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Research Areas

Additive Manufacturing
Micro and macro to large-scale metal additive manufacturing, process-structure-property relationships in additive manufacturing; smart technologies for additive manufacturing, multi-material additive manufacturing

Sustainable Materials
Energy-efficient material design for manufacture; molecular, microstructural and metallurgical transformation of materials; self-healing materials and memory alloys

Sustainable Manufacturing Systems
Metrics for sustainability performance, design and analysis of sustainable supply chains; sustainable quality systems; energy-efficient supply chain operations and manufacturing systems

Sustainable Product Development
Energy-efficient products; sustainability metrics for products; 6R-based product design for sustainability

Society, Public Policy and Regulatory Issues in Sustainable Manufacturing
Societal impact studies; legislative and administrative issues; policy implementation; product and process liability; ethics

Sustainable Manufacturing Processes
Energy-efficient and environmentally benign manufacturing processes toxic-free, hazardless, safe and secure technologies; minimal use of metal working fluids and chemicals; metrics-based evaluation of manufacturing processes

Economic Analysis of Sustainable Products and Processes
Life-cycle product cost analysis; marketing strategies and business economics for sustainable products and processes

Research Laboratories in ISM

Next Generation Additive Manufacturing Research Laboratory

Brazing, Soldering and Heat Exchangers Research Laboratory

Energy, Nanomechanics, and Surfaces Research Laboratory

Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chain Research Laboratory

Sustainable Machining Research Laboratory

Sustainable Operations Management Laboratory

Welding Research Laboratory

Augmented Intelligence for Smart Manufacturing (AISM) Lab

Participating UK Academic Units and Centers

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Gatton College of Business and Economics
College of Design
Center for Applied Energy Research
Center for Aluminum Technology

Research Sponsors - Agencies

DMDII (Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute)
KSEF (Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation)
LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
NSF (National Science Foundation)
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
US Air Force Research Laboratory
US Army
US Department of Education

Research Sponsors - Industry Sponsors

3M
Air Products, Inc.
Boeing
Caterpillar
Ford
General Electric
General Motors
HAAS
IMTI (Integrated Manufacturing Technology)
Kennametal
Lexmark
Mazak
Sandvik Coromant
SCRA
SECO
SECAT
Semicon
Society of Community Research & Action
STELLRAM Cutting Tools
Toyota
UNIST

International Partners

American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Bari Polytechnic, Bari, Italy
ENSAM, Cluny, France
Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Polytechnic, Turin, Italy
Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Shandong University, Shandong, China
Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
University of Calabria, Calabria, Italy
University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
University of Technology, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
University of Mondragon, Mondragon, Spain
University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey