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Title Sustainable development of materials: Broadening stakeholder engagement
ID_Doc 23130
Authors Schoenung, JM; Olivetti, EA
Title Sustainable development of materials: Broadening stakeholder engagement
Year 2023
Published Mrs Bulletin, 48, 4
DOI 10.1557/s43577-023-00521-8
Abstract We present a transformative vision for future materials selection, processing, and design decisions in the context of sustainability. Specifically, we highlight the concept of sustainable development of materials and the need to broaden the range of stakeholders engaged in materials design decisions. For instance, beyond the traditional structure-processing-performance triangle, there is a critical need to incorporate sustainability metrics into materials design. Such metrics embrace concepts of green chemistry and chemicals management, critical materials and materials circularity, materials substitution and alternatives assessment. Implementation requires broad engagement beyond the traditional materials science and engineering boundaries, including global perspectives on public policy, governance, economics, and public health. Educational norms clearly must also change, together with workforce development programs and comprehensive industrial buy-in. This vision is further expanded upon in the articles in this issue, which we summarize here, providing highlights of each article and identifying critical intersections among the topics presented, thereby providing a framework to realize our vision.
Author Keywords Sustainable development of materials; Chemicals management; Materials substitution; Circular economy; Critical materials; Engineering education
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001000497000001
WoS Category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied
Research Area Materials Science; Physics
PDF https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1557/s43577-023-00521-8.pdf
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