Gamini Mendis

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering (Behrend)

Dr. Gamini Mendis specializes in polymer sustainability, with active research projects on life cycle analysis of plastics, plastics in food packaging, the end-of-life fate of plastics in the environment, and post-consumer recycling and upcycling. He is also investigating the implementation of smart manufacturing technologies to improve efficiency and reduce material waste.

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Projects

Recent Publications

Board 317: Improving Undergraduate STEM Writing: A Collaboration Between Instructors and Writing Center Directors to Improve Peer-Writing Tutor Feedback

Weissbach, R., Pflueger, R. C., Edinbarough, I., Renguette, C. C., Sorge, B., Mendis, G. P., Rothrock, M., Dasgupta, A. & Bodenhamer, J., Jun 25 2023, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Dissolution from Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer Long-Acting Implants: Effect of Model Active Ingredient Size and Shape

Gohn, A. M., Nolte, A., Ravotti, E., Forster, S. P., Giles, M., Rudd, N. & Mendis, G., Jun 2022, In: Pharmaceutics. 14, 6, 1139.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Mold inserts for injection molding prototype applications fabricated via material extrusion additive manufacturing

Gohn, A. M., Brown, D., Mendis, G., Forster, S., Rudd, N. & Giles, M., Mar 2022, In: Additive Manufacturing. 51, 102595.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Probing Three Distinct Crystal Polymorphs of Melt-Crystallized Polyamide 6 by an Integrated Fast Scanning Calorimetry Chip System

Zhang, X., Gohn, A. M., Mendis, G., Buzinkai, J. F., Weigand, S. J. & Rhoades, A. M., Aug 24 2021, In: Macromolecules. 54, 16, p. 7512-7528 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Monitoring of a machining process using kernel principal component analysis and kernel density estimation

Lee, W. J., Mendis, G. P., Triebe, M. J. & Sutherland, J. W., Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 31, 5, p. 1175-1189 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

An efficient metaheuristics for a sequence-dependent disassembly planning

Ren, Y., Meng, L., Zhang, C., Zhao, F., Saif, U., Huang, A., Mendis, G. P. & Sutherland, J. W., Feb 1 2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 245, 118644.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Value recovery options portfolio optimization for remanufacturing end of life product

Jiang, Z., Wang, H., Zhang, H., Mendis, G. & Sutherland, J. W., Feb 10 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 210, p. 419-431 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Integrated sustainability assessment for a bioenergy system: A system dynamics model of switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production in the U.S. midwest

Jin, E., Mendis, G. P. & Sutherland, J. W., Oct 10 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 234, p. 503-520 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Spatial agent-based modeling for dedicated energy crop adoption and cellulosic biofuel commercialization

Jin, E., Mendis, G. P. & Sutherland, J. W., May 1 2019, In: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 13, 3, p. 618-634 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Development of an intelligent tool condition monitoring system to identify manufacturing tradeoffs and optimal machining conditions

Lee, W. J., Mendis, G. P. & Sutherland, J. W., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 33, p. 256-263 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Modeling and Analysis of the Process Energy for Cylindrical Drawing

Li, L., Huang, H., Zhao, F., Zou, X., Mendis, G. P., Luan, X., Liu, Z. & Sutherland, J. W., Feb 1 2019, In: Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 141, 2, 021001.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Evaluation of the physical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties of steam-cured PET/polyester cured-in-place pipe

Nuruddin, M., Mendis, G. P., Ra, K., Sendesi, S. M. T., Futch, T., Goodsell, J., Whelton, A. J., Youngblood, J. P. & Howarter, J. A., Aug 1 2019, In: Journal of Composite Materials. 53, 19, p. 2687-2699 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A method for economic input-output social impact analysis with application to U.S. advanced manufacturing

Richter, J. S., Mendis, G. P., Nies, L. & Sutherland, J. W., Mar 1 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 212, p. 302-312 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The impact of cap-and-trade mechanism and consumers’ environmental preferences on a retailer-led supply Chain

Tong, W., Mu, D., Zhao, F., Mendis, G. P. & Sutherland, J. W., Mar 2019, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 142, p. 88-100 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Component-Oriented Reassembly in Remanufacturing Systems: Managing Uncertainty and Satisfying Customer Needs

Wang, Y., Mendis, G. P., Peng, S. & Sutherland, J. W., Feb 1 2019, In: Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 141, 2, 021005.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review