Dr. Nabil, Director, Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Speaker - Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo, Seminars - Sacramento 2009

Dr. Nabil Nasr is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), whose mission is to deliver innovative educational programs in sustainability and to conduct related world-class research. He is also responsible for the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) a technology development and transfer arm of GIS.  He founded the National Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery (NC3R) at RIT, a leading source of applied research and solutions in remanufacturing technologies.  NC3R and CIMS at Rochester Institute of Technology serve as resources for remanufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and government agencies.  Dr. Nasr’s background is in sustainable production, remanufacturing, clean production, and sustainable product development. 

For over 24 years Dr. Nasr has been a leader in the research and development efforts in his field.  He has developed strong ties to industry through efforts to implement and improve sustainable design processes at hundreds of companies from diverse sectors.  He has served on several national task forces in this field; he also serves on the National Academies’ National Research Council Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design.  Dr. Nasr is the chair of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Advisory Expert Group on Sustainable Production and Eco-Innovation.  He also served as an expert delegate with the U.S. Government in several international forums such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).  Dr. Nasr has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) organization of the government of Singapore.   He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, a member of ASME Research Committee on Sustainable Products and Processes, the chairman of the Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) and several industry boards. 

Dr. Nasr has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Helwan University, an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rutgers University, an M.Eng. in Manufacturing Engineering from Penn State University and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Rutgers University.