. Elsevier, 2021. 287-311.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818115-7.00013-4

Publications

2024

Presentations

Baumann, M.; Erakca, M.; Buchgeister, J.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Kumar, M.; Ersoy, H.; Das, S.; Jasper, F.; Mesa-Estrada, L.; Godoy Ortega, C.; Pushpendra, P.; Haase, M.; Lazar, L.; Weil, M.
Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung in der Batterieforschung – Erkenntnisse und Herausforderungen
2024. 66. Akademiewoche Herbstakademie (2024), Ulm, Germany, September 23–26, 2024

Baumann, M.; Erakca, M.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Peters, J.; Kumar, M.; Ersoy, H.; Das, S.; Jasper, F.; Weil, M.
Prospective Sustainability Assessment of Sodium-Ion Batteries: Current Activities and Challenges
2024. Webinar: TWAICE Vision Speaker Series: Sodium-Ion Batteries (2024), Online, October 10, 2024

Baumann, M.; Ersoy, H.; Erakca, M.; Buchgeister, J.; Haruna, B. R.; Jasper, F.; Kumar, M.; Das, S.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Weil, M.; Stuhm, P.
Technology Assessment and prospective Systems Analysis for emerging Battery Technologies
2024. Center for Technology Foresight and Policy, IIT Jodhpur (2014), Jodhpur, India, March 28, 2024

Kumar, M.
Sustainability Assessment : Evolution, Standards, and Practices
2024. Advanced Certification Programme in Sustainable Engineering and Smart Cities, Indian Institute of Science (2024), Bengaluru, India, June 15, 2024

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.; Bahmei, F.; Baumann, M.; Erakca, M.; Ersoy, H.; Godoy Ortega, J. C.; Haruna, B. R.; Jasper, F.; Kumar, M.; Lazar, L.; Bautista Pinto, S.; Stuhm, P.; Buchgeister, J.; Deprie, T.; Das , S.
Sustainability Assessment of Battery Recycling
2024, October 18. Battery 2030+ Collaboration Board Meeting: Sustainability in Batteries (2024), Uppsala, Sweden, October 18, 2024

Weil, M.; Baumann, M.; Haruna, B.; Erakca, M.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Liu, H.; Jasper, F.; Bahmei, F.; Ersoy, H.; Pushpendra, P.; Das, S.; Khaki, E.; Güngörmüsler, M.; Kumar, M.
Assessing Sustainability - The Environmental Impact of Sodium-Ion Batt
2024. Automotive Battery Tech Summit 2024 (2024), Berlin, Germany, September 29–October 1, 2024

Weil, M.; Baumann, M.; Peters, J.; Erakca, M.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Liu, H.; Jasper, F.; Bahmei, F.; Ersoy, H.; Pushpendra, P.; Das, S.; Khaki, E.; Kumar, M.
Sustainability Challenges for the Recycling of Present and Emerging Batteries
2024, May 14. 14th International Advanced Automative Battery Conference (AABC Europe 2024), Strasbourg, France, May 13–16, 2024

Posters

Kumar, M.; Weil, M.; Baumann, M.
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Emerging Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies
2024. Helmholtz Energy Young Scientist Networking Days (2024), Maintal, Germany, October 7–8, 2024

Kumar, M.; Weil, M.; Baumann, M.
Sustainability Assessment of Emerging Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies
2024. The Second StoRIES Summer School 2024 (2024), Rome, Italy, June 3–6, 2024