Design for Sustainability

S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade “A”) of composite materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also the former Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia and then went on to receive his MSc in engineering design and PhD in materials engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of many professional societies, including the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the World Academy of Sciences; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2500 publications, including 989 journal papers, 68 books and 246 book chapters. Muhd Ridzuan Mansor is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal, Malaysia. His research interests lie in product design, materials selection, lifecycle assessment, biocomposite materials, and materials characterization.

• 1. Green Conceptual Design Towards Design for the Environmental Sustainability2. Conceptual Design Development and Selection of Green Products3. Sustainable Materials Selection: Principles and Applications4. Implementation of Design for Sustainability in Developing Trophy Plaque using Green Kenaf Polymer Composites5. Dynamic Analysis on Laminated Rubber-Metal Spring Vibration Isolator for Sustainable Design6. Design for Sustainability Integration in Higher Education7. A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Recycled Thermoplastic Polymer Composites8. Degradable Composites: Processes and their Applications9. Thermoplastic Starch as a Renewable Plastics10. Composites Leading to Clean and Green Future11. A Comprehensive Review on Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Bio-Composites and Their Applications12. Electrospinning Process for Green Nanostructured Materials13. Recent Developments in Kenaf (Hibiscus Cannabinus) based Biocomposite and Their Potential Industrial Applications: A Review14. Recent Progress on Fused Deposition Modelling Research: Sustainable Materials and Processing Parameters15. Out-of-Autoclave as Sustainable Composites Manufacturing Process for Aerospace Application16. Life Cycle Analysis of Fused Filament Fabrication17. Application of Lightweight Materials towards Design for Sustainability in Automotive Component Development

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