In his lecture, Professor Masaru Nakano provided a definition and approaches of sustainable manufacturing and described past efforts and challenges related to ecological manufacturing in Japan, as well as the strategic technology roadmap developed since 2005. The efforts include issues such as environmental pollution, energy, material, and global warming, along with ecological technology and policy. In addition, he introduced studies on sustainable manufacturing for green society with clean energy vehicles as a research example in the SDM.

This originally appeared in the Lafayette Journal and Courier March 25, 2011

The School of Industrial Engineering congratulates Ji Li and Yang Guo for winning the prestigious Bilsland Dissertation Fellowships for the 2011-12 academic year.

The School of Industrial Engineering congratulates Martin Yi Zhang who has been selected by the College of Engineering to receive an Outstanding Service Scholarship of $2,000 in recognition of his contributions to the school, college, and university.

We focus on our graduate students and their activities in the School of Industrial Engineering. This month the spotlight is on Nicole Dai.