Xiaoyu LIU
Richmond,BC
Summary
With a master’s degree in Carbon Footprint from the Faculty of Forestry at UBC in Vancouver, I am experienced and specialized in life cycle assessment for diverse product supply chains. Detail-oriented and deadline-driven, with a proven track record of producing high-quality results. Quick learner with strong organizational skills. A collaborative team player experienced in data collection and management. Ready to contribute dynamic insights to Industrial Ecology projects.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Embodied Carbon Calculation Research Assistant
Arts Club Theatre Company
Vancouver, Canada
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Identify climate change-related policies and procedures
- Conducting LCA research for Artsclub to calculate the carbon footprint of art organizations
- On-site survey of each factory for machines, materials, wastes, etc
- To collect data and analyze data
- Writing reports for arts organizations and academic researchers
- Communicating with workers in workshops and managers of organizations to embrace collaboration.
Forestry Bioeconomy Program Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Asia-Pacific Young Scientists Association
Vancouver, Canada
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Managing 50 students and preparing hundreds of program applications and materials for the summer program was in the University of British Columbia for international transfer students, using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc
- Contact people from different cultural backgrounds and education levels through email, phone calls, and in-person talking
- Help them to understand and solve more problems they face
- Work on social media with good writing and communication skills.
Research Assistant in Carbon Offset Project
Bamboo application and manufacturing group
Vancouver, Canada
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Collecting data and doing GHG emission calculations with OpenLCA based on bamboo products and market analysis to draw analytical conclusions, writing reports, posters, or slides to show the results
- Knowledge of the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market and collect data for the voluntary carbon credit market (such as Verra, California Air Resources Board, etc.)
- Writing report on the carbon credit market of current situations and projects detailed information
- Review the literature about carbon accounting of bamboo forests and record different methods with various data worldwide with excellent handling of MS Office, Mendeley, and Zotero.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC01-2021
Minor in Commerce -
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC01-2021
Bachelor of Engineering -
Beijing Forestry University
Beijing, China01-2021
Master of Science - Environmental Science
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BCSkills
- Communication and interpersonal abilities
- Programming (R, C, Python)
- Academic research expertise
- LCA software (OpenLCA, Simapro)
- Proposal and report writing
- AutoCAD
- Policy And Procedure Improvements
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro
- Time management
- Bilingual: English and Chinese
- Project management
- GIS
- Team Collaboration And Leadership
- Deadline Management
Volunteer
- Volunteer in ISWorldLife to support youth and new international students, assisting them in overcoming barriers in their academic studies and daily life.
- Volunteered at more than three conferences, including the International Mechanical Pulping Conference, where I managed social media advertisement and assisted in attendee management.
References
- Dr. Qingshi Tu, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, qingshi.tu@ubc.ca, 604-827-6336
- Shiva Zargar, Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia, shiva.zargar@ubc.ca, 778-952-1582
Affiliations
Debating team leader at the university. I was responsible for organizing activities and overseeing team members.
Accomplishments
- I was awarded the Second Prize Scholarship in 2017, the First Prize Scholarship in 2018, the UBC-UBG Scholarship in 2019, the Faculty of Forestry Graduate Award in 2021 and 2022, and the International Tuition Award from 2022 to 2024, for my outstanding performance at the university.
Certification
- Financial statement analysis from LinkedIn Learning
- Data analysis and visualization from Dataquest
Publication
- Gan, J., Chen, M., Semple, K., Liu, X., Dai, C., & Tu, Q. (2022). Life cycle assessment of bamboo products: Review and harmonization. The Science of the Total Environment, 849, 157937-157937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157937
- Zargar, S., Roy, B. B., Li, Q., Gan, J., Ke, J., Liu, X., & Tu, Q. (2022). The application of industrial ecology methods to understand the environmental and economic implications of the forest product industries. Current Forestry Reports, 8(4), 346-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-022-00174-x
Timeline
Embodied Carbon Calculation Research Assistant
Arts Club Theatre Company
01.2023 - 01.2024
Forestry Bioeconomy Program Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Asia-Pacific Young Scientists Association
01.2022 - 01.2023
Research Assistant in Carbon Offset Project
Bamboo application and manufacturing group
01.2020 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science -
University of British Columbia
Minor in Commerce -
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Engineering -
Beijing Forestry University
Master of Science - Environmental Science
University of British Columbia
- Financial statement analysis from LinkedIn Learning
- Data analysis and visualization from Dataquest
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