Malak Anshassi

Malak Anshassi joined Florida Poly in fall 2021 as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering. Prior to that position, she worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Florida, where she focused on research studies and projects relating to life cycle assessment and sustainable materials management application in Florida, nationwide, and globally.

Awards and Honors

• Nominee for Social Media Spotlight UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, University of Florida, 2020
• Florida Section A&WMA Scholarship Award, Air and Waste Management Association, 2020
• CDM Smith Fellowship Award, CDM Smith, 2017

Education

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 2020
• M.S. in Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 2018
• B.S. in Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 2017

Expertise

• Life cycle assessment
• Sustainable materials management
• Waste management economic assessment
• Waste management greenhouse gas modeling
• Recycling environmental and economic analysis

Professional Activities

• Member, Florida Recycling Working Group, 2018- Present
• Member, Solid Waste Association of North America, 2018- Present
• Member, Air and Waste Management Association, 2016- Present
• Member, Recycle Florida Today, 2017- Present
• Member, Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation, 2017- Present
• Member, Air and Waste Management Association, 2016- Present

Select Publications

• Anshassi, M.; Smallwood, T., and Townsend, T.G. (2021) “Life Cycle Comparison of MSW Landfilling versus Incineration: Expected Outcomes Based on US Landfill Gas Regulations.” Under Review, Journal of Waste Management.
• Wasserman, M.; Anshassi, M., and Townsend, T.G. (2021) “Assessing Sample Number Requirements for Municipal Solid Waste Composition Studies.” Under Review, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste.
• Anshassi, M.; and Townsend, T.G. (2021) “A review of LCA assumptions impacting whether landfilling or incineration results in less greenhouse gas emissions.” Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
• Anshassi, M.; and Townsend, T.G. (2021) “Reviewing the Underlying Assumptions in Waste LCA Models to Identify Impacts on Waste Management Decision Making.” Journal of Cleaner Production.
• Anshassi, M.; Preuss, B.; and Townsend, T.G. (2021) “Moving Beyond Recycling: Examining Steps for Local Government to Integrate Sustainable Materials Management.” Journal of Air and Waste Management Association.
• Cline, C.; Anshassi, M.; Laux, S.; and Townsend, T.G. (2019) “Characterizing municipal solid waste component densities for use in landfill air space estimates.” Journal of Waste Management and Research.
• Anshassi, M.; Laux, S.; and Townsend, T.G. (2019) “Approaches to integrate sustainable materials management into waste management planning and policy.” Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
• Anshassi, M.; Laux, S.; and Townsend, T.G. (2018) “Replacing recycling rates with life-cycle metrics as government materials management targets.” Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.