ReMaDe is dedicated to increasing industry's resource efficiency, which is the provision of global materially intensive services (transport, buildings etc.) using less material production from naturally occurring resources.
We have four pillars to our research. Our researchers' projects often span multiple pillars.
Globally, we must reduce humanity's production of emissions-intensive materials to prevent the worst consqeuencs of climate change.
Topics & Skills: Solid mechanics, Solid-state welding, Finite element analysis, Machine & Tool Design
Sponsors: National Science Foundation (PFI, I-Corps), Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MTRAC, ADVANCE), Ford Motor Company, American Foundry Society, Ductile Iron Society
Solid-state welding
High yield extrusion
Novel machining
High yield aluminum recycling
Topics & Skills: Environmental assessment of emerging technologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Material Flow Analysis, Input-Output Analysis
Sponsors: Ford Motor Company, Mcubed (U-M internal grants), Department of Energy
Recent projects:
Additive Manufacuring (L-PBF)
Steel Flows & Decarbonization
Light Duty Vehicle Transport
Ductile Iron
Topics & Skills: Life Cycle Assessment, Material Flow Analysis, Bayesian statistics, Uncertainty Quantification, Optimal Experimental Design
Sponsors: National Science Foundation, Ford Motor Company
Recent projects:
UQ in Material Flow Analysis
UQ in Environmental Modeling of Emerging Unit Manufacturing Processes
Topics & Skills: Supply chain optimization, Metal and polymer recycling systems and processes, Alloy design
Sponsors: Department of Energy (SMIA 1, SMIA 2), Michigan-Cambridge Research Alliance