Biography
Sidi Deng, Ph.D. 
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Resourceful Manufacturing & Design (ReMaDe) Group
Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
Fields of Research
- Simulation
- Complex System Modeling
- Applied Statistics
- Physics-Informed Machine learning
Areas of Intervention
- Sustainable Manufacturing Systems
- Circular Economy and Reverse Supply Chains
- Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA)
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Education
Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering
January 2018 - May 2023
Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA)
Master of Science (M.S.) in Industrial Engineering
August 2015 - May 2017
Academic Experience
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (2023 - now)
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Metalscape Project: Opportunities and Costs in the Transition to Low Carbon U.S. Metals Industries
Strategies to decarbonize U.S. aluminum consumption in-line with the climate targets. This work is funded by the Climate Imperative Foundation.
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at the School of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University (2023)
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Project 1: Optimizing the Economic Performance of CMI Technologies
This research position is supported by the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), an energy innovation hub funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office.
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Project 2: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Development of Manufacturing-relevant Indicators and Preliminary Industry Data for Measuring Progress toward a Circular Economy
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Teaching: Purdue Engineering Online - NSF Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Module 3: Quantitative Statistical Methods
- Module 4: Production Engineering and MBSE Applications
Professional Experience
CMI Leadership Academy 4th Cohort (2022 - 2023), Ames Laboratory
The CMI Leadership Academy is a year-long experience designed to develop leadership and management skills for a select group of emerging leaders within the research community of Critical Materials Institute (CMI).
Techno-Economic Consulting for Metal Recycling Technologies (2021 - 2022)
This research program is sponsored by Phinix LLC (St. Louis , MO), in collaboration with other institutes such as Virginia Tech.
CI Specialist in Gate Gourmet (2017), Hong Kong
Served as a continuous improvement specialist at Gate Gourmet (Hong Kong), a global leader in airline catering and provisioning services.
Contact Me:
Office
Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Engineering Research Building 5102
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125, USA
Other Information
I am affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
I am from West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA.