Staff
Sebastian Schär
About Me
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher working on Decision Analysis for the evaluation of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) options in the BETTER project. Specifically, I am focussing on the development of a Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) model to evaluate BGI options in current and future climates according to the preferences of heterogeneous stakeholders.
During my doctoral studies, I developed a method for the prospective multi-criteria evaluation of measures in the water-energy nexus, taking into account the requirements of a jointly planned water and energy supply while ensuring participation of heterogeneous stakeholder groups. This work was connected to an international research project dedicated to the development and evaluation of transboundary water infrastructure concepts in the Middle East.
In general, I am interested in developing systematic procedures to advance decision-making in environmental and energy-related planning problems, while utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods of Operations Research.
Projects
Curriculum Vitae
| 2024–present |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department Environmental Social Sciences, Decision Analysis Cluster, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland |
| 2019–2024 |
Research Associate and Doctoral Student, Chair of Business Administration and Production Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Thesis title: Prospektive multikriterielle Entscheidungsunterstützung für die Entwicklung und Bewertung von Maßnahmen im Wasser-Energie Nexus: Das Wasserdefizitproblem im Nahen Osten |
| 2017–2019 |
M.Sc. in Management, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany Thesis title: Evaluation of the potentials of demand response for container handling equipment |
| 2014–2017 |
B.Sc. in Business Administration, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany Thesis title: State-of-the-Art of dynamic methods for multi-criteria decision analysis |
Publications
Schär, S. (2024). Prospektive multikriterielle Entscheidungsunterstützung für die Entwicklung und Bewertung von Maßnahmen im Wasser-Energie Nexus: Das Wasserdefizitproblem im Nahen Osten. Dissertation. DOI: 10.17185/duepublico/82000
Schär, S.; Bischi, A.; Baccioli, A.; Desideri, U.; Geldermann, J. (2023). Optimization of sustainable seawater desalination: Modeling renewable energy integration and energy storage concepts. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 293.DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117447
Schär, S.; Geldermann, J. (2022). Techno-ökonomische Analyse integrierter Wasserinfrastrukturprojekte. WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, Volume 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s35147-022-1092-8
Schär, S.; Geldermann, J. (2022). Multi-Criteria Analysis of Water Resources Planning Options, in: de Bourgoing, P.; Nußbaum, P.; Rusteberg, B.; Sauter, M.: Policy Briefs The SALAM Initiative - Transboundary Strategies for the Resolution of the Water Deficit Problem in the Middle East. ISBN: 978-3-943647-10-5
Address
| E-Mail: | sebastian.schaer@cluttereawag.ch |
| Phone: | +41 58 765 5784 |
| Fax: | +41 58 765 5802 |
| Address: | Eawag
Überlandstrasse 133 8600 Dübendorf |
| Office: | FC E14 |
Research Group
Focalpoints
- Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA): Outranking methods (PROMETHEE) and Multi-attribute value / utility theory (MAVT/MAUT)
- Problem structuring methods
- Stakeholder integration
- Uncertainty analysis
- Mathematical optimization
- Environmental decision-making
- Energy resources planning