Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 2:30 PM
Federal Room B (Capital Hilton)
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Using the Rowan University Engineering Clinic Model to Implement Green Engineering Partnerships with the Pharmaceutical Industry

C. Stewart Slater, Mariano J. Savelski, Brian G. Lefebvre, Stephanie Farrell, and Robert P. Hesketh. Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University Engineering Clinic projects have examined how to apply green engineering strategies to both R&D and manufacturing. This has been accomplished through industry-university partnerships with pharmaceutical companies (Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer) in the New Jersey area. Several grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and industry have supported initiatives in green chemistry, engineering and design in our Engineering Clinic program. The green engineering clinic projects use a junior/senior student team who work with the industrial partner on approaches to pollution prevention. Students are able to learn about green engineering design and apply their knowledge directly to a real industrial case through faculty and industrial mentoring. These projects have the potential to yield green engineering outcomes such as: process intensification, waste reduction, and energy reduction. The Rowan Clinic model allows companies in the region to take advantage of university expertise to assist in sustainable development and manufacturing.