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Alana Smith is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student and researcher in the BUilding REsilience through Knowledge (BUREK) Lab. Her research is focused on resilient systems in the renewable energy and agri-food sector. Alana uses life cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, and process modeling to find environmentally, socially and economically sustainable solutions to energy and food security problems facing the world today. She uses handprint methodology to measure the effectiveness of positive changes to the business-as-usual case and encourage positive change in individuals, communities and organizations.
