Dr Jeff Seadon

Phone	+64 4 802 4981
Email	Jeff.Seadon@scionresearch.com
Group	Value Chain Optimisation
Role	Research Leader – Built Environment
Category	Key People

About

Jeff is a senior researcher with broad experience in developing systems and policy to support sustainable development. Since joining Scion in 2009 he has specialised in life cycle management of primary sector industries. His current role is to lead research aimed at optimising the use of wood in the built environment.

Qualifications

PhD (Environmental Science), Auckland University, New Zealand - 2010
MSc (Chemistry), Auckland University, New Zealand - 1981
BSc (Chemistry), Auckland University, New Zealand - 1979

Research capabilities

• Systems approaches
• Life cycle management
• Resource efficiency
• Sustainable business and industrial practices
• Cleaner production

Career highlights

• Research Leader, Scion 2009-present
• Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Massey University, 2010 - present
• Sustainable Business Policy Manager, Ministry for the Environment, 2007-2009
• Senior Lecturer and Programme Director, Unitec, 1995-2006

Selected papers

Love, S, Magnesen G and Seadon JK (2010) “Small scale high technology options for marginal land”. Capability funded report for Scion.

McDevitt, Seadon JK , McCallum, D and Garret, P (2010) “Carbon footprint of three waste timber products in an average communal landfill in New Zealand”. Report completed for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Seadon JK (2010) “Sustainable Waste Management Systems”. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 18, no.16-17, pp. 1639-51.

Seadon JK (2006) “Integrated Waste Management – Looking Beyond the Solid Waste Horizon”. Waste Management, vol. 26, no.12, pp. 1327-36.

Seadon JK, Mason, R and Mannion, S (2004) “Enhancing Efficiency in Electroplating Operations”. Proceedings of the New Zealand Water and Waste Association Annual Conference and Expo, Christchurch, 6 – 8 October 2004 on CD ROM.

Evans, B and Seadon, JK (2003) “Success in Waste Minimisation Programmes for Micro Businesses”.  International Solid Waste Association World Congress and Ozwaste Trade Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 9 November – 14 November 2003.

Seadon JK, and Mamula-Stojnic L (2000) “The Ethics of Cleaner Production in New Zealand”. Proceedings of the Shaping the Sustainable Millennium, Collaborative Approaches, Brisbane, Australia, 5-7 July 2000 on CD ROM.