Thomas Graedel is Professor of Industrial Ecology at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. He co-authored the textbook Industrial Ecology, and was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2002.

Thomas Graedel is Professor of Industrial Ecology at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University. His research is centered on developing and enhancing industrial ecology, the organizing framework for the study of the interactions of the modern technological society with the environment. His textbook, Industrial Ecology, coauthored with B.R. Allenby, was the first book in the field and is now in its third edition. His current interests include studies of the flows of materials within the industrial ecosystem, and of evaluating the criticality of metals. He was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for “outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of industrial ecology.”