ISSE Staff
Jack R. Geibig, PE
Director, Center for Clean Products
Office Phone: (865) 974-6513
Email: jgeibig@utk.edu
M.S., Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee
B. S., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University
Jack Geibig is the Director of the Center for Clean Products at the University of Tennessee. Since joining the Center in 1994, Mr. Geibig has focused on the evaluation and promotion of clean materials, products, and processes that restrict the use of toxic materials and reduce system impacts to both human health and the environment. Jack is a leader in the development of environmental product and material standards, materials-based research, and other tools and approaches leading to sustainable material and product systems. Past research efforts have led to the adoption of alternative products or processes directly responsible for reducing or eliminating the use of toxic materials from several key industry sectors. He also has extensive experience leading collaborative, multi-stakeholder research using life-cycle and risk-based analyses focused on improving the environmental performance of product and materials systems.
Mr. Geibig has published research in the Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Pollution Prevention Review, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, and Pollution Prevention Review, and currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Cleaner Production.
He holds degrees in both chemical and environmental engineering and is currently licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee.
Selected Publications
- Geibig, J., M. Socolof (2006). Solders in Electronics: A Life-Cycle Assessment. Design for the Environment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (EPA 744-R-05-001), http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/solder/lca/index.htm.
- Socolof, M., J. Geibig (2006). "Evaluating Human and Ecological Impacts of a Product Life Cycle: The Complementary Roles of Life-Cycle Assessment and Risk Assessment." Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, pp. 510-528, June.
- Socolof. M., J. Overly, J. Geibig (2005). "Environmental Life-Cycle Impacts of CRT and LCD Desktop Computer Displays." Journal of Cleaner Production, pp. 1281-1294, August.
- Geibig, J.R., M. Socolof (2004). "Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts of Lead and Lead-free Solders in the Electronics Industry." Electronics Goes Green Conference 2004+. Berlin, Germany, September.
- Barbini, D., J. Geibig (2004). "Exploring the Relationship Between Reflow Soldering and Power Consumption." Surface Mount Technology, October.
- Geibig, J.R., M. Socolof, T. Brady, and P. Paulraj (2003). "Life-Cycle Impacts of Energy Consumption during Reflow Assembly of Electronics using Lead-Free Solders." University of California Electronic Design, Manufacturing, and the Environment Symposium. Irvine, California.