Media

  1. Cooper, D.R. (2022)  Contribution to NPR's Marketplace on how investments in recycling infrastructure & technology could see industrialized countries like the US supply 80% of their metal needs from scrap by midcentury. Radio interview by Marketplace aired on NPR on March 21st 2022

  2. Cooper, D.R. (2018)  How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war. Published by The Conversation and PBS

  3. Cooper, D.R. (2018)  Could recycling more steel and aluminum temper the impact of a trade war? Radio interview aired by Michigan NPR radio on July 9th 2018

Peer-reviewed articles Google Scholar

  1. Liao, J., De Kleine, R., Kim, H.C., Luckey, G., Forsmark, J., Lee, E.C. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). Assessing the Sustainability of Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Traditional Manufacturing Processes Using a Parametric Environmental Impact Model. (Under review).

  2. Oberhausen, G. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). Modeling the Strength of Aluminum Extrusion Transverse Welds using the Film Theory of Solid-State Welding. (Under review).

  3. Dong, J., Liao, J., Huan, X. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). Expert Elicitation and Data Noise Learning for Material Flow Analysis using Bayesian Inference. Journal of Industrial Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13399

  4. Vanatta, M., Patel, D., Allen, T., Cooper, D.R. and Craig, M.T. (2023). Technoeconomic analysis of small modular reactors decarbonizing industrial process heat. Joule 7 (4), 713-737

  5. Liao, J., Huan, X., Haapala, K. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). A Bayesian Approach to Modeling Unit Manufacturing Process Environmental Impacts using Limited Data with Case Studies on Laser Powder Bed Fusion Cumulative Energy Demand. Procedia CIRP 116, 516-521

  6. Alafaghani, A., Adams, L., Dong, P. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). Minimizing Quench Distortion and Improving the Toughness of Complex Hollow Extrusions using Internal Cooling. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity (ICTP). (Accepted)

  7. Oberhausen, G. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). Exploring a novel process for reducing aluminum extrusion process scrap. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity (ICTP). (Accepted)

  8. Liao, J., De Kleine, R., Powell, J. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). The Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing for Tooling: A Case Study on using Laser Powder Bed Fusion for making Injection Molding Tool Inserts. Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. (Accepted)

  9. Zhu, Y., Keoleian, G.A. and Cooper, D.R. (2023). Ductile Iron Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Excel-Based Parametric Model Development and Application. American Foundry Society (AFS) Transactions. (Accepted)

  10. Cooper, D.R., Hamid, A., Heidari, S.M., Tsai, A., and Zhu, Y. (2023). Preliminary Work Towards a Cross Lifecyle in Design Tool for Increased High-quality Metal Recycling. Proceedings of the 1st REMADE Manufacturing USA Institute Conference. (Accepted)

  11. Reck, B.K., Althaf, S., Zhu, Y. and Cooper D.R. (2023). Assessing the Status Quo of U.S. Steel Circularity and Decarbonization Options. Proceedings of the 1st REMADE Manufacturing USA Institute Conference. (Accepted)

  12. Zhu, Y., Keoleian, G.A. and Cooper, D.R. (2022). A parametric life cycle assessment model for ductile cast iron components. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (189), 106729

  13. Cullen, J.M. and Cooper, D.R. (2022). Material Flows and Efficiency. Annual Review of Materials Research (52), 525-559

  14. Liao, J., Sharma, A. and Cooper, D.R. (2022). The effect of composition, geometry, and a novel tool design on metal recovery during aluminum process scrap remelting. Proceedings of the ASME 2022 17th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering (MSEC) conference

  15. Loreau, S., Stephan, A., Cooper, D.R. and Maerckx, A.L. (2022). Assessing material and embodied flows related to building services in office buildings — the case of Brussels, Belgium. SBEfin2022

  16. Loreau, S., Stephan, A., Cooper, D.R. and Maerckx, A.L. (2022). Identifying Reuse Pathways for Building Systems using Physical Reliability and Technological Performance Metrics — the Case of Chillers and their Components. International Building Decarbonization 2022 Conference.

  17. Zhu, Y., Skerlos, S., Xu, M., and Cooper, D.R. (2021). Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from US Light-Duty Transport in Line with the 2° C Target. Environmental Science & Technology 55 (13), 9326-9338

  18. Oberhausen, G., Zhu, Y., and Cooper, D.R. (2021). Reducing the environmental impacts of aluminum extrusion. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (179), 106120

  19. Cooper, D.R. & Appell, K. (2021). Exploring how Lean Product and Process Development can promote Industrial Sustainability. Proceedings of ASME DFMLC.

  20. Oberhausen, G., Christopher, A.A. and Cooper, D.R. (2021). Reducing aluminum extrusion transverse weld process scrap. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity (ICTP).

  21. Ryan, N., Miller, S., Skerlos, S. and Cooper, D.R. (2020). Reducing CO2 Emissions from U.S. Steel Consumption by 70% by 2050. Environmental Science & Technology 54 (22), 14598-14608

  22. Liao, J. and Cooper, D.R. (2020). The Environmental Impacts of Metal Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (143), 1–38.

  23. Zhu, Y., Chappuis, L.B., Kleine, R., Chul, H., Wallington, T.J., Luckey, G. and Cooper, D.R. (2021). The coming wave of aluminum sheet scrap from vehicle recycling in the United States. Resources Conservation and Recycling (164), 105208

  24. Sutherland, J., Skerlos, S., Haapala, K., Cooper, D.R., Zhao, F., and Huang, A. (2020). Industrial sustainability: Reviewing the Past and Envisioning the Future. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (142,11) 1–33.

  25. Cooper, D.R., Ryan, N., Zhu, Y. and Syndergaard, K. (2020). The potential for material independence and circularity in the U.S. steel sector. Journal of Industrial Ecology 24 (4), 748-762

  26. Zhu, Y., Skerlos, S., Xu, M. and Cooper, D.R. (2020). System level impediments to achieving absolute sustainability using LCA. Procedia CIRP 90, 399-404

  27. Syndergaard, K., Zhu, Y., and Cooper, D.R. (2019). Mapping the annual flow of steel in the United States and identifying opportunities to dematerialize. Environmental Science and Technology 53 (19), 11260-11268

  28. Zhu, Y., & Cooper, D.R. (2019) An Optimal Reverse Material Supply Chain for U.S. Aluminum Scrap. Procedia CIRP 80, 677-682

  29. Cooper, D.R., Song, J., and Gerard, R., (2018). Metal recovery during melting of extruded machining chips. Journal of Cleaner Production (200), pp.282–292.

  30. Cooper, D.R. and Gutowski, T.G., (2018). Prospective Environmental Analyses of Emerging Technology: A Critique, a Proposed Methodology, and a Case Study on Incremental Sheet Forming. Journal of Industrial Ecology, doi:10.1111/jiec.12748.

  31. Cooper, D.R., Rossie, K.E. and Gutowski, T.G., (2017). The energy requirements and environmental impacts of sheet metal forming. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 244, pp.116–135.

  32. Gutowski, T., Jiang, S, and Cooper, D.R., Corman, G., Hausmann, M., Manson, J.A., Schudeleit, T., Wegener, K., Sabelle, M., Ramos‐Grez, J. and Sekulic, D.P. (2017). Note on the rate and energy efficiency limits for Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Industrial Ecology. Vol. 21, Issue S1, pp. S69-S79, 2017

  33. Gutowski, T., Cooper, D.R. and Sahni, S., (2017). Why we use more materials. Philosphpical Transactions of the Royal Society A. Vol 375, 2095

  34. Jacob, W., Cooper, D.R., Gutowski, T. and Ramos-Grez, J. (2017). The efficiency of copper ore comminution: A thermodynamic exergy analysis. Minerals Engineering 109, 21-31

  35. Cooper, D.R., Rossie, K.E. and Gutowski, T.G. (2016). An environmental and cost analysis of stamping sheet metal parts. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 139(4): 041012

  36. Cooper, D.R. and Gutowski, T.G. (2015). The environmental impacts of reuse: A review. Journal of Industrial Ecology. doi: 10.1111/jiec.12388

  37. Cooper, D.R., Allwood, JM. (2014). The influence of deformation conditions in solid state aluminium welding processes on the resulting weld strength. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 214(11), 2576–2592.

  38. Cooper, D.R. and Allwood, J.M. (2014). The influence of diffusion mechanisms in aluminium solid-state welding processes.11th International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2014, 19-24 October 2014, Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan

  39. Cooper, D.R., Skelton, A.C.H, Moynihan, M.C. and Allwood, J.M. (2014). Component level strategies for exploiting the lifespan of steel in products. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 84, 24–34.

  40. Cooper, D.R. and Allwood, J.M. (2012). Reusing steel and aluminum components at end of product life. Environmental Science and Technology 46 (18), 10334-10340

  41. Cooper, D.R. & Allwood, J.M., (2011). ‘Development of a catalogue of metal intensive products to assess the global potential of reuse and remanufacturing’. Proceedings of 1st International Conference son Remanufacturing, July 26-29, Glasgow, UK

Books

  1. Allwood, J., Cullen, J., Carruth, M., Cooper, D., McBrien, M., Milford, R., Patel, A. (2012). Sustainable Materials with Both Eyes Open. Cambridge: UIT.(Amazon link)

Other

  1. "Science for Environment Policy": European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service, edited by SCU, The University of the West of England, Bristol.  (Article available)

  2. Cooper, D. R. (2013).  What are the opportunities for the engineer to contribute to the sustainability of materials? (Article available)

  3. Allwood J.M., Cullen J.M., Patel A.C.H., Cooper D.R., Moynihan M., Milford R.L., Carruth M.A., McBrien M., 2011. Prolonging our metal life: making the most of our metal services. University of Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-903428-33-0.

  4. Allwood J.M., Cullen J.M., Carruth M.A., Cooper D.R., Milford R.L., Patel A.C.H., McBrien M., 2011. Going on a metal diet: using less liquid metal to deliver the same services in order to save energy and carbon. University of Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-903428-32-3.

  5. Allwood J.M., Cullen J.M., McBrien M., Milford R.L., Carruth M.A., Patel A.C.H., Cooper D.R., Moynihan M., 2011. Taking our metal temperature: energy and carbon savings by managing heat in steel and aluminium supply chains. University of Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-903428-34-7.

  6. Allwood J.M., Cullen J.M., Cooper D.R., Milford R.L., Patel A.C.H., Carruth M.A., McBrien M., 2010. Conserving our metal energy: avoiding melting steel and aluminium scrap to save energy and carbon. University of Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-903428-30-9