Post Doctrol Associates |
Dr. Vishesh Kumar is a Post-doctoral Associate in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics at Michigan
Technological University and actively involved with the Sustainable
Futures Institute. Dr. Kumar has expertise in product and material
recycling, life cycle assessment, systems modeling, and environmental
and economic analysis of large scale complex systems. His dissertation
focused on characterizing the material flow and economic exchange
among various business entities within the automotive recovery
infrastructure. Dr. Kumar has published numerous papers in various
journals and conference proceedings such as the SME Journal of
Manufacturing Systems, the Journal of Cleaner Production, and the ASME
annual conference. He has given numerous presentations at several
research conferences, seminars, and colloquia. |
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Graduate Students |
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Karl Haapala is a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Eng.-Eng. Mechanics. His research interests include development of manufacturing process models for prediction of environmental performance measures, e.g., energy use, resource consumption, and wastes and emissions. Currently, his research efforts focus on EAF steelmaking, sand casting, and heat treatment of steel components. Other research interests include life cycle analysis and sustainable design and manufacturing. |
Julio L. Rivera is a PhD candidate at Michigan Technological University. His research focuses on investigating the origin, generation, and dispersion of airborne particulate in manufacturing environments. Specific areas of interest include understanding the mechanisms/mechanics of particle removal from surfaces with emphasis on nanoparticles and nano-powders, modeling te transport of particle in air, and developing models for estimating aerosol exposure. Mr. Rivera is also interested in the life cycle analysis of manufacturing processes. |
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Abigail Clarke is a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Eng.-Eng. Mechanics. She is creating a method to minimize the economic and environmental impacts (at global and local spatial scales) for siting production facilities by employing strategies of decentralization or centralization. She focuses on production that includes remanufacturing, since achieving the tenuous balance between economies of scale and transportation costs is essential to corporate economic viability and significantly affects the severity and scope of environmental damage. Other research interests of hers include: sustainable product design, design for environment and product design and development in industrializing nations. |
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Margot J. Hutchins is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics and the Sustainable Futures Institute at Michigan Technological University. The primary objective of her research is to explore and identify techniques that will improve the decision-making process for planning and regulation development projects. Currently, her efforts are focused on creating a model of decision-making structures that relates social and political actions to environmental and economic risk. Other research interests include risk perception, life cycle assessment, social sustainability, and engineering education
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Kari Jordan |
Ph.D. student |
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Dan Bee |
Ph.D. student |
David Pauken |
Ford M.S. student |
Ford M.S. student |
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Cheryl Williams |
Ford M.S. student |
Last updated on May 12, 2007