Dr. Zan Mary Konare | Industrial Gold Mining | Research Excellence Award
Vacation Lecturer & Researcher at Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs Abderhamane Baba Touré (ENI-ABT) | Mali
Dr. Zan Mary Konaré is a dedicated environmental and sustainability researcher whose contributions demonstrate strong potential for the Research Excellence Award. Her work focuses on advanced Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social LCA (S-LCA), and Life Cycle Costing (LCC), integrating environmental, economic, and governance dimensions into comprehensive sustainability evaluation frameworks. She has established herself as one of the emerging scholars applying Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) to complex real-world challenges, particularly within Africa’s industrial and resource-intensive sectors. Her research has produced three peer-reviewed Scopus-indexed publications, collectively accumulating 14 citations and an h-index of 2, reflecting the growing influence of her work within the international sustainability community. These publications include cutting-edge assessments of industrial gold mining in Mali, where she applies system-based modelling tools such as SimaPro, OpenLCA, R, and GIS to evaluate socio-environmental trade-offs. Her studies provide actionable insights for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and environmental managers seeking to improve sustainability performance across supply chains. Beyond academic outputs, she actively contributes to scientific capacity building, designing training programs that translate research findings into practical strategies for environmental protection and sustainable resource management. Her interdisciplinary expertise, supported by strong analytical skills, modelling competence, and commitment to community-oriented impact, demonstrates excellence in both research innovation and knowledge transfer. Given her publication record, citation performance, methodological rigor, and meaningful societal contributions, Dr. Konaré is highly suitable for the Research Excellence Award, representing a promising and impactful researcher advancing sustainability science within African and global contexts.
Featured Publications
Konaré, Z. M., et al. (2025). Social life cycle assessment of industrial gold mining in Mali. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.
Konaré, Z. M., et al. (2024). Life cycle assessment of an industrial gold mining in Mali. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
Konaré, Z. M., et al. (2023). Application of life cycle sustainability assessment in the gold mining sector: A systematic review. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.