Sidi Deng, Ph.D. 
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Resourceful Manufacturing & Design (ReMaDe) Group
Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering
January 2018 - May 2023
Fields of Research
- Machine learning
- Simulation
- Manufacturing systems
- Applied statistics
Areas of Intervention
- Sustainable manufacturing
- Circular economy
- Techno-economic assessment (TEA)
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- Software development
Master of Science (M.S.) in Industrial Engineering
August 2015 - May 2017
Main Directions: Stochastic Modeling, Applied Statistics, Numerical Optimization
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
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).
This research program is sponsored by Phinix LLC (St. Louis , MO), in collaboration with other institutes such as Virginia Tech.
Served as a continuous improvement specialist at Gate Gourmet (Hong Kong), a global leader in airline catering and provisioning services.
Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
1100 HH Dow
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125, USA
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.