The Sustainable Energy Systems Group studies the impacts of energy generation and use, manufacturing, and other activities on the environment, the economy, and health. Its research activities include, energy, environmental and economic systems models; life-cycle analysis of products, including their energy, heat resources use from cradle to grave; local and regional air pollution including particulate matter impacts; emissions measurements from energy production and manufacturing; the transport and fate of pollutants in air, water; and solid media; health risk assessment; and methods of mitigating climate change impacts.