Welcome to Nathan Cruze's Webpage!
 | Graduate Research Associate Department of Statistics Office: 304C Cockins Hall E-mail: nbc<at>stat.osu.edu |
I
am currently in my fourth year of graduate study here at Ohio State
University. I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Economic and Engineering Analysis
of Biocomplex Systems. This one-of-a-kind degree program has emerged
from graduate studies in economics and statistics in conjunction
with my research with Dr. Bakshi's PSE Group. To learn more about the
motivation and content of my studies, be sure to read my statement
below.
What's New
My
current work revolves around the study of statistical properties of
life cycle inventory (LCI) models which often combine economic
input-output data with more specific engineering process data. I
am particularly interested in characterizing the discrepancies that
arise when different inventory models (e.g. process-sum LCI, EIOLCI,
tiered-hybrid LCI) are applied to the same network. These
discrepancies are due in part to the degree of aggregation present in
the input-output data, selection of process LCI boundary, and producer
price variability. With assumptions about these sources
of variability, I am exploring the distributional properties of
the vector of residuals (life cycle emissions and natural resource
consumption) associated with each inventory method. This may
yield some insight into the importance of boundary selection and
enhance inventory results in terms of accuracy and reproducibilty.
I am applying this framework to a case study for coal-fired
electricity generation.
In the near future I hope to extend these results to data at the many spatial and temporal scales encountered throughout a material's life cycle with the goal of establishing a link between social and economic policies and the outputs of these engineering models.
In the near future I hope to extend these results to data at the many spatial and temporal scales encountered throughout a material's life cycle with the goal of establishing a link between social and economic policies and the outputs of these engineering models.
Some Relevant Links
Ohio State University
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
- United Nations Environment Programme -- LCI Initiative
- European Commission--Joint Reseach Centre: LCA Resources Directory
- Carnegie Mellon's EIOLCA.net
Just Some Personal Favorites
- Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
- Franklin Park Conservatory
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Ph.D. Comics
- XKCD webcomic
Statement of Purpose, My Resume
- Approval for the one-of-a-kind degree program was granted by the Graduate School in summer of 2008. View my statement of purpose and a list of graduate coursework required for the degree program.
- View my resume here.
Additional Readings
(updated periodically) -- This is just a short list of readings about
the interdisciplinary approaches in engineering and the social sciences
and in complex systems modeling. My interests have been tied
closely to materials production and use, but a number of other needs
and applications for such interdisciplinary approaches have been
identified in the references below.
Thank You
I'd like to express my gratitude to the faculty in the Graduate School, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics for their support and enthusiasm. Special thanks belongs to the faculty and staff in the Department of Statistics for providing me a home.
- R.C. Larson, Service science: At the intersection of management, social and engineering sciences, IBM Systems Journal, 47 (2008), pp. 41-52.
Thank You
I'd like to express my gratitude to the faculty in the Graduate School, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics for their support and enthusiasm. Special thanks belongs to the faculty and staff in the Department of Statistics for providing me a home.