_Our Mission
The Center for Resilience is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to improving the resilience of industrial systems and the environments in which they operate. In a nutshell, we believe that short-term risk management and long-term sustainability are two ends of the enterprise resilience continuum.

To pursue our mission, we have joined forces with a powerful network of engineers, scientists, and business scholars at The Ohio State University and collaborating institutions, leveraging over $20 million in ongoing research programs. For in-depth information about OSU’s broad range of resources, please visit the Institute for Energy and Environment.

_Co-Directors of the Center for Resilience

Dr. Joseph Fiksel

Executive Director

(614) 688 - 8155

fiksel.2@osu.edu

Dr. Bhavik Bakshi

Research Director

(614) 292 - 4904

bakshi.2@osu.edu

Center for Resilience:

1971 Neil Ave., Room 210, Columbus, OH 43210

(614) 688-8155

Center for Resilience External Advisory Board

Terry Cullum    Director, Environment & Energy, General Motors (retired)
Glenn Hammer   Vice President (retired), EHS & Engineering, Ashland
Alan Hecht Director, Sustainability Research & Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kevin Leahy  General Manager, Environmental Economics & Finance
Duke Energy
Bill Lechner  Vice President, Environmental, Scotts Miracle-Gro
Mike Long Resource 100; Executive Director (Retired), SWACO
Suresh Patel Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Services
Limited Brands
Adrian Roberts Associate Laboratory Director (retired), Battelle
Jed Shilling Millennium Institute; Economist (retired), World Bank
Jim Thomas Vice President, Corp. Social Responsibility, JC Penney
Dennis Welch Senior Vice President, Environment & Safety, AEP
Warren Wolf, Chair Chief Scientist (retired), Owens Corning
Darrell Zavitz Vice President, Business Process Services, Supply Chain and Customer Service, Dow Chemical

Faculty Collaborators

The Center for Resilience strives to encourage university-wide interdisciplinary collaboration on topics of national significance. The Center has established effective working relationships with a wide array of faculty members in various OSU colleges, departments, and centers.

College of Engineering
L.S. Fan
 Chemical & Biomolecular Eng.
Clean Coal Combustion Technologies
Marc Posner
 Integrated Systems Engineering
Optimization of by-product synergy networks
Suvrajeet Sen
 Integrated Systems Engineering
Modeling of complex energy systems
Dave Woods
 Integrated Systems Engineering
Resilience Engineering in High-Performance Organizations
Ted Allen
 Integrated Systems Engineering
Statistical Modeling of Dynamic Systems
Dave Farson
 Integrated Systems Engineering
Life Cycle Analysis for Manufacturing Operations
Phil Smith
 Integrated Systems Engineering
Integrated Design in Complex Systems
Tarunjit Butalia
 Civil and Environmental Engineering, Coal Combustion Products Extension
Conversion of Wastes into Useful Byproducts
Hal Walker
 Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Research Center
Environmental sustainability modeling & analysis
Bill Wolfe
 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Structural applications of combustion products
Rabi Mishalani
 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Resilience in transportation infrastructure
Linda Weavers
 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Energy and Environmental Sustainability
J.M. Guldmann
 City and Regional Planning
Resilience Modeling in Urban Systems
Maria Conroy
 City and Regional Planning
Sustainability planning and education
Jack Nasar
 City and Regional Planning
Resilient and Sustainable Architectural Design
Rajiv Ramnath
 Computer Science and Engineering, Center for Enterprise Transformation and Integration
Resilience modeling and information technology
Jay Ramanathan
 Computer Science and Engineering,
Center for Enterprise Transformation and Integration
Resilience modeling and information technology
Giorgio Rizzoni
 Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Center for Automotive Research
Sustainable mobility technology development
Fisher College of Business
  
Peter Ward
 Management Sciences, Center for Operational Excellence
Resilience in Manufacturing Systems
Doug Lambert
 Marketing & Logistics, Global Supply Chain Forum
Environmental excellence in supply chain processes
Keely Croxton
 Marketing & Logistics, Global Supply Chain Forum
Supply chain resilience assessment & management
Rao Unnava
 Marketing & Logistics
Sustainable enterprise education
Karen Wruck
 Management & Human Resources
Sustainable enterprise education
Jay Anand
 Management & Human Resources
Resilience in enterprise strategy
Neil Drobny
 Management & Human Resources
Sustainable enterprise education
Oded Shenkar
 Management & Human Resources
International business collaboration
College of Food, Agriculture,
and Environmental Sciences
  
Stephen Myers
 Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center
Development of bio-based products and materials
Bill Mitsch
 Olentangy Wetlands Research Park
Resilience in ecological systems
Fred Hitzhusen
 Ag., Env. and Dev. Economics
Economic modeling of energy systems
Mario Miranda
 Ag., Env. and Dev. Economics
Resilience in infrastructure systems
Tim Haab
 Ag., Env. and Dev. Economics
Economic modeling for life cycle assessment
Rattan Lal
 School of Env. & Natural Resources,
Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
Carbon flows in terrestrial systems, soil resilience
Floyd Schanbacher
 Ohio Agricultural R&D Center
Systems for conversion of biomass into energy
Casey Hoy
 Ohio Agricultural R&D Center
Agro-ecosystems - integrated policy council
College of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences
  
Doug Alsdorf
 School of Earth Sciences
Carbon, water & climate science
Prem Goel
 Department of Statistics
Environmental and spatial statistics
John Glenn School of Public Affairs
  
Andy Keeler
 Environmental Policy Analysis
Anand Desai
 Complex, adaptive system modeling
Kathy Sullivan
 Battelle Center for Mathematics & Science Education Policy
System dynamics modeling for science and engineering education

Researchers

The following is a list of key graduate students and recent graduates working on Center for Resilience projects.

Maria Aguilera
M.S. Candidate, Integrated Systems Engineering
Industrial ecology modeling

Fernando Bernal
M.S. Candidate, Cognitive Systems Engineering

Anil Baral
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Ecological life cycle assessment

Joe Bolinger
Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science & Engineering
Tool development for industrial ecology and life cycle assessment

Jun-Ki Choi
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Economic input-output modeling

Emrah Cimren
Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Systems Engineering
Industrial ecology and sustainable system modeling

Geoff Grubb
Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Systems Engineering
Ecological life cycle assessment

Vikas Khanna
Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Systems Engineering
Ecological life cycle assessment

Tricia Petras
Ph.D., Glenn School of Public Affairs
Sustainable design for the health sciences campus

Tim Pettit
Ph.D. Candidate, Marketing & Logistics
Resilience assessment for supply chain management

Ravishankar Rajagopalan
Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Systems Engineering
Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis

Kieran Sikdar
M.Sc., Integrated Systems Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering
Industrial ecology modeling and carbon footprint assessment

Yi Zhang
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Ecological life cycle assessment
_OSU Resources

College of Engineering

Ranked among the top 20 engineering programs in the nation, OSU offers a full range of expertise in aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental, and industrial systems engineering, as well as architecture and computer science. Advanced interdisciplinary research is thriving in areas such as polymers and composites, automotive systems, information technology, advanced design and manufacturing methods, human factors, and nanotechnology.

 

College of Engineering

Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering

Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymer Biomedical Devices
(A National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center)

Center for Automotive Research

Center for Occupational Health in Automotive Manufacturing

Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory

Collaborative for Enterprise Transformation and Innovation

Dependable Distributed and Networked Systems Group

Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing

Institute for Ergonomics

Knowlton School of Architecture, including City & Regional Planning

National Regulatory Research Institute

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

This historic college has adopted an innovative "Ecological Paradigm" pyramid model built on four areas of focus: production efficiency, economic viability, environmental compatibility, and social responsibility. Faculty strengths include natural resource management, plant and animal biology, soil science, food science, engineering, economics, sociology, education and communications.

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center

Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics

School of Natural Resources

Carbon Management and Sequestration Center

Environmental Policy Initiative

Social Responsibility Initiative

Olentangy River Wetland Research Park

Fisher College of Business

Fisher College is ranked among the top 20 business schools in the nation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Areas of excellence include lean manufacturing, supply chain management, marketing, and international business.

Fisher College of Business

Center for Operational Excellence

Center for International Business Education & Research

Global Supply Chain Forum

The Colleges of the Arts and Sciences

These five colleges make up the academic core of the university: Arts, Humanities, Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The relevant research centers are listed below.

The Colleges of the Arts and Sciences

Byrd Polar Research Center

Mathematical Biosciences Institute

Program in Spatial Statistics and Environmental Sciences

Environmental Molecular Science Institute

John Glenn School of Public Affairs

Center for Urban and Regional Analysis

Department of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design