Matthew Eckelman
Associate Professor AdjunctCards
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2026
European legislation suspends crucial opportunity to promote planetary health
Waaijers-van der Loop S, Valicente M, Stobernack T, MacNeill A, Eckelman M, Pieters L, Sherman J, van Bruggen A, van Zeben J. European legislation suspends crucial opportunity to promote planetary health. The Lancet Planetary Health 2026, 10: 101433. PMID: 41698384, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative life cycle assessment for two structural framing plan alternatives in a composite hybrid steel—cross laminated timber (CLT) building
Chen B, Eckelman M, Laboy M, Webster M, Hajjar J. Comparative life cycle assessment for two structural framing plan alternatives in a composite hybrid steel—cross laminated timber (CLT) building. Environmental Research Infrastructure And Sustainability 2026, 6: 015003. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ae368d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife cycle assessmentBiogenic carbon storageCycle assessmentLaminated timberSteel framesComparative life cycle assessmentCarbon-intensive materialsHigh-rise buildingsNet-zero carbonConstruction industryProject schedulingCLT panelsCarbon storageComposite actionTransport stageCarbon emissionsLong spanTimber useCarbon benefitsTimberStructural massTrade-OffsForest regrowthDesignAECES&T at 60: Science, Community, and the Facets of Impact
Zimmerman J, Boehm A, Cousins I, Dachs J, Eckelman M, Fenner K, Gago-Ferrero P, Gardea-Torresdey J, Gibson J, Hollender J, Hong P, Hsu-Kim H, Leusch F, Li X, Lin S, Lowry G, Maurer-Jones M, Miller S, Mills M, Raskin L, Ren Z, Richardson S, Rosario-Ortiz F, Schlenk D, Shi H, Tratnyek P, Wang B, Wang S, Wang Z, Westerhoff P, Wong M, Yoon S. ES&T at 60: Science, Community, and the Facets of Impact. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 1-2. PMID: 41530938, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c16945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputational optimization for low-carbon and circular pavement management at the network level
Wang Z, Yang L, Ranyal E, Briessinck M, Eckelman M, Cao Z, Hernando D. Computational optimization for low-carbon and circular pavement management at the network level. Resources Conservation And Recycling 2026, 225: 108636. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPavement management systemPavement conditionPMS frameworkLower life cycle emissionsGreenhouse gasesLife cycle emissionsRoad maintenance planningGreenhouse gas emissionsPavement performancePavement managementSkid resistanceAsphalt pavementInfrastructure planningCycle emissionsLow-carbonMaintenance planningMulti-objective optimizationBudget constraintsMaintenance strategyBudget allocationNetwork levelComputational optimizationManagement systemPlanningBalance goals
2025
The Lancet Commission on Sustainable Health Care measurement framework for advancing sustainable health care transformation
Singh H, Weisz U, Andrew T, Blom I, Kittipongvises S, Nansai K, Ouanhnon S, Rasheed F, Loop S, Yu J, MacNeill A, Sherman J, Eckelman M. The Lancet Commission on Sustainable Health Care measurement framework for advancing sustainable health care transformation. The Lancet Planetary Health 2025, 10: 101398. PMID: 41391475, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustainable health careHealth careLancet CommissionHealth promotion theoryHealth-care qualityHealth care transformationHealth-care organisationsHealth-care performanceHealth-care systemEvidence-based indicationsCare transformationEvidence-based policyWorking GroupPromotion theoryDiverse geographic settingsClinical careCareStandardised approachProgramme domainsHealthHealth effectsOutcome dimensionsPhysical domainMeasurement frameworkLancetUse of a multihazard sensor system for understanding rider experience and environmental conditions on urban rail
Castro E, Eckelman M, Mueller A. Use of a multihazard sensor system for understanding rider experience and environmental conditions on urban rail. Environmental Research Infrastructure And Sustainability 2025, 5: 045009. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ae1e9b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRider experienceTransition systemsUrban rapid transit systemsPublic transit ridersPublic transit systemRapid transit systemTransit ridersUrban railTransit networkAir pollutionMultihazard approachInfrastructure improvementsRidersManagement expertsSystem improvementInfrastructureSystem managementMultihazardAir pollution levelsSystem characteristicsSemi-automated approachRailGranularity levelsAirEnvironmental hazardsThe Lancet MedZero: carbon analytics for health care, by health care, at scale
Watts N, Andrew T, Bagenal J, Eckelman M, Fry J, Henson A, Horton R, Isaranuwatchai W, Jankin S, Kc S, Lee J, McAlister S, McGain F, Nansai K, O'Shea C, Tang L, Hua M, Rizan C. The Lancet MedZero: carbon analytics for health care, by health care, at scale. The Lancet 2025, 407: 205-207. PMID: 41242334, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02280-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBottom-up estimates of floor area and embodied carbon patterns in the US building stock
Fang D, Fannon D, Eckelman M. Bottom-up estimates of floor area and embodied carbon patterns in the US building stock. IOP Conference Series Earth And Environmental Science 2025, 1554: 012120. DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1554/1/012120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Environmental Impact of CKD Care
Barraclough K, Cases A, Eckelman M, Germond-Duret C, Zoccali C, Embleton N, Wright A, Hubbert L, Nicholson L, Barone S, Cabrera C, Sanchez J, Selvarajah V, Pecoits-Filho R. International Environmental Impact of CKD Care. Kidney International Reports 2025, 11: 103662. PMID: 41550528, PMCID: PMC12805029, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2025.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife cycle assessmentEnvironmental impactGreenhouse gasesGHG emissionsReCiPe impact assessment methodImpact assessment methodsAnnual GHG emissionsCarbon dioxide equivalentAnnual environmental impactGreenhouse gas emissionsEnvironmental burdenEnvironmental effectsDevelopment of targeted interventionsChronic kidney diseaseAssessment methodsEmissionIn-centre haemodialysisModel inputsCKD populationCO2eUK populationImpactKidney replacement therapyTonnesHotspotsThe 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: climate change action offers a lifeline
Romanello M, Walawender M, Hsu S, Moskeland A, Palmeiro-Silva Y, Scamman D, Smallcombe J, Abdullah S, Ades M, Al-Maruf A, Ameli N, Angelova D, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Ballester J, Basagaña X, Bechara H, Beggs P, Cai W, Campbell-Lendrum D, Charnley G, Courtenay O, Cross T, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Eckelman M, Freyberg C, Corral P, Gasparyan O, Giguere J, Gordon-Strachan G, Gumy S, Gunther S, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Heidecke J, Hess J, Jankin S, Jay O, Pantera D, Kelman I, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kniveton D, Koubi V, Kouznetsov R, Lampard P, Lee J, Lemke B, Li B, Linke A, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lowe R, Ma S, Mabhaudhi T, Maia C, Markandya A, Martin G, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx J, Mohajeri N, Momen N, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrisey K, Munzert S, Murray K, Obradovich N, Orgen P, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Pega F, Pershing A, Pinho-Gomes A, Ponmattam J, Rabbaniha M, Repke T, Roa J, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Rojas-Rueda D, Ruiz-Cabrejos J, Rusticucci M, Salas R, Plana A, Semenza J, Sherman J, Shumake-Guillemot J, Singh P, Sjödin H, Smith M, Sofiev M, Sorensen C, Springmann M, Stowell J, Tabatabaei M, Tartarini F, Taylor J, Tonne C, Treskova M, Trinanes J, Uppstu A, Valdes-Ortega N, Wagner F, Watts N, Whitcombe H, Wood R, Yang P, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Zhang C, Zhang S, Zhu Q, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: climate change action offers a lifeline. The Lancet 2025, 406: 2804-2857. PMID: 41175887, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01919-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- May 27, 2022Source: Yale Planetary Solutions Project
From carbon capture to infectious disease: Planetary Solutions Project seed grants span disciplines to address global environmental challenges
- December 08, 2020
YSPH Researchers Contribute to New Lancet Countdown Report