Associate Professor
436A Brackett Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
864.656.0523
E-mail: madale@clemson.edu
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2011, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
M.S., Physics & Philosophy (First class honors), 2006, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Classes | Publications | Honors | CV
Personal Homepage: e3sa.sites.clemson.edu
Faculty Overview
Mik Carbajales-Dale joined Clemson University in August 2014. He is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences department. Currently, Mik heads the Energy-Economy-Environment (E3) Systems Analysis group. He has an established reputation for attracting and managing large grants from federal agencies. He has been PI or Co-PI on over $30M of sponsored research. Before joining Clemson, Mik was an Energy Systems Analyst with Stanford’s Environmental Assessment & Optimization Lab and with the Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP). His research focuses on the long-term, large-scale evolution and dynamics of the energy economy system, especially how the development of energy resources affects social development and the effects of a future transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. He is a highly motivated researcher with extensive knowledge of modeling the coupled energy-economy-environment systems. An expert with over twenty years of experience in energy systems analysis, life cycle assessment, net energy analysis, and sustainability. He has produced over sixty publications which have received more than 3400 citations. Current h-index of 31 (26 since 2019), i-index of 39 (37 since 2019). He is an exceptional communicator with advanced problem-solving and teaching skills.
Prior to this Mik undertook his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with the Advanced Energy and Material Systems (AEMS) Laboratory at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His doctoral thesis was Global Energy Modelling - A Biophysical Approach (GEMBA), which married net energy analysis with systems dynamic modeling to study the interaction of the global economy with the energy sector. Mik also carried out a number of community-based energy-related projects whilst in New Zealand, being especially involved with Transition initiatives: local groups seeking innovative ways to address the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change.
Class Information
For current syllabi, please search the Clemson University Syllabus Repository.
EES 4860/6860 – Environmental Sustainability (Fall/Spring)
EES 8200 – Environmental Systems Analysis (Spring)
EES 8060 – Introductory module (Fall)
EES 4900 – Sustainability Assessments (Fall/Spring)
EES 4900 – From Drones to 3D Printing (Fall/Spring)
Topics include sustainable engineering and industrial ecology with emphasis on pollution prevention methods using source reduction, recycling assessments, treatment to reduce disposal, life-cycle assessment and design for the environment. Emphasizes case studies. Preq: Junior standing in College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences.
Selected Publications
Delannoy, L., Auzanneau, M., Andrieu, B., Vidal, O., Longaretti, P.-Y., Prados, E., Murphy, D.J., Bentley, R.W., Carbajales-Dale, M., Raugei, M., Höök, M., Court, V., King, C.W., Fizaine, F., Jacques, P., Heun, M.K., Jackson, A., Guay- Boutet, C., Aramendia, E., Wang, J., Le Boulzec, H. and Hall, C.A.S. 2024. Emerging consensus on net energy paves the way for improved integrated assessment modeling. Energy & Environmental Science 17(1), 11-26.
Ijeoma, M.W., Chen, H., Carbajales-Dale, M. and Yakubu, R.O. 2023. Techno-Economic Assessment of the Viability of Commercial Solar PV System in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Energies 16(19), 6803.
Ijeoma, M.W., Lewis, C.G., Chen, H., Chukwu, B.N. and Carbajales-Dale, M. 2024. Technical, economic, and environmental feasibility assessment of solar- battery-generator hybrid energy systems: a case study in Nigeria. Frontiers in Energy Research 12.
Carbajales-Dale, M., Murphy, T.W., 2023. The environmental and moral implications of human space travel. Sci. Total Environ. 856, 159222. doi:10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2022.159222
Dal Pozzo, A., Björklund, A., Carbajales-Dale, M., Hischier, R., Ravikumar, D., Righi, S., 2023. Editorial: Early-stage quantitative sustainability assessment: Approaches for policy, processes and materials. Front. Sustain. 4, 1125016. doi:10.3389/FRSUS.2023.1125016/BIBTEX
Murdoch, L.C., Germanovich, L.N., Slack, W.W., Carbajales-Dale, M., Knight, D., Moak, R., Laffaille, C., DeWolf, S., Roudini, S., 2023. Shallow Geologic Storage of Carbon to Remove Atmospheric CO2 and Reduce Flood Risk. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57, 8536–8547. doi:10.1021/ACS.EST.3C00600/SUPPL_FILE/ES3C00600_SI_001.PDF
Can Sener, S.E., Thomas, V.M., Hogan, D.E., Maier, R.M., Carbajales-Dale, M., Barton, M.D., Karanfil, T., Crittenden, J.C., Amy, G.L., 2021. Recovery of Critical Metals from Aqueous Sources. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 9, 11616–11634. doi:10.1021/ACSSUSCHEMENG.1C03005/ASSET/IMAGES/LARGE/SC1C03005_0015.JPEG
Mahmud, R., Moni, S.M., High, K., Carbajales-Dale, M., 2021. Integration of techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for sustainable process design – A review. J. Clean. Prod. 317, 128247. doi:10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2021.128247
Nashmin Elyasi, S., He, L., Tsapekos, P., Rafiee, S., Khoshnevisan, B., Carbajales-Dale, M., Saeid Mohtasebi, S., Liu, H., Angelidaki, I., 2021. Could biological biogas upgrading be a sustainable substitution for water scrubbing technology? A case study in Denmark. Energy Convers. Manag. 245, 114550. doi:10.1016/J.ENCONMAN.2021.114550
Clabeaux, R., Carbajales-Dale, M., Ladner, D., Walker, T., 2020. Assessing the carbon footprint of a university campus using a life cycle assessment approach. J. Clean. Prod. 273, 122600. doi:10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2020.122600
Bergerson, J.A., Brandt, A., Cresko, J., Carbajales‐Dale, M., MacLean, H.L., Matthews, H.S., McCoy, S., McManus, M., Miller, S.A., Morrow, W.R., Posen, I.D., Seager, T., Skone, T., Sleep, S., 2020. Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: Evaluation techniques at different stages of market and technical maturity. J. Ind. Ecol. 24, 11–25. doi:10.1111/jiec.12954
Carbajales-Dale, M., 2019. When is EROI Not EROI? Biophys. Econ. Resour. Qual. 4, 16. doi:10.1007/s41247-019-0065-8
Karimi, H., Ekşioğlu, S.D., Carbajales-Dale, M., 2019. A biobjective chance constrained optimization model to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of biopower supply chains. Ann. Oper. Res. 1–36. doi:10.1007/s10479-019-03331-x
Awards & Honors
2014-2015: Institute of Integrated Economic Research
2007-2010: Keith Laugesen Scholarship, University of Canterbury
2007-2010: International Doctoral Scholarship, University of Canterbury
