Amy Elaine Landis, Ph.D.

Education

Amy Landis received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Denison University, and her master’s and Ph.D. in Civil and Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Expertise

Landis is Associate Dean of Graduate & Online Education at Michigan Technology University. Previously, as professor at Colorado School of Mines, she taught a course she developed on Life Cycle Assessment to both undergraduate and graduate students and led implementation of plans including programs and initiatives for campus learning and development, hiring processes and trainings, and annual reports on progress. Before that, as Director of the Institute for Sustainability at Clemson University, she coordinated campus-wide interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach programs related to sustainability. She also served as director of Research for the Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management at Arizona State University, coordinating interdisciplinary research related to sustainability.

Professional Activities

Landis is committee member of the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment, an American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference co-chair and Conference Committee Chair, and a member of the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology. She has created workshops for national conferences.