Fields of work

System analysis
Life cycle sustainability assessment of emerging technologies (batteries)
Social LCA
Sustainable resource use
Resource criticality

Current projects

RENOVATE

On the internet

Scientific networks:
ResearchGate

Social networks:
LinkedIn

Professional background

since 2026	Scientific staff member at ITAS
2025 - 2026	Freelancing for Sustainability consultancy N3, topic SSbD
2019 - 2025	Scientific project manager at DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt. Sustainability, Resources & Recycling
2017 - 2019	PostDoc at CML, Leiden University, NL. Development of LCIA methods for abiotic resources
2014 - 2017	PhD Candidate at Öko-Institut / TU Darmstadt (Marie-Curie Fellow in project EREAN), Topics: prospective LCA, consequential LCA, MFA, critical metal recycling
2012 - 2014	Researcher at University of Huddersfield (UK), ecodesign and textile recycling
2010 - 2012	Consultant at BRE Global, Centre for Sustainable Products, in Watford, UK
2009 - 2010	Trainee at Agroscope, ART, Zürich, CH, Team Life Cycle Assessment

Selected publications

Fehling, A.; Gassenheimer, J.; Tran, D.; Schulze, R. et al. (2025)
Raw Material Demand and Availability for Net-Zero Aviation

Schulze, R.; Guinée, J.; v. Oers, L.; Alvarenga, R.; Dewulf, J.; Drielsma, J. (2020)
Abiotic resource use in life cycle impact assessment - Part I - towards a common perspective. Resources, Conservation & Recycling (154) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104596

Schulze, R.; Guinée, J.; v. Oers, L.; Alvarenga, R.; Dewulf, J.; Drielsma, J. (2020)
Abiotic resource use in life cycle impact assessment - Part II - Linking perspectives and modelling concepts. Resources, Conservation & Recycling (155) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104595

Berger, M.; Sonderegger, T.; Alvarenga, R.; Bach, V.; Cimprich, A.; Dewulf, J.; Frischknecht, R.; Guinée, J.; Helbig, C.; Huppertz, T.; Jolliet, O.; Motoshita, M.; Northey, S.; Peña, C.; Rugani, B.; Sahnoune, A.; Schrijvers, D.; Schulze, R.; Sonnemann, G.; Valero, A.; Weidema, B.; Young, S. (2020)
Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment – part II: recommendations on application-dependent use of existing methods and on future method development. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01737-5

Schulze, R.; Buchert, M. (2016)
Estimates of global REE recycling potentials from NdFeB magnet material. Resources, Conservation & Recycling (113): 12–27. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.05.004

Publications

2026

Presentations

Baumann, M.; Ersoy, H.; Mesa Estrada, L.; Buchgeister, J.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Schulze, R.; Das, S.; Haase, M.; Jasper, F.; Premathilake, D.; Weil, M.
Sustainability Assessment Challenges: Data, Modelling, Communication and Interdisciplinary Integration
2026. Assessing Sustainability of Technologies Through Multiple Approaches (2026), Palermo, Italy, April 27, 2026

Dashpute, S. P.; Pushpendra, P.; Schulze, R.; Weil, M.
Roundtable Session: How can the Industry and Private Sector Support the Battery Value Chain?
2026, May 5. RENOVATE Clustering Circular Batteries - Pathways for an Integrated Value Chain in Europe (2026), Milan, Italy, May 5, 2026

Pushpendra, P.; Dashpute, S. P.; Schulze, R.; Weil, M.
Sustainability in Focus: Assessing recycling processes (RENOVATE Project) for a circular battery value chain
2026. BATT-Bridge Webinar on Sustainabillity Assessment and Validating Sustainabiliy Approaches (2026), Online, July 9, 2026

Pushpendra, P.; Schulze, R.; Dashpute, S. P.; Weil, M.
RENOVATE Project Overview
2026. Presentation to guest lecturers from University of Palermo (2026), Karlsruhe, Germany, July 28, 2026

Posters

Pushpendra, P.; Dashpute, S. P.; Schulze, R.; Vollert, E.; Bresser, D.; Weil, M.
Graphite Matters: Reassessing the impacts of graphite on the carbon footprints of LIB cell production
2026. Battery 2030+ Annual Conferernce (2026), Turin, Italy, May 7–8, 2026