EAGER: Fundamental Study on Multistage Sustainability Assessment and Decision Making for Reshaping Technology Innovations

EAGER：重塑技术创新的多阶段可持续性评估和决策的基础研究

基本信息

批准号：
2031385
负责人：
Yinlun Huang
金额：
$ 22万
依托单位：
Wayne State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-09-01 至 2024-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2031385&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
EAGER Fundamental Study Multistage Sustainability

项目摘要

This exploratory research project will create a framework for systematically assessing the sustainability of emerging technologies. Sustainability assessment and decision-making for technology innovations is a key step towards achievement of industrial sustainability goals. This research will address how technology innovation can be reshaped to fully incorporate sustainability principles from the early development stage. The approach will use a unique methodology that incorporates sustainability science, large-scale system science, and engineering. The methodology and case studies are anticipated to be valuable for enhancing research and education on the sustainability of emerging technologies.The project will employ a methodological framework for conducting systematic sustainability assessment of emerging technologies in their early development life cycle stages by recommending technology sets after performing sustainability impact evaluation. The framework will feature capability to effectively apply sustainability science and systems theory to methodically conduct multistage sustainability assessment, identify intertwined sustainability aspects, systematically process uncertain information, and provide system-level optimal decision support for technology innovations in different product development and manufacturing stages. This framework will be constructed using a hierarchical assessment and decision making scheme, and consist of a coherent set of concepts, propositions, principles, and methods that could improve the ability of researchers, decision makers, and organizations to reshape technology innovations. The proposed framework will be tested through investigating new technologies for nanopaint design and coating manufacturing, as compared to current coating material and application technologies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该探索性研究项目将创建一个框架，用于系统地评估新兴技术的可持续性。技术创新的可持续性评估和决策是实现工业可持续性目标的关键一步。这项研究将解决如何重塑技术创新以完全纳入早期开发阶段的可持续性原则。该方法将使用一种独特的方法，该方法结合了可持续性科学，大规模系统科学和工程。预计该方法和案例研究对于增强新兴技术可持续性的研究和教育是有价值的。该项目将采用方法框架来通过推荐可持续性影响评估后建议技术集合在早期开发生命周期中对新兴技术进行系统的可持续性评估。该框架将具有有效地应用可持续性科学和系统理论的能力，以有条不紊地进行多阶段的可持续性评估，确定相互交织的可持续性方面，系统地处理不确定的信息，并为不同产品开发和制造阶段的技术创新提供系统级的最佳决策支持。该框架将使用层次评估和决策计划来构建，并由一组连贯的概念，命题，原则和方法组成，这些概念，原理和方法可以提高研究人员，决策者和组织重塑技术创新的能力。与当前的涂料材料和应用技术相比，将通过调查纳米设计和涂料制造的新技术来测试所提出的框架。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准通过评估来进行评估的。