Nicole Unger
Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Nicole Unger
Status Currently not employed at BOKU
Career
- 2015 Researcher at the Institute of Waste Management
- 2006 - 2015 Scientist Environmental Sustainability bei Unilever, UK
- 2004 - 2006 Clean Technology Centre, Cork, Ireland
- 2004 - 2008 Doctoral degree (Dr. nat.techn.) at BOKU, Vienna. Title of thesis: "Environmental assessment of electrical and electronic equipment – the use of appropriate tools and aspects of the life cycle approach"
- 1995 - 2003 Master degree in "Civil Engineering and Water Management" at BOKU
Awards
- Year: 2016 Awards: Dritter Platz im Posterwettbewerb im Themenblock ‚Abfallwirtschaft und Ressourcenmanagement‘, Recy & DepoTech 2016, Leoben
- Year: 2005 Awards: Best Paper Award der "eco-X 2005" für "A review of ecodesign tools and measures and their appropriateness for different types of products"
- Year: 2003 Awards: Auszeichnung der Diplomarbeit mit dem Förderpreis für wissenschaftliche Arbeiten im Bereich des Umweltschutzes der Wiener Umweltschutzabteilung
Projects
6 Projects found.
The resource potential of the Austrian industry in a Circular Economy
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Salhofer Stefan Petrus
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
funded by: Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
Project Leader: 10.01.2017 - 28.01.2018
duration: 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Scherhaufer Silvia
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
funded by: European Commission (EC)
Project Staff: 01.07.2015 - 30.06.2019
duration: 01.07.2015 - 30.06.2019
Development and optimisation of the recovery of critical resources from WEEE
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Salhofer Stefan Petrus
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
funded by: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Project Staff: 01.01.2014 - 31.03.2017
duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.03.2017
China Fluorescent Lamps collection and treatment demonstration project (Project CFL)
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Beigl Peter
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
funded by: European Commission (EC)
Project Staff: 01.09.2013 - 31.08.2016
duration: 01.09.2013 - 31.08.2016
A Survey of Home-Composting in Selected Communities of the AWS and an Estimation of the Potential to Reduce Biological Substances in Residual Waste
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Salhofer Stefan Petrus
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
funded by:
Sub Projectleader: 08.08.2003 - 31.12.2003
duration: 08.08.2003 - 31.12.2003
Waste Minimization by Using Biopots in Retail Trade
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Salhofer Stefan Petrus
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
funded by:
Project Staff: 01.03.2003 - 04.11.2003
duration: 01.03.2003 - 04.11.2003
Publications
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Knowledge Transfer to Society
9 Publications found.
Das Rohstoffpotential der Kreislaufwirtschaft in der österreichischen Industrie
Source: Salhofer S, Beigl P, Pamperl M, Schmied E, Unger N. Das Rohstoffpotential der Kreislaufwirtschaft in der österreichischen Industrie [Projektbericht]. 2019 S. 340.
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2019
external links and characteristics of the publication:Generic strategy LCA and LCC - Guidance for LCA and LCC focused on prevention, valorisation and treatment of side flows from the food supply chain
Source: J D, F DM, N U, K Östergren, M L, M V. Generic strategy LCA and LCC - Guidance for LCA and LCC focused on prevention, valorisation and treatment of side flows from the food supply chain [Internet] [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2017 p. 111. Available from: http://eu-refresh.org/sites/default/files/D_5_3_Generic_strategy_LCA_and_LCC_Final_0.pdf
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2017
external links and characteristics of the publication:Methodology for evaluating environmental sustainability
Source: Unger N, Davis J, Laubiere M, Östergren K. Methodology for evaluating environmental sustainability [Internet] [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2016 p. 92. Available from: http://eu-refresh.org/sites/default/files/D_5_1_Methodology_for_evaluating_env_sust__Final-formatted.pdf
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2016
external links and characteristics of the publication:Internal review of pilot studies by review of WFL flagship report, dissemination, internal workshops and on-site visits. Deliverable of the 'China Fluorescent Lamp collection and treatment demonstration project (Project CFL)
Source: Steuer B, Unger N, Beigl P, Salhofer S. Internal review of pilot studies by review of WFL flagship report, dissemination, internal workshops and on-site visits. Deliverable of the ’China Fluorescent Lamp collection and treatment demonstration project (Project CFL) [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2016 p. 131.
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2016
external links and characteristics of the publication:Expert Modelling Workshops for E-Waste Implementation Toolkit. Horizon 2020 project "Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa"
Source: Fazio A, Toorens B, Kopacek B, Stiglitz C, Made R, Pesa F, et al. Expert Modelling Workshops for E-Waste Implementation Toolkit. Horizon 2020 project "Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa" [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2016 p. 37.
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2016
external links and characteristics of the publication:Technology Operating Guidelines. Hoizon 2020 project "Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa"
Source: Kopacek A, Sterpellone A, Gericke M, Kanitschar G, Vyzinkarova D, Onderi V, et al. Technology Operating Guidelines. Hoizon 2020 project "Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa" [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2016 p. 53.
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2016
external links and characteristics of the publication:Technology Operating Guidelines. Hoizon 2020 project "Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa
Source: Kopacek A, Sterpellone A, Gericke M, Kanitschar G, Vyzinkarova D, Onderi V, et al. Technology Operating Guidelines. Hoizon 2020 project "Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2016 p. 53.
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2016
external links and characteristics of the publication:Methodology for evaluating LCC.
Source: F DM, M L, J D, M V, N U. Methodology for evaluating LCC. [Internet] [Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)]. 2016 p. 72. Available from: http://eu-refresh.org/sites/default/files/REFRESH_D5_2_Meth_for_ev_LCC_Final_formatted_0.pdf
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2016
external links and characteristics of the publication:Abfallvermeidung durch den Einsatz von Biotöpfen im Detailhandel
Source: F S, P B, N U, S alhofer. Abfallvermeidung durch den Einsatz von Biotöpfen im Detailhandel [Internet] [Projektbericht]. 2003. Verfügbar unter: http://www.abfallvermeidungwien.at/oldprojDetails.asp?altprojektID=152
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber) Year: 2003
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Media
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Presentations
Year: 2018 - The decisive factor ‘substituted product’ in the assessment of recovery and recycling of food by-products and waste. (Talk)
Autoren: Scherhaufer, S; Gollnow, S; Unger, N; Davis, J; Holtz, E; Östergren, K.; De Menna, F; Vittuari, M; Metcalfe, P; Colin, F; Loubiere, M
Event: 24th SETAC Europe LCA Symposium 2018
Period: 24.09.2018 - 26.09.2018 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2018 - LCA modelling for the development of a simplified assessment tool for food waste valorisation and disposal (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; Scherhaufer, S; Davis, J; Holtz, E; Östergren, K; De Menna, F; Vittuari, M; Metcalfe, P; Loubiere, M
Event: RecyDepoTech 2018
Period: 07.11.2018 - 09.11.2018 | Location: Leoben, Austria | Organizer:
Montanuniversität Leoben/Österreich Montanuniversität Leoben, Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft
Year: 2017 - An integrated framework for the assessment of life cycle costs and environmental impacts of food waste. (Poster)
Autoren: De Menna, F; Davies, J; Östergren, K; Unger, N; Loubiere, M; Vittuari, M
Event: XI Convegno della Rete Italiana LCA. Resource Efficiency e Sustainable Development Goals: il ruolo del Life Cycle Thinking.
Period: 22.06.2017 - 23.06.2017 | Location: Siena, Italy
Year: 2017 - Combining life cycle assessment and costing for food waste prevention and valorization (Poster)
Autoren: De Menna, F; Davies, J; Östergren, K; Unger, N; Loubiere, M; Vittuari, M
Event: 1st joint conference 2017
Period: 13.09.2017 - 16.09.2017 | Location: Bisceglie, Italy
Year: 2017 - Understanding the impact of interventions in food waste prevention, valorisation and disposal. (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; Davis, J; Holtz, E; De Menna, F; Scherhaufer, S; Loubiere, M; Vittuari, M;
Event: 23rd SETAC Europe LCA Case Study Symposium 2017
Period: 27.11.2017 - 28.11.2017 | Location: Barcelona, Spain
Year: 2017 - Food supply chain side flows management through Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing: a practitioner’s perspective (Talk)
Autoren: Östergren, K; De Menna, F; Vittuari, M; Unger, N; Laubiere, M
Event: 11th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2017
Period: 13.02.2017 - 17.02.2017 | Location: Innsbruck, Austria | Location: Igls, Austria | Organizer:
IAMA EAAE AIEA2 INFITA | Organizer:
Intern. Center for Food Chain and Network Research, University of Bonn
Year: 2017 - Die Valorisierung von nicht vermeidbaren Lebensmittelabfällen (Poster)
Autoren: Scherhaufer, S;Unger, N
Event: Österreichische Abfallwirtschaftstagung 2017 - Die Digitalisierung der Abfallwirtschaft
Period: 10.05.2017 - 12.05.2017 | Location: Graz, Austria | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2017 - An intergrated framework for the assessment of life cycle costs and environmental impacts of food waste (Poster)
Autoren: De Menna, F; Davies, J; Östergren, K; Unger, N; Loubiere, M; Vittuari, M
Event: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) (XI Convegno della Rete Italiana LCA “Resource Efficiency & Sustainable Development Goals. Il Ruolo del Life Cycle Thinking”)
Period: 22.06.2017 - 23.06.2017 | Location: Siena, Italy
Year: 2016 - A common framework for assessing life cycle impacts of food waste prevention, valorisation & treatment. (Poster)
Autoren: Unger, N; Davis, J; Östergren, K; Loubiere, M
Event: DepoTech 2016
Period: 08.11.2016 - 11.11.2016 | Location: Leoben, Austria
Year: 2016 - Food waste in a circular economy (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N
Event: ISEKI Food waste recovery workshop
Period: 06.07.2016 - 08.07.2016 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2016 - Comparing the impact of actual WEEE recycling practice with the legal minimum recycling and recovery rates at an Austrian recycling company (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; Beigl, P; Salhofer, S
Event: 22nd SETAC Europe LCA Case Study Symposium 2016
Period: 20.09.2016 - 22.09.2016 | Location: Montpellier, France
Year: 2016 - Vermeidung von Lebensmittelabfälle (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N
Event: Foodsecurity.at, Fachtagung: Mahlzeit - gibt's auch morgen noch genug zu essen?
Period: 13.10.2016 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2016 - Benefits of improved fluorescent lamp collection: Experiences from pilot schemes in mainland China (Talk)
Autoren: Beigl, P; Unger, N; Shan, GJ; Li, JH; Salhofer, S
Event: 5th International Conference ‘Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management’
Period: 27.09.2016 - 30.09.2016 | Location: Chania, Greece
Year: 2015 - Overview of the results from the 1st round TCWs - Abidjan summary (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N
Event: EWIT Expert Modelling Workshop 2015
Period: 22.10.2015 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2015 - Life Cycle Thinking to inform scaling up sanitation in India (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; Kulak, M; Shah, N
Event: Indian Conference on Life Cycle Management (ILCM 2015)
Period: 14.09.2015 - 15.09.2015 | Location: New Delhi, India
Year: 2013 - Use of the life cycle approach on company, category and product level to support the greenhouse gas strategy in a multinatinal company. (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; King, H
Event: 6th International Conference on Life Cycle Management 2013
Period: 25.08.2013 - 28.08.2013 | Location: Gothenburg, Sweden | Organizer:
LCM
Year: 2013 - ENVIFOOD Protocol: the collectively-agreed sectorial methodology for assessing the environmental performance of food and drink products in Europe. (Talk)
Autoren: Bligny, J-C; Pennington, D; De Camillis, C; Lopez, P; Bauer, C; Schenker, U; King, H; Martin, N; Ponsioen, T; Unger, N; Lundquist, L; Draucker, L; Blomsma, C
Event: SETAC Europe 19th LCA case study symposium: LCA in market, research and policy: harmonisation beyond standardisation
Period: 11.11.2013 - 13.11.2013 | Location: Rome, Italy
Year: 2012 - ENVIFOOD Protocol: launch of the collectively - agreed sectorial methodology for assessing the environmental performance of food and drink products in Europe (Talk)
Autoren: De Camillis, C; Bligny, J-C; Pennington, D; Pályi, B; Bauer, C; King, H; Lundquist, L; Martin, N; Unger, N; Draucker, L; Vessia, Ø; Blomsma, C; Pelletier, N; Blonk, H; Sueys, R; Papagrigoraki, A; Gréverath, P; Aichinger, H; Rennaud, J-P;
Event: 8th international Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector 2012
Period: 01.10.2012 - 04.10.2012 | Location: Saint-Malo, France
Year: 2011 - How to measure and manage the life cycle greenhouse gas impact of a global multinational company. (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; King, H; Calvert, S
Event: Life Cycle Management Conference LCM 2011
Period: 28.08.2011 - 31.08.2011 | Location: Berlin, Germany
Year: 2010 - Current activities and methodological insights in assessing the environmental performance of Unilever’s food and drink products. (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N;
Event: The European Food SCP Roundtable Working Group 1 - Scientific workshop. EC JRC
Period: 14.06.2010 - 15.06.2010 | Location: Ispra, Italy
Year: 2010 - The challenges of comparing the environmental impacts of butter and margarine in Western Europe (Poster)
Autoren: Unger, N; Nilsson, K.; Flysjö, A; Davis, J; Sim, S; Bell, S
Event: 7th International conference on life cycle assessment in the agri-food sector LCA Food 2010
Period: 22.09.2010 - 24.09.2010 | Location: Bari, Italy
Year: 2010 - Application of life cycle thinking in Unilever. (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N;
Event: Sustainability 2.0 from green to blue Symposium
Period: 26.10.2010 - 28.10.2010 | Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Year: 2007 - LCA from an industrial perspective. (Talk)
Autoren: Unger, N; da Silva, N; Sim, S; King, H
Event: V International Conference on LCA in Foods
Period: 25.04.2007 - 27.04.2007 | Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Year: 2006 - Material Environmental Assessment - Pitfalls, Obstacles and Other Aspects (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N.
Event: International Workshop Material Design and System Analysis 2006 - Integration of Economic and Environmental Aspects into the Development Phase
Period: 16.05.2006 - 18.05.2006 | Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Year: 2006 - Life Cycle Assessment and its Applicability for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N., Salhofer S.P.
Event: Going Green. CARE INNOVATION 2006
Period: 13.11.2006 - 16.11.2006 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2006 - Life Cycle Assessment and its Applicability for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N., Salhofer S.P.
Event: Going Green. CARE INNOVATION 2006
Period: 13.11.2006 - 16.11.2006 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2006 - Applying a System Perspective to the Assessment of Materials - a Discussion of the Limitations of Current Environmental Assessment Approaches (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N.
Event: International Workshop Material Design and System Analysis 2006 - Integration of Economic and Environmental Aspects into the Development Phase
Period: 16.05.2006 - 18.05.2006 | Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Year: 2005 - Potential Reduction of Residual Waste by Home Composting - A Case Study (Talk)
Autoren: Lebersorger S., Linzner R., Unger N.
Event: 10th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium 2005
Period: 03.10.2005 - 07.10.2005 | Location: Cagliari, Italy
Year: 2005 - Considering Environmental Issues - the Pro and Cons of Tools (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N., Duffy N.
Event: IMC22 - 22nd International Manufacturing Conference "Challenges Facing Manufacturing"
Period: 31.08.2005 - 02.09.2005 | Location: Dublin, Ireland
Year: 2005 - A review of ecodesign tools and measures and their appropriateness for different types of products (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N.
Event: eco-X: ecology and economy in electroniX 2005 - Zukünftige Herausforderungen und nachhaltige Lösungen für den Elektro(nik)sektor
Period: 08.06.2005 - 10.06.2005 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2005 - A Review and Comparison of the Environmental Impact of Different Materials Across Their Life Cycle (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N.
Event: 10th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium 2005
Period: 03.10.2005 - 07.10.2005 | Location: Cagliari, Italy
Year: 2004 - General Requirements for LCA Software-Tools (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N., Wassermann G., Beigl P.
Event: iEMSs 2004 International Congress - Complexity and Integrated Resources Management
Period: 14.06.2004 - 17.06.2004 | Location: Osnabrück, Germany
Year: 2003 - The Use of Appropriate Software-Tools for LCA in Waste Management – A Comparison (Talk)
Autoren: Unger N., Wassermann G.
Event: 9th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2003
Period: 06.10.2003 - 10.10.2003 | Location: Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
Supervised Theses
1 Publication found.
Guideline for creating LCA inventories for wood production in the paper industry
Quelle: Schwarzinger D. Guideline for creating LCA inventories for wood production in the paper industry [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2022. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC16707383
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2022
Eigenschaften der Publikation:
Community Services
Functions for scientific journals and panels / societies
Reviewer in (peer-reviewed) scientific journals
- 2016 -
2016
Waste Management & Research,
Reviewer
- 2013 -
2016
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Reviewer
- 2016 -
2016
Functions in (non)scientific committees, societies or corporate bodies
- 2016 -
2016
SETAC Europe LCA Steering Commitee,
secretary
- 2016 -
2016
Events
- 2017
Total Food 2017
(Conference, workshop), scientific advisor
- 2017
LCM 2017, 8th international conference on Life Cycle Management, Luxembourg
(Conference, workshop), scientific advisor
- 2012
SETAC Europe 18th LCA Case Study Symposium – Copenhagen
(Conference, workshop), scientific advisor
- 2017