Toward an engineering that is economically feasible, ecologically viable, and socially desirable for present and future generations

Bakshi Lab


Overview

Our research is motivated by the following dilemma facing humanity.  On the one hand, engineering plays an essential role in meeting our needs and enhancing our well-being. Evidence of this includes products like transportation fuels, vaccines, medicines, plastics, artificial fertilizers, etc.  However, on the other hand, engineering also contributes to degradation of the very ecosystems that are essential for our well-being.  Examples include climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions from mobilization of fossil fuels, harmful algal blooms due to runoff of artificial fertilizers, and plastic pollution due to littering and non-biodegradability.

To address this dilemma, we are developing systematic methods and tools to transform engineering so that its results are ecologically viable, socially desirable, and economically feasible for present and future generations.  To prevent unintended harm from engineering activities, we consider a large system boundary from individual molecules and reactions, to manufacturing processes, their life cycles, the economy, and the biosphere. This is depicted in the adjacent figure.  Our research is computational in nature and relies on advanced techniques from mathematical modeling, optimization, statistics, and machine learning. We adopt a  transdisciplinary approach for convergence of engineering with disciplines such as environmental economics and ecosystem ecology. 

Current projects are developing models, methods, and tools to enable industry transformation to net-zero emissions while ensuring that their decisions have a net-positive impact on ecosystems and society. This is resulting in multiscale models of the chemicals and materials industry including current and emerging technologies and novel approaches for identifying pathways and discovering innovations to help industry meet its pledges to have net-zero emissions. We also develop innovative designs based on seeking synergies between human and natural systems such that engineering respects nature’s capacity and ecosystems provide goods and services to sustain industrial activities. To account for social aspects in engineering decisions, we are developing approaches based on biophysical models and data to identify the ecologically safe and socially just space in selected regions across the world.

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Bhavik R. Bakshi
Julie Ann Wrigley Professor

School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

School of Sustainability

School of Complex Adaptive Systems

News & Events

Recent Publications

B. R. Bakshi, ed. Engineering and Ecosystems: Seeking Synergies Toward a Nature-Positive World. Springer, 2023.

A. Agrawal, B. R. Bakshi, H. Kodamana, and M. Ramteke. “Multi-objective Optimization of Food-Energy-Water Nexus via Crops Land Allocation”. Computers & Chemical Engineering (Jan. 2024), p. 108610.

V. Thakker and B. R. Bakshi. “Mapping the Path to a Net-Zero Chemicals Industry by Long-Term Planning with Changes in Technologies and Climate“. AIChE Journal, accepted, 2024

Here is the full list of publications.


Research

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Techno-Ecological Synergy

All industrial (and human) activities are sustained due to the availability of goods and services from nature. For example, as shown in the figure, vegetation cleans air pollution while wetlands remove water pollutants.  In addition these ecosystems provide many benefits to industry and society such as pure water, oxygen, biomass, and recreation. However, most disciplines, including engineering have ignored this critical role of nature.  Designs based on such ignorance invariably exceed nature’s carrying capacity, making them inherently unsustainable.

Our framework of techno-ecological synergy (TES) encourages harmony between human and natural systems: ecosystems provide goods and services, while human systems protect and restore nature.  This framework provides methods for life cycle assessment, science-based metrics for absolute environmental sustainability, novel designs of manufacturing processesindustrial landscapes, and process operation.  These designs are often economically and environmentally superior to designs provided by traditional techno-centric methods.

Net-Zero Emissions

With increasing realization of the need to urgently address the challenges of climate change, corporations, nations, and universities are pledging to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within a few decades. Similar targets are also being set for eliminating plastics pollution. Achieving such goals in an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable manner poses a formidable challenge and may require nothing less than reinventing industrial practice, government policies, and social norms. Due to accelerating research and innovation, a large number of alternatives are becoming available. These include technological solutions such as adoption of renewable energy, methods for chemical and mechanical recycling to enable a circular economy, and approaches for carbon capture, utilization and storage. In addition, innovations are also possible in corporate strategy, government policy, etc.

We are developing systematic methods and models to guide industry to meet their net-zero emission goals by a sustainable circular economy. This involves the development of models of the entire chemicals industry at global, regional, and corporate scales, and current and emerging innovations that may contribute to meeting net-zero emission goals. We are developing computational approaches to address the steps shown in the figure to determine potential solutions and a roadmap to achieve the goal in the specified time period. In addition to the global chemical industry, we are also focusing on specific plastics such as polyethylene terepthalate and polystyrene to guide their transformation to a net-zero emissions future.

Multiscale Sustainable Engineering

Innovation is essential for transforming conventional engineering to sustainable engineering. Usually, technology development is a reductionist exercise that has little connection with holistic goals such as net-zero emissions or nature-positive decisions. Conversely, holistic approaches are often not adequately informed about emerging technologies and their likely evolution. Systematic methods for bridging such gaps rely on a framework for multiscale sustainable engineering.

We have developed the Process to Planet (P2P) multiscale modeling framework to integrate the benefits of models from engineering, life cycle assessment, and economics.  It enables integration of nonlinear and fundamental models of engineering systems with linear and empirical models of the life cycle and economy. The resulting model can be used to design processes and supply chains while accounting for their life cycle environmental impact. It can also be used to determine the effect of macro-economic changes such as a carbon tax and new technologies on individual processes and their life cycle. We are also developing ways of incorporating ecosystem services in this multiscale framework to enable landscape design. To enable discovery, we are integrating this framework with the molecular scale to benefit from knowledge about chemistry and reaction engineering. Our approches rely on machine learning techniques such as large language models to extract knowledge from scientific databases. We also consider scenarios and models of technology evolution to develop roadmaps toward net-zero emissions. Our approach is also capable of considering non-technological innovations including those in corporate strategy and economic policies.

People-Positive Engineering

Sustainable Engineering needs to ensure that engineering activities and its products have a net-positive impact on society. This means that the benefits of engineering should be felt equitably across society, and situtations where one group reaps the benefits while another one has to suffer the harm should be avoided.

We are using methods to quantify societal impact of engineering activities and devising approaches for ensuring that the benefits exceed any harm. Our recent work shows that by including ecosystems in engineering, it is possible to design and operate chemical processes in a manner that benefits nature and society with only a small additional cost to industry. Results from the application of our approach to a chlor-alkali process are shown in the figure. Point A is the lowest cost solution with conventional technologies. It is a people-negative solution due to the large negative societal health impact. In contrast, Point E costs a little more to the company but has net-zero societal health impact. Since this solution relies on vegetation and technology for improving air quality, it is both, nature- and people-positive. In other work related to the people-positive goal, we are developing methods to quantify when an activity is respecting nature’s limits while meeting societal needs in a just manner.

Education

Our research is closely related with our education activities since meeting the goals of sustainability require both.  Professor Bakshi has developed and taught an elective course on Sustainable Engineering for more than two decades, which has resulted in a textbook on this subject.  In addition to teaching this full-semester course, he also teaches courses on topics related to Sustainable Engineering across the world at various corporations, conferences and academic institutions. Such courses have been offered at institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, South China University of Technology, McGill University, Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai and New Delhi.  These courses introduce the principles of sustainable engineering and related topics to practitioners, university faculty, and corporate executives.

Sources of Funding

Our research is funded by various federal agencies and organizations including,


Group Members

Graduate Students

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Avan Kumar
Reena Sharma

Doctoral

Kevin Donnelly
Sunghoon Kim
Shuangxiu (Max) Ma (co-advised with Prof. Li-Chiang Lin)
Aniket Mali
Farshid Nazemi
Amrita Sen
Ying Xue
Xinyu Zhen

Advisee Awards and Honors (recent)

Alumni and Previous Visitors
NameDegree and YearImmediate Affiliation
Prof. Diogo SilvaVisiting professor, 2023Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
Mr. Fabio SporchiaVisiting student, 2023University of Siena, Italy
Dr. Soomin ChunPh.D., 2023 (co-advisor, Prof. Jeff Bielicki)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Dr. Vyom ThakkerPh.D., 2023Dow Chemical, Lake Jackson, TX
Dr. Yazeed AleissaPh.D., 2022King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Utkarsh ShahPh.D., 2022Amazon, Seattle, WA
Dr. Michael CharlesPh.D., 2021The Ohio State University
Ms. Amrita SenM.S., 2021The Ohio State University
Mr. Vivek VattyamM.S., 2021Tesla, Fremont, CA
Mr. Kevin DoM.S., 2020Matrix Meats, Columbus, OH
Dr. Kyuha LeePh.D., 2020Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Monika VargaVisiting Fulbright scholar, 2019Kaposvar University, Hungary
Dr. Bela CsukasVisiting scholar, 2019Kaposvar University, Hungary
Dr. Tapajyoti GhoshPh.D., 2019Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mr. Shubhankar UpasaniM.S., 2019Kohler, Milwaukee, WI
Ms. Jingying HuM.S., 2019The Ohio State University
Ms. Ruonan ZhaoM.S., 2019Maersk, Beijing, China
Dr. Xinyu LiuPh.D., 2018Argonne National Laboratory
Mr. Xiangming GuM.S., 2018The Ohio State University
Dr. Shelly Bogra*Ph.D., 2017Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Dr. Varsha GopalakrishnanPh.D., 2017Ramboll Environ, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Muzhapaer MotianlifuM.S., 2017PetroChina Company Ltd.
Mr. Fabrizio SaladiniVisiting Scholar, 2016University of Siena, Italy
Mr. Don IrbyM.S., 2016Catalent Pharma Solutions
Mr. Stefan HeglasM.S., 2016Arkema
Ms. Emily HelberM.S., 2016Accenture
Dr. Prasad Mandade*Ph.D., 2015Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
Dr. Sachin Jadhao*Ph.D., 2015Geist Research Pvt. Ltd., Goa, India
Dr. Rebecca HanesPh.D., 2015National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado
Ms. Xiang ZhangMS, 2014Indiana University
Dr. Erin GibbemeyerPh.D., 2014University of Dayton
Mr. Diego MartinezVisiting Scientist, 2014Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Ms. Hyoseon KimVisiting Scientist, 2012-13POSCO, Korea
Dr. Laura MerugulaPh.D., 2013USEPA, Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Berrin KursunPh.D., 2013Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Oleg MishchenkoProgrammer, 2010-13Halliburton, TX
Dr. Nathan CruzePh.D., 2012U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Statistics Service
Dr. Robert UrbanPh.D., 2012;  Post-Doctoral research associate, 2012-2013Integrated Mill Systems, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Shweta SinghPh.D., 2012USEPA, Corvalis, Oregon
Dr. Geoffrey GrubbPh.D., 2010OARDC, Wooster, Ohio
Dr. Vikas KhannaPh.D., 2009Conoco Philips, Oklahoma
Dr. Anil BaralPost-Doctoral Research Associate, 2006-2009International Council on Clean Transportation, Washington, DC
Dr. Jun-Ki (Dominick) ChoiPost-Doctoral Research Associate, 2007-2009Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York
Dr. Yi ZhangPh.D., 2008American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Lixin LangPh.D., 2008 (Statistics, co-advisor, Prof. P. K. Goel)Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Dr. Hongshu ChenPh.D., 2007 (co-advisor, Prof. P. K. Goel)Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Dr. Heui-Seok YiPost-Doctoral Research Associate, 2003-06N/A
Dr. Roberto RidolfiVisiting Scientist, May-June, 2006University of Siena, Italy
Dr. Jorge L. HauPh.D., 2005University of Surrey, UK
Dr. Nandan U. UkidwePh.D., 2005Solutia, Springfield, MA
Mr. Daniel ArthurM.S., 2005General Electric, Cleveland
Dr. Wen-Shiang ChenPh.D., 2004The Ohio State University
Dr. Jingqin SuVisiting Fulbright Scholar, 2002-2003Dalian University, China
Mr. Srinivasan GanesanM.S., 2002Capital Resin Co., Columbus
Mr. Marco SeabraVisiting Student, June-August, 2001University of Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Hrishikesh B. AradhyePh.D., 2001 (co-advisor, Prof. J. F. Davis)SRI International, Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Mohamed N. NounouPh.D., 2000PDF Solutions, San Jose, CA
Mr. Oscar LaraM.S., 2000Graduate Student, OSU
Mr. Ramon StraussM.S., 2000PDVSA, Venezuela
Dr. Manabu KanoVisiting Faculty, 1999-2000Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Sridhar UngaralaPost-Doctoral Research Associate, 1999Cleveland State University
Ms. Sermin TopM.S., 1998Becton Dickinson and Company, NJ
Mr. Raja ChatterjeeM.S., 1998Lucent Technologies, Columbus
Mr. Noel CabigonVisting Scholar, 1997-98De LaSalle University, Philippines
Mr. Zafar AliM.S., 1997 (co-advisor, Prof. J. F. Davis)Aspen Technology, Houston
Mr. Pranay Gupta M. S., 1996 (co-advisor, Prof. J. F. Davis)UOP, Chicago
Mr. Prakhar Bansal M.S., 1996Morningstar, Chicago
Mr. Huan ZhongM.S., 1996 (co-advisor, Prof. L.-S. Fan)Elsag-Bailey, Cleveland
Mr. Utomo UtojoM.S., 1996Battelle, Columbus

* Co-advised PhD students at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai and TERI University, New Delhi, India


Publications

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Books and Book Chapters

Books

  1. B. R. Bakshi (editor), Engineering and Ecosystems: Seeking Synergies Toward a Nature-Positive World. Springer, 2023.
  2. B. R. Bakshi, Sustainable Engineering: Principles and Practice, Cambridge University Press, 2019
  3. B. R. Bakshi, T. G. Gutowski, and D. P. Sekulic (editors), Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources, Cambridge University Press, 2011

Book Chapters

  1. K. Dooley, V. Thakker, B. Bakshi, M. Scholz, F. Hafsa, G. Basile, and R. Buch. “A Multidisciplinary Assessment of Innovations to Improve Grocery Bag Circularity”. 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering. Ed. by Y. Yamashita and M. Kano. Vol. 49. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, 2022, pp. 625–630.
  2. J. Fiksel and B. R. Bakshi. “Designing for Resilience and Sustainability: An Integrated Systems Approach”. Engineering and Ecosystems: Seeking Synergies Toward a Nature-Positive World. Ed. by B. R. Bakshi. Springer, 2022.
  3. A. Sen, G. Stephanopoulos, and B. R. Bakshi. “Mapping Anthropogenic Carbon Mobilization through Chemical Process and Manufacturing Industries”. 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering. Ed. by Y. Yamashita and M. Kano. Vol. 49. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, 2022, pp. 553–558.
  4. G. Stephanopoulos, B. R. Bakshi, and G. Basile. “Reinventing the Chemicals/Materials Company: Transitioning to a Sustainable Circular Enterprise”. 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering. Ed. by Y. Yamashita and M. Kano. Vol. 49. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, 2022, pp. 67–72.
  5. V. Thakker and B. R. Bakshi. “Guiding innovations and Value-chain improvements using Life-cycle design for Sustainable Circular Economy”. 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering. Ed. by Y. Yamashita and M. Kano. Vol. 49. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, 2022, pp. 1945–1950.
  6. K. Lee and B. R. Bakshi. “Energy-Water-CO2 Nexus of Fossil Fuel Based Power Generation”. Advances in Carbon Management Technologies. Ed. by S. Sikdar and F. Princiotta. CRC Press, Mar. 2020, pp. 184–202.
  7. T. Ghosh, K. Lee, and B. R. Bakshi. “Integrating market models and price effects in a multiscale sustainable process design framework”. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 47. Copper Mountain, CO, 2019, pp. 175–180.
  8. U. D. Shah and B. R. Bakshi. “Design and Operation of Technoecological Synergy: A NO2 Case Study”. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 47. 2019, pp. 193–198.
  9. B. R. Bakshi. “Including Nature in Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability: Promise, Progress and Peril”. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Ed. by M. R. Eden, M. G. Ierapetritou, and G. P. Towler. Vol. 44. Elsevier, Jan. 2018, pp. 53–62.
  10. T. Ghosh, X. Liu, and B. R. Bakshi. “Including Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Process Design across Multiple Spatial Scales”. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Ed. by M. R. Eden, M. G. Ierapetritou, and G. P. Towler. Vol. 44. Elsevier, Jan. 2018, pp. 1837–1842.
  11. X. Liu and B. R. Bakshi. “Extracting Heuristics for Designing Sustainable Built Environments by Coupling Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization and Machine Learning”. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Ed. by M. R. Eden, M. G. Ierapetritou, and G. P. Towler. Vol. 44. Elsevier, Jan. 2018, pp. 2539–2544.
  12. V. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Bakshi. “Including Nature in Engineering Decisions for Sustainability”. Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies. Ed. by Martin Abraham. 1st edition, Elsevier, 2017.
  13. B. Kursun and B. R. Bakshi. “Sustainability Assessment in a Geographical Region and of the Activities Performed, Handbook of Research on Green Economic Development Initiatives and Strategies.” Ed. by M. Mustafa Erdogdu, Thankom Arun, and Imran Habib Ahmad. IGI Global, 2016. Chap. 2, pp. 18–43.
  14. R. J. Hanes and B. R. Bakshi. “Comprehensive life cycle accounting in sustainable process design”. Sustainability of Products, Processes and Supply Chains: Theory and Applications. Ed. by Fengqi You. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, 2015.
  15. S. Singh and B. R. Bakshi. “Carbon and Nitrogen Footprints of Chemical and Manufacturing Industry Sectors”. Sustainability in the Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Engineering Processes. Ed. by G. R. Mercado and H. Cabezas. Elsevier, 2015.
  16. S. Singh and B. R. Bakshi. “Carbon and Nitrogen Footprints of Engineering Activities”. Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impacts in Engineering. Ed. by Jiri J. Klemes. Elsevier, 2014.
  17. B. R. Bakshi and G. F. Grubb. “Implications of Thermodynamics for Sustainability”. Sustainability: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Ed. by H. Cabezas and U. Diwekar. CRC Press, 2012.
  18. V. Khanna, L. A. Merugula, and B. R. Bakshi. “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Polymer Nanocomposites”. Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites. Ed. by F. Gao. Woodhead Publishing, 2012.
  19. E. Landers, R. A. Urban, and B. R. Bakshi. “Accounting for Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment and Design”. Life Cycle Assessment: A Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Products. Ed. by Mary Ann Curran. Scrivener Publishing, 2012.
  20. B. R. Bakshi, A. Baral, and J. L. Hau. “Thermodynamic Methods for Resource Accounting”. Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources. Ed. by B. R. Bakshi, T. G. Gutowski, and D. P. Sekulic. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  21. B. R. Bakshi, P. K. Goel, and H. J. Kim. “Improving the Quality of Life Cycle Inventory Data by Reconciliation with the Laws of Thermodynamics”. Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources. Ed. by B. R. Bakshi, T. G. Gutowski, and D. P. Sekulic. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  22. N. U. Ukidwe and B. R. Bakshi. “Exergy and Materials Flow in Industrial and Ecological Systems”. Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources. Ed. by B. R. Bakshi, T. G. Gutowski, and D. P. Sekulic. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  23. A. Baral and B. R. Bakshi. “Comprehensive Study of Cellulosic Ethanol Using Hybrid Eco-LCA”. Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Residues. Ed. by S. Khanal. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, Virginia, 2009.
  24. H. Chen, B. Li, B. R. Bakshi, and P. K. Goel. “Nonlinear Modeling: Linear Approaches for Nonlinear Modeling”. Comprehensive Chemometrics. Ed. by S. Brown, B.Walczak, and R. Tauler. Elsevier, 2009.
  25. B. Li, P. K. Goel, and B. R. Bakshi. “Nonlinear Regression: Other Methods”. Comprehensive Chemometrics. Ed. by S. Brown, B.Walczak, and R. Tauler. Elsevier, 2009.
  26. M. Seabra, B. R. Bakshi, and P. M. Saraiva. “Denoising and Signal to Noise (SNR) enhancement: Wavelet Transform and Fourier Transform”. Comprehensive Chemometrics. Ed. by S. Brown, B.Walczak, and R. Tauler. Elsevier, 2009.
  27. N. U. Ukidwe, J. L. Hau, and B. R. Bakshi. “Thermodynamic Input-Output Analysis of Economic and Ecological Systems”. Handbook of Input-Output Economics in Industrial Ecology. Ed. by S. Suh. Springer, 2009.
  28. V. Khanna, Y. Zhang, G. F. Grubb, B. R. Bakshi, and L. J. Lee. “Life Cycle Assessment of Carbon Nanofibres”. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impact. Ed. by V. H. Grassian. John Wiley, 2008.
  29. B. R. Bakshi. “Energy”. Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Ed. by P. Robbins. Sage Publications, 2007.
  30. B. R. Bakshi. “Life Cycle Analysis”. Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Ed. by P. Robbins. Sage Publications, 2007.
  31. B. R. Bakshi. “Thermodynamics”. Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Ed. by P. Robbins. Sage Publications, 2007.
  32. V. Norberg-Bohm, W. C. Clark, B. Bakshi, A. Berkenkamp, S. A. Bishko, M. D. Koehler, J. A. Marrs, C. P. Nielsen, and A. Sagar. “International comparisons of environmental hazards”. Global Environmental Risk. Ed. by J. X. Kasperson and R. E. Kasperson. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2001, pp. 55–147.
  33. S. Ungarala and B. R. Bakshi. “Multiscale Estimation of Linear Dynamic Systems with and without Accurate Models”. Wavelets in Signal and Image Analysis. Ed. by A. Petrosian and F. Meyer. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
  34. B. R. Bakshi. “Multiscale Modeling and Model-Based Denoising”. Wavelets in Chemistry. Ed. by B. Walczak. Elsevier, 2000.
  35. [20] M. N. Nounou and B. R. Bakshi. “Multiscale Methods for Denoising and Compression”. Wavelets in Chemistry. Ed. by B. Walczak. Elsevier, 2000.
  36. J. F. Davis, M. J. Piovoso, K. A. Hoo, and B. R. Bakshi. “Process Data Analysis and Data Interpretation”. Advances in Chemical Engineering. Ed. by J. A. Wei. Vol. 25. Academic Press, 1999, pp. 1–103.
  37. B. R. Bakshi and G. Stephanopoulos. “Reasoning in Time; Modeling, Analysis and Pattern Recognition of Temporal Process Trends”. Paradigms of Intelligent Systems in Process Engineering. Ed. by George Stephanopoulos and Chonghun Han. Academic Press, 1995.
  38. C. Han, R. Lakshmanan, B. R. Bakshi, and G. Stephanopoulos. “Non-Monotonic Reasoning: The Synthesis of Operating Procedures in Chemical Plants”. Paradigms of Intelligent Systems in Process Engineering. Ed. by George Stephanopoulos and Chonghun Han. Academic Press, 1995.
  39. A. Koulouris, B. R. Bakshi, and G. Stephanopoulos. “Empirical Learning Through Neural Networks: The Wave-Net Solution”. Paradigms of Intelligent Systems in Process Engineering. Ed. by George Stephanopoulos and Chonghun Han. Academic Press, 1995.
  40. U. Utojo and B. R. Bakshi. “Connections Between Artificial Neural Networks and Multiariate Statistical Methods – An Overview”. Neural Networks in Bioprocessing and Chemical Engineering. Ed. by D. R. Baughman and Y. A. Liu. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1995.
  41. B. R. Bakshi, A Koulouris, and G. Stephanopoulos. “Learning at Multiple Resolutions: Wavelets as Basis Functions in Artificial Neural Networks and Inductive Decision Trees”. Wavelet Applications in Chemical Engineering. Ed. by R. Motard and B. Joseph. Kluwer Inc., Boston, 1994.

Journal Articles

  1. A. Agrawal, B. R. Bakshi, H. Kodamana, and M. Ramteke. “Multi-objective Optimization of Food-Energy-Water Nexus via Crops Land Allocation”. Computers & Chemical Engineering (Jan. 2024), p. 108610.
  2. V. Thakker and B. R. Bakshi. “Mapping the Path to a Net-Zero Chemicals Industry by Long-Term Planning with Changes in Technologies and Climate“. AIChE Journal, accepted, 2024
  3. R. Sharma, A. Haq, B. R. Bakshi, M. Ramteke, and H. Kodamana. “Designing Synergies between Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems and Ecosystems Developed by Different Afforestation Approaches”. Journal of Cleaner Production 434 (Jan. 2024). p. 139804.
  4. K. Lee, S. Chun, J. M. Bielicki, and B. R. Bakshi. “Spatially-Explicit Absolute Life Cycle Assessment by Multi-Regional Hybrid Modeling Computational Framework”. Journal of Cleaner Production 430 (Dec. 2023), p. 139789.
  5. Y. M. Aleissa and B. R. Bakshi. “Simulation Tools for Net-Positive Process Design: Trees as Unit Operations for Carbon Sequestration and Air Quality Regulation”. Comp. Chem. Eng. (Oct. 2023), p. 108455.
  6. A. Haq, R. Sharma, B. R. Bakshi, H. Kodamana, and M. Ramteke. “Forecasting sustainable power generation profiles to achieve net-zero emissions using multi-objective techno-ecological framework: A study in the context of India”. Computers and Chemical Engineering (Oct. 2023), p. 108439.
  7. A. Kumar, B. Bakshi, M. Ramteke, and H. Kodamana. “Recycle-BERT: Extracting Knowledge about Plastic Waste Recycling by Natural Language Processing”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 11.32 (Aug. 2023), pp. 12123–12134.
  8. S. Ma, C. Zou, T.-Y. Chen, J. Paulson, L.-C. Lin, and B. Bakshi. “Understanding Rapid PET Degradation via Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Kinetic Modeling”. Journal of Physical Chemistry, Part A 127.35 (Aug. 2023), pp. 7323–7334.
  9. Y. M. Aleissa and B. R. Bakshi. “Possible but Rare: Safe and Just Satisfaction of National Human Needs in Terms of Ecosystem Services”. One Earth 6.4 (Apr. 2023), pp. 409–418.
  10. A. Sen and B. R. Bakshi. “Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis of Circular Phosphorus Systems in Agriculture”. Science of the Total Environment (Feb. 2023), p. 162016.
  11. V. Thakker and B. R. Bakshi. “Ranking Eco-innovations to Enable a Sustainable Circular Economy with Net-Zero Emissions”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 11.4 (Jan. 2023), pp. 1363–1374.
  12. M. Varga, B. Csukas, S. Khanal, and B. R. Bakshi. “Lessons from the biosphere for the anthroposphere: Analysis of recycling structures of conservational measures”. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 192 (May 2023), p. 106919.
  13. B. R. Bakshi, M. Realff, Y. Arkun, and M. Morari. “Computers and Chemical Engineering Virtual Special Issue in honor of Professor George Stephanopoulos”. Computers & Chemical Engineering (2022), p. 107986.
  14. S. Kim, A. Beier, H. B. Schreyer, and B. R. Bakshi. “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a novel cultivated meat burger patty in the United States”. Sustainability 14.23 (Dec. 2022), p. 16133.
  15. A. Agrawal, B. R. Bakshi, H. Kodamana, M. Ramteke, Renewables-Integrated Energy Systems Can Provide Electricity at Lower Cost with Less Environmental and Social DamageACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10.40 (2022), pp. 13390–13401
  16. Y. Xue, B. R. Bakshi, Metrics for a Nature-Positive World: A multiscale approach for absolute environmental sustainability assessmentScience of the Total Environment, 846 (Nov. 2022), p. 157373.
  17. M. Charles, V. Vattyam, B. R. Bakshi, Designing Climate Action and Regulations for sustainaBility (DCARB): Framework and Campus ApplicationJ. Cleaner Production, Apr, 131690, 2022
  18. V. Thakker and B. R. Bakshi. Multi-scale Sustainable Engineering: Integrated Design of Reaction Networks, Life Cycles, and Economic SectorsComputers and Chemical Engineering, 156, 107578, 2022
  19. U. Shah and B. R. Bakshi. Improving Air Quality by Adapting Manufacturing to Pollution Uptake by VegetationACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9, 49, 16709-16718, 2021
  20. V. Thakker and B. R. Bakshi. Designing Value-chains of Plastic and Paper Carrier Bags for a Sustainable and Circular EconomyACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9, 49, 16687-16698, 2021
  21. K. Lee, S. Khanal and B. R. Bakshi. Techno-Ecologically Synergistic Food-Energy-Water Systems Meet Human and Ecosystem NeedsEnergy and Environmental Science, 14, 7, 3700–3716, 2021
  22. M. Charles and B. R. Bakshi. Designing Industrial Landscapes for Mitigating Air Pollution with Spatially-Explicit Techno-Ecological SynergyAIChE Journal, 67, 10, 2021
  23. Y. M. Aleissa and B. R. Bakshi, Constructed Wetlands as Unit Operations in Chemical Process Design: Benefits and SimulationComputers and Chemical Engineering, 153, 107454, 2021
  24. K. D. Boutin, W. J. Mitsch, E. Everham, B. R. Bakshi, and L. Zhang. An evaluation of corn production within a WetlacultureTM system at Buckeye Lake, OhioEcological Engineering, 171, 106366, 2021
  25. J. Hu, X. Gu, L.-C. Lin, and B. R. Bakshi, Toward Sustainable Metal-Organic Frameworks for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture by Life Cycle Assessment and Molecular SimulationACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9, 36, 12132–12141, 2021
  26. T. Yazbeck, G. Bohrer, C. Vines, F. De Roo, M. Mauder, and B. Bakshi, Effects of spatial heterogeneity of leaf density and crown spacing of canopy patches on dry deposition ratesAgricultural and Forest Meteorology 306, 108440, 2021
  27. C. S. Adjiman, N. V. Sahinidis, D. G. Vlachos, B. Bakshi, C. T. Maravelias, and C. Georgakis, Process Systems Engineering Perspective on the Design of Materials and MoleculesIndustrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60, 14, 5194-5206, 2021
  28. T. Ghosh, H.-C. Kim, R. DeKleine, T. J. Walington, B. R. Bakshi, Life Cycle Energy and Climate Change Implications of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Automotive Components: Front Subframe Case StudySustainable Materials and Technologies, 28, e00263, 2021
  29. V. Thakker, B. R. Bakshi, Toward Sustainable Circular Economies: A Computational Framework for Assessment and DesignJ. Cleaner Production, 295, 126353, 2021
  30. B. R. ​Bakshi, D. Shonnard, D. T. Allen, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Invites Contributions to a Virtual Special Issue on The Circular Economy of PlasticsACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9, 1425-1426, 2021
  31. S. L. Shah, B. R. Bakshi, J. Liu, C. Georgakis, Meeting the Challenge of Water Sustainability: The Role of Process Systems EngineeringAIChE Journal, 67, 2, e17113, 2021
  32. U. Diwekar, A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, B. Bakshi, R. Baumgartner, R. Boumans, P. Burger, H. Cabezas, M. Egler, J. Farley, B. Fath, T. Gleason, Y. Huang, A. Karunanithi, V. Khanna, A. Mangan, A. Mayer, R. Mukherjee, G. Mullally, V. Rico-Ramirez, D. Shonnard, M. Svanström, T. Theis, A perspective on the role of uncertainty in sustainability science and engineeringResources, Conservation and Recycling, 164, 105140, 2021
  33. K. Lee, J. P. Evans, S. Satagopan, Y. Sun, J. R. Parquette, V. B. Sundaresan, F. R. Tabita, and B. R. Bakshi, Carbon Footprint of Biomimetic Carbon Fixation by Immobilizing Nature’s CO2-sequestering Enzyme and Regenerating its Energy CarrierACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8, 45, 16833–16841, 2020
  34. T. Ghosh and B. R. Bakshi, Designing Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment Models based on Uncertainty and ComplexityInternational Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 25, 2290–2308, 2020
  35. X. Liu, B. R. Bakshi, B. Rugani, D. M. De Souza, J. Bare, J. M. Johnston, A. Laurent F. Verones, Quantification and valuation of ecosystem services in life cycle assessment: Application of the cascade framework to rice farming systemsScience of the Total Environment, 747, 141278, 2020
  36. S. Bogra and B. R. Bakshi. Direct and indirect vulnerability of economic sectors to water scarcity: A hot-spot analysis of the Indian economy, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 24, 1323-1337, 2020
  37. X. Zhang, L. Zhang, K. Y. Fung, B. R. Bakshi, and K. M. Ng. Sustainable Product Design: A Life-Cycle ApproachChemical Engineering Science, 217, 115508, 2020
  38. M. Charles, G. Bohrer, G. Ziv, B. R. Bakshi, Connecting Air Quality Regulating Ecosystem Services with Beneficiaries through Quantitative Serviceshed AnalysisEcosystem Services, 41, 101057, 2020
  39. V. Gopalakrishnan, G. Ziv, S. Hirabayashi, B. R. Bakshi. Nature-Based Solutions Can Compete with Technology for Mitigating Air Emissions Across the United StatesEnvironmental Science and Technology, 53, 22, 13228-13237, 2019
  40. B. R. Bakshi, T. Ghosh, and K. Lee. Engineering, Markets, and Human Behavior: An Essential Integration for Decisions toward SustainabilityCurrent Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 26, 164-169, 2019
  41. X. Liu, M. Charles, and B. R. Bakshi. Including Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment: Methodology and Application to Urban FarmsProcedia CIRP 80, 287-291, 2019
  42. B. Rugani, D. M. De Souza, J. Weidema B.and Bare, B. R. Bakshi, B. Grann, J. M. Johnston, A. L. Raymundo Pavan, X. Liu, A. Laurent, and F. Verones. Towards integrating the ecosystem services cascade framework within the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) cause-effect methodologyScience of the Total Environment 690, 1284–1298, 2019
  43. K. Lee, T. Ghosh, and B. R. Bakshi. Toward Multiscale Consequential Sustainable Process Design: Including the Effects of Economy and Resource Constraints with Application to Green Urea Production in a WatershedChemical Engineering Science, 207, 725–743, 2019
  44. T. Ghosh, B. R. Bakshi, Designing Biofuel Supply Chains while Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms with Treatment WetlandsComp. Chem. Eng., 126, 113-127, 2019
  45. S. B. Jadhao, A. B. Pandit, B. R. Bakshi, Resource Utilization and Destruction in Indian Industrial Sectors: An Exergy AnalysisInd. Eng. Chem. Res., 58, 26, 11566-11575, 2019
  46. U. Shah, B. R. Bakshi, Accounting for Nature’s Intermittency and Growth while Mitigating NO2 Emissions by Techno-Ecological Synergistic Design – Application to a Chloralkali ProcessJ. Adv. Manuf. and Proc., 1, 1-2, 2019
  47. B. R. Bakshi. Toward Sustainable Chemical Engineering: The Role of Process Systems EngineeringAnnual Reviews of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 10, 1-26, 2019
  48. V. Gopalakrishnan, G. Ziv, B. R. Bakshi, Role of Vegetation in Mitigating Air Emissions Across Industrial Sites in the USACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, 4, 3783–3791, 2019
  49. Bakshi, B., Book Review of Energy, Complexity and Wealth Maximization by Robert AyresJournal of Industrial Ecology, 23, 2, 510-511, 2019
  50. X. Liu and B. R. Bakshi, Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment while Encouraging Techno-Ecological SynergiesJournal of Industrial Ecology, 23, 2, 347-360, 2019
  51. X. Liu, G. Ziv, B. R. Bakshi, Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment, Part 2: Adaptations to regional and serviceshed informationJ. Cleaner Production, 197, 772-780, 2018
  52. X. Liu, G. Ziv, B. R. Bakshi, Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment, Part 1: A computational frameworkJ. Cleaner Production, 197, 314-322, 2018
  53. R. J. Hanes, V. Gopalakrishnan, B. R. Bakshi, Including nature in the food-energy-water nexus can improve sustainability across multiple ecosystem servicesResources, Conservation and Recycling, 137, 214-228, 2018
  54. V. Gopalakrishnan, S. Hirabayashi, G. Ziv, and B. R. Bakshi, Air Quality and Human Health Impacts of Grasslands and Shrublands in the United StatesAtmospheric Environment, 182, 193–199, 2018
  55. B. R. Bakshi, T. G. Gutowski, D. P. Sekulic, Claiming Sustainability: Requirements and ChallengesACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, 3, 3632–3639, 2018
  56. F. Saladini, V. Gopalakrishnan, S. Bastianoni, B. R. Bakshi, Synergies Between Industry and Nature – An Emergy Evaluation of a Biodiesel Production System Integrated with Ecological SystemsEcosystem Services, 30B, 257-266, 2018
  57. X.Liu, S. Singh, E. L. Gibbemeyer, B. E. Tam, R. A. Urban, B. R. Bakshi, The Carbon-Nitrogen Nexus of Transportation FuelsJournal of Cleaner Production, 180, 790-803, 2018
  58. V. Gopalakrishnan, and B. R. Bakshi, Ecosystems as Unit Operations for Local Techno-Ecological Synergy: Integrated Process Design with Treatment WetlandsAIChE Journal, accepted, 2018
  59. T. Ghosh and B. R. Bakshi, Process to Planet approach to Sustainable Process Design: Multiple Objectives and ByproductsTheoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, 51, 6, 936-948, 2017
  60. S. B. Jadhao, A. B. Pandit, B. R. Bakshi, The Evolving Metabolism of a Developing Economy: India’s Exergy Flows over Four DecadesApplied Energy, 206, 851-857, 2017
  61. V. Gopalakrishnan, and B. R. Bakshi, Biosolids Management with Net-Zero CO2 Emissions: A Techno-Ecological Synergy DesignClean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 19, 8, 2099–2111, 2017
  62. R. J. Hanes, V. Gopalakrishnan, and B. R. Bakshi. Synergies and trade-offs in renewable energy landscapes: Balancing energy production with economics and ecosystem servicesApplied Energy, 199, 25-44, 2017
  63. S. B Jadhao, S. G. Shingade, A. B. Pandit, B. R. Bakshi, Bury, Burn or Gasify: Assessing Municipal Solid Waste Management Options in Indian Megacities by Exergy AnalysisClean Technologies and Environmental Policy, accepted, 2017
  64. A. Ramaswami, D. Boyer, A. Nagpure, A. Fang, S. Bogra, B. Bakshi, E. Cohen. and A. Rao-Ghorpade, An urban systems framework to assess the trans-boundary food-energy-water nexus: implementation in Delhi, IndiaEnvironmental Research Letters, 12, 025008, 2017
  65. J.-K. Choi, B. R. Bakshi, K. Hubacek, and J. Nader, A Sequential Input-Output Framework to Analyze the Economic and Environmental Implications of Energy Policies: Gas Taxes and Fuel SubsidiesApplied Energy, 184, 15, 830–839, 2016
  66. Mandade, P., B. R. Bakshi, G. D. Yadav, Ethanol from Indian Agro-Industrial Lignocellulosic Biomass – An Emergy EvaluationClean Technol. Env. Policy, 18, 2625–2634, 2016
  67. V. Gopalakrishnan, B. R. Bakshi, and G. Ziv. “Assessing the Capacity of Local Ecosystems to Meet Industrial Demand for Ecosystem Services.” AIChE Journal, 62, 9, 3319-3333 (2016).
  68. Bogra, S., B. R. Bakshi, R. Mathur, A Water Withdrawal Input-Output Model of the Indian EconomyEnvironmental Science and Technology, 50, 3, 1313–1321, 2016
  69. Chopra, S., B. R. Bakshi, V. Khanna, Economic Dependence of U.S. Industrial Sectors on Animal-mediated Pollination ServiceEnvironmental Science and Technology, 49, 24, 14441–14451, 2015
  70. Mandade, P., B. R. Bakshi, G. D. Yadav, Ethanol from Indian Agro-Industrial Lignocellulosic Biomass – A Life Cycle Evaluation of Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Land and WaterInt. J. LCA, 20, 12, 1649-1658, 2015
  71. Hanes, R. J., B. R. Bakshi, Process to Planet: A Multiscale Modeling Framework Toward Sustainable EngineeringAIChE Journal, accepted, 2015
  72. Hanes, R. J., B. R. Bakshi, Sustainable Process Design Using the Process to Planet FrameworkAIChE Journal, accepted, 2015
  73. Hanes, R., N. B. Cruze, P. K. Goel, B. R. Bakshi, Allocation Games: Addressing the ill-posed nature of allocation in life cycle inventoriesEnvironmental Science and Technology, 49, 13, 7996–8003, 2015
  74. Kursun, B., B. R. Bakshi, M. Mahata, and J. F. Martin. Life Cycle and Emergy Based Design of Energy Systems in Developing Countries: Centralized and Localized Options, Ecological Modelling, accepted, 2015
  75. Bakshi, B. R., G. Ziv, M. D. Lepech, Techno-Ecological Synergy: A Framework for Sustainable EngineeringEnvironmental Science and Technology, 49, 3, 1752-1760, 2015
  76. Singh, S., B. R. Bakshi, Footprints of Carbon and Nitrogen: Revisiting the Paradigm and Exploring their Nexus for Decision Making, Ecological Indicators, accepted, 2015
  77. Winden, M., N. Cruze, T. Haab, B. Bakshi, Monetized value of the environmental, health and resource externalities of soy biodiesel, Energy Economics, 2014, accepted
  78. Bakshi, B. R., Methods and Tools for Sustainable Process DesignCurrent Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 6, 69-74, 2014
  79. Cruze, N. B., P. K. Goel, B. R. Bakshi, Allocation in life cycle inventory: partial set of solutions to an ill-posed problemInt. J. Life Cycle Assessment, 19, 11, 1854-1865, 2014
  80. Cruze, N. B., P. K. Goel, B. R. Bakshi, Revisiting Least Squares Techniques for the Purposes of Allocation in Life Cycle InventoryInt. J. Life Cycle Assessment, 19, 10, 1733-1744, 2014
  81. Winden, M., N. Cruze, T. Haab, B. Bakshi, Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Choice Analysis for Alternative Fuel Valuation, Ecological Economics, accepted
  82. Kursun, B., S. Ramkumar, B. R. Bakshi, L.-S. Fan, A Life Cycle Comparison of Coal Gasification by Conventional versus Calcium Looping ProcessInd. Eng. Chem. Res., accepted
  83. Woods, L., B. R. Bakshi, Reusable vs. Disposable Cups Revisited: Guidance in life cycle comparisons addressing scenario, model, and parameter uncertainties for the U.S. consumerInt. J. Life Cycle Assessment, 19, 4, 931-940, 2014
  84. Singh, S., B. R. Bakshi, Accounting for Emissions and Sinks from the Biogeochemical Cycle of Carbon in the U.S. Economic Input-Output Model, J. Industrial Ecology, accepted
  85. Zhang, Y., E. Gibbemeyer, B. R. Bakshi, Empirical Comparion of Input-Output Methods for Life Cycle AssessmentJ. Industrial Ecology, 18, 5, 734-746, 2014
  86. Singh, S., B. R. Bakshi, Accounting for the Biogeochemical Cycle of Nitrogen in Input-Output Life Cycle AssessmentEnv. Sc. Technol., 47, 16, 9388-9396, 2013
  87. Zhuang, K., B. R. Bakshi, M. J. Herrgard, Multi-scale modeling for sustainable chemical productionBiotechnology Journal, 8, 9, 973–984, 2013
  88. Urban, R. A., B. R. Bakshi, Techno-Ecological Synergy as a Path Toward Sustainability of a North American Residential SystemEnv. Sc. Technol.,47 4, 1985–1993, 2013
  89. Cruze, N. B., P. K. Goel, B. R. Bakshi, On the “Rigorous proof of fuzzy error propagation with matrix-based LCI”Int. J. LCA, 18, 2, 516-519, 2013
  90. Reinforced Wind Turbine Blades – An Environmental Life Cycle Evaluation
    Merugula, L., V. Khanna, B. R. Bakshi, Env. Sc. Technol., 46, 17, 9785–9792, 2012
  91. Assessing Resource Intensity and Renewability of Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies using Eco-LCA
    Baral, A., B. R. Bakshi, R. Smith, Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 4, 2436–2444, 2012
  92. Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Life Cycle Assessment
    Bakshi, B. R., M. J. Small, J. Industrial Ecology, 15, 4, 477-478, 2011
  93. A life cycle framework for the investigation of environmentally benign nanoparticles and products,
    Theis, T. L., B. R. Bakshi, R. Clift, D. Durham, V. M. Fthenakis, T. G. Gutowski, J. A. Isaacs, T. Seager, M. R. Wiesner, Physica Status Solidi, 5, 9, 312-317, 2011
  94. Appreciating the Role of Thermodynamics in LCA Improvement Analysis via an Application to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
    Grubb, G. F., B. R. Bakshi, Environmental Science and Technology, 45, 7, 3054–3061, 2011
  95. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Beneficial Applications for Scrap Tires
    Fiksel, J., B. R. Bakshi, A. Baral, R. Rajagopalan, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 13, 19-35, 2011
  96. Emergy Analysis using US Economic Input-Output Models with Applications to Life Cycles of Gasoline and Corn Ethanol
    Baral, A., B. R. Bakshi, Ecological Modelling, 221, 15, 1807-1818, 2010
  97. Towards sustainability of engineered processes: Designing self-reliant networks of technological-ecological systems
    Urban, R. A., Bakshi, B. R., Grubb, G. F., Baral, A., Mitsch, W. J., Computers and Chemical Engineering, accepted 2010
  98. Effects of a carbon price in the U.S. on economic sectors, resource use, and emissions: An input-output approach
    Choi, J.-K., Bakshi, B. R., Haab, T., Energy Policy, 38, 7, 3527-3536, 2010
  99. Prior Checking and Moving Horizon Smoothing for Improved Particle Filtering
    Lang, L., Goel, P. K., Bakshi, B. R., Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49, 9, 4197–4209, 2010
  100. Accounting for Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment, Part I: A Critical Review
    Zhang, Y., Singh, S., Bakshi, B. R., Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 7, 2232-2242, 2010
  101. Accounting for Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle Assessment, Part II: Toward an Ecologically-Based LCA
    Zhang, Y., Baral, A., Bakshi, B. R., Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 7, 2624-2631, 2010
  102. Life Cycle of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Production – Impact of Emissions and Thermodynamic Analysis of Resource Use
    Grubb, G. F., Bakshi, B. R., J. Industrial Ecology, accepted, 2010
  103. Thermodynamic Metrics for Aggregation of Natural Resources in Life Cycle Analysis: Insight via Application to Some Transportation Fuels,
    Baral, A., Bakshi, B. R., Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 2, 800-807, 2010
  104. Integrated Estimation of Measurement Error With Empirical Process Modeling – A Hierarchical Bayes Approach
    Chen, H., Bakshi, B. R., Goel, P. K., AIChE Journal, 55, 11, 2883-2895, 2009
  105. 1,3-Propanediol from Fossils versus Biomass: A Life Cycle Evaluation of Emissions and Ecological Resources
    Urban, R. A., Bakshi, B. R., Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, 17, 8068-8082, 2009
  106. Carbon Nanofiber Polymer Composites: Evaluation of Life Cycle Energy Use,
    Khanna, V., Bakshi, B. R., Environmental Science and Technology, 43, 6, 2078-2084, 2009
  107. Carbon Nanofiber Production : Life Cycle Energy Consumption and Environmental Impact
    Khanna, V., Bakshi, B. R., Lee, L. J., Journal of Industrial Ecology, 12, 3, 394-410, 2008
  108. Multiscale Statistical Process Control Using Wavelet Packets
    Reis, M. S., Bakshi, B. R., Saraiva, P. M., AIChE Journal, 54, 9, 2366-2378, 2008
  109. Resource Intensities of Chemical Industry Sectors in the United States via Input-Output Network Models,
    Ukidwe, N. U., Bakshi, B. R., Comp. Chem. Eng., 32, 9, 2050-2064, 2008
  110. Exergy: its potential and limitations in environmental science and technology,
    Dewulf, J., Langenhove, H., Muys, B., Bruers, S., Bakshi, B. R., Grubb, G., Paulus, D., Sciubba, E., Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 7, 2221-2232, 2008
  111. Life Cycle Assessment of an Ionic Liquid versus Molecular Solvents and Their Applications,
    Zhang, Y., Bakshi, B. R., and Sahle-Demessie, E., Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 5, 1724–1730, 2008
  112. Toward Bayesian Chemometrics – A Tutorial on Some Recent Advances
    Chen, H., Bakshi, B. R., and Goel, P. K., Analytica Chimica Acta, 602, 1-16, 2007
  113. Bayesian Latent Variable Regression via Gibbs Sampling: Methodology and Practical Aspects,
    Chen, H., Bakshi, B. R., and Goel, P. K., J. Chemometrics, 21, 12, 578-591, 2007
  114. Enhancing Life Cycle Inventories via Reconciliation with the Laws of Thermodynamics,
    Hau, J. L., Yi, H.-S., and Bakshi, B. R., J. Industrial Ecology, 11, 4, 5-25, 2007
  115. Bayesian Estimation via Sequential Monte Carlo Sampling – Constrained Dynamic Systems
    Chen, W.-S.,  Lang, L., Bakshi, B. R., Goel, P. K., and Ungarala, S., Automatica, 43, 1615-1622, 2007
  116. Rectification of Multiscale Data with Application to Life Cycle Inventories
    Yi, H.-S., and Bakshi, B. R., AIChE Journal, 53, 4, 876-890, 2007
  117. Industrial and Ecological Cumulative Exergy Consumption of the United States via the 1997 Input-Output Benchmark Model
    Ukidwe, N. U., and Bakshi, B. R., Energy, 32, 1560-1592, 2007
  118. Particle Filtering and Moving Horizon Estimation
    Rawlings, J. B., and B R. Bakshi, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 30, 10-12, 1529-1541, 2006
  119. Flow of Natural versus Economic Capital in Industrial Supply Networks and its Implications to Sustainability
    Ukidwe, N. U., and B. R. Bakshi, Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 24, 9759-9769, 2005
  120. Hierarchical Thermodynamic Metrics for Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of Industrial Processes
    Yi, H.-S., J. L. Hau, N. U. Ukidwe, and B. R. Bakshi, Environmental Progress, special issue on Sustainable Engineering, 23, 4, 302-314, 2004
  121. Thermodynamic Accounting of Ecosystem Contribution to Economic Sectors with Application to 1992 US Economy
    Ukidwe, N. U., and B. R. Bakshi, Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 18, 4810-4827, 2004
  122. Clustering in Wavelet Domain: A Multiresolution ART Network for Anomaly Detection
    Aradhye, H. B., B. R. Bakshi, J. F. Davis, and S. C. Ahalt, AIChE Journal, 50, 10, 2455-2466, 2004
  123. Promise and Problems of Emergy Analysis
    Hau, J. L., and B. R. Bakshi, Ecological Modelling, special issue in honor of H. T. Odum, 178, 215-225, 2004
    Paper
  124. Bayesian Estimation via Sequential Monte Carlo Sampling: Unconstrained Nonlinear Dynamic Systems
    Chen, W.-S., B. R. Bakshi, P. K. Goel, and S. Ungarala, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 14, 4012-4025, 2004
    Paper
  125. Expanding Exergy Analysis to Account for Ecosystem Products and Services
    Hau, J. L., and B. R. Bakshi, Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 13, 3768-3777, 2004
    Paper
  126. The Quest for Sustainability: Challenges for Process Systems Engineering
    Bakshi, B. R., and J. Fiksel, AIChE Journal, cover article, 49, 6, 1350-1358, 2003
    Papercover image
  127. Multiscale SPC Using Wavelets – Theoretical Analysis and Properties
    Aradhye, H. B., B. R. Bakshi, R. A. Strauss, and J. F. Davis, AIChE Journal, 49, 4, 939-958, 2003
    Paper
  128. ART-2 and Multiscale ART-2 for On-Line Process Fault Detection – Validation via Industrial Case Studies and Monte Carlo Simulation
    Aradhye, H. B., J. F. Davis, B. R. Bakshi, Annual Reviews in Control, 26, 1, 113-127, 2002
  129. Bayesian Principal Component Analysis
    Nounou, M. N., B. R. Bakshi, P. K. Goel, and X. Shen, Journal of Chemometrics, 16, 11, 576-595, 2002
    Paper
  130. Process Modeling by Bayesian Latent Variable Regression
    Nounou, M. N., B. R. Bakshi, P. K. Goel, and X. Shen, AIChE Journal, 48, 8, 1775-1793, 2002
    Paper
  131. Multiscale and Bayesian Approaches to Data Analysis in Genomics High Throughput Screening
    Yang, C., B. R. Bakshi, J. F. Rathman, P E. Blower, Jr., Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Delivery , 5, 3, 428-438, 2002
  132. Comparison of Statistical Process Monitoring Methods: Application to the Eastman Challenge Problem
    Kano, M., K. Nagao, S. Hasebe, I. Hashimoto,H. Ohno, R. Strauss, and B. Bakshi, Computers and Chemical Engineering, special issue on selected papers from PSE 2000, 26, 2, 161-174, 2002
    Paper
  133. A Thermodynamic Framework for Ecologically Conscious Process Systems Engineering
    B. R. Bakshi, Computers and Chemical Engineering, special issue on selected papers from PSE 2000, 26, 2, 269-282, 2002
    Paper
  134. Multiscale Bayesian Data Rectification of Linear Steady-State and Dynamic Systems without Accurate Models
    Bakshi, B. R., M. N. Nounou, P. K. Goel, and X. Shen, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research , 40, 1, 261 -274, 2001
    Abstract and Paper
  135. Interplay of Large Materials Databases Semi-empirical Methods, Neuro-computing and First Principle Calculations for Ternary Compound Former/Nonformer Prediction
    Villars, P., K. Brandenburg, M. Berndt, S. LeClair, A. Jackson, Y.-H. Pao, B. Igelnik, M. Oxley, B. Bakshi, P. Chen, and S. Iwata, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence , 13, 5, 497-505, 2000
    Paper
  136. Binary, Ternary and Quaternary Compound Former/Nonformer Prediction via Mendeleev Number
    Villars, P., K. Brandenburg, M. Berndt, S. LeClair, A. Jackson, Y. H. Pao, B. Igelnik, M. Oxley, B. Bakshi, and P. Chen, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 317-318, 26-38, 2001
    Paper
  137. A Thermodynamic Framework for Ecologically Conscious Process Systems Engineering
    B. R. Bakshi, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 24, 2-7, 1767-1773, 2000 (proceedings of PSE 2000, plenary talk)
    Paper
  138. A Multiscale, Bayesian and Error-In-Variables Approach for Linear Dynamic Data Rectification
    Ungarala, S., and B. R. Bakshi, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 24, 2-7, 445-451, 2000 (proceedings of PSE 2000)
    Paper
  139. Comparison of Statistical Process Monitoring Methods: Application to the Eastman Challenge Problem
    Kano, M., K. Nagao, S. Hasebe, I. Hashimoto, H. Ohno, R. Strauss, and B. Bakshi, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 24, 2-7, 175-181, 2000 (proceedings of PSE 2000, plenary talk)
    Paper
  140. Multiscale Analysis and Modeling Using Wavelets
    Bakshi, B. R., Journal of Chemometrics, 13, 3-4, 415-434, 1999
    Abstract , Paper
  141. Online Multiscale Filtering of Random and Gross Errors Without Process Models
    Nounou, M. N. and B. R. Bakshi, AIChE Journal, 45, 5, 1041-1058, 1999
    Abstract , Paper
  142. A Common Framework and Overview for the Unification of Neural, Chemometric and Statistical Modeling Methods
    Bakshi, B. R. and U. Utojo, Analytica Chimica Acta, special issue on neural networks, 384, 227-247, 1999
    Abstract , Paper
  143. Unification of Neural and Statistical Methods that Combine Inputs by Linear Projection
    Bakshi, B. R. and U. Utojo, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 22, 12, 1859-1878, 1998
    Abstract , Paper
  144. Unification of Neural and Statistical Methods as Applied to Materials Structure-Property Mapping
    Bakshi, B. R. and R. Chatterjee, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 279, 1, 39-46, 1998
    Abstract , Paper
  145. Multiscale PCA with Application to Multivariate Statistical Process Monitoring
    Bakshi, B. R., AIChE Journal , 44, 7, 1596-1610, 1998
    Abstract , Text , Figures
  146. Multiscale Rectification of Random Errors without Process Models
    Bakshi, B. R., P. Bansal and M. Nounou, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 21, S1167-S1172, 1997
    Abstract , Paper
  147. Multifractal Characterization of Flow in Circulating Fluidized Beds
    Zhong, H., Bakshi, B. R., Jiang, P., Fan, L.-S., The Chemical Engineering Journal, special issue on Chaos and Fractals in Chemical Engineering, 64, 107-115, 1996
    AbstractPaper
  148. Compression of Chemical Process Data Through Functional Approximation and Feature Extraction
    Bakshi, B. R., Stephanopoulos, G., AIChE Journal, 42, 2, 477-492, 1996
    Abstract
  149. A Method for an Automated Rule Extraction From Raw Process Data Part 1: Process Trends, Wavelet Transformation and Decision Trees (in German)
    Locher, G., B. Bakshi, Geo. Stephanopoulos, Greg. Stephanopoulos and K. Schügerl, Automatisierungstechnik , 44, 2, 61-70, February 1996
  150. A Method for an Automated Rule Extraction From Raw Process Data Part 2: A Case Study (in German)
    Locher, G., B. Bakshi, Geo. Stephanopoulos, Greg. Stephanopoulos and K. Schügerl, Automatisierungstechnik , 44, 3, 138-145, March 1996
  151. Analysis of Flow in Gas-Liquid Bubble Columns Using Multi-Resolution Methods
    Bakshi, B. R., Zhong, H., Jiang, P., Fan, L.-S., Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng., Part A, 73, 608-614, August, 1995
    Abstract
  152. Representation of Process Trends, Part III. Multi-Scale Extraction of Trends from Process Data
    Bakshi, B. R., Stephanopoulos, G., Computers and Chemical Engineering , 18, 4, 267-302, 1994
    Abstract
  153. Representation of Process Trends, Part IV. Induction of Real-Time Patterns from Operating Data for Diagnosis and Supervisory Control
    Bakshi, B. R., Stephanopoulos, G., Computers and Chemical Engineering , 18, 4, 303-332, 1994
    Abstract
  154. Analysis of Operating Data for Evaluation, Diagnosis and Control of Batch Operations
    Bakshi, B. R., Locher, G., Stephanopoulos, Greg., Stephanopoulos, Geo., Journal of Process Control , 4, 4, 175-194, 1994
    Abstract
  155. “Database mining” mit Hilfe von Trends, Wavelettransformation und Klassifizierungsbäumen
    Locher, G., Bakshi, B., Stephanopoulos, Geo., Stephanopoulos, Greg., Schügerl, K., Chemie Ingenieur Technik , 66, 3, 541, 1994
  156. Wavelet Networks for Localized Learning in a Multi-Resolution Hierarchy
    Bakshi, B. R. and G. Stephanopoulos, Communication and Cognition – Artificial Intelligence, 10, 1-2, 23-37, 1993
  157. Wave-Net: A Multi-Resolution, Hierarchical Neural Network with Localized Learning
    Bakshi, B. R., Stephanopoulos, G., AIChE Journal, 39, 1, 57-81, 1993
    Abstract

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Technical Reports
 

  1. Hierarchical Thermodynamic Sustainability Metrics for an Ammonia Process
    Yi, H.-S., B. R. Bakshi, contains details of study in “Hierarchical Thermodynamic Metrics for Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of Industrial Processes”, Environmental Progress, 23, 4, 302-314, 2004
  2. A Multiresolution ART Network for Anomaly Detection in Multivariate Non-Linearly Correlated Signals
    Aradhye, H. B., B. R. Bakshi, J. F. Davis,and S. C. Ahalt
  3. Multiscale and Bayesian Methods for Efficient Process Operation
    Bakshi, B. R., keynote lecture at PSE Asia, Kyoto, Japan, December 2000
  4. Bayesian Error-in-Variables Rectification of Data from Linear Dynamic Systems
    Ungarala, S., and B. R. Bakshi
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