Curriculum Vitae

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a. Candidate Information

a.1. Personal

a.1.1 Name: Steven J. Skerlos, Ph.D.

http://www.umich.edu/~skerlos

a.1.2 Education

(Degrees, dates, schools, title of doctoral thesis, and name of thesis advisor(s))

Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, January 2000

Thesis: Microfiltration of Synthetic Metalworking Fluids Using Al2O3 Membranes

Richard E. DeVor (advisor), Deceased July 2011

Shiv G. Kapoor (advisor)

Grayce Wicall Gauthier Chair of Mechanical Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1994

Thesis: Design for Environment in the Semiconductor Industry

James J. Coleman (advisor)

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

a.1.3 Positions at UM (titles and dates)

Director of Sustainability Education Programs (January 2012 to Present)

Professor of Mechanical Engineering (July 2012 to Present)

Professor of Civil and Environmental Eng. (July 2012 to present)

Associate Chair of Graduate Education, Mech. Eng. (July 2009 to June 2012)

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (July 2006 to June 2012)

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Eng. (Dec. 2008 to June 2012)

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Jan. 2000 to June 2006)

a.1.4 Positions at other institutions or organizations (titles and dates)

Research Assistant, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute, May 1994 to Dec. 1999

State of Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Sept. 1996 to Dec. 1999

Engineering Associate: ITT Semiconductor Intermetall

Freiburg, Germany, June 1993 to August 1993

Computer Programmer: Belgrano University Information Technology Center

Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 1992 to August 1992

a.2 Honors and Awards

11. Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship, University of Michigan, 2012

Criteria: Thurnau Professorships recognize and reward faculty for outstanding

contributions to undergraduate education. This program is designed to honor those

tenured faculty whose commitment to and investment in undergraduate teaching

has had a demonstrable impact on the intellectual development and lives of their

students.

10. College of Engineering Neil Van Eenam Memorial Undergraduate Teaching Award,

2011.

Criteria: For the demonstration of sustained excellence in curricular development,

instruction and guidance at the undergraduate level in the field of Engineering.

9. Mechanical Engineering Department Achievement Award, 2009.

8. Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Award, 2008.

Criteria: For the recognition of younger educators who are successfully preparing

engineers to meet the challenges that face society.

7. Society of Manufacturing Engineers Kuo K. Wang Outstanding Young Manufacturing

Engineer Award, 2007.

Criteria: For the recognition of manufacturing engineers, age 35 or younger, who

have made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing

industry throughout the early stages of their careers.

6. College of Engineering Education Excellence Award, 2006.

Criteria: For demonstrating sustained excellence in curricular development,

instruction and guidance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including

graduate student supervision, and the development of new courses, teaching

laboratories, teaching techniques, software packages for self-teaching, etc..

6. College of Engineering Outstanding Student Group Advisor for BLUElab, 2004

Criteria: To recognize the efforts of organization advisors. Presented annually to

honor the leadership, guidance, and support advisors provide to student groups.

5. College of Engineering 1938E Award, 2003.

Criteria: For the recognition of a younger member of the faculty who is an

outstanding teacher in both elementary and advanced courses; an understanding

counselor of students who seek guidance in their choice of career; a contributor to

the educational growth of his or her College; and a teacher whose scholarly

integrity pervades his or her service to UM and the profession of engineering.

4. College of Engineering Joe and Alice Spira Outstanding Teaching Award, 2002.

Criteria: To recognize excellence in teaching and inspiring students.

3. Robert M. Caddell Memorial Materials and Manufacturing Award, 2002.

Criteria: For outstanding contributions to materials and manufacturing research.

2. Department of Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award, 2001.

1. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, 2000.

Awards to students and student groups advised since 2000 are listed in Section b.8.2

b. Teaching

b.1 New courses introduced at U of M

Course number /title

Course description and objective (1 paragraph per course)

1. ME 589: Sustainable Design: Technology and Systems

ME 589 has evolved over twelve years from a 10-15 student course called

Scientific Foundations of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing covering

environmental science and pollution prevention technologies to a 70-100 student

course covering sustainable design, materials/manufacturing, economic/market

principles, applied optimization, and environmental systems analysis. ME 589

is required in the Engineering Sustainable Systems dual master’s degree

program and is a popular elective in the Energy Systems Engineering Master’s

program taken by on-campus and distance students. The course audience

includes senior, master’s, and Ph.D. engineers as well as a select number of

graduate students from SNRE and the Business School. Specific topics covered

include: life cycle assessment, consequential life cycle assessment, metrics of

financial and environmental performance, life cycle design vs. sustainable

design, material selection, manufacturing process selection, end-of-life process

selection, sustainable policy design for airsheds and watersheds, sustainable

policy design for automotive systems, and consequential life cycle assessment

with market driven demand. The course wraps-up with student debates on

contemporary sustainability topics and presentations of term projects (usually

related to graduate level research or topics of sustainability education). Several

of the course case studies and examples are derived from research listed in this

CV (e.g., section c.5: J26, J32, J35, J38, J41-43, C34).

2. CEE 265: Sustainable Engineering Principles (originally with Kim Hayes and Phil

Savage)

CEE 265 is a replacement for CEE 260, which is a required course in CEE and a

popular technical elective for IOE and ChE students. CEE 260 has undergone

two major revisions in the past twelve years. Originally the course was called

Environmental Engineering Principles and covered topics central to the

traditional Environmental Engineering discipline such as environmental

regulations, air and water pollution, reactor theory, and pollutant transport and

fate. In 2005, the course was revised by Professors Hayes and Skerlos to cover

Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Principles including sustainability

topics such as life cycle assessment, resource limits, environmental risk, ozone

depletion, and climate change. Economic concepts were also introduced

including discount rates and time-value of money, cost-benefit analysis, and

imperfect market structures as they relate to sustainability. In 2011, Professors

Hayes, Savage, and Skerlos are revising the course again into CEE 265:

Sustainable Engineering Principles. The course replaces CEE 260 while

retaining its sustainability content. New topics covered include: decision-

making frameworks and trade-offs, energy sustainability, design for

environment (including software-based tools), and sustainable design case

studies. CEE 265 intends to serve all interested CoE students as a cornerstone

course in sustainability. The course will be required both for CEE and for the

Certificate in Sustainable Engineering currently under development.

b.2 Courses taught at U of M

Course # Course title Teaching Role Term

ME 450 Design and

Manufacturing III

Course Coordinator

and Lead Instructor

with responsibility

for acquisition and

development of

course projects

W02, W03, W04, W05, W06, W08,

W09, F09

ME 450 Design and

Manufacturing III

Section Instructor:

Direct Project

Supervision

W00, W01, W02, W03, W04, W05,

W06, F06, W08, W09, F09

ME 589

(ME 599 prior

to F04)

Sustainable Design:

Technology and

Systems

Instructor F00, F01, F02, F03, F04, F05,

F06, F08, F10, F11

ME 499

(absorbed into

CEE 260)

Engineering,

Economics, and the

Environment

Co-Instructor with

Kim Hayes W04

CEE 260

Environmental and

Sustainable

Engineering

Principles

Co-Instructor with

Kim Hayes

W05, F05, W06, F06 (guest

lecturer)

CEE 265

Sustainable

Engineering

Principles

Co-Instructor with

Kim Hayes and Phil

Savage

F11

ENG 355

Multidisciplinary

Engineering Design

I (Laboratory)

Instructor

(Section 003) F09

ENG 455

Multidisciplinary

Engineering Design

II (Laboratory)

Instructor

(Section 003) W10, F10, F11

ENG 456

Mentorship-

Leadership in

Multidisciplinary

Design (Laboratory)

Instructor

(Section 003) W10

b.3 Ph.D. committees chaired/co-chaired

Name of student, year or anticipated year of graduation, thesis title, chair or co-chair,

student current position.

1. Julie Zimmerman, June 2003, “Formulation and Evaluation of Emulsifier Systems

for Petroleum- and Bio-based Semi-synthetic Metalworking Fluids”. Horace H.

Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award. Co-Chair with Kim Hayes (CEE) and

Jonathan Bulkley (SNRE). Current position: Assistant Professor of Chemical

Engineering, Yale.

2. Fu Zhao, December 2004, “Microfiltration Recycling of Semi-Synthetic

Metalworking Fluids: Models, Formulation, and System Design”. Chair. Current

position: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University.

3. Kuei-Yuan Chan, December 2005, “Monotonicity and Active Set Strategies for

Design Optimization under Uncertainty”. Co-Chair with Panos Papalambros (ME).

Current position: Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with Tenure,

National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan.

4. Andres Clarens, January 2008, “Carbon Dioxide Based Metalworking Fluids”. Co-

Chair with Kim Hayes (CEE) and Jonathan Bulkley (SNRE). Current position:

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia.

5. William Ross Morrow, December 2008, “A Fixed Point Approach to Equilibrium

Pricing in Differentiated Product Markets”. Chair. Current position: Assistant

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Professor of Economics, Iowa

State University.

6. Katie Whitefoot, August 2011, “Quantifying the Link between Environmental

Policy and Engineering Design Decisions”. Co-Chair with Meredith Fowlie, now at

the Department of Natural Resource Economics, Berkeley. Senior Program Officer:

Design and Manufacturing, National Academy of Engineering.

7. Jeremy Guest, December 2011, Topic: Quantitative Sustainable Design of

Wastewater Treatment Plants. Co-Chair with Nancy Love (CEE). Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois.

8. Adam Smith, Expected 2013, Topic: Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for

Domestic Wastewater Treatment. Co-Chair with Lutgarde Raskin (CEE).

9. Sherri Cook, Expected 2013, Topic: Life Cycle Characteristics of Anaerobic Co-

Digestion. Co-Chair with Nancy Love (CEE).

10. Sarang Supekar, Expected 2014, Topic: Fundamental Mechanisms and Performance

of High Pressure Gases as Metalworking Fluids. Expected Co-Chair with Kim

Hayes (CEE).

11. Vineet Raichur, Expected 2014, Topic: Mathematical Properties of Market Demand

Models and their use in Automotive Emissions Forecasting. Co-Chair with Richard

Gonzalez (Design Science, Psychology).

b.4 M.S. students advised/co-advised

Name of student, year or anticipated year of graduation, thesis title, student current

position, chair or co-chair. Use same format as b.3.

Thesis Students:

1. Aaron Hula, April 2003, “Methodology for a Multi-Objective Situational Based

Disassembly Manual”. Co-Chair with Kazu Saitou (ME). Current position:

Technology Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency.

2. Kathryn Caruso, Expected 2012, Topic: Optimal Investment Strategies for

Automakers to Meet Long-Term IPCC Carbon Targets, Co-Chair with Mark Daskin

(IOE).

Major MSE Projects in Support of Ph.D. Student Research:

1. Douglas MacLean, May 2008, Lubricity of Metalworking Fluids Delivered in

Supercritical CO2.

2. Esra Süel, December 2008, Evaluation of Automotive Demand Models for

Predictive Quality.

3. Tanna Borrell, April 2009, Development of an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor

Treatment Testbed for Domestic Wastewater.

4. Angela Park, December 2009, Use of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Extend Tool

Life in the Machining of Recalcitrant Ferrous Materials.

5. Carol Girata, December 2010, Consequential Life Cycle Assessment with Market

Driven Design.

b.5 Undergraduate major projects directed

Include project title, number of students involved and year.

Involvement with Undergraduate Student Projects. I have overseen the development of

205 senior design projects in ME 450 and have served as lead instructor of ME 450 to

965 students. Outside of ME 450, my involvement with independent undergraduate

student projects is primarily associated with my role as co-founder and faculty advisor

of BLUElab. A selected number of BLUElab projects featuring my weekly involvement

over at least one academic year are listed below:

1. Study of Alternative Point-of-Use Water Purification Systems (2004-2005): Four

undergraduate students.

2. AWARE@home - Technological Design to Promote Environmental Conservation

(2004-2005): Five undergraduate students, 2005.

Winner of EPA P3 (Environmental Protection Agency People, Prosperity, and

Planet) Phase I Competition, Awarded EPA P3 Phase I Grant ($10,000),

Publication in the Journal of Green Building (J28).

3. Hydraulic Hybrid Bicycle (2008-2010): Eight undergraduate students.

4. Recovery of Heat from Residential Shower Water (2009-2010): Four undergraduate

students.

Publication in the Journal of Green Building (J43).

5. Sustainable Conversion of Farm Waste to Bioenergy in Nicaragua (2009-2011): Ten

undergraduate students, 2011.

Winner of Dell Social Innovation Competition ($10,000), EPA P3

Phase I Grant

($10,000). Honorable Mention in EPA P3 Phase I Competition, 2011.

In addition to these stand-alone projects, I have introduced over a dozen undergraduate

students to scholarly research via the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

(UROP), Marian Sarah Parker Scholars Program, independent study projects, and by

hiring undergraduate students as temporary employees. Six journal publications have

been co-authored with undergraduate students.

b.6 Short courses and workshops taught

Indicate course, location or institution, date, enrollment, nature of participation.

1. Green By Design 2: Sustainable Design Traps, Trade-Offs and Triumphs. Two hour

short course delivered to 60 people, Grand Rapids, Michigan. September 28-29,

2005.

2. Innovation in Manufacturing Systems: Responsiveness and Sustainability. Five hour

web short-course taught with Jack Hu and delivered to 30 students to date. Winter

2008 to Present (to be revised in Summer 2011). GM Technical Engineering

Program 704.

3. Sustainable Development of Automotive Systems (under development). Two hour

short course delivered in-person and with live webinar. Expected first delivery in

December 2011 to 100-200 Chrysler employees.

b.7 Outreach directly related to teaching

Founder and Faculty Advisor for the BLUElab: http://www.engin.umich.edu/soc/BLUElab/

BLUElab (2003-present) at the University of Michigan is a student-run organization that

works to find sustainable solutions to development problems at home and abroad. The

organization develops practical approaches and appropriate technology to solve local

problems that exist around the world. My role as a mentor has been to harness student

passions toward sustainability into a hard-nosed analysis approach and to guide students

through “design, build, test” (DBT) projects for “customers” both in the U.S. and in

developing countries. BLUElab also offers direct outreach and education to students via

workshops, contributions to formal courses (e.g., ENG 100 and ENG 490), tutoring of

underprivileged students, coordinating seminar series, and developing gallery exhibits. A

list of notable projects conducted in the BLUElab include:

Woven Windmills (Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Guatemala)

Biodigester Design for Sustainable Energy (Potreritos, Guatamala)

Sustainable Water Treatment Design (Hagley Gap, Jamaica)

Sustainable Water Distribution System (Guatemala City, Guatemala)

Hydraulic Hybrid Bicycle (UM Campus)

Sustainable Housing Project Initiative (UM Campus)

Contributions to Engineering 100 and Engineering 490 (UM, Ann Arbor)

Annual Gallery Exhibits on Engineering Sustainability (UM Duderstadt Center)

Sustainability Job Fair (Ann Arbor, MI)

AWARE@home (Ann Arbor, MI)

Study of Alternative Point-of-Use Water Purification Systems (Rancho al Medio,

Domincan Republic)

Many of these projects have been featured on UM websites in video and text form. A list of

press related to these and other projects is found in section b.8.3.

My hope is that introducing first and second year students to the BLUElab will help improve

their abilities as engineers by creating a meaningful application domain for the concepts

learned in their engineering curriculum. In a lager view, the BLUElab is intended to help

create better global citizens and a more diverse engineering student body. If students are

successful in implementing design projects at home and abroad, they are not only better

experienced, but they will have contributed in a small way to improving the global social

climate.

b.8 Other:

b.8.1. Awards to Ph.D. Students Advised

1. 1st place in Geosyntec 2011 Student Paper Competition, Awarded to Adam

Smith, 2011.

2. Walter J. Weber Award for Outstanding Research in Sustainability Awarded

to Jeremy Guest, 2011.

3. Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Fellowship to Sherri Cook,

2010.

4. Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to Jeremy Guest, 2010.

5. Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Fellowship to Jeremy Guest,

2008.

6. Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Fellowship to Esra Süel, 2008.

7. College of Engineering Grad Student Symposium: Best Graduate Student

Presentation in Design and Manufacturing, Awarded to Andres Clarens, 2006.

8. University of Michigan Outstanding Student Leader Award to Andres Clarens

(Honorable Mention), 2006.

9. Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Fellowship Alternate to Tanna

Borrell, 2006.

10. 3M Prize in Industrial Ecology to Andres Clarens, 2006.

11. Best Graduate Student Presentation in Design and Manufacturing Awarded to

Ross Morrow. ME Department Grad Student Symposium, 2005.

12. Second Place Poster Award to Andres Clarens (#2 out of ~30 entries).

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Biennial

Meeting, Potsdam, NY, 2005.

13. First Place Poster Award to Andres Clarens (#1 out of 37 entries).

International Society for Industrial Ecology Biennial Meeting, Stockholm,

2005.

14. Best Graduate Student Presentation in Design and Manufacturing Awarded to

Andres Clarens. ME Department Grad Student Symposium, 2004.

15. Best Technical Paper Award to Andres Clarens, 2005, Awarded by the

Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (best of 80 papers submitted).

16. EPA STAR Fellowship to Andres Clarens. Metalworking Fluid Delivery

Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (7% acceptance rate), 2005.

17. Horace H. Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award to Julie Zimmerman,

2004.

18. Distinguished 1st Year Research Performance, Awarded to Andres Clarens

from the Environmental Chemistry division of the American Chemical

Society, 2003.

19. Best Graduate Student Presentation in Design and Manufacturing, Awarded to

Ross Morrow. ME Department Grad Student Symposium, 2003.

20. Best Graduate Student Research Paper, from the Environmental Chemistry

division of the American Chemical Society to Julie Zimmerman, 2003.

21. Future Research in Tribology Award for Distinguished Graduate Student

Performance Award, Awarded to Julie Zimmerman by the Society of

Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 2003.

22. Robert M. Caddell Materials and Manufacturing Award, Fu Zhao, 2002.

b.8.2 Awards to BLUElab

1. Honorable Mention, 2011 EPA P3 National Competition on Sustainable

Design: Sustainable Conversion of Farm Waste to Bioenergy in Nicaragua.

2. Winner of the 2011 Dell Social innovation Competition ($10,000):

Sustainable Conversion of Farm Waste to Bioenergy in Nicaragua.

3. Winner of 2005 EPA P3 National Competition on Sustainable Design:

AWARE@home.

4. College of Engineering Elaine Harden Award (2005): BLUElab. Criteria: For

a student organization that best exemplifies leadership and service.

b.8.3 Press (hyperlinks on PDF version and at http://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/EAST)

(P46) Trash Can May Be Greenest Option for Unused Drugs (NPR), 2012

(P45) Trash Old, Unused Medications (WebMD), 2012

(P44) Trash beats take-back for medicine disposal (URecord), 2012

(P43) Sustainability Theme Launches MConneX with 40 Minute Video, 2012

(P42) CAFE Standards Could Mean Bigger Cars, Not Smaller Ones, 2011

(P41) Startups with Ties to UM Win Statewide Awards, 2011

(P40) Fusion Coolant Systems Receives Investments, Adds Jobs, 2011

(P39) CHIP Lube Featured on How It Works, 2011

(P38) Woven Windmills in Guatamala (Video) , 2011 (P37) Adam Smith's Research Highlighted by College of Engineering, 2011

(P36) Accuri Cytometers Acquired by BD, 2011 (P35) FCS Wins Top Prize At Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, 2011

(P34) Skerlos Featured in Crain's Detroit Business, 2011

(P33) Fusion in Crain's Detroit Business, 2011

(P32) Engineering Social Change, 2010

(P31) Fusion Wins State of Michigan Microloan, 2010

(P30) ME 589 Students Engineer a More Sustainable Day, 2010

(P29) BLUElab Builds Pumps for the Developing World, 2010

(P28) Fusion Coolant Systems Cracks Big Problems in Manufacturing, 2010

(P27) Fusion Coolant Systems Recognized in Tech Transfer Report, 2010

(P26) CHiP Lube Featured at UM Innovation Celebration, 2010

(P25) BLUElab Nicaragua Project, Video 2009

(P24) All Subsides for PHEVs are Not Created Equal, 2009

(P23) ME Achievement Award, 2009

(P22) Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering, 2009

(P21) Skerlos and Morrow meet NSF Director and Discuss MUSES, 2007

(P20) New FireMUSES Project Announced, 2009

(P19) Accuri C6 Product Launch, 2008

(P18) SAE Teetor Award, 2008

(P17) Minor Degree in Multidisciplinary Design, 2007

(P16) Dual Degree Masters Program, 2007

(P15) Helping Steer to a Sustainable Future, 2007

(P14) Side Effects of Automotive GHG Policies, 2006

(P13) Feasibility of CO2 Metalworking Fluids, 2005

(P12) Radio AWARE@home, 2005

(P11) AWARE@home wins EPA P3 Award , 2005

(P10) Best Paper Award to Andres Clarens, 2005

(P9) Distinguished Dissertation Award, 2004

(P8) Oustanding Student Advisor Award, 2004

(P7) Vegetable Based Cutting Fluids, 2003

(P6) 1938E Award for Teaching and Mentorship, 2003

(P5) The Business Case for Sustainability, 2003

(P4) Whitaker Grant, 2003

(P3) New Faces in Engineering, 2003

(P2) Ruth and Joel Spira Award, 2002

(P1) MicroIntegrated Flow Cytometer, 2002

c. Research

c.1 Research programs underway

Include a brief description of each research area and information regarding involvement of

graduate and undergraduate students, research staff, and other faculty, both inside and

outside the UM. Include outreach if that is part of research projects.

My professional objective is to develop knowledge and technology systems that minimize the

environmental consequences of engineering design and manufacturing systems. This

objective is being pursued within 3 programs: 1) Sustainable Metalworking Fluid Systems,

2) Sustainable Design of Technology and Environmental Policy, and 3) Sustainable Design

of Water and Wastewater Systems. Programs #1 and #2 are briefly described below.

Program #3 is described in section c.4.

#1 Sustainable Metalworking Fluid Systems (MWFs)

This program has created knowledge and technology to increase the sustainability of

aqueous metalworking fluids while leading to the creation of a new class of metalworking

fluids based on supercritical fluids.

Aqueous MWFs. Research with aqueous metalworking fluids has graduated two Ph.D.

students. The first (Fu Zhao) developed membrane-based filtration systems that permit the

closed-loop recycling of metalworking fluid nanoemulsions. A spin-off of this project to

quantify and identify MWF microorganisms removed by membranes during MWF recycling

led to a successful startup company (section c.5.3). Fu’s mathematical models of the

membrane filtration process led to the discovery of a design equation that expresses exact

surfactant concentrations that maximize the stability of MWF nanoemulsions. It was

discovered that by optimizing surfactant concentrations, it is possible to simultaneously

maximize recycling flux rates and MWF service life independent of recycling. The second

student studying aqueous MWFs (Julie Zimmerman) studied the sources of MWF

demulsification and disposal. In contrast to Fu’s work which studied concentrations, Julie’s

work revealed surfactant chemistries and structures that maximize MWF nanoemulsion

stability and lifetimes prior to disposal – particularly for formulations based on vegetable oil

rather than petroleum oil. To demonstrate that these environmentally adapted MWFs

perform equally well as conventional MWFs, Julie developed MWF testing procedures that

significantly advanced the ability of laboratory machining tests to match field performance.

The research has been transferred to industry via industry grants, seminars, consulting

projects, and conferences.

Faculty Collaborators: Kim Hayes, Katsuo Kurabayashi, Peter Adriaens, Shuichi

Takayama. Research Staff: Cindy Gruden, Alexa Rihana. Graduate Students: Fu

Zhao, Julie Zimmerman, Andres Clarens, Yi-Chung Tung, Carlos Aguilar, Dongeun

Huh, Min Zhang. Undergraduate Students: Marcy Urbance, Ashley Murphrey,

Carlos Aguilar, Heather Landis, Satsuki Takahashi.

Supercritical MWF Sprays. The study of supercritical metalworking fluid sprays has

graduated one Ph.D. student (Andres Clarens) with another Ph.D. candidate (Sarang

Supekar) currently progressing toward his degree. Research has shown that supercritical

carbon dioxide metalworking fluids (scCO2 MWFs) are a versatile MWF platform, having

demonstrated improved performance relative to aqueous MWFs in operations requiring high

cooling potential (e.g., titanium turning and compacted graphite iron milling) while also

performing better than straight oils in operations requiring high lubricity (e.g., hard steel

thread forming and titanium grinding). Supercritical MWFs based on carbon dioxide

eliminate significant health and environmental risks while simultaneously extending tool

life, increasing machining rates, and improving surface finish. Greenhouse gas emission

concerns are not exacerbated since the carbon dioxide used by the process is a recovered

industrial gas and not required in large quantity. A patent has been granted and technology

transfer is being conducted via a startup company (section c.5.3).

Faculty Collaborators: Kim Hayes, Burak Ozdoganlar (Carnegie Mellon University,

Mech. Eng), Dave Stephenson (now at Fusion Coolant Systems and contractor at

Ford Motor Company). Graduate Students: Andres Clarens, Sarang Supekar, Angela

Park, Douglas MacLean, Arda Gozen (CMU), Bekir Bediz (CMU).

#2 Sustainable Design of Technology and Environmental Policy

The objective of this program is to link environmental emissions to their root-cause

engineering decisions, and to understand how these problems can be systematically

addressed through technology design and public policy efforts. Early research in this

program included: 1) the development of a methodology for robust and optimal disassembly

of consumer products under variable future scenarios (e.g., location, economics, etc.); 2) life

cycle assessments of specific manufacturing technologies (e.g., metalworking fluids and

laser manufacturing); and 3) methodologies for sustainable policy design under uncertainty

(e.g., design of speed limits to maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards in an

airshed).

These early efforts led to an increased interest to study the relationship between policy

design, market function, and the deployment of more sustainable technologies. After initial

work, this direction was supported by a $2M grant award from the NSF MUSES program on

a project co-directed with Professor James Winebrake (Dean of Liberal Arts and former

Chair of the Public Policy Department at Rochester Institute of Technology). The project

has led to publications in the communities of life cycle assessment, energy policy,

mechanical design, operations research, and economics.

Novel results from this program have included an understanding of the recyclability

characteristics and emissions from aluminum life cycles (led by Professor Greg Keoleian),

methodologies for studying the interactions of multiple environmental policies on the

automotive sector (led by Professor James Winebrake), and the development of

consequential life cycle assessment with market driven design (cLCA-MDD) for policy

analysis (led by Professor Steve Skerlos). Building from a mathematical foundation laid by

Ross Morrow, the market driven design methodology was applied by Katie Whitefoot to

study reformed CAFE standards (taking effect in 2012) and has revealed that 1) the

reformed CAFE standards are likely to be less costly and less effective than previously

forecasted and 2) the regulation will likely increase the size of vehicles. Katie’s research

represents the first full-scale econometric policy analysis that has accounted for engineering

variables via the use of physics-based simulations.

Faculty Collaborators: James Winebrake, Panos Papalambros, Meredith Fowlie,

Greg Keoleian, Duncan Callaway, Günther Seliger (TU Berlin), Kim Hayes, Mark

Daskin, Jyoti Mazumder, Scott Hawker, Richard Gonzalez, Christoph Hermann (TU

Braunschweig), Kazuhiro Saitou, Michael Kokkolaras, Jonathan Bulkley. Research

Staff: Hyung-Ju Kim, Hilary Grimes-Casey. Graduate Students: W. Ross Morrow,

Katie Whitefoot, Kuei-Yuan Chan, Aaron Hula, Matthew Stepp (RIT), Jeremy

Michalek, Esra Süel, Carol Girata, Colin McMillan, Vineet Raichur, Kathyrn

Caruso, Kiumars Jalali, Karim Hazma, Semi Severengiz (TU Berlin).

c.2 Past grants and contracts

Include sponsor, project title, dates, amount, names of principal investigators and/or co-

principal investigators, candidate’s share and number of GSRAs supported by grant or

contract. Grants and contracts must be sequentially numbered by start date, in reverse

chronological order (newest item first). Information marked by ^ is approximate.

1. National Science Foundation, “Investing in Innovation by Empowering Returning PhD

Students”, $414,637. May 16, 2012 – May 15, 2015. Lead PI: Shanna Daly; Co-PI:

Steve Skerlos ($9,800 direct support). GSRA Support (Sarang Supekar).

2. Ford Motor Company, “Optimal Investment Allocation of Automakers and Electricity

Generators in a Carbon Constrained World”, $40,000. January 1, 2011 – August 31,

2011. PI: Mark Daskin (IOE, $40,000). Co-PI: Steve Skerlos. GSRA Support (Kathryn

Caruso).

3. Water Environment Research Foundation, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment”, $150,000. January 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011. PI:

Lutgarde Raskin (CEE, $150,000). Co-PIs: Steve Skerlos and Nancy Love. GSRA

Support (Adam Smith).

4. Gentz Industries, “Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as an Aerospace Cutting Fluid”,

$10,000, February 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009. PI: Skerlos ($10,000). GSRA Support

(Sarang Supekar).

5. Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute (MMPEI, 70% challenge competition),

“Design Science Framework for Modeling Future Emissions in the Energy Sector”

$257,000, September 1, 2008 – October 31, 2010, PI: Skerlos ($285,738); Co-PIs: Panos

Papalambros (ME), Richard Gonzalez (Psychology), Duncan Callaway (SNRE – now at

Energy Resources Group, UC Berkeley), Meredith Fowlie (Economics, now in Natural

Resource Economics, UC Berkeley). GSRA Support (Katie Whitefoot and Vineet

Raichur).

6. University of Pusan (Korea), “Study of Automotive Remanufacturing Activity in the

USA”, $30,000, June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009. PI: Steve Skerlos ($30,000). Support for

1 Post-Doctoral Researcher (Hyung-Ju Kim).

7. UM College of Engineering and Office of Technology Transfer, “Commercialization of

Supercritical Metalworking Fluids”, $42,000, June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009. PI: Steve

Skerlos ($42,000).

8. Caterpillar, “Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Metalworking to Extend

Tool Life in the Turning of High Silicon Cast Iron Cylinder Liners”, $70,000, January 1,

2008 – July 1, 2008. GSRA Support (Angela Park).

9. Michigan Universities Commercialization Incentive Challenge Fund,

“Commercialization of Supercritical Metalworking Fluids” $120,000. December 30,

2006 - April 31, 2010. PI: Skerlos ($120,000); Co-PI: Andrew McColm. Support for

equipment, technician, design work and tech transfer activities.

10. UMTRI Doctoral Studies Program, “Systems Modeling of Automotive Market

Dynamics Created by Greenhouse Gas Policy Initiatives”, $90,000. December 1, 2006 –

Dec. 31 2008. PI: Steve Skerlos ($90,000). Co-PI: Walter McManus. GSRA Support

(W. Ross Morrow).

11. UM Provost’s Initiative on Multi-disciplinary Learning and Team Teaching,

“Interdisciplinary Practicum Concentrations in CoE”, $530,000 (plus $120,000

matching from CoE). December 1, 2006 – Dec. 31 2009. PI: Brian Gilchrist. Co-PIs:

Skerlos ($180,000 for initiative in Design for the Greater Good), Pete Washabaugh

(Aero), Nilton Renno (AOSS), David Chesney (CSE).

12. National Science Foundation, “Carbon Dioxide Based Metalworking Fluids”, $350,000.

September 2006 – August 2010. PI: Kim Hayes ($350,000). Co-PI: Skerlos. GSRA

Support (Andres Clarens, Angela Park, Doug MacLean).

13. Boeing, “Tool Life During the Turning of Titanium Alloys Using scCO2 Metalworking

Fluids”, $15,500. September 1, 2006 - February 28, 2007. PI: Steve Skerlos ($15,500).

GSRA Support (Andres Clarens).

14. Ford Motor Company, “Compressed Graphite Iron (CGI) Machining Pre-Study with

scCO2 Metalworking Fluid”, $8,500. June 1, 2006 - September 1, 2006. PI: Steve

Skerlos ($8,500). GSRA Support (Andres Clarens).

15. Alcoa Foundation Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program, “Enabling

Technology for a Sustainable Energy Future through Interdisciplinary Research and

Training”,$844,00, September, 2005 – December 31, 2010, Co-PIs: Greg Keoleian

(SNRE) and Tom Lyon (SNRE/Business), Participants: Skerlos (^$120,000 to cover

Hyung-Ju Kim for 2 years), Daniel G. Brown (SNRE), Jonathan W. Bulkley

(CEE/SNRE), William S. Currie (SNRE), Thomas N. Gladwin (SNRE/Business),

Andrew Hoffman (SNRE/Business), Michael R. Moore (SNRE), Barry G. Rabe

(SNRE/Public Policy), Julia M. Wondolleck (SNRE). Support for approximately 6

post-doctoral research scholars for 2 years each.

16. National Science Foundation, “Implications of Automotive Fuel Economy and

Emissions Policies on Materials Flows: A Life Cycle Approach Integrating Engineering,

Public Policy, and Market Decisions”, $100,000. September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006.

PI: Skerlos (^$70,000); Co-PI: James Winebrake (Rochester Institute of Technology).

GSRA Support (W. Ross Morrow).

17. Environmental Protection Agency, “Design of Next Generation Vehicle Systems: Senior

Design Projects”, $70,000. January 2005-September 2009. PI: Skerlos ($70,000); Co-PI:

Albert Shih (ME). Support of over 30 undergraduate senior design projects.

18. Environmental Protection Agency, “AWARE: An Easy-to-Use Tool to Facilitate

Informed Consumer Purchasing Based on Environmental Attributes”, $10,000.

September 2004 – August 2005. PI: Skerlos ($10,000); Co-PI: Jeremy Michalek (Grad

Student, ME). 5 undergraduate student projects, 1 graduate student project (20 students).

19. Environmental Protection Agency, “AWARE@home: An Easy-to-Use Tool to Facilitate

Utility Usage Reduction in the American Home”, $10,000. September 2004 – August

2005. PI: Skerlos ($10,000); Co-PI: Andres Clarens (Graduate Student, CEE). 5

undergraduate student projects, 1 graduate student project (25 students).

20. General Motors, “Material Selection for Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates: Life Cycle Energy

and Recycling Analysis”, $5,000. June 2004 – August 2004. PI: Skerlos ($5,000); 1

M.S. student project (3 students).

21. Michigan Universities Commercialization Incentive Challenge Fund, “Microintegrated

Flow Cytometery”, $92,000. February 2004-September 2004. PI: Skerlos ($92,000); Co-

PI: David Olson. Support for equipment and tech transfer activities.

22. Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (UM), “Diffusion of Sustainable

Engineering Principles into the College of Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum:

Development of a Cornerstone Course”, $10,000. May 2003 - April 2004. PI: Kim

Hayes (CEE; $7,000); Co-PI: Skerlos ($3000). Support of faculty time and

undergraduate time for course development.

23. Environmental Protection Agency, “Design of Alternative Vehicle Subsystems for

Reduced Air Emissions: Proposal for Funding Undergraduate Student ME 450

Projects”, $26,800. February 2003 – August 2004. PI: Steven J. Skerlos ($26,800).

Support of 12 undergraduate capstone design projects.

24. National Science Foundation, “SGER: Design and Manufacturing of Precision Products

directly from CAD by Combined Laser Aided Metal Addition and Subtraction”,

$75,000. October 2002 – September 2003. PI: Jyotirmoy Mazumder ($75,000); Co-PI:

Skerlos. GSRA Support (W. Ross Morrow and Huan Qi).

25. Environmental Protection Agency/National Science Foundation (TSE), “Design of

Novel Petroleum-Free Metalworking Fluids”, $325,000. October 2002 – September

2006. PI: Kim Hayes (CEE; $325,000); Co-PI: Skerlos. GSRA Support (Andres Clarens

and Douglas MacLean).

26. National Science Foundation, “PREMISE: Energy, Cost, and Environmentally

Conscious Manufacturing of Mold Tooling via Direct Metal Deposition”, $100,000.

October 2002 – September 2003. PI: Jyotirmoy Mazumder (ME; $100,000). Co-PIs:

Skerlos, Deba Dutta (ME). GSRA Support (Huan Qi and W. Ross Morrow).

27. National Science Foundation, “Design for Product-Embedded Disassembly Using

Reversible Integral Attachments”, $375,000. January 2002 – December 2004. PI: Kazu

Saitou ($375,000). Co-PIs: Skerlos, Panos Papalambros (ME), Noboru Kikuchi (ME).

GSRA Support (Ying Li, Aaron Hula, W. Ross Morrow).

28. Institute for Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology (UM CoE), “An

Optimal Microbial Control System to Enable Environmental Improvement of Aqueous

Fluidic Systems”, $90,000, Jan. 2001 – Dec. 2003. PI: Skerlos ($90,000). Co-PIs: Peter

Adriaens (CEE), Kim Hayes (CEE), Katsuo Kurabayashi (ME). GSRA Support (Yi-

Chung Tung).

29. Institute for Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology (UM CoE), “Optimal

Design for Product Component Recovery and Re-Use Via Embedded Disassembly

Using Reverse Integral Attachments”, $75,000, Jan. 2001 – Dec. 2003. PI: Kazu Saitou

($75,000). Co-PIs: Skerlos, Panos Papalambros (ME), Noboru Kikuchi (ME). GSRA

Support (Ying Li and Aaron Hula).

30. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (UM), “A Prototype MEMS Device for Low-Cost

and Realtime Detection of Microorganisms Based on Flow Cytometry”, $15,000. Jan.

2001 – Dec. 2003. PI: Skerlos ($15,000). Co-PI: Katsuo Kurabayashi (ME). GSRA

Support (Yi-Chung Tung).

31. Ford Motor Company, “Removal of Microorganisms and Other Process Contaminants

from Cutting Fluids Using Membrane Filtration”, $30,000. January 2001 – January

2003. PI: Skerlos ($30,000). Support 2 undergraduate students (Heather Landis; Marcy

Urbance).

32. National Science Foundation, “CAREER: Optimization of Metalworking Fluids in

Environmentally Benign Manufacturing Systems”, $450,000 (incl. $100,000 in total cost

share). January 2001- December 2005. PI: Skerlos ($450,000). GSRA Support (Fu Zhao

and Julie Zimmerman).

33. National Science Foundation, “Minimization of Health Risks due to Metalworking

Fluid Microbes and Biocides”, $125,000. September 2000 - December 2003. PI: Skerlos

($125,000). GSRA Support (Fu Zhao).

c.3 Current grants and contracts

Include sponsor, project title, dates, amount, names of principal investigators and/or co-

principal investigators, candidate’s share and number of GSRAs supported by grant or

contract. Follow c.2 for format of listing. ^ indicates an approximate value.

1) National Science Foundation, “Implications of Automotive Fuel Economy and

Emissions Policies on Materials Flows: A Life Cycle Approach Integrating Engineering,

Public Policy, and Market Decisions”, $1,900,000. September 15, 2006 – August 31,

2012. PI: Skerlos (^$700,000); Co-PI: James Winebrake (Dean, LSA, Rochester

Institute of Technology - RIT); UM Participants: Walter McManus, Greg Keoleian,

Panos Papalambros. Other participants: Tim Lipman (ME, UC Berkeley), Mark

Delucchi (ME, UC Davis), Scott Hawker (Software Engineering, RIT), Sandra

Rothenberg (School of Business, RIT), Rosanna Garcia (School of Business,

Northeastern University). GSRA Support (Katie Whitefoot, Carol Girata, Colin

McMillan, Vineet Raichur, Sarang Supekar).

2) National Science Foundation, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Sustainable

Wastewater Treatment”, $348,000. September 1, 2011 – August 31, 2014. PI: Lutgarde

Raskin (CEE, $335,000). Co-PIs: Steve Skerlos ($15,000) and Nancy Love. GSRA

Support (Adam Smith).

3) WateReuse Research Foundation, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors as the Core

Technology for a Low Energy Treatment Scheme for Water Reuse”, $25,000.

September 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012. PI: Steve Skerlos ($25,000). Co-PIs: Lutgarde

Raskin and Nancy Love. GSRA Support (Adam Smith).

4) Electric Power Research Institute (via Subcontract from Energy and Environmental

Research Associates), “Developing Adoption Forecasts of Electric Vehicles Using

Market Share and Stated Preference Data and Models”, $100,000. February 1, 2012 –

December 30, 2012. PI: Steve Skerlos ($100,000). GSRA Support (Vineet Raichur).

Current Ph.D. Student Support: Vineet Raichur (NSF), Sarang Supekar (NSF), Sherri

Cook (Graham Fellowship), Adam Smith (Water Environment Research Foundation).

All students fully funded through AY 2013.

* All grants and contracts are subjected for verification by casebook committee/department.

c.4 New research directions (one page maximum)

Describe any new research directions, include pending grants. Follow c.2 for format of

listing.

#3 Sustainable Water and Wastewater. Since 2007, I have been working with Professor

Lutgarde Raskin on anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) research in the area of

wastewater treatment. The main goal of the research is to demonstrate the feasibility of

using AnMBR technology to treat wastewater and to produce energy at lower temperatures

and for lower strength wastewaters than previously thought possible. Compared with

conventional aerobic treatment, anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater (DWW)

produces methane (a renewable energy source), generates a small fraction of the sludge

residuals, prevents direct GHG emissions, and provides substantial energy savings because

aeration is not necessary. A bench-scale AnMBR was designed and built by ME 450

students and has been in operation for about 18 months. Professor Raskin has led the

development and implementation of chemical and biological analysis methods related to the

reactor performance. Professor Skerlos has led design of the physical aspects of the system

such as membrane filtration and fouling control and will lead the evaluation of the system

from the sustainability perspective. The team has recently been joined by Professor Nancy

Love who is providing her expertise on wastewater system implementation, testing, and

analysis.

In addition to the development and evaluation of sustainable technologies for water and

wastewater treatment, my work is also trying to understand the sustainability characteristics

of water and wastewater systems. In collaboration with Professor Nancy Love, we have

evaluated implications of pharmaceutical take-back programs for unused medications. This

has included quantifying life cycle trade-offs between eliminating active pharmaceutical

ingredients from water systems and increased global warming and petroleum consumption

from activities associated with collection and destruction of unused medications. Professor

Love and I co-advise a Ph.D. candidate (Jeremy Guest) who is developing an applied

optimization methodology for quantifying the environmental sustainability of wastewater

treatment plant system designs. A side benefit of this methodology is that it can also be used

to assess the sustainability of emerging wastewater treatment technologies such as algae

treatment and AnMBRs.

Pending Grants (July 12, 2012):

1. National Science Foundation, “G8 Multilateral Research Funding: Material Efficiency-

A First Step Towards Sustainable Manufacturing”, $208,000. May 16, 2012 – May 15,

2015. Lead PI: John Sutherland (Purdue) Co-PIs: Steve Skerlos ($208,000; student

TBD), David R. Shonnard; Fu Zhao.

2. National Science Foundation, “Market Driven Emissions from Recovered CO2

Industrial Gas”, $277,253. May 16, 2012 – May 15, 2015. PI: Steve Skerlos ($277,253).

GSRA Support (Sarang Supekar).

c.5 Publications and scholarly presentations

NOTES: Publications in each category below must be sequentially numbered in reverse

chronological order (newest items first). CVs without numbered publications will not be

accepted for review.

Publication format may vary by discipline but should be consistent in casebook.

Underline the names of current graduate student(s) to whom you’ve provided significant

guidance listed among the authors;

Double underline the names of former graduate student(s) to whom you’ve provided

significant guidance listed among the authors;

Undergraduate students should be single underlined and noted by an asterisk * after their

name.

JIF = Journal Impact Factor (5-year unless otherwise indicated; J1-J50 as of July 12,

2012). The rest of the journals as of the date added to CV.

The preferred format in the Provost’s office is for journal names to be spelled out (i.e. not

abbreviated). If this is not possible, then the abbreviations must be included, along with the

full journal names, in the qualitative ranking list of journals in the casebook template.

c 5.1 Full articles in refereed publications

(Full articles in refereed journals, transactions, or archives that have appeared or

have been accepted only)

(J50) Smith, A.L., Stadler, L.B., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, L.. 2012, “Perspectives

on Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Treatment of Domestic Wastewater: A Critical

Review”, Bioresource Technology, In press, JIF = 5.4.

(J49) McMillan, C.M., Skerlos, S.J., Keoleian, G.A., 2012, “Evaluation of the Metals

Industry's Position on Recycling and its Implications for Environmental Emissions”,

Journal of Industrial Ecology, v16, n3, pp.324-333, JIF = 2.4.

(J48) Cook, S.M., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., “Response to “Comment on ‘Life Cycle

Comparison of Environmental Emissions from Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal

Options’””, Environmental Science & Technology, In Press, JIF = 5.4.

(J47) Cook, S.M., VanDuinen, B., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., “Life Cycle Comparison of

Environmental Emissions from Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Options”,

Environmental Science & Technology, v46, n10, pp. 5535–5541.

(J46) Whitefoot, K.S. and Skerlos, S.J., “Design Incentives to Increase Vehicle Size

Created from the U.S. Footprint-based Fuel Economy Standards”, Energy Policy. In

press and online. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.062. JIF = 2.6.

(J45) Supekar, S.D., Gozen, B.A., Bediz, B., Ozdoganlar, O.B., Skerlos, S.J., 2011,

“Feasibility of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Based Metalworking Fluids in

Micromachining”, accepted to the Journal of Manufacturing Science and

Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. JIF = 1.0.

(J44) Morrow, W.R., Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Fixed-Point Approaches to Computing

Bertrand-Nash Equilibrium Prices Under Mixed-Logit Demand” Operations

Research, v59, n2, pp. 328-345. JIF = 2.7.

(J43) Whitefoot, K., Grimes-Casey, H., Girata, C.E., Morrow, W.R., Winebrake, J.J.,

Keoleian, G.A., Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Consequential Lifecycle Assessment with

Market-Driven Design: Development and discussion”, Accepted to the Journal of

Industrial Ecology. JIF = 2.4 (based on 2010; 5-year not available).

(J42) Kim, H.J., Keoleian, G.A., Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Economic Assessment of

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction by Vehicle Lightweighting using Aluminum

and High-Strength Steel”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, v15, n1, pp. 64-80. JIF =

2.4.

(J41) Bartkowiak, S.*, Fisk, R.*, Funk, A.*, Hair, J.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2010, “Residential

Drain Water Heat Recovery Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Implementation,”

Journal of Green Building, v5, n3, pp. 85-94. JIF = N/A.

(J40) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Daigger, G.T., Corbett, J.R., Love, N.G., 2010 “The use of

qualitative system dynamics to identify sustainability characteristics of decentralized

wastewater management alternatives”, Water Science and Technology, v61, n6, pp.

1637-1644. JIF = 1.2.

(J39) Skerlos, S.J., Winebrake, J.J. , 2010, “Targeting plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

policies to increase social benefits”, Energy Policy, v38, n2, pp. 705-708. JIF = 2.6.

(J38) Kim, H.J., McMillan, C.A., Keoleian, G.A., Skerlos, S.J., 2010, “Greenhouse Gas

Emissions Paybacks for Lightweighted Vehicles using Aluminum and High-

Strength Steel”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, v14, n6, pp. 929-946. JIF = 2.4.

(J37) Chan, K.Y., Papalambros, P.Y., Skerlos, S.J., 2010. “A method for reliability-based

optimization with multiple non-normal stochastic parameters: A simplified airshed

management study”, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, v.

24, n1, pp. 101-116. JIF = 1.4.

(J36) Clarens, A.F., Maclean, D.J., Hayes, K.F., Park, Y.-E., Skerlos, S.J., 2009,

“Solubility of a Metalworking Fluid Lubricant in High Pressure CO2 and Effects in

Three Machining Processes”, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing

Research Institution of SME 37, v37, pp.645-652. JIF = N/A.

(J35) Stepp, M.D., Winebrake, J.J., Hawker, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., 2009 “Greenhouse Gas

Mitigation Policies and the Transportation Sector: The Role of Feedback Effects on

Policy Effectiveness”, Energy Policy, v37, n.7, pp. 2774-2787. JIF = 2.6.

(J34) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Barnard, J.L., Beck, M.B., Daigger, G.T., Hilger, H.,

Jackson, S.J., Karvazy, K., Kelly, L., Macpherson, L., Mihelcic, J.R., Pramanik, A.,

Raskin, L., Loosdrecht, M.C.M., Yeh, D., Love, N.G., 2009, “A New Planning and

Design Paradigm to Achieve Sustainable Resource Recovery from Wastewater”,

Environmental Science and Technology, v43, n16, pp. 6126-6130. JIF = 5.4.

(J33) Kim, H.J., Sevenrengiz, S., Skerlos, S.J., Seliger, G., 2009, “Characteristics of the

automotive remanufacturing enterprise with an economic and environmental

evaluation of alternator products”, International Journal of Sustainable

Manufacturing, v1, n4, pp 437-449. JIF = N/A.

(J32) Clarens, A.F., Zimmerman, J.B., Keoleian, G.A., Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2008,

“Comparison of Life Cycle Emissions and Energy Consumption for

Environmentally Adapted Metalworking Fluid Systems", Environmental Science

and Technology, v42, n22, pp. 8534-8540. JIF = 5.4.

(J31) Skerlos, S.J., Hayes, K.F., Clarens, A.F., Zhao, F., 2008, “Current Advances in

Sustainable Metalworking Fluids Research”, International Journal of Sustainable

Manufacturing, v1, n1, pp. 180-202. JIF = N/A.

(J30) Zhao, F ., Clarens, A.F., Hayes, K.F. Skerlos, S.J., 2007. “Evaluating Activation

Conditions for Extreme Pressure Additives in Metalworking Fluids using the Thread

Forming Test", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research

Institution of SME 35, v35, July 27, 2007, pp. 351-358. JIF = N/A.

(J29) Chan, K.Y., Skerlos, S.J., Papalambros, P.Y., 2007. “An Adaptive Sequential Linear

Programming Algorithm for Optimal Design Problems with Probabilistic

Constraints”, Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME, v129, n2,

pp. 140-149. JIF = 1.5.

(J28) Morrow, W.M., Qi. H., Kim, I., Mazumder, J., Skerlos, S.J., 2007,"Environmental

Aspects of Laser-Based and Conventional Tool and Die Manufacturing", Journal of

Cleaner Production, v15, n10, pp. 932-943. JIF = 2.1.

(J27) Zhao, F ., Clarens, A.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2007, “Optimization of Metalworking Fluid

Microemulsion Surfactant Concentrations for Microfiltration Recycling”,

Environmental Science and Technology, v41, n3, Feb 1, 2007, pp. 1016-1023. JIF =

5.4.

(J26) Clarens, A.F., Vittorini, A., Lamiman, B., Bourkouris, K., Pariseau. J.*, Pandian,

P.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2006, "AWARE@home: A Case Study in Technological Design

to Promote Environmental Conservation in the American Home", Journal of Green

Building, v1, n4, pp. 112-128. JIF = N/A.

(J25) Zhao, F ., Clarens, A.F., Murphrey, A.*, Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2006,“Structural

Aspects of Surfactant Selection for the Design of Vegetable Oil Semi-Synthetic

Metalworking Fluids”, Environmental Science and Technology, v40, n24, pp.7930-

7937. JIF = 5.4

(J24) Clarens, A.F. , Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2006. “Feasibility of Metalworking Fluids

Delivered in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Metalworking Fluids" Journal of

Manufacturing Processes, v8, n1, pp. 47-53. JIF = 5.4.

(J23) Chan, K.Y., Skerlos, S.J., Papalambros, P.Y., 2006, “Monotonicity and Active Set

Strategies in Probabilistic Design Optimization”, Journal of Mechanical Design,

Transactions of the ASME, v128, n4, pp. 893-900. JIF = 1.5.

Also: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005, Design Engineering

Division (Publication) DE 118 B (2), pp. 827-836.

(J22) Michalek, J., Papalambros, P.Y., Skerlos, S.J., 2005, “A Study of Fuel Efficiency

and Emission Policy Impact on Optimal Vehicle Design Decisions”, Journal of

Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME, v126, n6, pp. 1062-1070. JIF =

1.5.

(J21) Zhao, F., Landis, H.R.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2005, “Modeling of Porous Filter

Permeability Image-Based Stochastic Reconstruction of Spatial Porosity

Correlations”, Environmental Science and Technology, v39, n1, pp. 239-247. JIF =

5.4

(J20) Chan, K.Y., Kokkolaras, M., Papalambros, P.Y., Skerlos, S.J., Mourelatos, Z., 2004.

“Propagation of Uncertainty in Optimal Design of Multilevel Systems: Piston-

Ring/Cylinder-Liner Case Study”, SAE 2004 Transactions – Journal of Materials

and Manufacturing. Paper no. 2004-01-1559. JIF = N/A.

(J19) Chang, S.-C., Rihana, A., Bahrman, S., Gruden, C., Khijniak, A., Skerlos, S.J.,

Adriaens, P., 2004. “Flow Cytometric Detection and Quantification of Mycobacteria

in Metalworking Fluids”, International Bioremediation and Biodeterioration, v54,

n2-3, pp. 105-112. JIF = N/A.

(J18) Zhao, F., Urbance, M.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2004, “Mechanistic Model of Coaxial

Microfiltration for Semi-Synthetic Metalworking Fluid Microemulsions”, Journal of

Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, v126, n3, pp.

435-444. JIF = 1.0.

(J17) Gruden, C., Skerlos, S.J., Adriaens, P., 2004, “Flow Cytometry for Microbial

Sensing in Environmental Sustainability Applications: Current Status and Future

Prospects”, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, v49, n1, pp. 37-49. JIF = N/A.

(J16) Zimmerman, J.B., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2004, “Influence of Ion Accumulation

on the Emulsion Stability and Performance of Semi-Synthetic Metalworking

Fluids”, Environmental Science and Technology, v38, n8, pp. 2482-2490. JIF = 5.4.

(J15) Tung, Y-C., Zhang, M., Lin, C-T, Kurabayashi, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2004, “PDMS-

Based Opto-Fluidic Micro Flow Cytometer with Two-Color, Multi-Angle

Fluorescence Detection Capability using PIN Photodiodes”, Sensors and Actuators

B, v98, n2-3, pp 356-367. JIF = 3.2.

(J14) Adriaens, P., Goovarts, P., Skerlos, S.J., Edwards, E., Egli, T., 2003, “Intelligent

Infrastructure for Sustainable Potable Water: A Roundtable For Emerging

Transnational Research And Technology Development Needs”, Biotechnology

Advances, v22, n1-2, pp. 119-134. JIF = N/A.

(J13) Sutherland, J.W., Skerlos, S.J., Olson, W.W., Gunter, K.L., Haapala, Khadke, K.,

Sadasivuni, and Zimmerman, J., 2003. “Environmentally Benign Manufacturing:

Status and Vision for the Future”, Transactions of North American Manufacturing

Research Institute / Society of Manufacturing Engineers (NAMRI/SME), v31, pp.

345-352. JIF = N/A.

(J12) Skerlos, S.J. and Zhao, F., 2003, “Economic Considerations in the Implementation

of Microfiltration for Metalworking Fluid Biological Control”, Journal of

Manufacturing Systems, v22, n3, pp. 202-219. JIF = 0.42.

(J11) Skerlos, S.J., Skerlos, L.A., Aguilar, C.A.*, Zhao, F., 2003. “Expeditious

Identification and Quantification of Mycobacteria Species in Metalworking Fluids

using Peptide Nucleic Acids”, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, v22, n2, pp. 136-

147. JIF = 0.42.

(J10) Zimmerman, J.B., Clarens, A., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Design of Hard

Water Stable Emulsifier Systems for Petroleum- and Bio-Based Semi-Synthetic

Metalworking Fluids”, Environmental Science and Technology, v37, n23, pp. 5278-

5288. JIF = 5.4.

(J9) Hula A., Jalali, K., Hazma, K., Skerlos, S.J., Saitou, K. 2003, “Multi-Criteria

Decision-Making for Optimization of Product Disassembly Under Multiple

Situations”, Environmental Science and Technology, v37, n23, pp. 5303-5313. JIF

= 5.4.

(J8) Zimmerman, J.B., Takahashi, S.*, Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Experimental and

Statistical Design Considerations for Economical Evaluation of Metalworking

Fluids Using The Tapping Torque Test”, Lubrication Engineering, v59, n3, pp. 17-

24. JIF = N/A.

(J7) Huh, D., Tung, Y-C., Wei, H-H., Grotberg, J.B., Skerlos, S.J., Kurabayashi, K.,

Takayama, S. 2002, “Use of Air-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Hydrophobic

Microfluidic Channels for Disposable Flow Cytometers”, Biomedical Microdevices,

v4, n2, pp. 141-149. JIF = 3.5.

(J6) Rajagopalan, N., Lindsey, T., and Skerlos, S.J., 2001. "Engineering of Ultrafiltration

Equipment in Alkaline Cleaner Applications", Plating & Surface Finishing, v88,

n12, pp. 56-60. JIF = N/A.

(J5) Skerlos, S.J., Rajagopalan, N., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., Angspatt, V.D., 2001.

“Microfiltration of Polyoxyalkylene Metalworking Fluid Additives using Aluminum

Oxide Membranes.” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering,

Transactions of the ASME, v123, n4, pp. 692-699. JIF = 1.0.

(J4) Skerlos, S.J., Rajagopalan, N., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., Sanford, R.A., 2000.

“Model of Biomass Concentration in a Metalworking Fluid Reservoir Subject to

Continuous Biofilm Contamination during the Use of Membrane Filtration to

Control Microorganism Growth.” Transactions of North American Manufacturing

Research Institute / Society of Manufacturing Engineers (NAMRI/SME), v29, n4, pp.

229-234. JIF = N/A.

(J3) Skerlos, S.J., Rajagopalan, N., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., Angspatt, V.D., 2000.

“Ingredient-Wise Study of Flux Characteristics in the Ceramic Membrane Filtration

of Uncontaminated Synthetic Metalworking Fluids: Part 1: Experimental

Investigation of Flux Decline.” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering,

Transactions of the ASME, v122, n4, pp. 739-745. JIF = 1.0.

(J2) Skerlos, S.J., Rajagopalan, N., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., Angspatt, V.D., 2000.

“Ingredient-Wise Study of Flux Characteristics in the Ceramic Membrane Filtration

of Uncontaminated Synthetic Metalworking Fluids: Part 2: Analysis of Underlying

Mechanisms.” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of

the ASME, v122, n4, pp. 746-752. JIF = 1.0.

(J1) Sutherland, J. W., Cao, T., Daniel, C., Yue, Y., Zheng, Y., Sheng, P., Bauer, D.,

Srinivasan, M., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., Skerlos, S.J., 1997, “CFEST: An

Internet-Based Cutting Fluid Evaluation Software Testbed.” Transactions of North

American Manufacturing Research Institute / Society of Manufacturing Engineers

(NAMRI/SME), v25, pp. 243-248. JIF = N/A.

c 5.2. Shorter communications, letters or notes or briefs in refereed publications (N/A)

c 5.3 Refereed conference or symposium proceedings

(C39) Guest, J.S, van Loosdrecht, M.C.M., Skerlos, S.J.; Love, N.G., 2012 “A Lumped

Pathway Metabolic Model of Carbohydrate- and Lipid-Accumulating Phototrophs”,

Submitted to the Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation

Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), September 29 – October 3, New

Orleans.

(C38) Herrmann, C., Kieckhafer, Mennenga, M. Skerlos, S.J., Spengler, T.S., Stehr, J.,

Raichur, V., Walther, G., 2012 “A framework to analyze the reduction potential of

life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of passenger cars”, Accepted to the Proceedings

of the 19th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. Berkeley,

CA, USA, May 23-25, 2012.

(C37) Haapala, K.R., Zhao, F., Camelio, J., Sutherland, J.W., Skerlos, S.J., Dornfeld,

D.A., Jawahir, I.S, Zhang, H.C., Clarens, A.F., 2011, “A Review of Engineering

Research in Sustainable Manufacturing”, Proceedings of the ASME 2011

International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2011),

Corvallis, OR, USA, June 13-17, 2011.

(C36) Whitefoot, K., Grimes-Casey, H., Girata, C.E., Morrow, W.R., Winebrake, J.J.,

Keoleian, G.A., Skerlos, S.J., 2011, ''Product and Policy Life Cycle Inventories with

Integrated Design and Demand, Proceedings of the 18 CIRP Conference on Life

Cycle Engineering, Braunschweig, Germany, June 2-5, 2011.

(C35) Whitefoot, K., Fowlie, M., Skerlos, S.J., 2010, “Evaluating U.S. Reformed in

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards with Endogenous Product Attributes”,

Working Paper at the 4th World Congress of Environmental and Resource

Economists, Montreal, Canada, June 28-July 2nd, 2010.

(C34) Clarens, A.F., Park, Y.-E., Temme, J., Hayes, K.F., Zhao, F., Skerlos, S.J., 2009

“Evaluation of Cooling Potential and Tool Life in Turning Using Metalworking

Fluids Delivered in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Proceedings of the ASME

International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2009, October 4-

7, 2009, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. pp. 67-75

(C33) Guest, J.S.; Cook, S.M.; Skerlos, S.J.; Love, N.G. , 2009 “A methodology to assess

the environmental impacts of upgrading wastewater infrastructure: a case study to

evaluate energy recovery from black water”, Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Water

Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC),

Orlando, FL, October 10-14, 2009. pp. 6584-6602.

(C32) Guest, J.S.; Skerlos, S.J.; Daigger, G.T.; Corbett, J.R.E.; Love, N.G., 2009, “The use

of qualitative system dynamics to identify sustainability characteristics of

decentralised wastewater management alternatives.” Proceedings of the IWA

Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Singapore, June

24, 2009.

(C31) Grismajer, M., Kim, J.-J., Heyer, S., Raichur, V., Seliger, G., Skerlos, S.J., 2009

“Factors Influencing the Success of Product Recovery Business Focusing on

Remanufacturing”, Proceedings of 7th Global Conference on Sustainable

Manufacturing, Sustainable Product Development, and Life Cycle Engineering,

December 2-4, 2009, Chennai, India.

(C30) Kim, H.-J., Raichur, V., Skerlos, S.J., 2009 “Evaluation of Carbon Offsetting

Potential in the Auto Remanufacturing Industry: Alternator Case Study”,

Proceedings of 7th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Sustainable

Product Development, and Life Cycle Engineering, December 2-4, 2009, Chennai,

India.

(C29) MacLean, D., Hayes, K., Barnard, T., Hull, T., Park, Y.E., Skerlos, S.J., 2009

“Impact of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Metalworking Fluids on Tool Life in

turning of Sintered Steel and Milling of Compacted Graphite Iron”, Proceedings of

the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2009,

MSEC2009, October 4-7, 2009, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, pp. 43-48.

(C28) Cook, S.M., Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Love, N.G., 2009,“Environmental

Characteristics of Different Energy Recovery Systems Managing Sewage Sludge

and Food Waste” Proceedings of the IWA Conference on Sustainable Management

and Technologies of Sludges, Harbin, China, August 8-11, 2009.

(C27) Brakora, J., Gilchrist., B., Holloway, J., Renno, N., Skerlos, S.J., Teory, T.,

Washabaugh, P., Weinert, D., 2009, “Integrating Real-World Experience in to a

College Curriculum Using a Multidisciplinary Design”, ASEE Annual Conference

and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.

(C26) Kim H.J., Severengiz, S., Seliger, G. Skerlos, S.J., 2008, “Economic and

Environmental Assessment of Remanufacturing in the Automotive Industry”,

Proceedings of the 15th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering.

(C25) Kim H.J., Raichur, V., Skerlos, S.J., 2009, “Economic and Environmental

Assessment of Automotive Remanufacturing: Alternator Case Study”, Proceedings

of the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference,

MSEC2008 1, October 2008, pp. 33-40.

(C24) Kim, H.J., McMillan, C.M., Keoleian, G.A., Skerlos, S.J., 2008, “Model of Cost and

Mass for Compact Sized Lightweight Automobiles using Aluminum and High

Strength Steel”, IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the

Environment, May 2008.

(C23) Chan, K.Y., Papalambros, P.Y., Skerlos, S.J., 2006. “Optimal Design with Non-

Normally Distributed Random Parameters, Conditional Probability, and Joint

Constraint Reliabilities: A Case Study in Vehicle Emissions Regulations to Achieve

Ambient Air Quality”, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical

Conference (DETC/CIE 2006), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10-13, 2006.

(C22) Morrow, W.M., Qi. H., Kim, I., Mazumder, J., Skerlos, S.J., 2006," Direct metal

deposition: Environmentally friendly enabling technology", PICALO 2006 - 2nd

Pacific International Conference on Applications of Laser and Optics - Conference

Proceedings, April 3-6, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 189-195

(C21) Chan, K.Y., Skerlos, S.J., Papalambros, P.Y., 2005. “An Active Set Strategy for

Probabilistic Design Optimization”, Proceedings of the ASME IMECE Design

Symposium, Orlando, Florida, November 5-11, 2005. IMECE 2005-80965.

(C20) Chan, K.Y., Skerlos, S.J., Papalambros, P.Y., 2005. “An Adaptive Sequential Linear

Programming Algorithm for Optimal Design Problems with Probabilistic

Constraints”, Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical

Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference -

DETC2005 2 B, Long Beach, California, September 24-28, 2005. DETC 2005-

84489, pp. 1111-1121.

(C19) Clarens, A.F., Hayes, K. F., Skerlos, S.J., 2005, “Development and Performance

Testing of Metalworking Fluids using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Proceedings

of the International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, 2005, Orlando, May 1-4,

2004.

(C18) Skerlos, S.J., Adriaens, P., Hayes, K., Zimmerman, J., Zhao, F., 2004, (invited

paper) “Ecological Material and Green Manufacturing: Design and Technology for

Metalworking Fluid Systems”, Proceedings of the World Engineering Congress,

2004, Shanghai, November 2-6, 2004.

(C17) Morrow, W.M., Qi. H., Kim, I., Mazumder, J., Skerlos, S.J., 2004,"Laser-Based and

Conventional Tool and Die Manufacturing: Comparison of Environmental Aspects",

Proceedings of the Global Conference on Sustainable Product Design and Life

Cycle Engineering, September 29 – October 1, Berlin 2004.

(C16) Seliger, G., Skerlos, S.J., Basdere, B., Zettl, M., 2004, "Collaborative Development

of Sustainable Strategies for the Reuse of Mobile Phones in a Global Educational

Environment ", Proceedings of the Global Conference on Sustainable Product

Design and Life Cycle Engineering, September 29 – October 1, Berlin 2004.

(C15) Clarens, A.F., Zimmerman, J.B., Landis, H.R.*, Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2004,

“Experimental Comparison of Vegetable and Petroleum Base Oils in Metalworking

Fluids using the Tapping Torque Test”, Proceedings of the Japan/USA Symposium

on Flexible Manufacturing, Denver, Colorado, July 19-21, 2004.

(C14) Chan, K.Y., Kokkolaras, M., Papalambros, P.Y., Skerlos, S.J., Mourelatos, Z., 2004.

“Propagation of Uncertainty in Optimal Design of Multilevel Systems: Piston-

Ring/Cylinder-Liner Case Study”, Proceedings of the SAE World Congress, Detroit,

Michigan, March 8-11, 2004, paper no. 2004-01-1559. (also see J21 above).

(C13) Zhao, F., Landis, H.R.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2004. “Prediction of Microfiltration Flux

Decline Due to Electroviscous Retardation and Adsorption using Pore Scale

Stochastic Reconstruction Model”, Proceedings of the 9th Annual World Filtration

Congress, Paper No. 322-1, April 18-24, New Orleans, LA, 2004.

(C12) Seliger, G., Skerlos, S.J., Basdere, B., Zettl, M., 2003, "Universal Cell Phone

Housing for Profitable Remanufacturing", Proceedings of EcoDesign 2003: 3rd

International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse

Manufacturing, Tokyo, Japan, December 8-11, 2003.

(C11) Skerlos, S.J., Hayes, K.F., Morrow, W.R., Zimmerman, J.B., 2003, “Diffusion of

Sustainable Systems Engineering through Interdisciplinary Graduate and

Undergraduate Education at the University of Michigan”, American Society of

Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED 14, v14,

Washington, D.C., Nov., 2003, pp. 599-606.

(C10) Michalek, J., Papalambros, P.Y., Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “A Study of Emission Policy

Effects on Optimal Vehicle Design Decisions”, Proceedings of the ASME Design

Engineering Technical Conference, 2 A, (DETEC2003), Chicago, Illinois,

September 2-6, 2003, pp. 615-524.

(C9) Skerlos, S.J., Morrow, W.R., Chan, K-Y, Hula, A., Seliger, G., Basdere, B.,

Prasitnarit, A., 2003. “Economic and Environmental Characteristics of Global

Cellular Telephone Remanufacturing” IEEE International Symposium on

Electronics and the Environment ,Boston, MA, May 19-22, 2003, pp. 99-104.

Proceedings of the Colloquium on e-ecological Manufacturing, Technical

University Berlin, March 27, 2003.

(C8) Tung, Y-C., Lin, C.-T., Kurabayashi, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2002, “High Fidelity

Detection of Multi-Color Fluorescence Signals from Biological Cells using Silicon-

Based Photodetectors in a Disposable Flow Cytometer Channel”, Sixth International

Symposium on Micro Total Analysis Systems (µTAS), Nara, Japan, November 3-7,

2002.

(C7) Zhao, F., Urbance, M.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2002, “Mechanistic Model of Coaxial

Microfiltration for Semi-Synthetic Metalworking Fluid Microemulsions”,

Proceedings of the Japan/USA Symposium on Flexible Manufacturing, Hiroshima,

Japan, July 15-18, 2002. (also J16 above)

(C6) Li, Y., Saitou, K., Kikuchi, N., Skerlos, S.J., and Papalambros, P., 2001, "Design of

Heat-Activated Reversible Integral Attachments for Product-Embedded

Disassembly", Proceedings of EcoDesign 2001: 2nd International Symposium on

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, Tokyo, Japan,

December 12-16, 2001.

(C5) Skerlos, S.J., Adriaens, P., Hayes, K., Rihana, A., Kurabayashi, K., Takayama, S.,

Zimmerman, J., Zhao, F., 2001, “Challenges to Achieving Sustainable Aqueous

Systems: A Case Study in Metalworking Fluids”, Proceedings of EcoDesign 2001:

2nd International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse

Manufacturing, Tokyo, December 13-16, 2001.

(C4) Huh, D., Tung, Y-C., Grotberg, J.B., Skerlos, S.J., Kurabayashi, K., Takayama, S.

2001, “Air-Liquid Two-Phase Microfluidic System for Low-Cost, Low-Volume,

and Low-Power Micro Flow Cytometer”, Fifth International Symposium on Micro

Total Analysis Systems (µTAS), Monterey, California, October 21-25, 2001.

(C3) Skerlos, S.J., Rajagopalan, N., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., Sanford, R.A., 2000.

“Model of Biomass Concentration in Membrane Filtration Recycling Systems

Subject to Single Substrate Limited Growth Kinetics.” ASME International

Mechancial Engineering Congress and Exposition. merican Society of Mechanical

Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED 11, Orlando, FL Volume 10,

November, 2000, pp. 813-820.

(C2) Skerlos, S.J., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., 1998, “Environmentally Conscious

Disposal Considerations in Cutting Fluid Selection.” ASME International

Mechancial Engineering Congress and Exposition. Proceedings of the ASME:

Manufacturing Science and Engineering Division. Anaheim, CA, Volume 8, Nov.,

1998.

(C1) Zhu, R., Skerlos, S.J., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor, S.G., 1997, "Application of Genetic

Algorithm to Machining Process Diagnostics with a DOE-Based GA Validation

Scheme." Late Breaking Papers at the Genetic Programming 1997 Conference.

Stanford University, CA, July, 1997.

c 5.4 Refereed conference summaries or abstracts

(A56) Caruso, K., Klampfl, E., Liu, Y., Tamor, M., Skerlos, S.J., and Daskin, M.S. 2011,

“Optimal Investment Strategies for Transportation and Utility Sector Emissions

Reduction”, Invited Oral Presentation at Annual Meeting of the Institute for

Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Charlotte, N.C.,

November 13-16, 2011.

(A55) Whitefoot, K., and Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Vehicle Size Incentives from Footprint-

based Fuel Economy Standards”, Invited Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting

of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

(INFORMS), Charlotte, N.C., November 13-16, 2011.

(A54) Smith, A.L., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, L., 2011, “Role of Membrane

Biofilm in Psychrophilic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Domestic

Wastewater Treatment”, Oral Presentation (TBD) at the Water Environment

Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) 2011, Los Angeles,

CA, October 15-19, 2011.

(A53) Guest, J.S., Love, N.G., Snowling S., Bott, C.B., Daigger, G.T., , Skerlos, S.J.,

2011, “Quantitative Sustainable Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants: Balancing

Economic, Engineering, and Life Cycle Environmental Impact Considerations in

Process Selection”, Oral Presentation at the Water Environment Federation

Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) 2011, Los Angeles, CA, October

15-19, 2011.

(A52) Smith, A.L., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, L., 2011, “Analysis of Microbial

Communities in an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Domestic Wastewater

Treatment at Psychrophilic Conditions”, Accepted for Oral Presentation at the 1st

International Conference on Biogas Microbiology 2011, Leipzig, Germany,

September 14-16, 2011.

(A51) Smith, A.L., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, L., 2011, “Energy Recovery from

Domestic Wastewater using Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors”, Oral Presentation

at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Biennial

Meeting, July 11-12, 2011.

(A50) Guest, J.S., Snowling S., Bott, C.B., Daigger, G.T., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., 2011,

“Quantitative Sustainable Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Methodology

and Case Study for Process Design and Selection”, Oral Presentation at the

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Biennial

Meeting, July 11-12, 2011.

(A49) Cook, S.M., VanDuinen, B.J.*, Skerlos, S.J., Love, N.G., 2011, “Life Cycle

Comparison of Environmental Impacts from Alternative Pharmaceutical Disposal

Methods”, Poster Presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering

and Science Professors Biennial Meeting, July 11-12, 2011.

(A48) Raichur, V., Callaway, D.C., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, L., 2010, “Consequential

Lifecycle Assessment Model of Electricity Production using System Operating

Constraints”, Oral Presentation at the 5th International Symposium of the

International Society of Industrial Ecology, UC Berkeley, June 7-10, 2011.

(A47) Krauss, G., Supekar, S.D., Stowe, L., Skerlos S.J., 2010, “A Comparison of

Misting from Flood and Supercritical CO2 Metalworking Fluid Delivery

Techniques” Oral Presentation at the 2011 STLE Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA,

May 15-19, 2011.

(A46) Krauss, G., Supekar, S.D., Skerlos S.J., 2010 “Tapping Torque Evaluation of

Different Metalworking Fluid Additives” Oral Presentation at the 2011 STLE

Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2011.

(A45) Krauss, G., Pfefferkorn, F., Torres, C., Skerlos S.J., 2010, “Influence of Tool

Coatings and Supercritical CO2 Delivery of Metalworking Fluids on a Micro-

machining Process” Oral Presentation at the 2011 STLE Annual Meeting, Atlanta,

GA, May 15-19, 2011.

(A44) Smith, A.L., Dorer, H.*, Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, L., 2010, “Energy

Recovery from Domestic Wastewater using Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors”,

Oral Presentation at the 22nd Triennial Symposium on Advancements in Water &

Wastewater 2011 Borchardt Conference, February 23-24, 2011.

(A43) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Love, N.G., 2010, “Quantitative Sustainable Design of

Wastewater Treatment Plants” Oral Presentation at the 22nd Triennial Symposium

on Advancements in Water & Wastewater 2011 Borchardt Conference, February

23-24, 2011.

(A42) Smith, A.L., Dorer, H.*, Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., Raskin, 2010, “Anaerobic

Membrane Bioreactors for Sustainable Domestic Wastewater Treatment at

Psychrophilic Temperatures, Oral presentation at the IWA 12th World Congress on

Anaerobic Digestion, Guadalajara, Mexico, October 31-November 4, 2010.

(A41) Love, N.G.; Guest, J.S.; Skerlos, S.J., 2010, “The pursuit of sustainable water &

wastewater systems: the role of wastewater as a renewable resource.” Oral

Presentation at the IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater

Technologies, Phoenix, AZ, June 3, 2010

(A40) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J.; Love, N.G., 2010, “An optimization methodology for

elucidating locality-specific sustainability trade-offs in wastewater treatment plant

process selection.” Poster Presentation at the IWA Leading Edge Conference on

Water and Wastewater Technologies, Phoenix, AZ, June 2, 2010.

(A39) Whitefoot, K., Grimes-Casey, H., Girata, C.E., Morrow, W.R., Winebrake, J.J.,

Keoleian, G.A., Skerlos, S.J., 2010, “Predictive Market Demand Life Cycle

Assessment: A Methodological Development and Case Study”, Invited Oral

Presentation at the IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and

Technology (ISSST 2010), Washington D.C., USA, May 18, 2010.

(A38) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Love, N.G., 2009, “A Comparative Life Cycle

Assessment of Decentralized Energy Recovery from Black Water”, Oral

Presentation to Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and

Conference (WEFTEC) 2009, Orlando, Florida, October 12-19, 2009.

(A37) Cook, S.M., Skerlos, S.J., Love, N.G., 2009, “A Comparative Life Cycle

Assessment of Energy Recovery from the Anaerobic Codigestion of Sewage

Sludge and Food Waste”, Oral Presentation at the Conference on Sustainable

Management and Technologies of Sludges, Harbin, China, August 8-11, 2009.

(A36) Pinto, A.J.; Guest, J.S.; Roots, R.; Love, N.G.; Skerlos, S.J., 2009, “A project-

based active learning framework to introduce freshman engineering students to

sustainable waste management and waste-to-energy technologies.” Poster

Presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science

Professors Biennial Meeting, Iowa City, IA, July 27, 2009.

(A35) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Daiger, G.T., Love, N.G., 2009, "A New Planning and

Design Paradigm to Achieve Sustainable Resource Recovery from Wastewater”,

Poster Presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science

Professors Biennial Meeting, Iowa City, Iowa, July 26-29, 2009.

(A34) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Love, N.G., 2009, "A Multi-Objective Optimization

Methodology for the Elucidation of Locality-Specific Sustainability Trade-Offs in

Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Selection", Oral Presentation at the

International Water Association, Leadership in Environmental Technology

Conference, Singapore, June 22-26, 2009.

(A33) Guest, J.S., Skerlos, S.J., Daiger, G.T., Love, N.G., 2009, “The Use of System

Dynamics and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Sustainability Thinking in

Decentralized Wastewater Treatment”, Oral Presentation at the International Water

Association, Leadership in Environmental Technology Conference, Singapore,

June 22-26, 2009.

(A32) Cook, S.M., Guest, J.S., Christianson, M., Love, N.G., Skerlos, S.J., 2009, “Energy

Recovery from Wastewater: Evaluation of Resource Management Alternatives for

Appropriate and Environmentally Sustainable Energy Production”, Oral

Presentation at Engineering Sustainability 2009, Pittsburgh, PA., April 19-21,

2009.

(A31) Whitefoot, K.S., Skerlos, S.J., 2008, “Developing Quantitative Relationships

between Policy Instruments, GHG Emissions, and Materials Flows in the

Automotive Sector”, Poster Presentation at the 2008 Behavior, Energy, and

Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, California, November 16-19, 2008.

(A30) Zhao, F., Skerlos, S.J., 2008, “Design of Vegetable Oil Metalworking Fluid

Microemulsions using Bio-Based Surfactants”, Oral Presentation at the 99th

American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS), Seattle, Washington, May 18-21, 2008.

(A29) Borrell, T., Raskin, L., Morgenroth, E., Kim, J., Skerlos, S.J., 2008, “Evaluation of

fouling constituents in membrane bioreactors: Extracellular polymeric substances

and inorganic precipitation”, Oral Presentation to the Environmental Chemistry

Division, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans,

Louisiana, April 6-10, 2008.

(A28) Clarens, A.F., MacLean, D., Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2007, “Supercritical

Metalworking Fluids”, Oral Presentation to the 233th Meeting of the American

Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, March 26, 2007.

(A27) W. Ross Morrow and Steven J. Skerlos, 2006, ”Linking Economics and

Engineering Design in Policy Analysis”, Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting

of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

(INFORMS), Pittsburgh, PA, November 6, 2006

(A26) Steven J. Skerlos, 2006, “Toward Sustainable Manufacturing: A Case Study in

Metalworking Fluid Systems” Keynote Presentation to the Global Conference on

Sustainable Product Development and Life Cycle Engineering IV, São Carlos,

São Paulo, Brasil, October 6, 2006.

(A25) Zhao, F., Clarens, A.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2005. “Optimization of Metalworking Fluid

Formulations for Microfiltration Recycling" Oral Presentation at the Association of

Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Biennial Meeting 2005,

Clarkson University. Clarkson University, July 23 - July 27, 2005.

(A24) Clarens, A.F., Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2005. “Vegetable oil-in-Supercritical

Carbon Dioxide based Metalworking Fluids" Poster Presentation at the Association

of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Biennial Meeting 2005.

Clarkson University, July 23 - July 27, 2005.

(A23) Zhao, F., Clarens, A.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2005. “Design of Metalworking Fluids for

Microfiltration Recycling" Oral Presentation at the 3rd International Symposium of

the International Society of Industrial Ecology. Stockholm, Sweden, June 12 - June

15, 2005.

(A22) Clarens, A.F., Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2005. “Life Cycle Assessment of

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide vs. Water as a Carrier" Poster Presentation at the 3rd

International Symposium of the International Society of Industrial Ecology.

Stockholm, Sweden, June 12 - June 15, 2005.

(A21) Zhao, F., Landis, H.*, Skerlos, S.J., 2004. “Network Model of Porous Filter

Filtration via Pore Scale Reproduction of Process Fouling Mechanisms”, Oral

Presentation at the World Filtration Congress, April 2004.

(A20) Morrow W.R., Skerlos, S.J., Seliger, G., Basdere, B., vanDillen, A., 2003. “Use of

an Optimization Framework and Life Cycle Assessment for Technological and

Logistical Decision-Making in Global Cellular Telephone Remanufacturing”, Oral

Presentation at the SETAC LCA and ISIE 11th LCA Case Study Symposium,

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 2003.

(A19) Zimmerman, J., Clarens, A.F., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Development of

Novel 100% Vegetable-Based Metalworking Fluids”, Oral presentation at the 58th

Annual Meeting of the Society of Tribology and Lubrication Engineers (STLE),

New York, NY, April 2003.

(A18) Hula, A., Hazma, K., Jalali, K., Saitou, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Situational

Analysis of End-of-Life Factors to Promote Robust Economic Strategies for

Product Asset Recovery and Energy Conservation” Oral Presentation at the 2nd

International Symposium of the International Society of Industrial Ecology. Ann

Arbor, Michigan, June 29 - July 2, 2003.

(A17) Skerlos, S.J., and Morrow, W.R., 2003. “Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of

Direct Metal Deposition with Traditional Die and Mold Manufacturing Practices”,

Oral Presentation at the 2nd International Symposium of the International Society

of Industrial Ecology. Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 29 - July 2, 2003.

(A16) Zimmerman J., Keoliean, G., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Comparative Life

Cycle Analysis of Petroleum and Bio Based Metalworking Fluids”, Oral

Presentation at the 2nd International Symposium of the International Society of

Industrial Ecology. Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 29 - July 2, 2003.

(A15) Chang, S-C, Bahrman, S.E., Khijniak, A., Gruden, C.L., Rihana, A., Skerlos, S.J.,

Adriaens, P., 2003. “Rapid Enumeration of Bacteria for Microbial Stabilization in

Metalworking Fluids”, Poster Presentation at the 2nd International Symposium of

the International Society of Industrial Ecology. Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 29 -

July 2, 2003.

(A14) Chang, S-C, Bahrman, S.E., Khijniak, A., Gruden, C.L., Rihana, A., Skerlos, S.J.,

Adriaens, P., 2003. “Direct Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria in a Semisynthetic

Metalworking Fluid for Sustainable Metalworking Processes”, Poster Presentation

at the 2nd International Symposium of the International Society of Industrial

Ecology. Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 29 - July 2, 2003.

(A13) Skerlos, S.J. and Hayes, K.F., 2002, “Diffusion of Sustainable Systems through

Interdisciplinary Graduate and Undergraduate Education”, Oral Presentation at the

American Society for Engineering Education: Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-25, 2003.

(A12) Zimmerman, J.B., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Influence of ion type and

concentration on the emulsion stability and machining performance of two semi-

synthetic metalworking fluids”, Poster Presentation at the Annual American

Chemical Society Meeting. New Orleans, LA, March 25, 2003.

(A11) Adriaens, P., Gruden, C., Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “(Micro)Flow Cytometry for

Bioremediation and Water Quality Monitoring”, Keynote presentation by Professor

Peter Adriaens to the 2002 International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 8-13, 2002.

(A10) Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Sustainable Systems Engineering Research and Education: A

Case Study in Sustainable Aqueous Systems.” Oral presentation to the Association

of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors / American Academy of

Environmental Engineers Education and Research Conference. Toronto, Canada,

August 11-13, 2002.

(A9) Adriaens, P., Loeffler, F., Chang S-C, Rihana, A., Tiedje, J., and Skerlos, S.J.,

2002. “Microbial Sensing and Control: From Bioremediation to Industrial

Biofouling”, Keynote presentation by Professor Peter Adriaens to the 12th

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium. Prague, Czech

Republic, July 14-18, 2002.

(A8) Gruden, C., Chang, S-C, Bahrman, S., Rihana-Abdallah, A., Khijniak, A., Skerlos,

S.J., Adriaens, P., 2002. “Rapid Microbial Sensing for Environmental Health

Applications using Flow Cytometry”, Poster presentation by Dr. Cyndee Gruden

National Institutes of Health BECON 2002: Sensors for Biological Research and

Medicine. Bethesda, Maryland, June 24-25, 2002.

(A7) Zimmerman, J.B., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2002, “Investigation of High

Performance Vegetable Oil-Based Metalworking Fluids for Hard Water Stability”,

Oral Presentation at the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry and Green

Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., June 24-27, 2002.

(A6) Skerlos, S.J., 2002, “Distributed Microbial Detection and Quantification

Networks”, Invited panel member and oral presentation to the Sixth Biennial

International Society for Environmental Biotechnology (ISEB) Symposium,

Veracruz, Mexico, June 9-12, 2002.

(A5) Skerlos, S.J., Skerlos, L.A., Aguilar, C.A.*, Zhao, F., 2002. “Expeditious

Identification and Quanitifcation of Mycobacteria Species using Peptide Nucleic

Acids.” Oral Presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Tribology

and Lubrication Engineers. Houston, Texas, May 20-24, 2002.

(A4) Zimmerman, J.B., Takahashi, S.*, Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2002, “Experimental

And Statistical Design Considerations For Economical Evaluation Of

Metalworking Fluids Using The Tapping Torque Test”, Oral Presentation to the

57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Tribology and Lubrication Engineers.

Houston, Texas, May 20-24, 2002.

(A3) Zimmerman, J.B., Hayes, K., Skerlos, S.J., 2001, “Green Metalworking Fluids”,

Poster Presentation at the 1st International Symposium of the International Society

of Industrial Ecology. Leeuwenhorst, Netherlands. November 12-14, 2001.

(A2) Sutherland, J., and Skerlos, S.J., 2001. “Assessing the Role of Cutting Fluids in

Machining”, Oral Presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society of

Tribology and Lubrication Engineers. Orlando, Florida, May 20-24, 2001.

(A1) Sheng, P., Bauer, D., Sutherland, J.W., Cao, T., Gandhi, A., DeVor, R.E., Kapoor,

S.G., and Skerlos, S.J., 1998. “Web Based Cutting Fluid Evaluation Software”,

Oral Presentation at the 31st CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing

Systems. Berkeley, California, May 26-28, 1998.

c 5.5 Other submitted publications (Journal) – see c.7.1 for manuscripts in preparation

(J3) Haapala, K.R., Zhao, F., Camelio, J., Sutherland, J.W., Skerlos, S.J., Dornfeld,

D.A., Jawahir, I.S, Zhang, H.C., Clarens, A.F., “A Review of Engineering Research

in Sustainable Manufacturing”, submitted to the Journal of Manufacturing Science

and Engineering (invited). JIF = 1.0.

(JS2) Raichur, V., Callaway, D.C., Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Consequential Lifecycle

Assessment Model of Electricity Production using System Operating Constraints”

Submitted to the Journal of Industrial Ecology. JIF = 2.4.

(JS1) Supekar, S.D., Clarens, A.F., Hayes, K.F., Stevenson, D., Skerlos, S.J., 2011,

“Performance of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Sprays as Coolants and Lubricants in

Selected Metalworking Operations,” submitted to the Journal of Materials

Processing Technology. JIF = 1.6.

c 5.6 Abstracts in non-refereed conference proceedings (N/A)

c 5.7 Books (N/A)

c 5.8 Chapters in books

(BC4) Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Cutting Fluids and their Environmental Impact”, 2011, Chapter

in Encyclopedia of Tribology, Q. Jane Wang & Yip Wah Chung (editors), Springer,

DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-92897-5.

(BC3) Zhao, F., Hayes, K.F., Skerlos, S.J., 2010 “Formulation Design of Metalworking

Fluid Microemulsions Using Bio-based Surfactants”, Chapter in Bio-Based

Surfactants and Detergents, Edited by Douglas G. Hayes, Daniel Solaiman, Richard

Ashby, and Dai Kitamono, AOCS Press / Taylor and Francis, Spring 2009.

(BC2) Skerlos, S.J., Morrow, W.R., Michalek, J.J.,2006, “Sustainable Design Engineering

and Science: Selected Challenges and Case Studies”, Chapter in Sustainable

Engineering and Science: Defining Principles, Sustainability Science and

Engineering, M. Abraham Ed., Elsevier, pp. 477-525 .

(BC1) Skerlos, S.J., 2005, “Prevention of Metalworking Fluid Pollution: Environmentally

Conscious Manufacturing at the Machine Tool”, Chapter in Handbook of

Environmentally Conscious Mechanical Design - Volume 2: Environmentally

Conscious Manufacturing, M. Kutz Ed., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 95-122.

c 5.9 Book reviews (N/A)

c 5.10 Government, university, or industrial reports (non-refereed)

1. Park, A.., Supekar, S., Skerlos, S.J., 2008, “Tool Life Improvements in the Cutting

of High Silicon Cast Iron (HSCI) Using Metalworking Fluids Delivered in

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide,” Report to Caterpillar.

2. Clarens, A.F., Temme, J., Skerlos, S.J., 2007, “Tool Life During the Turning of

Titanium Alloys Using scCO2 Metalworking Fluids,” Report to Boeing.

3. Clarens, A.F., Temme, J., Skerlos, S.J., 2006, “Tool Life Improvements in PCD

Cutting of CGI Using Metalworking Fluids Delivered in Supercritical Carbon

Dioxide,” Report to Ford Motor Company.

c 5.11 Publications in popular press/magazines

1. Skerlos, S.J. and Keoleian, G.A., 2008, “UM Students Learn Sustainable

Innovations”, Technology Century Magazine (A Publication of the Engineering

Society of Detroit), Fall 2008 Edition.

c 5.12 Invited presentations

(Invited keynote presentations at conference or symposium, or seminar series at peer

institutions)

(I22) Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Case Studies in Sustainable Manufacturing and Systems

Design”, Invited Seminar to the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems

Engineering, April 21, 2011.

(I21) Whitefoot, K.S. and Skerlos, S.J., , J.W., “Optimization of Greenhouse Gas Policies

for the Automotive Sector”, Invited Presentation to EPA OTAQ Staff, Ann Arbor,

MI, July 29, 2010.

(I20) Skerlos, S.J., and Winebrake, J.W., “Optimization of Greenhouse Gas Policies for

the Automotive Sector”, Invited Presentation to EPA and DOE Staff, Washington

D.C., May 18, 2010.

(I19) Skerlos, S.J., 2011, “Systems Optimization for Sustainable Enterprises”, Invited oral

presentation to the National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting:

Engineering to Improve the Operations of Manufacturing Enterprises. May 13,

2011.

(I18) Skerlos, S.J., Hayes, K.F., Clarens, A.F., Zhao, F., 2008 “Current Advances in

Sustainable Metalworking Fluids Research”, Invited Keynote Paper and

Presentation, Global Conference on Sustainable Product Development and Life

Cycle Engineering, Pusan, Korea, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2008.

(I17) Skerlos, S.J., 2007, “Meta-Systems Policy Analysis for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reductions Closed Loop Material Cycles in the Automotive Sector”, Invited

Keynote Presentation at the Workshop on Remanufacturing and Closed Loop

Materials Cycles, University of Pusan, Pusan, Korea, June 7, 2007.

(I16) Skerlos, S.J., 2007, “Life Cycle Design of Automotive Policies and Materials

Flows”, Invited Presentation to AAAS Special Symposium on NSF MUSES

Program, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 22, 2007.

(I15) Skerlos, S.J., 2006, “Toward Sustainable Manufacturing: A Case Study in

Metalworking Fluid Systems”, Keynote Presentation at the Global Conference on

Sustainable Product Development and Life Cycle Engineering IV, São Carlos, São

Paulo, Brasil, October 3, 2006.

(I14) Skerlos, S.J., 2005, “Sustainable Product Design: Traps, Trade-Offs, Triumphs”,

Invited Presentation to the Green by Design 2005 Symposium, Grand Rapids, MI,

Sept. 28-29, 2005.

(I13) Skerlos, S.J., 2004. “Sustainable Design in the Semiconductor Industry”. Invited

Presentation to the Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Subgroup of AVS.

AVS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. November 17, 2004.

(I12) Skerlos, S.J., Adriaens, P., Hayes, K., Zimmerman, J., Zhao, F., 2004, “Ecological

Material and Green Manufacturing: Design and Technology for Metalworking Fluid

Systems”, Invited Presentation to the World Engineering Conference Symposium on

Ecological Material and Green Manufacturing, Shanghai, China, November 4, 2004.

(I11) Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems”,

Departmental Seminar, Technical University Berlin: Institute of Factory

Management, September 30, 2003: Berlin, Germany.

(I10) Skerlos, S.J., 2003. “Manufacturing, The Environment, and The Business Case: A

Systems Perspective”, Invited presentation to the ERC on Environmentally Benign

Semiconductor Manufacturing, Stanford, August 21-22, 2003.

(I9) Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Will Sustainable Product and Manufacturing Solutions Self-

Assemble?”, Invited Keynote to the Michigan/MIT/Stanford Symposium Making

the Business Case for Sustainability. Simultaneous Web-Broadcast to UM, MIT,

and Stanford Campuses. April 11, 2003.

(I8) Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems”,

Departmental Seminar, Technical University Berlin: Department of Waste

Minimization and Recycling, October 9, 2002: Berlin, Germany. [Same as I6]

(I7) Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems”,

Departmental Seminar, Aachen University: Laboratory for Machine Tools and

Production Engineering, September 30, 2002: Aachen, Germany. [Same as I6]

(I6) Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems”,

Departmental Seminar, Technical University Delft: Department of Industrial Design

Engineering, September 27, 2002: Delft, The Netherlands.

(I5) Skerlos, S.J., 2003, “Net Shape Manufacturing and the Environment”. Invited

presentation to the 2003 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and

Research Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, January 8, 2003.

(I4) Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Manufacturing and the Environment: The Next Frontier.”

Invited presentation to the Tauber Manufacturing Institute Industrial Advisory

Board. Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 18, 2002.

(I3) Adriaens, P., Gruden, C., Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Micro-Flow Cytometry for

Bioremediation and Water Quality Monitoring” Keynote Presentation by Peter

Adriaens to The 2002 International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology.

Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8-13.

(I2) Skerlos, S.J., 2002. “Sustainable Systems Engineering Research and Education: A

Case Study in Sustainable Aqueous Systems.” Invited presentation to the

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors / American

Academy of Environmental Engineers Education and Research Conference,

Toronto, Canada, August 11-13, 2002.

(I1) Skerlos, S.J., 2002, “Distributed Microbial Detection and Quantification Networks”,

Invited presentation to the Sixth Biennial International Society for Environmental

Biotechnology (ISEB) Symposium, Veracruz, Mexico, June 9-12, 2002.

c.6 Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship

c 6.1 US and international patents awarded (title, number, date issued)

(4) Metalworking Fluids Delivered in Supercritical CO2

United States Patent # 8,167,092

Issued May 1, 2012

Inventors: Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Hayes; Kim F. (Ann Arbor, MI),

Clarens; Andres F. (Ann Arbor, MI)

(3) Metalworking Fluids Delivered in Supercritical CO2

United States Patent #7,414,015

Issued August 19, 2008

Inventors: Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Hayes; Kim F. (Ann Arbor, MI),

Clarens; Andres F. (Ann Arbor, MI)

(2) Flow cytometers and detection system of lesser size

United States Patent #7,381,565

Issued June 3, 2008

Inventors: Kurabayashi; Katsuo (Ann Arbor, MI), Takayama; Shuichi (Ann Arbor,

MI), Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Huh; Dongeun (Stanford, CA), Grotberg;

James B. (Ann Arbor, MI), Tung; Yi-Chung (Ann Arbor, MI)

(1) Flow cytometers and detection system of lesser size

United States Patent #7,105,355

Issued September 12, 2006

Inventors: Kurabayashi; Katsuo (Ann Arbor, MI), Takayama; Shuichi (Ann Arbor,

MI), Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Huh; Dongeun (Stanford, CA), Grotberg;

James B. (Ann Arbor, MI), Tung; Yi-Chung (Ann Arbor, MI)

c 6.2 Patents submitted (title, date submitted)

(2) Gas-Focusing Flow Cytometer Cell and Flow Cytometer Dection System With

Waveguide Optics

WIPO #: WO/2003/0080937 (PCT/US2002/022903)

Filed: January 30, 2003

Inventors: Kurabayashi; Katsuo (Ann Arbor, MI), Takayama; Shuichi (Ann Arbor,

MI), Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Huh; Dongeun (Stanford, CA), Grotberg;

James B. (Ann Arbor, MI), Tung; Yi-Chung (Ann Arbor, MI)

(1) Micro Flow Cytometer with Multiangular Waveguide detectors Having Spectral

Capabilities

WIPO #: WO/2005/033654 (PCT/US2004/028175)

Filed: January 30, 2003

Inventors: Tung; Yi-Chung (Ann Arbor, MI) , Lin, Chih-Ting (Ann Arbor, MI),

Kurabayashi; Katsuo (Ann Arbor, MI), Takayama; Shuichi (Ann Arbor, MI),

Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Zhang, Min.(Ann Arbor, MI).

c.6.3 Licensing, startups and entrepreneurial activities

(2) Co-Founded Accuri Instruments, Inc. (Incorporated 2005)

Acquired by Becton Dickenson for $205,000,000 in Spring 2011

See: http://www.accuricytometers.com/

Related Grant:

Michigan Universities Commercialization Incentive Challenge Fund,

“Microintegrated Flow Cytometery”, $92,000. February 2004-September 2004.

PI: Skerlos ($92,000); Co-PI: David Olson. Support for equipment and tech

transfer activities. (Also listed in section c.2)

(1) Co-Founded Fusion Coolant Systems, Inc. (incorporated 2010)

See: http://www.fusioncoolant.com

Related Grants:

National Science Foundation (SBIR I), “SBIR: Deep Hole Drilling with Next

Generation Machining Fluids” $70,000. January 1, 2010 – July 31, 2010. PI:

Andrew King; Co-PI: Steve Skerlos and Andrew McColm.

National Science Foundation (SBIR I), “SBIR: Minimum Quantity Lubrication

Delivered by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” $150,000, January 1, 2010 – July

31, 2010, PI: Scott Jones; Co-PI: Steve Skerlos and Andrew McColm.

National Science Foundation (SBIR II), “SBIR: Minimum Quantity Lubrication

Delivered by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” $450,000, Jan 1, 2011 – December

31, 2013, PI: Scott Jones; Co-PI: Steve Skerlos and Andrew McColm.

Michigan Universities Commercialization Incentive Challenge Fund,

“Commercialization of Supercritical Metalworking Fluids” $120,000.

December 30, 2006 - April 31, 2010. PI: Skerlos ($120,000); Co-PI: Andrew

McColm. Support for equipment, technician, design work and tech transfer

activities. (Also listed in section c.2)

UM College of Engineering and Office of Technology Transfer,

“Commercialization of Supercritical Metalworking Fluids”, $42,000, June 1,

2008 – May 31, 2009. PI: Steve Skerlos ($42,000). (Also listed in section c.2)

Competitive Awards:

Second prize: The 2011Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. $150,000.

c 6.4 Other major technology transfer activities

(provide whatever information you find appropriate)

During my graduate research appointment at the Illinois Sustainable Technology

Center (UIUC), I participated in numerous evaluations of manufacturing

facilities with the goal of identifying technology transfer opportunities that

would simultaneously reduce environmental impact and financial costs. This

included pilot studies in large corporations such as Caterpillar, Inc. (Peoria,

Illinois) and in small ones such as Cerion, Inc. (Champaign, IL). These early

experiences influenced and inspired my interest to continue with an emphasis on

tech transfer upon arriving to UM in 2000.

Results from my UM metalworking fluids research has been transferred to

MWF formulators in the areas of nanoemulsion stability, tapping torque test

execution, and Mycobacteria detection and quantification. Research on MWFs

has also been transferred to end users in the areas of membrane filtration and

performance testing. Most of this transfer has occurred via one-time consulting

arrangements, research reports, industrial seminars, and publications.

US Patent #7414,015 invented MWFs based on rapidly expanding supercritical

carbon dioxide (scCO2). Industrial trials with scCO2 MWFs (e.g., at Boeing,

Caterpillar, Ford, Gentz Aerospace, Makino, and others) have shown impressive

gains in tool life while achieving faster machining speeds. The technology is

now the core substance of a license agreement between UM and Fusion Coolant

Systems (FCS), a startup company for which I serve as Chief Technology

Officer and Secretary. FCS has received approximately $1M in competitive

federal and state commercialization funding, employs five individuals, and is in

Round 1 of investment acquisition.

US Patent #7,105,355 was licensed by a startup company (Accuri Cytometers,

Inc.) that I co-founded in Sept. 2004. Accuri Cytometers, Inc. was founded to

address a compelling opportunity: life scientists need the rapid cell-by-cell

analysis capability of flow cytometers, but too few have a flow cytometer in

their lab. Accuri Cytometers raised more than $20M, and launched its first

product (the model C6, list price $40k) in April 2008. The company, including

its global sales force, was acquired by Becton Dickenson in 2011 for $205M.

c 6.5 Industry interactions

8 Funded Projects by Industry

5 Grants Related to Technology Transfer and Commercialization

14 Invited Industrial Seminars to Different Companies

c.7 Outreach Directly Related to Research (N/A)

d. Service

d.1 Major committee assignments in the Department, College, and/or University

(Name of committee, dates, member or chair status)

1. Responsible Conduct of Research Implementation Committee Member: W11 - present

2. CoE Sustainability and Ethics Implementation Committee Member: AY 2010

3. ME Admissions Committee Chair: September 2010-present

4. ME Graduate Program Committee Chair: September 2009-present

5. ME Undergraduate Program Committee Member: September 2007-May 2009

6. Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Executive Committee Member: AY 09

7. Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee Member: AY 08

8. Design Science Program Committee Member: 2007-2010

9. Multidisciplinary Design Program Committee Member (Ad Hoc): Jan 2007-2009

10. OTT Engineering Licensing Associate Director Search Member (Ad Hoc): W08

11. ME GGB Renovation Committee Member (Ad hoc): April 2008-January 2010

12. EPB / Wilson Center Renovation Committee Member (Ad Hoc): June 2008-Dec 2008

13. Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Search Committee Member: AY 2007

14. ME Graduate Program Committee Member: September 2002-2007

15. Liaison to the ConsEnSus Program: 2002-present

d.2 Administrative duties at U of M

Director of Sustainability Education Programs, College of Engineering, January 2012 –

present

Associate Chair of Graduate Education and Director of Graduate Program Mechanical

Engineering, July 2009 – June 2012

Informal

Co-director of the Engineering Sustainable Systems Dual Master’s Degree Program

(2009- present)

Coordinator for Design and Manufacturing Group in ME (2006-2009)

Course Leader: ME 450 (2002-2009)

d.3 Service to government or professional organizations, and service on review board/study

panels (Name of committee, chair or member, editorships etc.; dates)

Guest Editor

Journal of Mechanical Design: September 2010 Issue (JIF = 1.5)

Special Issue on Sustainable Design

Environmental Science and Technology: December 2003 Issue (JIF = 5.2)

Special Issue on Green Engineering

Associate Editor

Journal of Manufacturing Systems: 2008- present (JIF = 0.52)

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: July 2009- June 2012 (JIF = 1.0)

Conference Organization

Lead Organizer: North American Manufacturing Research Conference 2007

University of Michigan North Campus, Ann Arbor, MI (May 22-25, 2007)

With: S. Jack Hu and Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

Society and Conference Committees (2007-present)

International Scientific Committee, 16th, 17

th, 18

th, and 19

th CIRP Conference on

Life Cycle Engineering, 2008-2012.

Organizing Committee Member: 1st Leadership in Manufacturing Symposium

on the Campus of UIUC, October 25, 2008

Symposium Organizer: Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing Systems,

International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, ASME,

October 7-10, 2008.

Organizing Committee Member and Co-Editor of Conference Proceedings:

Global Conference on Sustainable Product Development and Life Cycle

Engineering, Pusan, Korea, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2008.

Vice Chair: Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle

Engineering, Rochester, NY, September 17-19, 2007.

Scientific Committee Member: Global Conference on Sustainable Product

Development and Life Cycle Engineering, 2005-2008.

Chair of Technical Committee on Life Cycle Engineering: ASME

Manufacturing Engineering Division, 2005-2008.

Vice Chair of Technical Committee on Life Cycle Engineering: ASME

Manufacturing Engineering Division, 2004-2005.

Session Chair: Japan USA Symposium on Flexible Manufacturing, Session on

Environmentally Responsible Design and Manufacturing, Denver, CO, July 19,

2004.

Session Chair: Annual Meeting: Society of Toxicologists and Lubrication

Engineers, Environmental Aspects of Metalworking Fluids, New York, NY,

April 28, 2003.

Session Chair: Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Manufacturing, Session on

Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, Hiroshima, Japan, July 27, 2002.

Session Chair: Annual Meeting: Society of Toxicologists and Lubrication,

Engineers, Session on Environmental Aspects of Metalworking Fluids, Houston,

TX, May 21, 2002.

Manuscript Reviewer

CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Environmental Engineering Science

Environmental Science and Technology

International Journal of Product Design

International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing

International Journal on Environment and Pollution

Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics

Journal of Cleaner Production

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of ASME

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of ASME

Transactions of NAMRI 2007, 2008, 2009

Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineering, World Congress

Sensors and Actuators B

Service to Government Review Panels

National Science Foundation Proposal Reviewer: DMII Unsolicited Proposals

related to Environmentally Benign Design and Mfg. December, 2005.

National Science Foundation Proposal Reviewer: DMII Unsolicited Proposals

related to Environmentally Benign Design and Mfg. March 14, 2004.

National Science Foundation Proposal Reviewer: DMII Unsolicited Proposals

related to Environmentally Benign Design and Mfg. December, 2001.

Memberships to Professional Societies

AEESP: American Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ISIE: International Society of Industrial Ecology

SME: Society of Manufacturing Engineers

d.4 Consulting arrangements (N/A)

(and annual time spent consulting with industry and government agencies)

d.5 Contribution to diversity and climate

Anecdotal evidence suggests that my efforts to develop a research and education

program in Environmentally Sustainable Engineering have the potential to increase the

interest of under-represented groups, such as female students, in engineering. This is due

to the systems-oriented and holistic nature of the environmental, development, and

economic issues addressed by the sustainability umbrella. Currently, about 40% of the

BLUElab’s members are female, and between 2009 and 2011 45% of the 20 Executive

Board positions were held by female students. In 2011, three of the four major projects

were led by female students. These numbers are significant relative to the general

percentage of female students in engineering.

My role as Associate Chair of Graduate Education and Director of the Mechanical

Engineering Graduate Program has provided unique opportunities to contribute to

diversity and climate – particularly in the Ph.D. program. In my first year with

recruiting responsibility as Associate Chair, URMs in the Ph.D. program increased by

45% and women in the program increased by 13%. RMF applications were increased by

83%. In 2011, although at least 30% (five) of our URM Ph.D. students will have

graduated, the net number of URM students in the program will likely remain steady or

increase due to the matriculation of seven RMF students (all URM) which is about twice

the recent average for Mechanical Engineering.

Improvements in the diversity of the Ph.D. program will ultimately be unsuccessful

without simultaneous improvements in the climate of the program. Toward this end, I

have worked to increase the amount of direct contact between graduate students and the

Graduate Chair. This has occurred both formally and informally. For example direct

contact has formally increased in the context of annual progress updates now

implemented for all pre-candidates (twice per year) and candidates (once per year).

Direct contact has increased in a number of informal ways such as through the creation

of a faculty-student roundtable on diversity issues that meets two times per semester and

through support for graduate student led diversity efforts such as hosting the Society of

Hispanic Professional Engineers Regional Conference at UM in 2012.

A number of structural changes to the Ph.D. program have improved the climate from

the perspective of students. These include: annual progress updates, revisions to the

Graduate Core Course (GCC) qualifying exam, increasing the transparency of the GCC

and Research Fundamentals Examinations, facilitating the development of a research

skills course (led by John Hart), developing a web-based and searchable graduate

handbook, transforming candidacy rules, and implementing a system to fully fund and

track funding for all of our admitted Ph.D. students.

These structural changes were built upon a foundation laid by the contributions of

Professor Karl Grosh who served as Director of the Graduate Program from 2007-2009.

Professor Grosh assumed his role as Graduate Chair shortly after the 2007 Review of the

ME Graduate Program. Since then under our sequential leadership of the graduate

program, and working with Rackham, CoE, ME Department Chairs, graduate committee

members, and colleagues, we can claim that a transformation in the climate of the

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program has occurred. This is noted in data by a

formal survey our students that occurred as part of the 2011 review of our Graduate

Program by Rackham in a letter to Department Chairman Kon-Well Wang. An excerpt

of the review summary reads as follows:

“During our last review four years ago, we raised a number of questions and

concerns about your graduate programs. These focused on faculty involvement

in the admissions process, lack of predictable funding for students, no clear

distinction between the master’s and Ph.D. programs, a confusing and difficult

qualifying examination structure, uncontrolled enrollment growth, low

completion rates, poor student diversity, and low morale among students.

During this year’s review we are very pleased to see substantial progress on

many of these fronts. With support from the CoE Dean’s office, from Rackham,

and from your faculty, you have made a number of positive and important

changes in recruiting prospective students, in funding and enrollment

management, and climate and student experience. This is an example how a

close partnership of the department and the Graduate School can make

graduate programs work better for graduate students and for faculty. We

congratulate you on the leadership of those faculty members who have

mobilized these changes and on the progress that you have achieved

collectively. We know that it has not been easy.”

January 27, 2011: Janet Weiss (Dean) and Alec Gallimore (Associate Dean),

Rackham Graduate School

d.6 Outreach that is not part of research or teaching (see d.5 and essay on service contributions)

d.7 Mentoring activities involving junior faculty or post-doctoral scholars

Frequent (informal) mentor to three Assistant Professors of Mechanical Engineering

in Design and Manufacturing through my role as Design and Manufacturing

Coordinator

Occasional (informal) mentor to five Assistant Professors of Mechanical

Engineering, particularly with respect to graduate student recruiting and promoting

graduate student success, through my role as Associate Chair of Graduate

Education.

Mentor to one post-doctoral scholar: Dr. Hyung-Ju Kim. Current Position: Principal

Consultant at Samsung SDS (a Samsung consulting business in the field of

environment, energy and sustainability). His current role involves developing

strategies for energy and greenhouse gas in a wide range of industries.

d.8 Other

e. Summary of contributions to teaching, research and service

Recommend one (1) page each on teaching, research and service, for a total of 3 pages. May use 2

pages to emphasize contributions in one particular area only, e.g., teaching. Total length cannot

exceed 4 pages.

Research summary may also include contributions to tech transfer and entrepreneurship if

applicable.

Service summary may include contributions to diversity and climate.

Contributions to Teaching

My view is that the fundamental responsibility of a teacher is to inspire each student to live up to his or

her fullest potential. My experience suggests that engineers are effectively inspired and educated by

giving them exciting hands-on design opportunities and working with them shoulder-to-shoulder while

cultivating their leadership. This perspective has been reflected in my role as a Ph.D. advisor, in the new

programs I have developed, and in efforts to create design projects for students at all levels.

Courses and Teaching Awards. I have co/developed two new classes (ME 589 and CEE 265), two

education programs, and have been awarded from CoE: the Neil Van Eenam Memorial Undergraduate

Teaching Award (2011), the CoE Education Excellence Award (2006), the 1938E Award (2003), the

Outstanding Student Group Advisor Award (2004), and the Joe and Ruth Spira Outstanding Teaching

Award (2002). In addition, BLUElab was awarded CoE Elaine Harden Award in 2005. My students

have been highly competitive in awards competitions as listed in section b.8.

I have been a repeat guest lecturer in 6 CoE / Business School courses: BA 742, BA 525, ENG 490, ME

581, ME 481 and MFG 501 – as well as for the UROP program. I have presented over 30 industrial and

academic seminars, including a keynote address at “Making the Business Case for Sustainability”, which

was a forum for educating practicing engineers in the field of sustainable design and manufacturing. I

have created three short courses for practicing professionals. ME 589 is required in the Engineering

Sustainable Systems Program and a popular elective in the Energy Systems Engineering master’s

program. ME 589 has been taught to about 100 distance students working in industry. In 2008 I was

awarded the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Education Excellence Award.

Ph.D. Students. The ten Ph.D. students that I have co/advised have been individually challenged to work

to their fullest potential through critical and professional feedback provided through direct dialogue. My

first Ph.D. graduate, Julie Zimmerman (co-advised w/ Prof. Kim Hayes), was awarded the Horace H.

Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award from UM in 2004 and has joined the Faculty at Yale

University. Six of my first seven Ph.D. graduates have secured positions as Assistant Professors and the

seventh will become a senior program manager at the National Academy of Engineering in August 2011.

New Programs. The Engineering Sustainable Systems (ESS) program (developed with Professor Greg

Keoleian, SNRE) is the Nation’s first Engineering and Natural Resources Dual-Degree program. ESS is

a 54-credit program that aims to give Master’s students the tools necessary to evaluate how technology

can be applied to meet societal needs while acting within economic and ecological constraints. The

Minor in Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) offers an opportunity for students to earn academic

credit for their contributions to design projects. In addition to helping to conceive the MDP program, I

facilitated the efforts of Professors Sienko and Huang-Saad to create an MDP specialization in Global

Health Design and created a specialization in Sustainable Water and Energy. I have recently taken steps

with colleagues (Professors Hayes, Savage, and Meadows) to create a Certificate Program in Sustainable

Engineering to help undergraduates organize their technical electives around the theme of sustainability.

Design Projects. Since 2005, I have advised 118 projects in ME 589. Between 2002 and 2009, I was

responsible for the initial development of 235 design projects for ME 450 that formed the capstone

experiences of 965 students. I raised approximately $200,000 in external support for these projects and

the operation of the course, while directly advising 64 projects. My primary pedagogical contribution to

ME 450 was the introduction of more aggressive Design Review guidelines and clear evaluation rubrics.

My opinion is that this notably elevated the quality of the design projects. This assertion is supported by

the positive feedback ME 450 received during the 2006 ABET review which called out ME 450 as a

specific “strength” of the undergraduate program. I also initiated the concept of faculty-run “thematic

sections” of ME 450 to expand student learning by encouraging groupings of projects within

specializations. In 2008 I worked with colleagues teaching ME 450 (especially Professor Albert Shih

and GSI Dan Johnson) to implement new software tools in support of material selection, manufacturing

process selection, safety and risk assessment, and environmental analysis.

Contributions to Research (Page 1 – Selected Research Outcomes)

Microfiltration Models for Recycling Metalworking Fluid (MWF) Nanoemulsions. This research created

a mathematical model of physical-chemical interactions between MWF nanoemulsions and

microfiltration membranes during recycling. The model parameters were proven to have their expected

physical interpretations, with excellent quantitative agreement to direct microscopic observations. The

model, originally developed for membranes with a simple capillary pore structure, was extended to

complex filtration media through the development of a 3D stochastic reconstruction method.

Optimization of Surfactant Concentrations for Microfiltration Flux and Nanoemulsion Stability. We

have derived equations that determine the total surfactant concentration and anionic:nonionic surfactant

ratio that maximizes nanoemulsion stability and microfiltration recycling rate. Although the problem is

highly non-linear, we validated the optimal solutions experimentally and have shown that simple

adjustments in surfactant concentrations can lead to improvements in recycling rate of over 8-fold.

These changes do not affect the manufacturing performance of the fluids and apply both to vegetable-

based and petroleum-based nanoemulsions used as MWFs.

Molecular Technology for Mycobacteria detection in MWFs. Microbial contamination of MWFs,

particularly by Mycobacteria species, poses a significant health and safety risk for exposed workers.

Our research successfully designed and validated a fluorescent peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe useful

for reducing the time required to detect Mycobacteria in MWF from 2 weeks to within 1 day.

Micro Integrated Flow Cytometer (MIFC). The MIFC was novel with respect to 1) the application of

fiberoptics within a disposable microfluidic system, and 2) the successful implementation of low cost

diode lasers and PIN photodetectors for detecting weakly fluorescing microbes. The result demonstrated

a 10-fold reduction in the size of flow cytometers, and inspired the launch of Accuri Cytometers.

MWFs based on Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (scCO2). scCO2 has proven in real-

world manufacturing operations to have better lubricity than straight oils and better cooling capability

than aqueous MWF nanoemulsions. The formulation increases metal removal and forming rates,

reduces tool wear, and solves a host of environmental and health problems, most notably bio-

contamination, worker infection, and water pollution. These MWFs use recovered carbon dioxide from

other industrial processes and are being commercialized by Fusion Coolant Systems.

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBRs). Wastewater is a resource from which potable water and

energy can be recovered. Combining membrane technology with anaerobic biotechnology allows this

recovery to occur. Although conventional wisdom suggested that AnMBRs would not be feasible at

moderate temperatures (15-30C) for low strength wastewaters (such as municipal sewage), our research

has shown that the technology is viable under these conditions.

Sustainable Design of Automotive Technology Policy. This project demonstrated that fixed-point

iteration could be used as an optimization technique to yield a full-scale partial equilibrium analysis of

automotive policies that include realistic mixed logit demand models and automotive design models

based on physics-based simulations. The advancement was applied to study the upcoming

implementation of new CAFE standards and it was determined that the standards will be less expensive

and less effective than expected while also encouraging vehicles to increase their footprint by 5-15%.

Life Cycle Assessment of Technology Systems. We have performed LCAs in: 1) laser-based

manufacturing, 2) cell phone remanufacturing, 3) MWF systems, 4) wastewater systems, and 5) unused

pharmaceutical collection systems. We have also extended LCA methodology to incorporate aspects of

economics, policy and design into assessments of environmental emissions and impacts from technology

systems. This methodology is called consequential life cycle assessment with market driven design

(cLCA-MDD). The approach improves the predictive capability of LCA and its relevance to product

design and policymaking. cLCA-MDD has therefore been a cornerstone in our research of sustainable

policy design and will be useful in future studies of industries beyond automotive.

Contributions to Research (Page 2 – Research Impact)

My personal goals for research impact are to create a tangible difference in the world while educating

Ph.D. students in a rigorous research process. These goals can be assessed in a number of ways:

placement of Ph.D. graduates (discussed in essay on teaching), impact factors of journals (section c.5.1),

startup companies spun out of research projects (section c.5.4), presentation of research outcomes as

educational case studies (section b.1), government/industry interest in the research, and academic use of

research as measured by citations and publication volume. The latter two areas are discussed below:

Academic Use of Research. To assess the number of publications and citations appropriate for a

Professor in the field of sustainable engineering, a comparative analysis was undertaken with colleagues

in the field. Ten faculty colleagues in sustainable design, sustainable manufacturing, and/or industrial

ecology were included in the analysis. Individuals from UM were excluded, and all individuals were full

professors from peer institutions in the U.S. All universities except one are ranked in the top ten for

Mechanical Engineering or Civil and Environmental Engineering according to phds.org.

Although members of the cohort on average produced 68 papers with 598 citations as listed by Scopus

since 2000, the average was only 52 papers with 429 citations when papers obviously outside of the field

of sustainability were removed. This compares with 54 papers and 445 citations for the papers listed by

Scopus in this CV. If the highest totaling individual from the cohort is removed the average, the average

number of sustainability papers in this cohort is 49 per scholar with 343 total citations per scholar. For

the full cohort of ten individuals, the average h-factor for sustainability papers since 2000 is 10.8 and the

total number of issued patents since 2000 is one according to Google Patents. This compares with the h-

factor of 12 for papers listed in this CV and a total of two issued patents since 2000.

Scopus includes conference proceedings and abstract listings that would not generally be included in

listings of archival journals. When non-journal articles are removed for each of the authors, the average

number of sustainability papers since 2000 is 34 per scholar with an average of 409 citations per scholar.

When the top scholar in terms of number of publications and citations is removed from the list, the

average number of sustainability papers since 2000 is 30 per scholar with an average of 323 citations per

scholar. 40 of the journal articles in this CV are listed in Scopus with a total of 435 citations.

Government/Industry Interest in Research. My major projects have aimed to solve real-world problems

that can be directly applied by industry and/or government stakeholders. For instance, knowledge

expressed in journal papers on the topic of metalworking fluids (MWFs) has been shared with

formulators and end-users through papers, seminars and one-off “how-to” consulting projects. Some of

this research has led directly to business formation. For instance the invention of Supercritical Carbon

Dioxide MWFs led to the formation of Fusion Coolant Systems which has secured approximately

$1,000,000 in grants and investment to date and has conducted numerous successful field trials.

Similarly, the development and exploration of new flow cytometry technologies and applications led to

the formation of Accuri Cytometers which has created 85 full-time Michigan jobs and was acquired for

$205,000,000 in 2011 by Becton Dickenson.

Research from my other research programs is also gaining traction in the real-world. For instance, our

analysis of the 2012 reformed CAFE standards was presented several times by invitation to researchers

at EPA and DOE. This and other work that is forthcoming in journal articles has garnered interest from

members of the external advisory board of the MUSES project representing industry, government, and

NGOs. Another outcome is a forthcoming project with EPRI and Veritas Economic Consulting to study

scenarios for diffusion of electric vehicles and their potential for reductions in environmental emissions.

Our work on the environmental characteristics of unused pharmaceutical take-back systems has been

presented to key industry and government stakeholders. Our research on AnMBRs has been funded by

an industry group and is attracting the attention of consultants capable of designing and implementing

such systems. This research, as well as research on sustainable design of wastewater treatment plants, is

being presented at conferences that are well-attended by both practitioners and academicians.

Contributions to Service

My service activities include contributions to: 1) academic societies and journals with coverage in

sustainable design and manufacturing, 2) UM entities engaged in sustainability, and 3) academic units

including the College of Engineering (CoE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Civil and Environmental

Engineering (CEE), and Design Science. In 2007, I led the organization of the 35th North American

Manufacturing Research Conference (with Jack Hu and Elijah Kannatey-Asibu). After ending my term

as Chair of the Technical Committee on Life Cycle Engineering (ASME Manufacturing Engineering

Division) in 2008, I began serving as Associate Editor to the Journal of Manufacturing Systems (SME)

and the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (ASME). Building on my previous

experience as a Guest Editor of Environmental Science and Technology for a special issue on Green

Engineering (with Paul Anastas and Joan Brennecke), in 2010 I served as Guest Editor of the Journal of

Mechanical Design (with Karthik Ramani and Alex Slocum) for a special issue on Sustainable Design.

My service contributions to UM have included serving as a member on: the Graham Institute Executive

Committee, the 2007 CEE Chair Search Committee, and two ME Faculty Search Committees. My

interest in promoting design, ethics, and sustainability has manifest itself in service efforts including

roles as a member of CoE Committees to implement sustainability education for undergraduates and to

implement new NSF/NIH requirements for training in Responsible Conduct of Research. I also served

as a committee member for the EPB/Wilson Center Renovation and the GG Brown Building renovation,

both of which aimed to increase the quality of hands-on learning opportunities for undergraduates.

In 2009 I accepted the invitation to serve as ME Associate Chair for Graduate Education, building upon

five years of service as a Graduate Program Committee member. My effort as Grad Chair started by

designing and implementing the systems required to manage a fully funded Ph.D. program. This

involved far more than rewriting our offer letters: it required a wholesale change to the recruiting process

including creation of an admissions committee, new tracking systems for Ph.D. student funding,

increased transparency in the GSI assignment process, major modifications to the qualifying

examinations and rules for candidacy, design and implementation of an online system for Annual

Progress Updates, revised software for facilitating faculty participation in the recruiting process, and

increasing the transparency by which students are admitted and faculty cost-shares are made.

At the same time there were numerous issues to react to beyond the day-to-day issues arising from

colleagues and graduate students, including the loss in 2010 of three Academic Services Office (ASO)

staff members with about 60 years of collective experience. Excellent hiring decisions, creation of a

ticket system, and a re-organization of ASO not only weathered the storm but brought the office to a

higher level of service, while at the same time implementing Rackham’s new Continuous Enrollment

rules and creating a new handbook for graduate students. There are numerous faculty colleagues,

administrators, and staff members who were central to these changes. The opportunity to lead a strong

team through a difficult period was rewarding and educational.

Aside from the above, my most significant contributions to the ME Graduate Program have been: 1)

authorship of the Research Fundamentals Exam (RFE) as a member of the Graduate Program

Committee; 2) designing major reforms to the RFE and Graduate Core Course Exams as Graduate Chair;

3) conceiving of a research skills class to support the acceleration of Ph.D. research – an effort that was

ultimately led by John Hart in 2011; 4) creation of mission statements for the MSE and Ph.D. programs;

5) development of a graduate handbook and strategic plan for the graduate program; and 6) increasing

the level of personalized interaction with Ph.D. students. To this last point, in AY 2011 I initiated an

outreach effort to increase the diversity of our recruiting class, and to improve the climate among URMs

and female students, via a roundtable called “Project Gettis”. In its first year, the effort yielded a higher

degree of personalized visits for prospective URM and female PhD students, leading to an increase in

RMF matriculations from 2 to 7 between 2010 and 2011. Project Gettis also yielded a student-initiated

mentorship award for faculty, plans for a peer-to-peer mentorship program, and a proposal to create a

Graduate Peer Advisor position for the Mechanical Engineering Department.