CAREER: Integration of Economic and Environmental Assessment of Advanced Materials Manufacturing

9734054 Isaacs随着材料商业化和责任的日益重要，技术性能以外的属性对于表征材料的成功和性能变得越来越重要：制造成本和使用材料的环境后果。这个跨学科研究项目的目标是开发建模工具，以(1)帮助评估现有和发展中的技术的商业潜力和过程经济学，(2)确定环境生命周期的影响。与工业伙伴合作，研究的初始阶段集中在粉末冶金工业中基于工艺的技术成本模型的开发，制造成本的模拟和环境指标的开发。将进行分析，以确定成功实施先进材料所必需的经济和技术参数。在项目的后期阶段，分析将扩展到更先进的材料粉末加工，如磁性、陶瓷和复合材料。这项工作的结果预计将提供有关影响替代制造技术的实施和竞争地位的性能、经济和环境权衡的关键信息。参与这个合作项目的学生将通过与工业伙伴的研究生合作教育项目的参与，综合出相关的、有意义的制造经验。研究成果还将用于开发基于案例的互动课程，以提高工程专业本科生和研究生的环境素养。该研究计划的最终目标是在跨学科教育、基于案例的研究和工业合作经验之间发展可持续和平衡的努力。这项研究的性质鼓励技术转让，加强伙伴关系所有参与者的知识基础，并通过协助评估经济上可行、对环境有利的技术问题解决办法来影响社会需要。

9734054 Isaacs With the increasing importance of commercialization and liabilities of materials, attributes other than technical performance are becoming significant for characterizing the success and performance of materials: the manufacturing cost and the environmental consequences of using the material. The objectives of this interdisciplinary research project are to develop modeling tools that (1) aid in assessing the commercial potential and process economics of existing and developmental technologies, and (2) identify environmental life cycle effects. Working with industrial partners, the initial phase of the research concentrates on development of process-based technical cost models in the powder metallurgy industry, simulation of manufacturing costs and development of environmental metrics. Analyses will be performed to identify economic and technical parameters that are necessary for successful implementation of advanced materials. In later phases of the project, analyses will be extended to more advanced powder processing of materials, such as magnetic, ceramic and composite materials. Results from this work are expected to provide critical information about performance, economic and environmental tradeoffs that influence the implementation and competitive positions of alternative manufacturing technologies. Students working on this collaborative project will synthesize a relevant, meaningful manufacturing experience by participation in the graduate cooperative education program with the industrial partners. Research results will also be used to develop case-based interactive courses that raise the environmental literacy of undergraduate and graduate engineering students. The ultimate goal of this research plan is to develop a sustainable and balanced effort among interdisciplinary education, case-based research and industrial co-op experience. The nature of this research encourages technology transfer, strengthens the knowledge-base of all participants in the partnership, and im pacts societal needs by aiding in assessment of economically viable, environmentally beneficial solutions to technological problems.