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Research projects were updated. Find out more here: https://ikhlayel.com/research-projects

The website has been redesigned on May 6, 2020. The website was redesigned based on responsive web design and minimalist concepts. It also has been restructured, and several new pages and content were added/updated. The website was also moved to… 

I’ll present at the 14th Meeting of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment at Kyushu University, Japan on March 5th-7th, 2019. I’ll present on the 7th the research entitled “Indicators to measure the progress of circular economy considering life-cycle assessment… 

Received on September 13, 2018, two peer-review awards by publons: (1) “Top Reviewer for Environment/Ecology” and (2) “Top Reviewer for Engineering.” Publons award’s page is available at https://publons.com/community/awards/peer-review-awards-2018

I have joined Ritsumeikan University as an Assistant Researcher. I belong to College of Science and Engineering, Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, the Laboratory of Resource Circulation and Recycling Systems and the Sustainable Resource and Waste Management Laboratory. Shiga, Japan.… 

Joined Cimbria Consulting, U.S., Texas, as a Senior Consultant. Company website: http://cimbria-consulting.com

My article “An integrated approach to establish e-waste management systems for developing countries” appeared as one of the “Most Downloaded Articles” of Cleaner Production journal” within the past 90 days as of Saturday, May 5, 2018 (last update) Article URL:… 

I have received on April 26, 2018, five rewarding certificates for my contributions to the peer review process for three journals published by Elsevier during 2017. The certificates as below: Title: Recognized Reviewer Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production May 2017… 

A new article entitled “Development of management systems for sustainable municipal solid waste in developing countries: a systematic life cycle thinking approach” was published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. 50 days’ free access (full-text download) is available here.

My article “Environmental impacts and benefits of state-of-the-art technologies for E-waste management” appeared as one of the “Most Downloaded Waste Management Articles” in the Waste Management Journal. – Most Downloaded Waste Management Articles list: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/waste-management/most-downloaded-articles – The article’s page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X17304798

A new article was published on Early View/ Wiley Online Library, Business Strategy and Development journal. Title: “Indicators for establishing and assessing waste management systems in developing countries: A holistic approach to sustainability and business opportunities.” Available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bsd2.7/abstract. DOI: 10.1002/bsd2.7

A new article is now published “in press” by the Journal of Cleaner Production. The article is “A Systematic Life Cycle Thinking Approach to Develop Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems for Developing Countries” and is Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618300659.

A new article was accepted by The Journal of Cleaner Production: A Systematic Life Cycle Thinking Approach to Develop Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems for Developing Countries. Journal of Cleaner Production. (Accepted for publishing on January 9, 2018; submitted… 

A new article was accepted by Business Strategy and Development journal: Indicators for establishing and assessing waste management systems in developing countries: A holistic approach to sustainability and business opportunities. Business Strategy and Development. (Accepted for publishing on October 2,… 

A new article of mine was published today in the Journal of Cleaner Production entitled “An integrated approach to establish e-waste management systems for developing countries” available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652617321315

Received on September 19, 2017, six rewarding certificates for my contributions to the peer reviews, awarded by Publons for my contributions during 2017. The awards are: “Top Reviewers for Energy”, “Top Reviewers for Engineering”, “Top Reviewers for Business, Management and… 

A new article “Environmental impacts and benefits of state-of-the-art technologies for E-waste management” was published in the waste management journal. Available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X17304798.

A new article was published in the International Journal of Environmental Studies.  Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207233.2017.1341737.

Ikhlayel, M., & Nguyen, L. H. (2017). Integrated approaches to water resource and solid waste management for sustainable development. Sustainable Development.

Ikhlayel, M., & Nguyen, L. H. (2017). Integrated approaches to water resource and solid waste management for sustainable development. Sustainable Development.

Ikhlayel, M. (2016). Differences of methods to estimate generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment for developing countries: Jordan as a case study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 108, 134–139.

Coordinated with Nael Aoun, a Ph.D. student at the University of Tokyo, the Virtual Poster Session (VPS) of the 3rd GPSS-GLI International Symposium – How Can We build “Kizuna” for Sustainability?: An Ecological Perspective, on January 19 – 20, 2015 at… 

Presented at the EDL Wrap-up symposium 2013, Tsukuba, Japan about what I learned during my study in the Environmental Diplomatic Leader Program when I was a graduate student the Master’s degree course, The University of Tsukuba.

Presented in Kashiwa Open Campus, the University of Tokyo on 25th and 26th of October at 10:30. Presentation title “A Global Overview of Waste Management: Jordan as a Case Study.

Awarded the GPSS-GLI Fellowship, a fellowship offered by the University of Tokyo. It is a scholarship funded by the Japanese government, ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (MEXT).

Passed the entrance examination for admission to the Doctoral Course at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS), Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership initiative (GPSS-GLI).