Natalia A. Cano-Londoño is a sustainability researcher at Amsterdam UMC, where her work focuses on integrating life cycle sustainability information into healthcare decision-making. Her expertise includes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), circular economy, critical raw materials, and sustainability decision-making. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering – Sustainability and an M.Sc. in Environment and Development, both with distinction, and a B.Sc. in Biological Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Her international research experience includes the University of Twente, Ghent University, TU Delft, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, and The University of Queensland. Natalia is President of the Ibero-American Life Cycle Network (RICV) and the Colombian Life Cycle Assessment Network (RCAV). She contributes to ISO standardization activities in life cycle assessment and circular economy and is an approved individual Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verifier. Her recognitions include the Outstanding Alumni Award from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2024), Exceptional Women in Sustainability recognition (2024), an Endeavour Research Fellowship, and a DAAD research fellowship.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Sustainable healt care
Mention of outstanding alumni, Mining Faculty- Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Exceptional women in sustainability. IBF International Institute for Better Futures – Australia
IBF International Institute for Better Futures
Doctoral's thesis, meritorious distinction (Marking like cum laude)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Master's thesis, meritorious distinction (Marking like cum laude)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Endeavour Research Fellowship Australia - University of Queensland.
University of Queensland
São Paulo Research Foundation. Attendance at São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Renewable Energ
FAPESP
Global Minds Fund – Explore and/or Valorise 2023. UGent _Colombia Cooperation: Explorative phase.
Ghent University
Institute, Department or Faculty Head
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
01 May 2025 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
01 Jan 2024 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
01 Jun 2022 - 01 Nov 2023
Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
01 Aug 2018 - 01 Apr 2019