9/22 Lecture: Bryan James
About the event: During this event, we explored the design decisions that go into making a product circular. Not in their shape, but in their life cycle from manufacture (creation) to disposal (end-of-life). To do so, requires considering what the product is made from, how it is formed (processed), what it is used for, who uses it, and what happens to it once it’s served its purpose. Through this discourse, we answered the questions, “When and why are certain materials used in products?” and “What is the best material for making a given product and what does “best” mean?”
About the presenter: Bryan D. James, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. He leads the EcoBioMaterials Design Lab focused on designing functional, sustainable, and benign materials by integrating concepts from chemical and materials engineering, environmental science, and biomedical sciences. Bryan received his B.A.Sc. in materials engineering from the University of Toronto and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida, and completed postdoctoral training in environmental chemistry and toxicology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Bryan has been recognized with multiple early career honors and awards, including being named a Rising Star in Engineering in Health, a CAS Future Leader, an ACS PMSE Future Faculty Scholar, and was one of the inaugural recipients of an ACS Green Chemistry Institute postdoc-to-faculty bridge grant.
