Michael Wang
Department Director, Life Cycle Analysis Department Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Michael Wang is a Distinguished Fellow and the Director of the Life Cycle Analysis and Technology Assessment Department at Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Wang leads the ongoing development of Argonne’s R&D GREET model for life cycle analysis of transportation fuels, technologies, and energy systems (see greet.anl.gov for details). At present, there are more than 68,000 registered R&D GREET users globally. The R&D GREET model and its results have been used by agencies such as the California Air Resources Board, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the fuel incentive provisions of the U.S. 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and the U.S. 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Besides, the model and results are used by automotive companies, energy companies, biofuel producers, and others to address energy and emission performance of their products and technologies.
Dr. Wang is a fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He is on the editorial boards of four international journals. He has over 330 publications in the areas of transportation energy and environment effects.
Seminars
- Examining how different farming practices across corn, soy, and other major crops influence feedstock carbon intensity to improve decision-making confidence
- Assessing the role of soil organic carbon, energy use, and downstream fuels and feed pathways in CI outcomes to strengthen technical robustness
- Clarifying how the R&D feedstock carbon intensity calculator (FD-CIC) is used by public sector stakeholders to support consistent, science-based accounting across supply chains
