Ravichandran, A., Diaz-Elsayed, N., Thomas, S., & Zhang, Q. (2020). An Assessment of the Influence of Local Conditions on the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Drain Water Heat Recovery Systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 123589.
Diaz-Elsayed, N. & Zhang, Q. (2020). Extracting the Characteristics of Life Cycle Assessments via Data Mining. MethodsX, 101004.
Diaz-Elsayed, N., Rezaei, N., Ndiaye, A., & Zhang, Q. (2020). Trends in the Environmental and Economic Sustainability of Wastewater-based Resource Recovery. Journal of Cleaner Production, 265, 121598.
Rezaei, N., Sierra-Altamiranda, A., Diaz-Elsayed, N., Charkgard, H., Zhang, Q. (2019). A multi-objective optimization model for decision support in water reclamation system planning. Journal of Cleaner Production, 240, 118227.
Rezaei, N., Diaz-Elsayed, N., Mohebbi, S., Xie, X., & Zhang, Q. (2019). A Multi-Criteria Sustainability Assessment of Water Reuse Applications: A Case Study in Lakeland, Florida. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5, 102-118.
Diaz-Elsayed, N., Xu, X., Balaguer-Barbosa, M., & Zhang, Q. (2017). An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems for Nutrient Management. Water Research, 121, 186-196.
Diaz-Elsayed, N., Dornfeld, D., & Horvath, A. (2015). A Comparative Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Machine Tool Manufacturing Facilities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 95, 223-231.
Diaz-Elsayed, N., Jondral, A, Greinacher, S, Dornfeld, D., & Lanza, G. (2013). Assessment of Lean and Green Strategies by Simulation of Manufacturing Systems in Discrete Production Environments. CIRP Annals – Manufacturing Technology, 62(1), 475-478.
Conference Proceedings
Diaz-Elsayed, N., Hernandez, L., Rajamani, R., & Weiss, B. Asset Condition Management: A Framework for Smart, Health-Ready Manufacturing Systems, in: Proceedings of the Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC). In press.
Diaz, N., Ninomiya, K., Noble, J., & Dornfeld, D. Environmental Impact Characterization of Milling and Implications for Potential Energy Savings in Industry, in: Proceedings of the 5th CIRP International Conf. on High Performance Cutting, pp. 535-540, Zurich, Switzerland, June 4-7.
Diaz, N. & Dornfeld, D. Cost and Energy Consumption Optimization of Product Manufacture in a Flexible Manufacturing System, in: Proceedings of the 19th CIRP International Conf. on Life Cycle Engineering, pp. 411-416, Berkeley, CA, May 23-25.
Diaz, N., Redelsheimer, E., & Dornfeld, D. Energy Consumption Characterization and Reduction Strategies for Milling Machine Tool Use, in: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conf. on Life Cycle Engineering, pp. 263-267, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2-4.
Diaz, N., Choi, S., Helu, M., Chen, Y., Jayanathan, S., Yasui, Y., Kong, D., Pavanaskar, S., & Dornfeld, D. Machine Tool Design and Operation Strategies for Green Manufacturing, in: Proceedings of the 4th CIRP International Conf. on High Performance Cutting, Vol. 1, pp. 271-276, Gifu, Japan, October 24-26.
Diaz, N., Helu, M., Jayanathan, S., Chen, Y., Horvath, A., & Dornfeld, D. Environmental Analysis of Milling Machine Tool Use in Various Manufacturing Environments, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Washington, D.C., May 17-19.
Niggeschmidt, S., Helu, M., Diaz, N., Behmann, B., Lanza, G., & Dornfeld, D. Integrating Green and Sustainability Aspects into Life Cycle Performance Evaluation, in: Proceedings of the 17th CIRP International Conf. on Life Cycle Engineering, pp. 366-371, Hefei, China, May 19-21.
Mazzeo, A.D., Diaz, N., Dirckx, M., & Hardt, D.E. Single-Step Through-Hole Punching and Double-Sided Hot Embossing of Microfluidic Channels, in: 2nd International Conference on Micro-Manufacturing, Cincinnati, OH, September 10-13.
Non-Refereed Conference Papers
Diaz, N., Helu, M., Ninomiya, K., & Dornfeld, D. Impact of the Manufacturing Phase on the Life Cycle of Machined Products, Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation (MTTRF), pp. 97-102, Iga, Japan.
Diaz, N., Behrendt, T., Choi, S., Kong, D., Ninomiya, K., & Dornfeld, D. Environmental Impact Accounting of Machining, Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation (MTTRF), pp.89-94, Chicago, IL.
Diaz, N., Helu, M., & Dornfeld, D. Design and Operation Strategies for Green Machine Tool Development, Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation (MTTRF), pp. 77-82, San Francisco, CA.
Diaz, N., Helu, M., Jarvis, A., Tönissen, S., Dornfeld, D., & Schlosser, R. Strategies for Minimum Energy Operation for Precision Machining, Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation (MTTRF), pp. 47-50, Shanghai, China.
Book Chapters
Helu, M., Diaz-Elsayed, N., & Dornfeld, D. Manufacturing Equipment, In: Energy Efficient Manufacturing: Theory and Applications, eds. J. Sutherland, D. Dornfeld, B. Linke, Wiley-Scrivener.
Vijayaraghavan, A., Yuan, C., Diaz, N., Fleschutz, T., & Helu, M. Closed-loop Production Systems, In: Green Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Applications, ed. D. Dornfeld, Springer, NY.
Dornfeld, D., Yuan, C., Diaz, N., Zhang, T., & Vijayaraghavan A. Introduction to Green Manufacturing, In: Green Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Applications, ed. D. Dornfeld, Springer, NY.