This preliminary program is subject to change.

Complexity, Networks, Dynamics, and Sustainability


Description:
Focus on emerging issues related to the sustainability of complex, nonlinear and dynamic networked systems.

Sponsor:
General
Co-Sponsor(s):
Systems and Process Control (10B), Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis (10D)


Chair:
Bhavik R. Bakshi
The Ohio State University
Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
140 W. 19th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone Number: 614-292-4904
Email: bakshi.2@osu.edu

Co-Chair:
Heriberto Cabezas
Senior Science Advisor, Sustainable Technology Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone Number: 513-569-7350
Fax Number: 513-487-2511
Email: Cabezas.Heriberto@epa.gov


Papers:
Study of the Impact of Biofuels On the Sustainability An Integrated Ecosystem Model
Prakash Kotecha, Vishwamitra Research Institute; Urmila Diwekar, Vishwamitra Research Institute, Center for Uncertain Systems: Tools for Optimization and Management; Heriberto Cabezas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Complexity Analysis of Gasoline and Corn-Ethanol Life Cycle Networks
Shweta Singh, The Ohio State University; Bhavik R. Bakshi, The Ohio State University
Assessment of Urban Agriculture as a Means towards Sustainable Food Systems: An Integrated Modeling Apporach Involving Stakeholder Behavior
Arunprakash T. Karunanithi, University of Colorado Denver; Stephen Fisher, University of Colorado Denver
Distributed Model Predictive Control of Two-Time-Scale Nonlinear Systems
Xianzhong Chen, Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Jinfeng Liu, University of California, Los Angeles; David Muñoz de la Peña, University of California, Los Angeles; Panagiotis D. Christofides, University of California, Los Angeles
Evaluating Triple Bottom Line Sustainability of Global Supply Chains Using Dynamic Simulation
Peng Cheng Wang, National University of Singapore; Iskandar Halim, Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences; Arief Adhitya, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences; Rajagopalan Srinivasan, National University of Singapore
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