Erlantz-Lizundia

Erlantz Lizundia

Erlantz Lizundia is Associate Professor at the School of Engineering in Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He received his PhD in Advanced Materials Engineering in 2011 at the UPV/EHU. Erlantz joined the University of British Columbia (Canada) and ETH Zurich (Switzerland) in 2016 and 2018 as a visiting scientist. His work aims to develop environmentally sustainable materials and technologies based on renewable and biodegradable materials such as cellulose, chitin or lignin, using green chemistry, biomimetic, bioeconomy, and circular economy approaches. Erlantz also works on the eco-design of batteries and their recycling, polymer upcycling, or biopolymer valorization through life cycle assessment (LCA).