Papers in Refereed Journals
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M Johnson and R Kirchain, "Quantifying the Effects of Parts Consolidation and Development Costs on Material Selection Decisions: A Process-Based Costing Approach". accepted to International Journal of Production Economics, article released March 31, 2009, 13 pages. (pdf)
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.02.003
J Gregory and R Kirchain, "A Framework for Evaluating the Economic Performance of Recycling Systems: A Case Study of North American Electronics Recycling Systems", Environmental Sciences and Technology, Vol. 42, Iss. 18, 2008. pp.6800-6808. (pdf)
doi: 10.1021/es702666v
E Fuchs, F Field, R Roth, and R Kirchain, "Strategic Materials Selection in the Automotive Body: Economic Opportunities for Polymer Composite Design", Composites Science and Technology, Vol.68, Iss. 9, 2008. pp.1989-2002. (pdf)
doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.01.015
E Alonso, F Field, J Gregory, and R Kirchain, "Material Availability and the Supply Chain: Risks, Effects, and Responses", Environmental Science and Technology, Vol.41, Iss. 19, 2007. pp. 6649-6656. (pdf)
doi: 10.1021/es070159c
F Field, R Kirchain, and R Roth, "Process Cost Modeling: Strategic Engineering and Economic Evaluation of Materials Technologies", Journal of Metals, Vol. 49, Iss. 10, 2007. pp. 1543-1581. (pdf)
doi: 10.1007/s11837-007-0126-0
R Kirchain and LC Kimerling, "A roadmap for nanophotonics", Nature Photonics, Vol. 1, 01 June, 2007, pp. 303-305. (pdf)
doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.84
G Gaustad, P Li, and R Kirchain, "Modeling Methods For Managing Raw Material Compositional Uncertainty In Alloy Production", Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, Vol. 52, Iss. 2, 2007. pp.180-207. (pdf)
doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.03.005
R Kirchain and A Cosquer, "Strategies for Maintaining Light Metal Reuse: Insights from Modeling of Firm-wide Raw Materials Availability and Demand", Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, Vol. 51, Iss. 2, 2007. pp. 367-396. (pdf)
doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.10.005
J Atlee and R Kirchain, "Operational Sustainability Metrics Assessing Metric Effectiveness in the Context of Electronics-Recycling Systems", Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 40, Iss. 14, 2006, pp. 4506-4513. (pdf)
doi: 10.1021/es050935l
E Fuchs, E Bruce, R Ram, and R Kirchain, "Process-based Cost Modeling of Photonics Manufacture: The Cost Competitiveness of Monolithic Integration of a 1550-nm DFB Laser and an Electroabsorptive Modulator on an InP Platform", Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 24, Iss. 8, 2006, pp. 3175-3186. (pdf)
doi:10.1109/JLT.2006.875961
R Urbance, F Field, R Kirchain, R Roth, and J Clark, "Market Model Simulation: The Impact of Increased Automotive Interest in Magnesium", Journal of Metals, Vol. 54, Iss. 8, 2002, pp. 25-33. (pdf)
doi: 10.1007/BF02711863
F Field, R Kirchain and J Clark, "Life Cycle Assessment and Temporal Distributions of Emissions: Developing a Fleet-Based Analysis", Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2001, pp. 71-91. (pdf)
doi: 10.1162/108819800569816
