INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY – Spring 2009 Schedule

Monday 30 March	Sustainability and sustainable development
Wednesday 1 April	Introduction to Industrial Ecology The Story of Stuff (by Annie Leonard)
Friday 3 April	Biomimicry; Eco-industrial parks
Monday 6 April	Pollution prevention;  3M; ranking of priorities
Wednesday 8 April	Design for Environment (DfE): principles & examples
Thursday 9 April X-hour	No class – Seniors luncheon
Friday 10 April	Environmental issues in manufacturing; Xerox
Monday 13 April	Disassembly session; Design for disassembly
Wednesday 15 April	Design for recycling
Friday 17 April	Life-Cycle Assessments: Principles
Monday 20 April	Life-Cycle Assessments: Case studies
Wednesday 22 April	Materials (by Mike Gerst)
Friday 24 April	Auto industry: overview & manufacturing
Monday 27 April	No class – Professor sick
Wednesday 29 April	Auto industry: use, hybrids
Thursday 30 April X-hour	Auto industry: fuel cells & recycling
Friday 1 May	Guest Lecture: John Todd (Ecological Machine)
Monday 4 May	Green chemistry - Forest and paper industry
Wednesday 6 May	Students' mid-term presentations (1^st half)
Friday 8 May	Students' mid-term presentations (2^nd half)
Monday 11 May	Forest and paper industry
Wednesday 13 May	Sol Diamond: LCA in SolidWorks Forest and paper industry (end)
Friday 15 May	Electronic industry: manufacturing & use
Monday 18 May	Electronics industry: recycling
Wednesday 20 May	e-Commerce and its environmental consequences
Friday 22 May	Service industry
Monday 25 May	No class – Memorial Day
Wednesday 27 May	Guest Lecture: Thomas Graedel “Can We Recycle Our Way Into Sustainability?”
Friday 29 May	Students' final project presentations (1^st half)
Monday 1 June	Students' final project presentations (2^nd half)