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Taraneh Sowlati is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans across the broad field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, strategy and management, and environmental engineering.

Their scholarly contributions address several main topics, including:

  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods

Their recent papers, published in notable journals, cover diverse aspects related to biomass supply chains and optimization models. These include:

  • Bi-objective optimization of biomass supply chains considering carbon pricing policies (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • Impact of carbon pricing policies on the cost and emission of the biomass supply chain: Optimization models and a case study (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • A robust optimization model for tactical planning of the forest-based biomass supply chain for syngas production (2022), published in Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • Bi-objective optimization of forest-based biomass supply chains for minimization of costs and deviations from safety stock (2021), published in Energy Conversion and Management X
  • Biomass gasification investment: a multi-criteria decision considering uncertain conditions (2022), published in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Forest Engineering
  • Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • Applied Energy
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • BioEnergy Research

Taraneh Sowlati has collaborated with several researchers multiple times. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Joel Mortyn
  • Niloofar Akbarian-Saravi
  • Krishna T. Malladi
  • Sahar Ahmadvand
  • Rohit Arora

Best Publications

  • Assessment and optimization of forest biomass supply chains from economic, social and environmental perspectives – A review of literature

    Claudia Cambero;Taraneh Sowlati

  • Value chain optimization of forest biomass for bioenergy production: A review

    Nazanin Shabani;Shaghaygh Akhtari;Taraneh Sowlati

  • A multicriteria approach to evaluate district heating system options

    Saeed Ghafghazi;T. Sowlati;Shahabaddine Sokhansanj;Shahabaddine Sokhansanj;Staffan Melin

  • A mixed integer non-linear programming model for tactical value chain optimization of a wood biomass power plant

    Nazanin Shabani;Taraneh Sowlati

  • Techno-economic analysis of wood biomass boilers for the greenhouse industry

    J. Chau;T. Sowlati;S. Sokhansanj;S. Sokhansanj;F. Preto

  • Incorporating social benefits in multi-objective optimization of forest-based bioenergy and biofuel supply chains

    Claudia Cambero;Taraneh Sowlati

  • A hybrid multi-stage stochastic programming-robust optimization model for maximizing the supply chain of a forest-based biomass power plant considering uncertainties

    Nazanin Shabani;Taraneh Sowlati

  • Biomass logistics: a review of important features, optimization modeling and the new trends.

    Krishna Teja Malladi;Taraneh Sowlati

  • Forest biomass supply logistics for a power plant using the discrete-event simulation approach

    Mahdi Mobini;Taraneh Sowlati;Shahab Sokhansanj;Shahab Sokhansanj

  • Establishing the “practical frontier” in data envelopment analysis

    Taraneh Sowlati;Joseph C. Paradi

  • A simulation model for the design and analysis of wood pellet supply chains

    Mahdi Mobini;Taraneh Sowlati;Shahab Sokhansanj;Shahab Sokhansanj

  • Strategic optimization of forest residues to bioenergy and biofuel supply chain

    Claudia Cambero;Taraneh Sowlati;Marian Marinescu;Dominik Röser

  • Tactical supply chain planning for a forest biomass power plant under supply uncertainty

    Nazanin Shabani;Taraneh Sowlati;Mustapha Ouhimmou;Mikael Rönnqvist

  • Economic and life cycle environmental optimization of forest-based biorefinery supply chains for bioenergy and biofuel production

    Claudia Cambero;Taraneh Sowlati;Mihai Pavel

  • Information systems project prioritization using data envelopment analysis

    T. Sowlati;J. C. Paradi;C. Suld

  • Particulate matter emissions from combustion of wood in district heating applications

    S. Ghafghazi;T. Sowlati;Shahabaddine Sokhansanj;Shahabaddine Sokhansanj;X.T. Bi

  • Economic feasibility of utilizing forest biomass in district energy systems – A review

    Shaghaygh Akhtari;Taraneh Sowlati;Ken Day

  • A new simulation model for multi-agricultural biomass logistics system in bioenergy production

    Mahmood Ebadian;Taraneh Sowlati;Shahab Sokhansanj;Shahab Sokhansanj;Mark Stumborg

  • Assessing the integration of torrefaction into wood pellet production

    Mahdi Mobini;Jörn-Christian Meyer;Frederik Trippe;Taraneh Sowlati

  • Modeling and analysing storage systems in agricultural biomass supply chain for cellulosic ethanol production

    Mahmood Ebadian;Taraneh Sowlati;Shahab Sokhansanj;Shahab Sokhansanj;Lawrence Townley-Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Shahab Sokhansanj
Shahab Sokhansanj University of British Columbia
Xiaotao Bi
Xiaotao Bi University of British Columbia
C. Jim Lim
C. Jim Lim University of British Columbia
Mikael Rönnqvist
Mikael Rönnqvist Université Laval
Anthony To-Ming Lau
Anthony To-Ming Lau University of Alberta

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