Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory | Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing

Overview

The Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory (SDIM Lab) at the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing, University of Kentucky conducts fundamental and applied research to advance the design, production, use, and recovery of products to advance circular economy and sustainable manufacturing. The laboratory develops innovative methods, models, metrics, and digital tools that integrate circular and sustainable design guidelines, intelligent manufacturing technologies, and systems-level decision making to improve economic, environmental, and societal outcomes.

The SDIM Lab recognizes that creating sustainable solutions requires a holistic perspective spanning products, processes, manufacturing systems, and supply chains that includes value recovery networks. Our research therefore combines expertise in circular and sustainable product design, manufacturing systems engineering, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), data-driven decision support, combined with circularity and sustainability assessment to enable the development of next-generation products and production systems. Through this integrated approach, the laboratory seeks to accelerate the transition toward intelligent, resilient, and circular industrial systems to advance sustainable development.

Current research thrusts of the SDIM Lab include:

Circular and sustainable product design methods, guidelines, and decision-support tools
Comprehensive methods and tools for product circularity assessment
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for in-situ real-time monitoring and control of additive and hybrid manufacturing processes
Digital tools, including digital passports, digital twins, and AI-integrated decision support models, for circular economy and sustainable manufacturing implementation
Modeling, optimization, and continuous improvement of sustainable manufacturing systems and supply chains

Projects

Total funding as PI/Co-PI in excess of $18.4 million

An Integrated Measurement-Informed Decision Support Platform for Circular Product Design, Amount awarded: $ 99,954 (Jan. 2027 - Dec. 2027), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), PI.
AI-Enabled Predictive Monitoring and Decision Support for Aluminum Potline Operations, Amount awarded: $85,350 (Dec. 2026 - Nov. 2027), Century Aluminum Inc., PI
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Modernization, Amount awarded: $8,250,000 (Mar 2026 – Mar. 2028), Army Research Laboratory, Co-PI
FY 2024– FY 2029 Mitigating Embodied and Operational Carbon Emissions: A Data-Driven Mechanism and Platform to Intensification and Quality Enhancement, Amount: $2,097,521 (May. 2026 - Apr. 2031), Environmental Protection Agency (Grant awarded funds on hold), Co-PI
Value Recovery Strategies for Semiconductor Chips: End-of-Life Management of Microelectronic Components and Sub-Assemblies, Amount awarded: $99,561 (Jan. 2026 - Dec. 2026), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), PI
Surface Enhanced Smart Processing of Municipal Solid Waste Processing for Year-Round Supply of Convergent Jet Fuel, Amount awarded: $2,116,749 (Oct. 22 - June 27), Department of Energy, Co-PI.
Development of Smart Additive and Hybrid Manufacturing Systems (Subaward from Next Generation Materials and Processing Technologies (NextGen ManPro Tech)), Amount awarded: $2,019,293 (Mar 2021 – Feb. 2027), Army Research Laboratory, Co-PI

Projects Completed in the last 10 years

Development of Methods for Assessing and Improving Circularity of Semiconductor Chips and Consumer Electronics Products, Amount awarded: $163,345 (Oct. 2024 - Sep. 2026), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), PI
A Comprehensive Approach for Product Circularity Assessment Towards Sustainable Value Creation, Amount awarded: $135,241 (Sept. 2023 - Aug. 2024), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), PI
UK-DiPP: Development of UK Digital iPad Product Passport for iPad Initiative Sustainability Improvement, Amount awarded: $ 48,997 (Jul. 2023 – Jun. 2024), University of Kentucky Office of Sustainability, PI
NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing Carbon Centric Circular Economy Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing Solutions (KY, TN) - Generating Advanced Manufacturing Excellence for Change (GAME Change) for the Southeastern Commerce Corridor, Amount awarded: $ 1,000,000 (May 2023 – April 2025), National Science Foundation (NSF), Co-PI
A Metrics-based System for Evaluating the Circularity of Consumer Electronics Products, Amount awarded: $125,077 (Sept. 2022 - Dec. 2023), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), PI
PFI-RP: Development of a SMaRT (Sustainable Materials and Recovery Technologies) Process for the Recovery of High-Value Metals from Electronic Waste, Amount awarded: $549,986 (Aug. 2021 – Jul. 2024), National Science Foundation (NSF), Co-PI
Manufacturing Talent Development Innovation Laboratory: A Workshop for Manufacturing USA Institute Workforce Development Stakeholders, Amount awarded: $ 49,999 (Aug 2020 – Oct 2024), National Science Foundation (NSF), PI
Support for the 7th International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing on ‘Sustainable Manufacturing in the Industry 4.0 Era’, Amount awarded: $ 49,920 (Nov. 2019 – Dec. 2023), National Science Foundation (NSF), PI
Sustainable Manufacturing Project, Amount awarded: $16,000 (Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2022), Novelis Inc., PI
Kentucky Industrial Assessment Center (KIAC): Developing the Next Generation Energy Assessment Engineering Workforce, Amount awarded: $ 1,851,564 (Oct. 2016 – Sept. 2021), U.S. Department of Energy, Co-PI
Coronado Mine Bunker Simulation Modeling, Amount awarded: $ 49,010 (Sep. 2018 – Mar. 2019), Coronado IV LLC, PI
Enabling the Circular Economy through Sustainable Manufacturing: International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing, Amount awarded: $ 24,000 (Nov. 2017 – Feb. 2019), National Science Foundation (NSF), PI
Predictive Modeling for Digitally-enabled, Multi-criteria Decision Making in Innovation Product Design and Analysis with Total Lifecycle Sustainability, Amount Awarded $560,587 (cost share $641,809) (Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2018), Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), PI
Re-inventing Erie, GE Transportation, Amount awarded: $ 30,000 (Jan. 2016 – Sep. 2017), General Electric Transportation, PI
eLII Online Manufacturing Systems Engineering MS Program Development Grant, Amount awarded: $125,000 (Feb. 2014 – Mar. 2017), University of Kentucky, PI
PRISM: Partnership for Research and Innovation in Sustainable Manufacturing, Amount awarded: $ 500,000 (Jun. 2014 – Dec. 2016), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Co-PI
Workshop: Research and Education Needs in Sustainable Manufacturing: Atlanta, GA: July 2016, Amount awarded: $ 32,140 (Jul. 2016 – Dec. 2016), National Science Foundation, PI
Value Creation through Sustainable Manufacturing, Amount awarded: $ 20,000 (Jul. 2015 – Dec. 2016), National Science Foundation, PI

Publications

Badurdeen, F. and Goldsby, T.J. “Design and Management of Sustainable Supply Chains”, to be published by Cambridge University Press, Anticipated publication: Fall 2026.

Kandasamy, J., Badurdeen, F., Rajapakshe, T. (2024). Guest editorial: Emerging trends in supply chain engineering towards global sustainability. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 17(2), 149-155 pages. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-05-2024-124
Badurdeen, F. and Wang, P., (2022), “Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Analytics for Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0”, Special Issue, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 5, Nos. 2-4, 153 pages.
Badurdeen, F. and Schoop, J., (2020), “Sustainable Manufacturing for Global Circular Economy”, Special Issue, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Nos. 2-4, 331 pages.
Badurdeen, F., “Sustainable Manufacturing: A Systems Perspective”, Special Issue of the International Journal of Strategic Engineering Asset Management, Vol. 2, No. 3, Inderscience Publishers, 2015, 83 pages.

Badurdeen, F., Bal, A., Enyoghasi, C., Hapuwatte, B., Caudill, J., and Jawahir, I.S., (2024), “Decision Making for Sustainable Manufacturing”, In: Abraham, M.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies. Second Edition, Elsevier, Forthcoming.
Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I.S. and Rouch, K., (2024), “A Metrics-based Evaluation of Sustainable Manufacturing at Product and Process Levels”, In: Abraham, M.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies. Second Edition, Elsevier, Forthcoming.
Goldsby, T.J. Badurdeen, F., (2018), “Energy Efficiency in the Supply Chain”, Energy Efficient Manufacturing with Applications, (Eds: J. Sutherland, D. Dornfeld, D. and B. Linke), Scrivener Publishers, pp. 381-400.
Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I.S. and Rouch, K., (2017), “A Metrics-based Evaluation of Sustainable Manufacturing at Product and Process Levels”, In: Abraham, M.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies. Elsevier, pp. 145–156.
Amundson, J., Sukumara, S., Seay, S. and Badurdeen, F., (2015), Decision Support Models for Integrated Design of Bioenergy Supply Chains, Handbook of Bioenergy: Bioenergy Supply Chain Models and Applications, (Eds: Eksioglu, S., Rebenack, S. and Pardalos, P. M.), Springer Publishers, pp. 163-190
Badurdeen, F., Shuaib, M., Lu, T. and I.S. Jawahir, (2014), “Sustainable Value Creation in Manufacturing at Product and Process Levels: Metrics-based Evaluation”, Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology (Ed: A.Y.C. Nee), Springer Publishers, pp. 3343-3376.
Badurdeen, F., Goldsby, T.J., Iyengar, D. and I. S. Jawahir, (2013), “Transforming Supply Chains to Create Sustainable Value for All Stakeholders”, Treatise on Sustainability Science and Engineering, (Eds: I.S. Jawahir, S. Sikdar and Y. Huang), Springer Publishers (ISBN 978-94-007-6228-2), pp. 311-338.
Huang, A., K. Wijekoon, and Badurdeen, F., (2012), “Goal Programming-based Approach to Identify Sustainable Product Service System Designs”, Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World, (Eds: D. Dornfeld, D. and B. Linke), Springer Publishers, pp. 19-24.
Badurdeen, F., A.D. Jayal and I.S. Jawahir, (2010), “Towards a systems approach for developing sustainable products from sustainable manufacturing”, Designing Sustainable Products, Services and Manufacturing Systems, Chakrabarti, A., Rachuri, S., Sarkar, P., and Kota, S., (eds.), Research Publishing Services, Singapore.
Lu, T., A. Gupta, A. D. Jayal, Badurdeen, F., S. C. Feng, O. W. Dillon, Jr., and I. S. Jawahir, (2011), “A framework for product and process metrics for sustainable manufacturing”, Advances in Sustainable Manufacturing, (Eds: Seliger, G., Khraisheh, M.K. and Jawahir, I.S.), Springer Publishers, pp. 333-338.
Zhang, X., Lu, T., Shuaib, M., Rotella, G., Huang, A., Feng, S.C., Rouch, K., Badurdeen, F. and Jawahir, I.S., (2012), “A Metrics-Based Methodology for Establishing Product Sustainability Index (ProdSI) for Manufactured Products”, Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World, (Eds: D. Dornfeld and B. Linke), Springer Publishers, pp. 435-441.
Badurdeen, F., M. Shuaib, and J. P. Liyanage, (2012), “Risk Modeling and Analysis for Sustainable Asset Management”, Engineering Asset Management and Infrastructure Sustainability, (Eds: J. Mathew, L. Ma, A. Tan, M. Weijnen and J. Lee), Springer Publishers, pp. 61-75.
Shuaib, M., H. Metta, T. Lu, Badurdeen, F., I.S. Jawahir, T. Goldsby, (2011), “Design and Performance Evaluation of Sustainable Supply Chains: Approach and Methodologies”, Advances in Sustainable Manufacturing, (Eds: G. Seliger, M.K. Khraisheh and I.S. Jawahir), Springer Publishers, pp. 345-350.
Badurdeen. F., H. Metta and B. Stump, (2010), “Simulation Models to Demonstrate Mass Customization Strategies”, Advances in Mass Customization and Personalization, (Eds: F. Piller and M. Tseng), Volume 3, World Scientific Publishing, pp: 1063-1078.
Liyanage, J.P., Badurdeen, F., and R.M.C. Ratnayake**, (2009), “Industrial Asset Maintenance and Sustainability Performance: Economical, Environmental and Societal Implications”, Handbook on Maintenance Management and Engineering, (Eds: Ben-Daya, M., Duffuaa, S.O., Raouf, A., Knezevic, J. and Ait-Kadi,D.), Springer Publishing, pp: 665-694.

Selected papers from the last 10 years (Student advisees: *, post-doctoral advisees: **, visiting international students***)

Mohsin*, S.I., Badurdeen, F., Poonawala, H.A., Caudill, J., Brennan, R., and Jawahir, I.S., (2026). Acoustic emission-based deep learning for real-time defect detection in additive friction stir deposition, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Vol. 145, pp. 1327–1342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-18423-9.
Badurdeen, F., Ko*, J. and Jawahir, I.S., (2026), Circular Product Design with Metrics-driven Optimization, CIRP Annals Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 75, Issue 1, pp. 185-189, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2026.04.085.
Clark*, B., Mohsin*, S. I. , Poonawala, H. A., Badurdeen, F., Brennan, R., Jawahir, I. S. (2025). Real-time in-situ defect detection via multi-modal classification of waveforms for wire arc additive manufacturing. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-024-02561-6
Formentini, G., Prioli, J. P., Ko*, J., Hapuwatte, B., Ferrero, V., Badurdeen, F., Rickli, J. L., Ramanujan, D. (2025). A review of disassembly systems for circular product design. Journal of Cleaner Production, 506. 145459, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145459.
Ko*, J., Guedes*, G. B., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I. S., Morris, K. C., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., Bradley, R., Raihanian, A. (2024). A critical analysis of circular product attributes and limitations of product circularity assessment methods. Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances, 24, 200219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2024.200219.
Enyoghasi*, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2023), Bayesian belief network-based risk likelihood assessment for sustainable product design decision making, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 425, 138909, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138909
Badurdeen, F., Srivastava, S., Okunev, D. and Jawahir I.S., (2023), Digital Integration of Total Lifecycle Tools for Sustainable Product Design, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 5, Issues 2-4, pp 217-237, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSM.2022.134571
Crosby*, B. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), Integrating Lean and Sustainable Manufacturing Principles for Sustainable Total Productive Maintenance (Sus-TPM), ASTM Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Vol.6, No. 1, https://doi.org/10.1520/SSMS20210025
Bal***, A. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), A simulation-based optimization approach for network design: The circular economy perspective, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Vol. 30, pp. 761-775, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.12.033
Hapuwatte, B.M., Badurdeen, F., Bagh, A., and Jawahir, I.S., (2022), Optimizing sustainability performance through component commonality for multi-generational products, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 180,105999, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105999
Enyoghasi*, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Manufacturing: Opportunities at the Product, Process, and System Levels, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Vol. 166, 105362, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105362
Calik***, E., Badurdeen, F., and Bal***, A., (2020), Cooperation networks and organizational factors on sustainable innovation, Journal on Innovation and Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 110-135.
Enyoghasi*, C., Brown*, A., Aydin**, A., and Badurdeen, F., (2020), Quantitative risk modeling for evaluating sustainable product designs, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Nos. 2-4, pp. 165-185.
Abedini, A., Li, W., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., (2020), A metrics-based framework for sustainable production scheduling, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol 54, pp. 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2019.12.003
Badurdeen, F., and Schoop, J., (2020), Special issue on Sustainable Manufacturing for Global Circular Economy Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Nos. 2-4, pp. 97-100.
Hong*, S-Y., Bal***, A., Badurdeen, F., Agioutantis., Z., and Hicks, S., (2020), Evaluation of bunker size for continuous/discrete flow systems by applying discrete event simulation: A case study in mining, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Vol. 105, pp. 1-12.
Aydin**, R. and Badurdeen, F., (2019), Sustainable product line design considering a multi-lifecycle approach, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 149, pp. 727-737.
Rehman***, A., Seay, J. and Badurdeen, F., (2018), “Application of Bayesian Belief Network for the Analysis of Accident Data in the Bioenergy Manufacturing Sector”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol. 68, pp. 349 – 358.
Badurdeen, F., Aydin**, R. and Brown*, A., (2018), “A Multiple Lifecycle-based Approach to Sustainable Product Design”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 200, pp. 756 – 769.
K. Wijekoon*, A. Huang* and Badurdeen, F., (2018), “Approach and Model Development to Evaluate and Optimize Sustainability Performance of Customizable Product Service Systems”, International Journal of Strategic Engineering Asset Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 134-153.
Seevers*, D., Badurdeen, F. and Jawahir, I.S., (2018), “Value Creation for Lifecycle Based Product Development through the Sustainable Half-Life Return Model”, International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 47-65.
Huang*, A. and Badurdeen, F., (2018), ”Metrics-based approach to evaluate sustainable manufacturing performance at the production line and plant levels”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 192, pp. 462-476.
Aydin**, R., Brown*, A., Badurdeen, F., Li, W., Rouch, K.E. and Jawahir, I.S., (2018), “Quantifying impacts of product return uncertainty on economic and environmental performances of product configuration design”, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 48, Part B, pp. 3-11.
Bradley, R., Jawahir, I.S., Badurdeen, F., and Rouch, K., (2018), “A Total Life-Cycle Cost Model (TLCCM) for the Circular Economy and its Application to Post-Recovery Resource Allocation”, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 38, pp. 141-149.
Huang*, A. and Badurdeen, F., (2017), “Sustainable Manufacturing Performance Evaluation at the Enterprise Level: Integrating Product, Process and Systems Metrics”, ASTM Journal of Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 1, No., 1, pp. 178-203.
Bilge***, P., Badurdeen, F., Seliger, G. and Jawahir, I.S., (2016), "A Novel Manufacturing Architecture for Sustainable Value Creation", Annals of the CIRP, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 455-458.

Published within the last 10 years

Ko, J., Kharal, D., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I. S., Hartwell, A., & Hapuwatte, B. (2026). Practices, challenges, and opportunities towards increasing recovery of semiconductor chip-bearing components and subassemblies at end-of-use. In: Kohl, H., Seliger, G., Dietrich, F., Vien, H.T. (eds) Circular Manufacturing for Sustainable Future. GCSM 2026. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham
Chowdhury, A., Hasan, M. M. M., Shi, J., & Badurdeen, F. (2026). Environmental impact assessment of non-recyclable municipal solid waste utilization. Accepted for IISE Annual Conference & Expo, May 16-19, 2026, Arlington, TX, United States.
Ko, J., Kharal, D., Alqseer, N., Badurdeen, F., & Jawahir, I. S. (2026). Circularity metrics to support product design, Proceedings of the 36th CIRP Design Conference, March 10-13, 2026, Tokyo, Japan.
Badurdeen, F., Ko, J. and Jawahir, I.S., (2026), Circular Product Design with Metrics-driven Optimization, CIRP Annals Manufacturing Technology, Provisionally accepted.
Guedes, G.B., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., (2026), A Framework for Enhanced Circular Product Development with Total Life Cycle Considerations, Proceedings of the 33rd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, March 15-18, 2026, Kamakura, Japan.
Hensley, A., Alqseer, N., Melton, L., Sarvesha, R., Caudill, J., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., (2025), Solid-State Upcycling of Recovered Aluminum Using Friction Extrusion and AFSD Technologies, Proceedings of the 21st Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), September 10-12, 2025, Bologna, Italy.
Omar, T., Kharal, D., Al-Ani, M.S., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., (2025), Closing the Loop: Recovering Value from End-of-Use Polyurethane Screens for Circular Economy, Proceedings of the 21st Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), September 10-12, 2025, Bologna, Italy.
Ko, J., Okafor, N., Badurdeen, F., Wang, P., (2025), Development of a Digital Product Passport for iPads to Enhance Student Sustainability Practices Proceedings of the Product Life Times and the Environment (PLATE) Conference 2025, pp. 774-, July 2-4, 2025, Aalborg, Denmark. https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025
Clark, B., Ibn Mohsin, S., Poonawala, H. A., Badurdeen, F., Brennan, R., Jawahir, I. S. (2025). Real-time in-situ defect detection via multi-modal classification of waveforms for wire arc additive manufacturing. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-024-02561-6
Formentini, G., Prioli, J. P., Ko, J., Hapuwatte, B., Ferrero, V., Badurdeen, F., Rickli, J. L., Ramanujan, D. (2025). A review of disassembly systems for circular product design. Journal of Cleaner Production, 506. 145459, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145459
Ko, J., Sneethan, S., Guedes, G. B., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I. S., Hapuwatte, B., & Morris, K. C., (2025). A Standards-Guided Approach to Formalizing Product Circularity Assessment Metrics. In: Kohl, H., Seliger, G., Dietrich, F., Vien, H.T. (eds) Decarbonizing Value Chains. GCSM 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. pp 864-872, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93891-7_95
Sodje, V., Singh, M., Crawford, J., Ko, J., Badurdeen, F., & Jawahir, I. S. (2025). Upcycling for Sustainable Manufacturing: Insights and New Methods. In: Kohl, H., Seliger, G., Dietrich, F., Vien, H.T. (eds) Decarbonizing Value Chains. GCSM 2024. (pp. 856-863), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. pp 864-872, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93891-7_94
Mohsin, S. I., Omar, T., Caudill, J., Badurdeen, F., & Jawahir, I. S. (2025). A Framework Towards Enhancing Sustainability Performance of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. In H. Kohl, G. Seliger, F. Dietrich, & H. T. Vien (Eds.), Decarbonizing Value Chains – GCSM 2024, (pp. 817-825), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. pp 864-872, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93891-7_90
Kulatunga, A., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I. S., (2025). A Convergent Systems Approach for Sustainable Manufacturing. In H. Kohl, G. Seliger, F. Dietrich, & H. T. Vien (Eds.), Decarbonizing Value Chains – GCSM 2024, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, (pp. 99-107), Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93891-7_12
Azu, S. T., Hensley, A., Ndikumana, V. S., Mohsin, S. I., Badurdeen, F., & Jawahir, I. S. (2024). Metric-Based Sustainability Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Processes. In H. Kohl, G. Seliger, F. Dietrich, & H. T. Vien (Eds.), Decarbonizing Value Chains – GCSM 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. (pp. 809-816). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93891-7_89
Ko, J., Guedes, G. B., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I. S., Morris, K. C., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., Bradley, R., Raihanian, A. (2024). A critical analysis of circular product attributes and limitations of product circularity assessment methods. Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances, 24, 200219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2024.200219
Badurdeen, F., Bal*, A., Agioutantis, Z., Hicks, S. (2024). Simulation-Based Approach to Assess Impact of Increasing Skip Capacity for Underground Mining. In: Silva, F.J.G., Ferreira, L.P., Sá, J.C., Pereira, M.T., Pinto, C.M.A. (eds) Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. FAIM 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38165-2_133
Mohsin, S. I., Farhang, B., Wang, P., Yang, Y., Shayesteh, N., Badurdeen, F. (2024). Deep Learning Based Automatic Porosity Detection of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing, In: Silva, F.J.G., Pereira, A.B., Campilho, R.D.S.G. (eds) Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. FAIM 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. (pp. 328-335). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_37
Nadalini*, E., Badurdeen, F., Campana, G. (2024). Economic and Environmental Sustainability Performance of Additive Friction Stir Deposition: A Comparative Analysis (pp. 864-872). Proceedings of the Conference on Production Systems and Logistics: CPSL 2024, https://doi.org/10.15488/17773
Badurdeen, F., Bal, A., Agioutantis, Z., Hicks, S. (2024). Simulation-Based Approach to Assess Impact of Increasing Skip Capacity for Underground Mining, In: Silva, F.J.G., Ferreira, L.P., Sá, J.C., Pereira, M.T., Pinto, C.M.A. (eds) Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. FAIM 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. (pp. 1164-1171), Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38165-2_133.
Russell, M., Hong, P., Blakely, L., Kirkham, M., Enyoghasi, C., Wang, P., Badurdeen, F. (2024). Smartphone App Design for Product Use Sustainability Evaluation (pp. 401-411). In: Fukushige, S., Kobayashi, H., Yamasue, E., Hara, K. (eds) EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems II. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3897-1_26
Caudill, J., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I. S. (2024). Solid-State Additive Manufacturing: An Innovative Framework for Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation and Circular Economy (pp. 777-786). Proceedings of the Conference on Production Systems and Logistics. https://doi.org/10.15488/17765
Ko, J., Guedes, G. B., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I. S., Morris, K. C., Ferrero, V. (2024). Transitioning Towards Circular Consumer Electronic Products. Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 5: 29th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC). Washington, DC, USA. August 25–28, 2024. V005T05A003. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2024-147949
Enyoghasi, C., Badurdeen, F. (2024). Adapting Life Cycle Impact Assessment Methodology to Quantify New Product Design Risks (pp. 109-124). In: Fukushige, S., Kobayashi, H., Yamasue, E., Hara, K. (eds) EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems II. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3897-1_8
Enyoghasi, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2023), Bayesian belief network-based risk likelihood assessment for sustainable product design decision making, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 425, 138909, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138909
Badurdeen, F., Srivastava, S., Okunev, D. and Jawahir I.S., (2023), Digital Integration of Total Lifecycle Tools for Sustainable Product Design, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 5, Issues 2-4, pp 217-237, DOI: 10.1504/IJSM.2022.134571
Guedes, G.B., Ko, J., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I.S., Morris, K.C., Ferrero, V., (2023), A Systems-based Framework for Product Circularity, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), December 4-6, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ko, J., Adoba, P., Deaton, A., Wang, P. and Badurdeen, F., (2023), Towards sustainable consumer electronics products: Development of a user-friendly digital product passport for the electronics sector, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), December 4-6, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Paliwal, S., Gannon, P., Lauricella, E., Riddett, K.E., Badurdeen, F., and Elam, A., (2023), Spaceship Earth: An Educational Game on Sustainable Manufacturing, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), December 4-6, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Arnold, G., Polizzi, Mohsin, S.I., Carnesi, D., Schoop, J., and Badurdeen, F., (2023), An Approach to Quantifying the Lifecycle Sustainability Impacts of Tungsten Carbide Tools, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), December 4-6, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ko, J., Guedes, G.B., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I.S., Morris, K.C., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., (2023), A Critical Analysis of Circular Product Attributes and Limitations of Product Circularity Assessment Methods, Proc. Of the International Conference on Resource Sustainability (iCRS 2023), August 7-9, 2023, Guildford, United Kingdom.
Mohsin, S. I., Farhang, B., Wang, P., Yang, Y., Shayes-teh, N. and Badurdeen, F., (2023), Deep Learning based automatic defect detection of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing, To appear In: Silva, F.J.G., Ferreira, L.P., Sá, J.C., Pereira, M.T., Pinto, C.M.A. (eds) Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. FAIM 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Chambridge.
Enyoghasi, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2023), Sustainable Product Design Decision-Making through Integrated Risk Likelihood and Impact Analyses, Proc. of the ASME 2023 18th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2023), June 12-16, 2023, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Crosby, B. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), Integrating Lean and Sustainable Manufacturing Principles for Sustainable Total Productive Maintenance (Sus-TPM), ASTM Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Vol.6, No. 1, doi:10.1520/SSMS20210025
Bal**, A. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), A simulation-based optimization approach for network design: The circular economy perspective, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Vol. 30, pp. 761-775, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.12.033
Enyoghasi, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Manufacturing: Opportunities at the Product, Process, and System Levels, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Vol. 166, 105362, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105362
Hapuwatte, B.M., Badurdeen, F., Bagh, A., and Jawahir, I.S., (2022), Optimizing sustainability performance through component commonality for multi-generational products, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 180,105999, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105999
Hapuwatte, B.M., Badurdeen, F. and I.S. Jawahir, (2022), “Classifying Multi-Generational Products for the Circular Economy”, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), Berlin, Germany, Oct. 2022.
Zannoun, H., J G. Guedes, Jesse Okorafor, Trey Asensio, Badurdeen, F., Peng Wang, I.S. Jawahir, Giampaolo Campana, Mattia Mele and Barbara Cimatti, (2022), “Leveraging Italian Design for Creating Sustainable Products”, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), Berlin, Germany, October 2022.
Thornton, E-L., Hartley, A., Caudill, D., Gamesu, M., Schoop, J., and Badurdeen, F., “Evaluating the Sustainability of Paper and Plastic Substitute Material LimeX”, (2022), Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), Berlin, Germany, October 2022.
Dean, C., Badurdeen, F., and OoNorasak, K., (2022), “Enabling Sustainable Consumption: Development of an Inventory Management Tool for Food Recovery”, Pro. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM), Berlin, Germany, October 2022.
Najarzadeh, A., and Badurdeen, F., (2022), “Modeling and Simulation to Assess the Role of Culture for Successful Lean Transformations”, Proc. FAIM, Detroit, Michigan, USA, June 2022.
Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., and Badurdeen, F., (2022), “Towards a Canvas for Construction 4.0 Implementation in AECO Organizations”, Creative Construction e-Conference, 2022.
Enyoghasi, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2022), “Evaluating Performance of a Product Design: Risk Identification for Likelihood and Impact Assessments”, Proc. IISE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, May 2022.
Enyoghasi, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2021), “A Bayesian Inference-based Approach for Sustainable Product Design Risk Assessment”, The 30th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM2021), – September 7-10, 2021, Athens, Greece (to be held virtually).
Ali, A., Enyoghasi, C., and Badurdeen, F., (2021), “A Quantitative Approach for Product Disassemblability Assessment”, International Conference on Resource Sustainability (iCRS), July 19-23, 2021, Dublin, Ireland (held virtually). (Best Conference Paper Award)
Alvarez de los Mozos, E., Badurdeen, F., and Dossou, P., (2020), “Sustainable Consumption by Reducing Food Waste: A Review of the Current State and Directions for Future Research”, Procedia Manufacturing, Vol. 51, pp. 1791-1798.
Calik**, E., Badurdeen, F., and Bal**, A., (2020), Cooperation networks and organizational factors on sustainable innovation, Journal on Innovation and Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 110-135.
Bal*., A. and Badurdeen, F., (2020), Multi-Objective Facility Location Model to Implement Circular Economy, 30th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM2020) – cancelled due to COVID-19, Procedia Manufacturing, Vol. 51, pp. 1592-1599.
Enyoghasi, C., Brown, A., Aydin*, A., and Badurdeen, F., (2020), Quantitative risk modeling for evaluating sustainable product designs, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Nos. 2-4, pp. 165-185.
Abedini, A., Li, W., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., (2020), A metrics-based framework for sustainable production scheduling, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol 54, pp. 174-185.
Badurdeen, F., and Schoop, J., (2020), Special issue on Sustainable Manufacturing for Global Circular Economy Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Nos. 2-4, pp. 97-100.
Hong, S-Y., Bal**, A., Badurdeen, F., Agioutantis., Z., and Hicks, S., (2020), Evaluation of bunker size for continuous/discrete flow systems by applying discrete event simulation: A case study in mining, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Vol. 105, pp. 1-12.
Aydin*, R. and Badurdeen, F., (2019), Sustainable product line design considering a multi-lifecycle approach, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 149, pp. 727-737.
Rehman**, A., Seay, J. and Badurdeen, F., (2018), “Application of Bayesian Belief Network for the Analysis of Accident Data in the Bioenergy Manufacturing Sector”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol. 68, pp. 349 – 358.
Enyoghasi, C. and Badurdeen, F., (2019), Risk-informed simulation for sustainable product design decision making, 17th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Procedia Manufacturing, Vol. 43, pp. 399-406.
Bal*., A. and Badurdeen, F., (2019), An IoT-enabled multiple lifecycle approach: The Lease First-Then Sell Business Model, 29th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM2019), June 24-28, 2019, Limerick, Ireland, Procedia Manufacturing, Vol. 38, pp. 1284-1291.
Abedini, A., Li, W., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., (2019), Sustainable production through balancing trade-offs among three metrics in flow shop scheduling, 26th Life Cycle Engineering Conference, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 80, pp. 209-214.
Huang*, A. and Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., “Towards Developing Sustainable Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems”, Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, June 22-24, 2018, Columbus, OH, USA , Procedia Manufacturing, Vol. 17, 2018, Pages 1136-1143.
Hapuwatte, B.M., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., “Metrics-based Integrated Predictive Performance Models for Optimized Sustainable Product Design”, Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM) Conference, In G. Campana et al. (eds.), Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 68, pp. 25-34. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_3
Koren, Y., Badurdeen, F., Gu, X. and Jawahir, I.S., “Sustainable Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems”, Proceedings of the 15^th Global Conference in Sustainable Manufacturing, September 25-27, 2017, Haifa, Israel (Keynote Paper)
Huang, A. and Badurdeen, F., “Metrics-based Hierarchical Approach for Sustainable Manufacturing System Performance Evaluation”, Proceedings of the 24^th International Conference on Production Research, July 31 – August 3, 2017, Poznan, Poland.
Hapuwatte, B.M., Badurdeen, F., and Jawahir, I.S., “Metrics-based Integrated Predictive Performance Models for Optimized Sustainable Product Design”, Proceedings of the 4^th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, April 26-28, 2017, Bologna, Italy. (Keynote Paper)
Brown, A. and Badurdeen, F., “Supplier Segmentation Method for Selection of Resilience-Enabling Procurement Strategies”, Proceedings of IISE Annual Conference and Expo, May 20-23, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA.
Aydin, R., Brown, A., Ali, A., and Badurdeen, F., “Assessment of End-of-life Product Lifecycle ‘ilities’”, Proceedings of IISE Annual Conference and Expo, May 20-23, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA. (Best Paper Award 3^rd Place, Manufacturing and Design Track)
Badurdeen, F. and Jawahir, I.S., “Strategies for Value Creation through Sustainable Manufacturing”, Proceedia Manufacturing, Vol. 8, pp. 20-27, presented at 14^th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, October 3-5, 2016, Stellenbosch, South Africa. (Keynote Paper, presented by F. Badurdeen)
Huang, A. and Badurdeen, F., “Sustainable Manufacturing Performance Evaluation: Integrating Product and Process Metrics for Systems Level Assessment”, Proc. 14^th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, October 3-5, 2016, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Hapuwatte, B., Seevers, D., Badurdeen, F. and Jawahir, I.S., “Total Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis of Additively Manufactured Products”, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 48, 2016, pp. 376-381.
Bradley, R., Jawahir, I.S., Badurdeen, F. and Rouch, K.E., “A Framework for Material Selection in Multi-Generational Components: Sustainable Value Creation for a Circular Economy”, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 48, 2016, pp. 370-375.
Bilge, P., Seliger, G., Badurdeen, F. and Jawahir, I.S., “A Novel Framework for Achieving Sustainable Value Creation Through Industrial Engineering Principles”, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 40, 2016,pp. 516-523.
Badurdeen, F., “Teaching Lean Manufacturing Online: Lessons Learned and Challenges Faced”, Proc. 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, May 21-24, 2016, Anaheim, CA.
Huang, A. and Badurdeen, F., “Framework for Sustainable Manufacturing Performance Evaluation at Systems Level”, Proc. 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, May 21-24, 2016, Anaheim, CA.

Patents

Laboratory Director

Fazleena Badurdeen

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Director, Instittute for Sustainable Manufaturing, Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Director of Graduate Studies for Manufacturing Systems Engineering,

Location Detail: 414L RMB
Email: badurdeen@uky.edu
Phone: 859-323-3252

Research Group

Research Group
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	Joshua Ade-Omowaye PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Mahsen Al-Ani PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Gisele Bortolaz Guedes Masters Student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Ashik Chowdhury PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Ben Hertel Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Joseph Kershaw Postdoctoral Researcher Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Post Doctoral
	Jun Won Ko PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Syed Ibn Mohsin PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Gabriel Portugal Masters Student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student
	Mahela Prasanna PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering Department Sustainable Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Laboratory Categories Student