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47
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4818
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1385

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Fu Zhao is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including engineering and environmental science, with a focus on several subfields such as industrial and manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, environmental engineering, and strategy and management.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics primarily related to recycling and waste management techniques, extraction and separation processes, environmental impact and sustainability, manufacturing process and optimization, advancements in battery materials, sustainable supply chain management, and energy efficiency and management.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fu Zhao include John W. Sutherland, Tai-Yuan Huang, Matthew J. Triebe, Yi Ji, and Chad T. Jafvert.

Fu Zhao has published extensively in various academic venues. Among the most frequent publication venues are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Key recent papers by Fu Zhao include:

  • Game-based system dynamics simulation of deposit-refund scheme for electric vehicle battery recycling in China, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Optimizing bike sharing systems from the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions perspective, 2020, Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
  • Recovery of cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries using eutectic system of lithium compounds, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Decomposition of PVDF to delaminate cathode materials from end-of-life lithium-ion battery cathodes, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Assessment of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Fu Zhao has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2018.

Best Publications

  • A new approach to scheduling in manufacturing for power consumption and carbon footprint reduction

    Kan Fang;Nelson Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • Integrated Sustainable Life Cycle Design: A Review

    Karthik Ramani;Devarajan Ramanujan;William Z. Bernstein;Fu Zhao

  • Remanufacturing of turbine blades by laser direct deposition with its energy and environmental impact analysis

    J. Michael Wilson;Cecil Piya;Yung C. Shin;Fu Zhao

  • A Review of Engineering Research in Sustainable Manufacturing

    Karl R. Haapala;Fu Zhao;Jaime Camelio;John W. Sutherland

  • A parallel simulated annealing method for the vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup-delivery and time windows

    Chao Wang;Dong Mu;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • Research needs and recommendations on environmental implications of additive manufacturing

    David Rejeski;Fu Zhao;Yong Huang

  • Comparative life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic ethanol production: biochemical versus thermochemical conversion.

    Dongyan Mu;Thomas Seager;P. Suresh Rao;Fu Zhao

  • Integration of Sustainability Into Early Design Through the Function Impact Matrix

    Srikanth Devanathan;Devarajan Ramanujan;William Z. Bernstein;Fu Zhao

  • Energy-conscious flow shop scheduling under time-of-use electricity tariffs

    Hao Zhang;Fu Zhao;Kan Fang;John W. Sutherland

  • Flow shop scheduling with peak power consumption constraints

    Kan Fang;Nelson A. Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • Life cycle assessment of potential biojet fuel production in the United States.

    Datu B. Agusdinata;Fu Zhao;Klein Ileleji;Dan Delaurentis

  • Economic and environmental life cycle analysis of solar hot water systems in the United States

    Yin Hang;Ming Qu;Fu Zhao

  • Life-Cycle Assessment of the Production of Rare-Earth Elements for Energy Applications: A Review

    Julio Navarro;Fu Zhao

  • Behind the Scenes of Clean Energy: The Environmental Footprint of Rare Earth Products

    Praneet Singh Arshi;Ehsan Vahidi;Fu Zhao

  • A multi-level optimization approach for energy-efficient flexible flow shop scheduling

    Jihong Yan;Lin Li;Fu Zhao;Fenyang Zhang

  • Comparative life cycle analysis for value recovery of precious metals and rare earth elements from electronic waste

    Zhen Li;Luis A. Diaz;Zhiyao Yang;Hongyue Jin

  • Comparative life cycle assessment of station-based and dock-less bike sharing systems

    Hao Luo;Zhaoyu Kou;Fu Zhao;Hua Cai

  • Environmental life cycle assessment on the separation of rare earth oxides through solvent extraction.

    Ehsan Vahidi;Fu Zhao

  • Scheduling on a single machine under time-of-use electricity tariffs

    Kan Fang;Nelson A. Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • An initial life cycle assessment of rare earth oxides production from ion-adsorption clays

    Ehsan Vahidi;Julio Navarro;Fu Zhao

  • An asynchronous parallel disassembly planning based on genetic algorithm

    Yaping Ren;Chaoyong Zhang;Fu Zhao;Huajun Xiao

  • A New Shop Scheduling Approach in Support of Sustainable Manufacturing

    Kan Fang;Nelson Uhan;Fu Zhao;John W. Sutherland

  • The impact of cap-and-trade mechanism and consumers’ environmental preferences on a retailer-led supply Chain

    Wen Tong;Dong Mu;Fu Zhao;Gamini P. Mendis

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Sutherland
John W. Sutherland Purdue University West Lafayette
Karthik Ramani
Karthik Ramani Purdue University West Lafayette
Chaoyong Zhang
Chaoyong Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Guangdong Tian
Guangdong Tian Shandong University
Kim F. Hayes
Kim F. Hayes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David Dornfeld
David Dornfeld University of California, Berkeley
Yung C. Shin
Yung C. Shin Purdue University West Lafayette
Niklas Elmqvist
Niklas Elmqvist University of Maryland, College Park
Christoph H. Glock
Christoph H. Glock Technical University of Darmstadt
I.S. Jawahir
I.S. Jawahir University of Kentucky

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