Gian Andrea Blengini

Gian Andrea Blengini received a Msc in Mining Engineering from the Politecnico di
Torino, Italy (1994) and a PhD in Earth resources from TU Lisbon, Portugal (2006).
Presently a Full Professor at the University of Turin (Earth Sciences) and co-affiliated to
the Politecnico di Torino, he leads the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) research group and
lectures on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Resources & Environmental Sustainability at
undergraduate, master and postgraduate level.
He has been a principal investigator at the Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission in the Land Resources Unit from October 2013 to October 2021, with a
role of team coordinator in projects and activities: (1) in support of EC raw materials
policies, with focus on critical raw materials and monitoring of Circular Economy, and (2)
targeted to the EU Raw Materials Knowledge Base, including Life Cycle Inventory data
availability, coherence and quality