Connor Dunlop is a PhD candidate in the College of Engineering at the University of Guelph, supervised by Dr. Bassim Abbassi and Dr. Richard G. Zytner. His research focuses on sustainability assessment and environmental decision-making, with particular emphasis on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), environmental impact modelling, remediation systems, and sustainable materials evaluation.

Through collaborative work with the BDDC, Connor is also contributing to sustainability and LCA research related to biodegradable polymer and packaging systems under the guidance of Dr. Manjusri Misra and Dr. Devashish Pujari, including environmental modelling of PBAT-based single-serve coffee pod materials and other sustainable bioproduct applications.