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Nabil Nasr
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November 11, 2022
RIT’s Nabil Nasr attends COP27 in Egypt
Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, joined delegates from around the world—including more than 100 heads of state—in Egypt this week for COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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October 14, 2022
Conference brings ‘reman’ industry thought leaders from around the world to Rochester
Thought leaders and executives from around the world gathered in Rochester earlier this week for the fifth RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference, which highlighted how “reman” is contributing toward a more sustainable future in the United States and beyond.
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October 6, 2022
World Remanufacturing Conference returns to Rochester next week
The RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference will feature a world-class line-up of keynote speakers and panel sessions with industry practitioners, tech innovators, policy experts, and scientific researchers discussing “Remanufacturing a Sustainable Future.”
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October 6, 2022
Fulbright Scholar presents research in Ireland on circular economy in consumer electronics
Constanza Berron, a Fulbright Scholar from Argentina, went to Ireland to present her research on the circular economy in e-waste management. Berron is a master’s student in sustainable systems.
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July 21, 2022
How Sustainable Manufacturing Could Help Reduce the Environmental Impact of Industry
Reverse Logistics Association's Smarter World E-News newsletter highlights a feature on Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, produced by The Conversation.
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July 15, 2022
How sustainable manufacturing could help reduce the environmental impact of industry
The Conversation features Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
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March 25, 2022
National manufacturing institute led by RIT marks five years
A national manufacturing institute led by Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is marking five years of accelerating the transition to a circular economy in the United States.
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February 15, 2022
DeLorean Wants to Go Back to the Future as an Electric Sports Car
The Street talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about challenges with breaking into the electric vehicle industry.
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November 27, 2021
As devices morph into services, what is ownership?
The Economist talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about regulations on e-waste.
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August 30, 2021
RIT’s Nasr launches second circular economy report for U.N. Environment Programme
Dr. Nabil Nasr will lead the research and development of a second report to a U.N. Environment Programme panel focused on the benefits of value-retention processes (VRPs).
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April 21, 2021
Sustainable manufacturing gaining popularity in the industry
RIT's Dr. Nabil Nasr says the Rochester region has a number of companies in various sectors that are making a commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
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April 7, 2021
Engineering leaders honored as 2021 IISE Fellows
The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers has named Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, and Iris Rivero, head of RIT’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, as Fellows, an honor that recognizes outstanding leaders of the profession who have made significant, nationally recognized contributions to industrial and systems engineering.