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Matthew Franchetti Research

Active Research Projects and Labs

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Principal Investigator (no Co-I), The Lucas County Waste Management District, "Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program", Jan. 2011 to Dec. 2020.
  • Principal Investigator (no Co-I), The US Environmental Protection Agency 鈥� 鈥淕reenbox 鈥� A Novel Community-Based Food Waste-to-Energy Collection System鈥�, Aug. 2015 to Aug. 2016.
  • Principal Investigator (no听Co-l),听Center for Innovative Food Technology, 鈥淟ife Cycle Assessment for a Large Food Processing Center鈥�, May 2015 to Sept. 2015.
  • Principal Investigator (CO-I: Defne Apul),听The Ohio EPA, 鈥淎pplied Rain Harvesting Engineering for Environmental Education and Community Outreach in Ohio鈥�, May 2014 to Sept. 2014.
  • Principal Investigator (Co-I: Sonny听Ariss), National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance 鈥� 鈥淓ducation of Engineering and Business Students for the 21st Century: A Paradigm Shift, Sept. 2014 鈥� July 2017.
  • Co-Investigator (PI: Ashok Kumar),听The US Environmental Protection Agency, 鈥溚米酉壬轿幕髌� Pollution Prevention Grant Proposal鈥�, Sept. 2012 to Nov. 2013.
  • Co-Investigator (PI: Ashok Kumar),听The US Environmental Protection Agency, 鈥溚米酉壬轿幕髌� Pollution Prevention Grant Proposal鈥�, Sept. 2011 to Nov. 2012.
  • Participating Faculty (PI: Charlene Czerniak; Co-PIs: Joan Kaderavek, Robert Mendenhall, and Scott Molitor; Participating Faculty: Lesley Berhan),听NSF, 鈥淣URTURES鈥�, Aug. 2011 to July 2016.
  • Principal Investigator (no Co-I), The Lucas County Waste Management District, "Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program", Jan. 2006 to Dec. 2010.
  • Co-Investigator (PI: Ashok Kumar),听The US Environmental Protection Agency, 鈥溚米酉壬轿幕髌� Pollution Prevention Grant Proposal鈥�, Sept. 2010 to Nov. 2011.
  • Principal Investigator (No Co-I), Pharmacy Department, 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Medical Center, 鈥淪ix Sigma Process Improvements and Facility Layout Design鈥�, Jan. 2011 to May 2011
  • Co-Investigator (PI: Ashok Kumar),听The US Environmental Protection Agency, 鈥溚米酉壬轿幕髌� Pollution Prevention Grant Proposal鈥�, Sept. 2009 to Nov. 2010.
  • Co-Investigator (PI: Gursel Serpan and Co-I: Steve Selman, MD, and Mike Rees, MD), The Douglas Foundation, 鈥淒evelopment of An Intelligent Advisor Software System for Identification of Recipients in Renal Implants - Phase I Feasibility Study鈥�, Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2009.
  • Principal Investigator (Co-I: Steve Selman, MD), Life Connections of Northwest Ohio, 鈥淪ix Sigma Process Improvements for Renal Transplant Business Processes鈥�, Jan. 2008 to Jan. 2009.
  • Co-Investigator (PI: Diane Gaines and Co-I: Jeremy Sterling), The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 鈥溚米酉壬轿幕髌� Recycling and Waste Reduction Program鈥�, May 2008 to May 2009.
  • Consultant (PI: Auburn University), The National Science Foundation, 鈥淟ITEE Case Study Integration for STEM Education鈥�, Jan. 2009 to May 2009.
  • Principal Investigator (No Co-I),听The Center for Teaching and Learning at 兔子先生传媒文化作品, 鈥淪mall Grants Fund鈥�, Jan 2008. To Dec. 2008.
  • Key Investigator, The Material Handling Industry of America, 鈥淭ravel Grant from to support a trip for 6 mechanical and industrial engineering undergraduate students to attend the 2010 North American Material Handling and Logistic Show and Conference held in Cleveland, Ohio鈥�, April 2010.听

Refereed Conference Papers

  1. M. Franchetti, B. Elahi, and S. Ghose.听听鈥淰alue Creation by Sustainable Manufacturing鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 110th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.
  2. M. Franchetti, 鈥淕reenbox 鈥� A Novel Community-Based Food Waste-to-Energy Collection System鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 110th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.
  3. S. Fatemi and M. Franchetti. 鈥淎n Application of Sustainable Lean and Green strategy with a Six Sigma Approach on a Manufacturing System鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 110th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.
  4. M. Franchetti, 鈥淓ducation of Engineering and Business Students for the 21st Century: A Paradigm Shift鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Open 2016 Engineering Innovation Conference, Portland, OR.听听March 2016.
  5. N. Alsaadi and M. Franchetti, 鈥淎n Integrated Approach to Vehicle Recycling Facilities鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2nd International Conference on Information Management and Industrial Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 2016.
  6. M. Franchetti and P. Relue, 鈥淯niversity of Toledo Engineering Entrepreneurship Strengths and Challenges鈥�, accepted for presentation at the Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network Conference at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, July 2015.
  7. M. Franchetti and B. Elahi, 鈥淎 Multi-Objective Proposed Mathematical Model for a Health Care Supply Chain with Perishable Product鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Nashville,听TN, June 2015.
  8. M. Franchetti, 鈥淭he food waste diversion and incentive evaluation framework for food waste diversion in the听US鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 109th Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Raleigh,听NC, June 2015.
  9. M. Franchetti, 鈥淔lipped Classrooms and Community Based Projects for Rainwater Harvesting鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 109th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Raleigh, NC, June 2015.
  10. M. Hefzy, M. Pourazady, G. Memunaitis, M. Franchetti, and N. Naganathan. 鈥淪enior Design Projects to Aid Individuals with Disabilities: 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Experience鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the Access Engineering Capacity Building Institute, DO-IT at the University of Seattle, WA, April 2015.
  11. B. Elahi, M. Franchetti, and A. Deheshvar, 鈥淎 New Guideline for Improving Quality Control in Production and Statistical Processes鈥�, Midwest Graduate Research Symposium, Toledo, OH, March 2015.
  12. G. Nithyanandam, M. Franchetti, and R. Pezhinkattil, 鈥淎 new technology to achieve precision machining for CNC machines using Artificial Neural Network鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 38thMATADOR听Conference,听Taiwan, March 2015.
  13. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎 Flipped Classroom Approach to Solid Waste Minimization for Engineering Undergraduate Students鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 29th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2015.
  14. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎 Novel Approach to Food Waste To Energy Modeling in the听US鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 29th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2015.
  15. 鈥淪ustainable Production: The New Manufacturing Paradigm鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the International Conference on Advances in Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of听Technology Tiruchirappalli, India, February 2015.
  16. S. Nojabaei and M. Franchetti, 鈥淥ptimizing of Efficiency Supply Chain System via Development of Priority Oriented Scheduling Method鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 2014INFORMS Annual Conference,听San Francisco,听CA, November 2014.
  17. M. Franchetti and A. Dellinger, 鈥淢odeling the Economic Feasibility of Large Scale Food Waste to Energy Systems in the听US鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2014 Oxford Round Table: Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change,听Oxford,听England, August 2014.
  18. M. Franchetti and S. Ariss, 鈥淭he Implementation of Senior Design Capstone Projects Combining Engineering and Business Students鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2014 Capstone Design Conference,听Columbus,听OH, June 2014.
  19. B. Elahi and M. Franchetti, 鈥淎 New Optimization Model For Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 2014 International Technology Management Conference,听Chicago,听IL, June 2014.
  20. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎pplied Rain Harvesting Engineering for Environmental Education鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 108th Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Long Beach,听CA, June 2014.
  21. M. Franchetti and A. Dellinger, 鈥淓conomic Feasibility Analysis of a Municipal Food Waste Collection and Energy Generation Model鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 108th Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Long Beach,听CA, June 2014
  22. M. Franchetti and C. Kress, 鈥淎dvances in Post-Consumer Recycling Methods for Plastics鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 28th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2014.
  23. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎n Economic and Environmental Comparison Approach for Food Waste-to-Energy Technologies鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 28th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2014.
  24. M. Franchetti and C. Kress, 鈥淧ost-consumer Plastics Sortation for Recycling with the Use of an Electromagnetic Separation Method鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,听San Diego,听CA, November 2013
  25. G. Nithyanandam and M. Franchetti 鈥淣ear minimum material zone 鈥� a new concept to reduce the weight of the aircraft components in machining using Lean Six Sigma methodology鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 2013
  26. G. Nithyanandam and M. Franchetti 鈥淪ustaining competitive advantage through total quality management in pump manufacturing industry鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,听San Diego,听CA, November 2013
  27. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎n analysis of the relationship between Indoor Environmental Quality and productivity鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 107th Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Chicago,听IL, June 2013
  28. B. Elahi and M. Franchetti, 鈥淥ptimization Modeling for Green Supply Chain Planning鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 107th Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Chicago,听IL, June 2013
  29. M. Franchetti and C. Kress, 鈥淎n Economic and Technical Analysis of Emerging Post-Consumer Plastic Recycling Methods鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 27th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2013.
  30. A. Dellinger and M. Franchetti, 鈥淎n LCA and Economic Analysis of Food Waste to Energy Technologies鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 27th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2013.
  31. S. Velagapudi, A. Kumar, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淐omparison of Pollution Prevention Assessments for Facilities with and without Energy Star Certification鈥�, 鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2012 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, November 2012.
  32. C. Kress and M. Franchetti, 鈥淪ustainable Methods for Post-Consumer Plastic Sortation Using Mechanical, Electrical, and Optical Methods鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2012 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio,听Toledo, Ohio, November 2012.
  33. B. Elahi and M. Franchetti, 鈥淎 Proposed Mathematical Model for Sustainable Chain Planning鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2012 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, November 2012.
  34. A. Spivak and M. Franchetti 鈥淎 Systems Approach to E-waste Management and Optimization鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2012 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio,听Toledo,听Ohio, November 2012.
  35. A. Dellinger and M. Franchetti, 鈥淓conomic Analysis of Organic Waste to Energy Biodigesters with Case Study from Costa Rica鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2012 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, November 2012.
  36. C. Kress and M. Franchetti, 鈥淩ecycling sortation methods for consumer plastics: A cost/Benefit comparison of mechanical, electrical, optical methods鈥�, American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Early Career Technical Conference,听Atlanta听Georgia, November 2012.
  37. S. Velagapudi, A. Kumar, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淎pplication of Pollution Prevention (P2) Calculators for the Energy Assessment鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 105th Annual Conference and Exhibition,听San Antonio,听TX, June 2012.
  38. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎dvancing the Sustainability of the Design, Recycling, and Disposal of Engineered Nanomaterials鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the International Conference on Materials, Energy and Environment (ICMEE) Conference, Toledo, OH, May 2012.
  39. M. Franchetti, C. Smallman, and Elliot Boldt, 鈥淔ramework to Implement Engineering Senior Design Clinics to Enhance Industry Collaboration鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2012 Capstone Design Conference,听Champaign-Urbana,听IL, May 2012.
  40. M. Franchetti 鈥淓stimation of Carbon Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste and the Determination of the Impact of Recycling on Emissions鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 26th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia, PA,听March 2012.
  41. M. Franchetti 鈥淥ptimization of Operating Parameters of a Material Recovery Facility using Lean Six Sigma鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 26th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA,听March 2012.
  42. M. Franchetti, 鈥淭he Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program: University Research Initiatives鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2011 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio,听Bowling Green,听OH, October 2011.
  43. A. Spivak and M. Franchetti, 鈥淎dvances in Life Cycle Assessment and Greenhouse Gas Inventories鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2011 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio,听Bowling Green,听OH, October 2011.
  44. S. Velagapudi, A. Kumar, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淓nergy Assessment for The Eaton Corporation, Maumee, Ohio鈥�, accepted for poster presentation at the 2011 Sustainable U: Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education and Beyond in Northwest Ohio,听Bowling Green,听OH, October 2011.
  45. J. Burdorff, D. Smith, M. Franchetti, Y. Gan, 鈥淒esign of an energy conversion micro-system by integrating wind power with hydroelectric power鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the ASME 2011 Sustainable Energy Conference,听Washington听DC, August 2011.
  46. E. Boldt and M. Franchetti,听鈥淭he Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program: a collaborative economic stimulus and energy reduction initiative in Northwest Ohio,听USA鈥�,听accepted for presentation and publication at the 2011 University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio: Building and Sustaining Partnerships,听Columbus,听OH,听April 2011.
  47. M. Franchetti,听鈥淎 Systems Approach to Achieving Zero Landfill Status and Case Study鈥�,听accepted for presentation and publication at the 26th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia,听PA,听March 2011
  48. M. Franchetti, 鈥淚SO 14001 Certification and the Influence on Solid Waste Generation Rates for Manufacturing Organizations in the听US鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 26th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2011.
  49. M. Franchetti, 鈥淪ustainability Pedagogy: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2010 Perspectives on Sustainability: Collaboration in Higher Education in Northwest Ohio, Bowling Green, OH, October 2010.
  50. M. Franchetti, 鈥淩ecruitment and Retention Programs for Female Students in Engineering: Focusing on Design, Innovation, and Improving the Human Condition鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2010 P-12 Engineering and Design Education Research听Summit,听Seaside,听OR, August 2010
  51. Y. Gan,听S. Pothula, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淧lasticity of Nanoporous Ni/YSZ Anode: A Numerical Analysis鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Eighth International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology Conference, Brooklyn, NY, June 2010
  52. N. Roth and M. Franchetti, 鈥淓nergy Assessments at Health Care Facilities: Enhancing Sustainability and Reducing鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2010 Ohio Innovation Summit: Materials and Energy: The Building Blocks for Ohio鈥檚 Economic Future, Columbus, OH, April 2010
  53. M. Poetzinger, A. Mohr, J. Myers, R. Burgess, Y. Gan and M. Franchetti, 鈥淗ybrid Energy Harvesting System Design: Integrating Solar Panel and Fuel Cell鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2010 Ohio Innovation Summit: Materials and Energy: The Building Blocks for Ohio鈥檚 Economic Future, Columbus, OH, April 2010
  54. M. Franchetti, 鈥淪olid Waste Prediction and Characterization Modeling for Manufacturing and Service Facilities鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 25th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2010
  55. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎 Systems Approach to Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 25th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2010
  56. J. Li, G. Serpen, S. Selman, M. Franchetti, M. Riesen, and C. Schneider, 鈥淎 Bayes Net Classifier for Prediction of Graft Survival Period in Renal Transplants鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2010 International Conference of Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering (ICMIBE), World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Volume 63, 2010, pp. 144-150, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, March 2010
  57. G. Serpen, J. Li, S. Selman, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淒evelopment of an Intelligent Software Tool to Assist with Identification of Renal Transplant Recipients鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 2009 Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO),听Cleveland,听OH, June 2009
  58. G. Serpen, M. Rees, P. Jha, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淥ptimization Algorithm Development for 2- and 3-Way Kidney Exchanges in Large Pools鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2009 Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO),听Cleveland,听OH, June 2009
  59. G. Serpen, P, Ajgaonkar, V. Flauta, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淐omputational Model Development to Predict Identity and Interaction of A Microorganism with a Specific Antibiotic鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2009 Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO),听Cleveland,听OH, June 2009
  60. M. Franchetti, 鈥淓nvironmental Education and Outreach: The Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program at 兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, June 2009
  61. M. Franchetti, 鈥淕reening the Supply Chain: An Assessment Framework for Carbon Footprint Analysis鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, June 2009
  62. N. Roth and M. Franchetti, "Organizational Energy and Solid Waste Reduction Assessments", accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, June 2009
  63. P. Kilaru and M. Franchetti, "An Assessment Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the Facilities", accepted for presentation and publication at the Air & Waste Management Association鈥檚 102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition,听Detroit,听MI, June 2009
  64. S. Swaminathan and M. Franchetti, 鈥淕reen Supply Chain Initiatives in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry鈥�, accepted for presentation at the 2nd Annual University of Toledo Graduate Student Symposium,听Toledo, OH, April 2009
  65. K. Schuster, J. Javorsky, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淭he Business Waste Reduction and Green Energy Assistance Program鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Posters at the Capitol: Undergraduate Research in Northwest Ohio,听Columbus,听OH, April 2009
  66. M. Franchetti and N. Roth, 鈥淎n Economic and Operational Analysis Framework and Assessment Tool for Government Owned Material Recovery Facilities鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 24th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2009
  67. M. Franchetti and N. Roth, 鈥淭he Hospital Assessment Tool: An Integrated Solution to Evaluate and Reduce Solid Medical Waste Generation鈥� accepted for presentation and publication at the 24th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2009
  68. N. Roth and M. Franchetti, 鈥淭otal Assessment Audits: Minimizing Environmental Impacts through Reducing Solid Waste, Energy Consumption and Water Usage鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 24th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2009
  69. J. Ulloa, S. Grodek, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淚ndustrial Engineering and its Applications to Solid Waste Minimization鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 24th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 2009
  70. C. Poyer and M. Franchetti, 鈥淭he Use of Scrap Asphalt Shingles in Roadway Construction and its Benefits to Society鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 24th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2009
  71. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎n Economic and Operational Analysis Framework and Assessment Tool for Government Owned Material Recovery Facilities鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 3rd International Conference of Waste Management and Technology, Beijing, China, November 2008
  72. M. Franchetti, 鈥淔ly Ash Recycling at Coal-Fired Power Plants: Market Identification and Strategic Partnering鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 3rd International Conference of Waste Management and Technology,听Beijing,听China, November 2008
  73. M. Franchetti, 鈥淎 Green Supply Chain Assessment Framework鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 2008 APICS International Conference and Expo, Academic Program,听Kansas City, MO, September 2008
  74. S. Grodek, N. Roth, and M. Franchetti, 鈥淭he Business Waste Reduction Assistance Program鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the Posters at the Capitol: Undergraduate Research in Northwest Ohio,听Columbus,听OH, April 2008
  75. M. Franchetti, 鈥淭he Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization Research Project: A Joint Effort between Government, College, and Industry鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia, PA, March 2008
  76. M. Franchetti and E. Vonderembse, 鈥淔ly Ash Recycling for Electric Power Plants鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2008
  77. M. Franchetti and K. Bedal, 鈥淟ean Manufacturing as a Stepping Stone into Green Engineering鈥�, accepted for presentation and publication at the 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management,听Philadelphia,听PA, March 2008听

INVITED TALKS:

  1. 鈥淪ustainable Production: The New Manufacturing Paradigm鈥� Keynote speech delivered at the International Conference on Advances in Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of听 Technology Tiruchirappalli, India, February 2015.
  2. 鈥淢odeling the Economic Feasibility of Large Scale Food Waste to Energy Systems in the US鈥�, hosted by the 2014 Oxford Round Table: Environment, Sustainability听and听Climate Change, The University of Oxford, England, August 2014.
  3. 鈥淚nfrastructure for Prototyping鈥�, served as a panel participant at the 2014 Capstone Design Conference, hosted at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 4, 2014.
  4. 鈥淎dvances in Plastic Sortation Technologies鈥�, presented on the Technology Tuesday Webinar hosted by Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Harrisburg, PA, December 10, 2013
  5. 鈥淟ean Manufacturing Applications in Automobile Final Assembly Plants鈥�, mechanical engineering seminar held at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, December 7, 2012
  6. 鈥淐urrent Trends in Lean Manufacturing鈥�, mechanical engineering seminar held at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, August 8, 2012
  7. 鈥淪ustainable Design in Mechanical Engineering鈥�, mechanical engineering seminar held at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, May 1, 2012
  8. 鈥淐losing the Loop: A Systems Approach to Recycling鈥�, for the CIFT and Polymer Ohio Technology Forum, Toledo, Ohio, March 23, 2012
  9. 鈥淩ecycling Methods in the Modern World鈥�, for the International Conference on Advanced Materials, Science and Engineering in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 1, 2012
  10. 鈥淪ustainability Panel Discussion鈥� hosted by Theta Tau Professional Fraternity held at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 College of Engineering, March 21, 2011
  11. 鈥淩ecycling: A Guide to Minimizing Solid Waste Disposal at Landfills鈥�, for the听 Facility Manager Association (IFMA) held at the Toledo Club, January 20, 2010
  12. 鈥淪olid Waste Analysis and Minimization鈥� for the Andersons鈥� Green Team, Maumee, OH, May 14, 2009.
  13. 鈥淭he Systems Approach to Solid Waste Management and Minimization鈥� for the听 Facility Manager Association (IFMA) held at the Toledo Club, October 15, 2008