Richard Roth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
57 Papers
221 Citations
Richard Roth is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supply chain & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 52 publications.
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Papers
Evaluating rare earth element availability: a case with revolutionary demand from clean technologies
Elisa Alonso,Andrew M. Sherman,Timothy J. Wallington,Mark P. Everson,Frank R. Field,Richard Roth,Randolph Kirchain +6 more
TL;DR: Upper and lower bound usage projections for REE in automotive and wind applications were developed to evaluate the state of future REE supply availability and identify some key variables that could affect future rare earth markets and market behavior.
Strategic Materials Selection In The Automobile Body: Economic Opportunities for Polymer Composite Design
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors find composites to have significant economic potential when considering emerging advances in the polymer composite body-in-white design against the mild-grade steel body currently on the road.
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Technical cost analysis for PEM fuel cells
TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that the target costs for fuel cell systems for the year 2004 as formulated by PNGV are $50kW −1, which can only be achieved with design changes that reduce the quantity of material used.
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Automobile Bodies: Can Aluminum Be an Economical Alternative to Steel?
TL;DR: In this article, the cost of fabrication and assembly of four different aluminum car body designs, making comparisons with conventional steel designs at current aluminum prices and using current aluminum fabrication technology, is analyzed.
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Perspectives on Cobalt Supply through 2030 in the Face of Changing Demand.
Xinkai Fu,Danielle Beatty,Gabrielle Gaustad,Gerbrand Ceder,Richard Roth,Randolph Kirchain,Michele L. Bustamante,Callie W. Babbitt,Elsa Olivetti +8 more
TL;DR: This analysis suggests that future Co supply will become more diversified geographically and mined more as a byproduct of nickel (Ni) over this period, and for this demand to be met, attention should be paid to sustained investments in refined supply of Co and secondary recovery.