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View Full ProgramSunday, August 9, 20094:30PM-6:30PMRegistration6PM-7PMEvening Reception: Welcome by Sally Guiterrez, US EPA, Thomas Lester, Dean of Engineering, University of Kentucky and Subhas Sikdar, US EPA and Congress Chair.  Comments by Kevin Butt, Chief Environmental Officer for...

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

4:30PM-6:30PM Registration

6PM-7PM

Evening Reception: Welcome by Sally Guiterrez, US EPA, Thomas Lester, Dean of Engineering, University of Kentucky and Subhas Sikdar, US EPA and Congress Chair.  Comments by Kevin Butt, Chief Environmental Officer for Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America

Monday, August 10, 2009

7AM-2PM Registration 
7:45AM-8:30AM Breakfast 
8:30AM-12:10PM

Plenary Session: Perspective of Industrial Sustainability Outcomes
Session Chairs: Jeffrey J. Siirola, Eastman Chemical and Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University

8:30AM-9:10AM

Roland Clift,
School of Engineering University of Surrey

The Sustainability of International Supply Chains: Aspirations and Practicality

9:10AM-9:50AM

Edward G. Madzy,
Director, EHS Product Regulations / Product Stewardship, BASF

Chemical & Allied Industry Perspective

9:50AM-10:30AM

Len Sauers, P&G, Vice President for Sustainability

Consumer Products Perspective

10:30AM-10:50AM Coffee Break
10:50AM-11:30AM

Chandrakant Patel, Hewlett Packard,
HP Fellow and Director of the Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab

Sustainable IT Ecosystem: Enabling City Scale Infrastructures

11:30AM-12:10PM

Alan Taub, Executive Director of the Research and Development General Motors Corporation

Automotive Industry Perspective

12:10PM-1:30PM Lunch
1:30PM-5PM Session 2A: Sustainability as a Scientific Paradigm for Solutions 
Chairs: Bruce Hamilton, NSF and Anne Wallin, Dow
1:30PM-2:10PM Keynote: Carol Boyle, U. of Auckland  Visions for Sustainable Infrastructure
2:10PM-2:35PM Timothy J. Wallington, Ford Motor Company Fuel and Vehicle Technology Choices for Passenger Vehicles in a Sustainable World
2:35PM-3PM Thomas Graedel, Yale University Defining Critical Materials
3PM-3:25PM Glenn Schrader, University of Arizona Relevance of Sustainability Concepts in Science and Engineering Education
3:25PM-3:45PM Coffee Break
3:45PM-4:10PM Heriberto Cabezas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency On Sustainability Metrics for Environmental Management
4:10PM-4:35PM Henry T. Kohlbrand, The Dow Chemical Company Sustainability as a Scientific Paradigm - An Industrial View
4:35PM-5PM Karen Koster, Cytec Industries Practical Application of Sustainability Tools in the Chemicals Industry
1:30PM-5PM Session 2B: Measuring Sustainability
Chairs: Beth Beloff, Beth Beloff and Associates and James E. Kearney, MedImmune, Inc.
1:30PM-2:10PM Keynotes: Beth Beloff, Beth Beloff and Associates and James Kearney, MedImmune, Inc. Key Business Metrics That Drive Sustainability Into the Organization and Its Value Chain
2:10PM-2:35PM Martin Cohen, CYTEC Specialty Chemicals A Simple Sustainability Index for the Chemical Industry
2:35PM-3PM Dicksen Tanzil, Golder Associates Inc. Measuring Sustainability - Tools for Sustainable Project Implementation
3PM-3:25PM James Blackburn, Rice University and Blackburn and Carter Lawfirm Measuring Sustainability in Houston, Texas
3:25PM-3:45PM Coffee Break
3:45PM-4:10PM Hamid Arastoopour, Illinois Institute of Technology Pathway to Sustainable Energy
4:10PM-4:35PM Audrey L. Mayer, Michigan Technological University Improving Sustainability Indices through Judicious Inclusion of Indicators
4:35PM-5PM Abdul Rahman Hemdi, Universiti Teknologi Mara Indicator for Measuring Sustainable Product Design: a Review and Further Research
5PM-6PM Student Poster Session
Chairs:
Mario Eden, Auburn University and Cristina Piluso, BASF
6PM-7:30PM Special Session: NIST Sustainability Measurements Needs
Dr. Eric Amis, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) and other MSEL scientists

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

7AM-2PM Registration

7:45AM-8:30AM

Breakfast 
8:30AM-12PM Session 3A: Value/Supply Chain Sustainability
Chairs: Douglas Young, National Risk Management Research Laboratory and Phillip Green, Procter & Gamble
8:30AM-9:10AM Keynote: Joseph Fiksel, The Ohio State University

Forging New Links: Toward Sustainable Supply Chain Management

9:10AM-9:35AM

Thomas Richard, Pennsylvania University

A Billion Tons of Biomass: Toward Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Infrastructure

9:35AM-10AM

Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky

Sustainable Supply Chains: A Framework for Implementation

10AM-10:25AM

Chris Callieri, AT Kearney

Supply Chain: The Critical Enabler for Meeting Corporate Sustainability Objectives

10:25AM-10:45AM Coffee Break
10:45-11:10AM

Michael Karst, Entira

A Sustainable Bio-Supply Chain Begins with Sustainable Agriculture Cropping Systems

11:10-11:35AM

Edward Church, ISTA

Preshipment Package Testing Validate Sustainability

11:35AM-12PM

William Johnson, Procter & Gamble

Sustainability Approach Delivers End to End Supply Chain Solutions

8:30AM-12PM Session 3B: Solutions for Fossil and Non-Fossil Power
Chairs: Frank Princiotta, EPA and James Katzer, MIT
8:30AM-9:10AM Keynote: Frank Princiotta, US EPA Global Climate Change and the Technology Challenge
9:10AM-9:35AM L. S. Fan, Speaker, Ohio State University Carbon Negative Biomass Chemical Looping (BCL) Process for Hydrogen and Power Generation
9:35AM-10AM V. Singh, Invited Speaker, University of Kentucky Solar Cell Technologies for Non-Fossil Power Solutions
10AM-10:25AM Sam Mannan, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center Engineering Sustainabilitiy Development and its Application in Fuel Cell Systems 
10:25AM-10:45AM Coffee Break
10:45AM-11:10AM Dan Loughlin, EPA Using MARKAL Model to Evaluate Factors Influencing Low Carbon Power Generation
11:10AM-11:35PM James Katzer, MIT Coal and Biomass to Electric Power and Fuels
11:35PM-12PM Anthony Cugini, National Energy Technology Laboratory Advanced Carbon Management Technology and Development Including Carbon Capture and Storage
12:00PM-1:30PM Lunch
1:30PM-5PM

Session 4A: Solutions for Sustainable Transportation
Chairs: Helena Chum, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Mike Tamor, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering

1:30PM-2:10PM Keynote: Henrik Wenzel, University of Southern Denmark Short and Long Term Sustainability of Technologies for Liquid Biofuels
2:10PM-2:35PM Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratory Fossil Fuels, Biofuels, and Electricity -- Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analyses
2:35PM-3PM Jason D. Hill, University of Minnesota A Comparison of the Full Costs of Ethanol and Gasoline
3PM-3:25PM Mike Tamor, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering Trends in Sustainable Transportation
3:25PM-3:45PM Coffee Break
3:45PM-4:10PM Thomas L. Gibson, General Motors R&D Center Predicting Efficiency of Solar Powered Hydrogen Generation Using Photovoltaic Electrolysis Devices
4:10PM-4:35PM Tim Eggeman, ZeaChem Inc. Third-Generation Cellulosic Biofuels: Sustainable, Efficient, Cost-Effective
4:35PM-5PM Helena Chum, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Ethanol Industry in the United States and in Brazil: Sustainability Considerations
1:30PM-5PM Session 4B: Sustainable Material/Product Design/Manufacturing
Chairs: I.S. Jawahir, University of Kentucky K. Daniel Seevers, Lexmark
1:30PM-2:10PM

Keynote: Joost R. Duflou,  Catholic University of Leuven Second Thoughts On Preferred End-of-Life Treatment Strategies for Consumer Products

2:10PM-2:35PM Nabil Nasr, Rochester Institute of Technology Sustainable Production
2:35PM-3PM O.W. Dillon, University of Kentucky Improving the Sustainability of Metal On Metal Hip Implants Via Better Machining
3PM-3:25PM Farhang Shadman, University of Arizona Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities in Nanoelectronics Manufacturing
3:25PM-3:45PM Coffee Break
3:45PM-4:10PM Steven Scherrer, Chemtura Corporation Excellent Product Stewardship and Sustainable Use of Flame Retardants
4:10PM-4:35PM Abdelhadi Sahnoune, ExxonMobil Chemical Co Plastics Products Exemplifying Sustainable Development: Life Cycle Inventory of Metallized OPP Film in Packaging Applications
4:35PM-5PM Feri Afrinaldi, Andalas University Methodology of Product Disassemblability Analysis
5PM-6PM Special Display Session
Chairs:
Mario Eden, Auburn University and Cristina Piluso, BASF
6PM-8PM CSTP Reception

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

7AM-2PM Registration

7:45AM-8:30AM

Breakfast
8:30AM-12PM Session 5A:  Modelling--Designing for Sustainability and Decision Making
Chairs: Jiri Klemes, University of Pannonia and Helen Lou, Lamar University
8:30AM-9:05AM Keynote 1: Rafiqul Gani, Technical University of Denmark Sustainable Design of Chemical and Biochemical Processes: The Role of Models and Modelling
9:05AM-9:35AM Keynote 2: Ferenc Friedler, University of Pannonia, Hungary  Applications of P-Graphs for Enhancing Sustainability of Industrial Plants
9:35AM-10AM Jiri Klemes, University of Pannonia Sustainable Carbon Footprint Reduction by Integrating Renewables Into Total Sites
10AM-10:25AM Carol J. Miller, Wayne State University Design Tools for Sustainable Water Transmission and Distribution
10:25AM-10:45AM Coffee Break
10:45AM-11:10AM Helen H. Lou, Lamar University

Sustainability Under Severe Uncertainty: A Methodological Study

11:10AM-11:35PM Mohamad Rizza Othman, Berlin Institute of Technology A Modular Approach to Sustainability Assessment and Decision Support in Chemical Process Design
11:35PM-12PM Peggy M. Tomasula, USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center Simulation Tools for Design of the Next Generation of Milk Processing Plants
8:30AM-12PM Session 5B: Sustainable Processes/ LCA Engineering
Chairs: Makram Suidan, University of Cincinnati and Mary Ann Curran, EPA
8:30AM-9:05AM Keynote 1: Michael Narodosalwasky, University of Graz, Austria Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)– A Means to Optimise the Structure of Sustainable Industry
9:05AM-9:35AM Keynote 2: William Flanagan, General Electric  Life Cycle Assessment at GE: Strategy and Application
9:35AM-10AM Gregory Keoleian, University of Michigan Life Cycle Optimization Methods for Enhancing the Sustainability of Design and Policy Decisions
10AM-10:25AM J.P. Liyanage, University of Stavanger Managing Strategic Engineering Assets in the 21st Century: A Life Cycle Perspective to Manage Risks
10:25AM-10:45AM Coffee Break
10:45AM-11:10AM Shaun Glogauer, Plasmatreat North America Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment: Enabling Environmentally Friendly Surface Treatment Processes
11:10AM-11:35PM Lise Laurin, EarthShift Using LCA to Measure Sustainability
11:35PM-12PM Luca De Benedetto, University of Pannonia The Sustainable Environmental Performance Indicator: LCA Based Strategic Decision Making
12PM-1:30PM Lunch
1:30PM-5PM Session 6A: Sustainable Design and Architecture
Chairs: Jorge Vanegas, Texas A&M and Annie Pearce, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Polytechnic Insitute and State University
1:30PM-2:10PM

Keynote: Jorge Vanegas, Texas A&M University

A Transdisciplinary, Transinstitutional, and Transnational Approach to Urban, Civil Infrastructure Systems, and Facilities Sustainability
2:10PM-2:35PM Ronald Fillmore, Dow Corning Trends in Sustainable Design and Architecture
2:35PM-3PM Verle Hansen, U.S. EPA Measuring Sustainability
3PM-3:25PM Defne.S Apul, University of Toledo Measuring Sustainability of Alternatives to Use of Potable Water to Flush Toilets Using Life Cycle Assessment
3:25PM-3:45PM Coffee Break
3:45PM-4:10PM Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Insulating Concrete Forms with Traditional Residential Wall Sections
4:10PM-4:35PM Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia Integrating Design for Assembly and Design for Disassembly in Life Cycle Management for Developing a Sustainable Product Development Design Methodology
4:35PM-5PM George Bradley Guy, Carnegie Mellon University  Design for Disassembly in the Built Environment
1:30PM-5PM Session 6B: Codes/Standards and Science-based Guidance for Sustainability
Chairs: Ellyn Beary, Council for Chemical Research and Nina McClelland, University of Toledo
1:30PM-2:10PM Keynote: Charles Corr, ADM Company Standards for Biofuels / TheTripartite Review of Performance Standards
2:10PM-2:35PM Michele M. Schantz, Invited Speaker, NIST Development of Biodiesel Standard Reference Materials
2:35PM-3PM Pat Picariello, Invited Speaker, ASTM International ASTM Standards as Part of a Comprehensive Approach to Sustainability
3PM-3:25PM Barbara Lippiatt, Invited Speaker, NIST Science-Based Guidance for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
3:25PM-3:45PM Coffee Break
3:45PM-4:10PM Robert Peoples, ACS Green Chemistry Institute ANSI Green Chemical Standard
4:10PM-4:35PM John B. Carberry, Dupont Nanoparticles: New Opportunities That Are Facing EHS Concerns and Regulatory Uncertainties
4:35PM-5PM Michael A. Taubitz, Invited Speaker, Lean Journey LLC Codes and Standards: Enablers for Sustainable Growth
5PM-6PM

Special Display Session
Chairs: Mario Eden, Auburn University and Cristina Piluso, BASF

7PM-10PM Congress Banquet
Speaker: Dr. Paul Anastas, Professor of Chemistry, Yale University and Nominee for Assistant Administrator for Research, US EPA

Thursday, August 13, 2009

8:30AM-8:50AM

Introduction and workshop goals 
Speaker: Darlene Schuster, IfS/AIChE

8:50AM-9:30AM

Overview of SWAQ report, with update/questions
Speaker: Rochelle Araujo, EPA
9:30AM-10AM Overview of ACWI’s Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable
Speaker: Robert Goldstein, EPRI
10AM-10:15AM
Break 
10:15AM-11AM An academic vision for national water research frontiers
Speaker: Jeff Dozier, UCSB
  Stakeholder commentaries
11AM-11:20AM A municipality
11:20AM-11:40AM A corporation
11:40AM-12PM A professional organization
12PM-1PM Lunch
1PM-1:15PM Orientation and goals for breakout session 
1:15PM-3:30PM Breakouts
3:30PM-4:45PM Report-backs
4:45PM-5PM Wrap-up and path forward 
5PM Adjournment 

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