Research

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

• 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