Call for Papers
submission WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED.
The deadline for abstracts for the Call for Papers, which includes a list of suggested topics, has passed. Abstracts were due Friday, Dec. 6.
The conference serves as a national thought-leadership event on the Circular Economy. The objective of the event is to advance the national conversation on how a circular approach and sustainable manufacturing can support the nation’s efforts to meet its energy, environmental and economic goals.
The annual conference is open to REMADE members and non-members alike. Members of the media are also welcome to attend.
The event features experts highlighting emerging technologies and research that will advance and accelerate the nation’s transition to a Circular Economy.
REMADE is excited about bringing all aspects of the Circular Economy together in one unified conference.
Call for Papers!
REMADE is issuing a Call for Papers on the topics listed below. Submissions from academic researchers, industry innovators, and others, including international experts, are strongly encouraged. Papers will be peer-reviewed and published in the months following the event.
Call for Papers Topics
- Design for Reuse, Remanufacturing, Recovery, and Recycling (Re-X)
- AI Integration into Re-X
- Emerging Textile Recovery & Recycling Technologies
- Recovery & Recycling of Electronic Scrap, Metals, and/or Critical Minerals
- Critical Materials Recovery & Recycling
- Innovative Remanufacturing Technologies
- Recovery & Recycling of Packaging Materials
- Recovery & Recycling of Tires and Rubber
- Mechanical Recycling Technologies
- Chemical and Solvent-Based Recycling Technologies
- Building a Circular Economy for Products and Materials
- Technologies for Transforming Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs)
- A Systems Approach to Overcoming Supply Chain & Logistics Challenges
- Systems Analysis – Techno-economic Analysis, Material Flow Analysis, & Life-cycle Analysis
- Circular Economy Business Models & Approaches
REMADE recently issued a Call for Papers in preparation for our 2024 REMADE Circular Economy Tech Summit & Conference. The final deadline for abstracts was Dec. 8, 2023. Abstracts are no longer being accepted for our 2024 event.
Submissions from academic researchers, industry innovators, and others, including international experts, were strongly encouraged as part of our Call for Papers process. Abstracts from those underrepresented in STEM were highly encouraged as well.
Papers were due Jan. 19, 2024, and are in the process of being peer-reviewed. Papers will be selected Friday, March 1, 2024.
Abstracts are due 9/30/25and must be submitted via form on this page
Abstract Submission Form
Anticipated Schedule & Deadlines
Call for Papers Announced
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Deadline for Abstracts
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Deadline for Submission of Papers
Friday, November 21, 2025
Papers Selected
Tuesday, JAnuary 6, 2026
Presentation of Papers
Wednesday & Thursday, March 11-12, 2026
Conference Chair
Nabil Nasr, REMADE Institute
Organizing Committee
Kevin Anderson, Brunswick Corporation – Mercury Marine Division
Magdi Azer, REMADE Institute
Ed Daniels, REMADE Institute
Jill Martin, Dow Chemical
Barbara Reck, Yale University
Michael Thurston, Rochester Institute of Technology
Program Committee
Mohamed Aboukhatwa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bhavik Bakshi, Arizona State University
Alessandro Bernardi, Braskem
Bert Bras, Georgia Tech
Daniel Cooper, University of Michigan
Subodh Das, Phinix LLC
Jonathan Doan, A3 Global
Sean Kelly, Solvus Global
Jennifer Lake, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
Kecheng Li, Western Michigan University
Alan Luo, Ohio State University
Tim McAloone, Technical University of Denmark
Brajendra Mishra, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Nenad Nenadic, Rochester Institute of Technology
Robert Radulescu, Michelin
Tomohiko Sakao, Linköping University
Jeffery Spangenberger, Argonne National Laboratory
Meng Tao, Arizona State University
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Pennsylvania State University
Mark Walluk, Rochester Institute of Technology
Wencai Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Peggy Zwolinski, University Grenoble Alps / France