Proposal to Support Organization of the 4th International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing to be held on September 12, 2014 at Lexington, KY

提案编号：CBET - 1441884首席研究员：Fazleena badurdeen机构：肯塔基大学研究基金会提案标题：由肯塔基大学可持续制造研究所（ISM）组织的第四届可持续制造国际论坛将于2014年9月12日在肯塔基州列克星敦市肯塔基大学校园举行。本次论坛将是一个汇集学生、学术研究人员和行业专业人士的平台，讨论旨在增加可持续制造的产品、工艺和系统创新的研究和创新行业实践，以及讨论和研究这些领域的挑战的论坛。通过在今年的论坛中加入圆桌讨论，与会者将有机会与不断扩大的可持续制造领域的一些领导者直接互动。论坛将提供一个独特的机会，促进学生、学术研究人员和参与可持续制造的行业专业人士之间的密切互动和交流。它将通过识别不同行业在这些领域促进经济、环境和社会可持续性的挑战，为可持续产品、工艺、制造系统和供应链方面的学术研究做出贡献。通过本次论坛进行的知识交流将激发研究创新，为可持续制造问题开发可行和可靠的解决方案。本次论坛将邀请6位特邀演讲嘉宾、8场技术讲座和1场小组讨论。此外，还将举办海报会议，以突出学生和年轻教师在可持续制造方面的研究成果。

Proposal Number: CBET - 1441884Principal Investigator: Fazleena BadurdeenInstitution: University of Kentucky Research FoundationProposal Title: Proposal to Support Organization of the 4th International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing to be held on September 12, 2014 at Lexington, KYThe 4th International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing, organized by the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM) at the University of Kentucky, will be held September 12, 2014 on the campus of the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. This forum will be a platform that brings together students, academic researchers and industry professionals to discuss research and innovative industry practices aimed at increasing product, process and system innovation for sustainable manufacturing as well as a forum to discuss and examine challenges in these areas. Through the incorporation of a round table discussion in this year's Forum, attendees will have the opportunity to directly interact with some of the leaders in the ever broadening field of sustainable manufacturing. The Forum will provide a unique opportunity to foster close interactions and communication between students, academic researchers and industry professionals involved in sustainable manufacturing. It will contribute to scholarship in sustainable products, processes, manufacturing systems and supply chains through identification of the challenges to promoting economic, environmental and societal sustainability in these domains across different industry sectors. The intellectual exchange posited through this forum will inspire innovation in research to develop viable and reliable solutions to sustainable manufacturing issues. This forum will feature six invited speakers, eight technical talks and a panel discussion. In addition, a poster session will be held to highlight research achievements in sustainable manufacturing by students and young faculty.