Publications

For data, algorithms and trained models developed by the Olivetti group, see The Synthesis Project: A Data-Driven Framework for Materials Synthesis Discovery.

YearAuthorsTitleJournalVolume / Pages
2025Zhang, H., Georgescu, A. B., Yerramilli, S., Karpovich, C., Apley, D. W., Olivetti, E. AEmerging Microelectronic Materials by Design: Navigating Combinatorial Design Space with Scarce and Dispersed DataAccounts of Material ResearchVolume 6 / Issue 6
2025Makarova, O. A., Ravi, B., Sobkowicz, M. J., Masato, D., & Olivetti, E. A. Addressing Favorable and Challenging Flexible Plastic Packaging Waste Flows: A Material Flow AnalysisDOI.org
2025Duan, Y., Tian, Y., Ghosh, S., Venugopal, V., Chen, J., & Olivetti, E. A. LLM-empowered literature mining for material substitution studies in sustainable concreteResource, Conservation and Recycling221, 108379
2025S Mahjoubi, V Venugopal, I Manav, H AzariJafari, R Kirchain, E OlivettiData-driven material screening of secondary and natural cementitious precursorsCommunication Materials6, Article number: 99
2025Y Tian, E OlivettiStrategies for industrial residue valorization through metal recovery, use in construction, or CO2 mineralizationWaste ManagementVolume 203, 114824
2025CK Waite, ER Homer, L Montanelli, E OlivettiPredicting Yield Strength of Aluminum Alloys Based on CompositionTMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition214-218
2025V Venugopal, JLM Rupp, II Abate, EA OlivettiProcess cost analysis of performance challenges and their mitigations in sodium-ion battery cathode materialsJouleVolume 0, Issue 0, 101871
2025A Lazou, C Meskers, E Olivetti, F Diaz, M Gökelma Circular Economy for the Energy TransitionSpringerREWAS 2025
2025Y Zhao, TR Viverito, E Wagstaff, T Aytas, R Pereira, E OlivettiDesign and experimental validation of geopolymer-based refractory insulation with closed porosity for molten salt storage applicationsJournal of Energy Storage113, 115493
2025X Ma, Z Meng, MV Bellonia, J Spangenberger, G Harper, E Gratz, …The evolution of lithium-ion battery recyclingNature Reviews Clean Technology1 (1), 75-94
2024C Karpovich, E Pan, EA OlivettiDeep reinforcement learning for inverse inorganic materials designnpj Computational Materials 10 (1), 287
2024J Hinricher, T Prein, P Simons, K Kim, M Foshey, Y Tian, T Erps, …High Throughput Li-Ceramic Battery Electrolyte Property Optimization Based on Efficient Sample Space ExplorationElectrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts prime2024398-398
2024R Basuhi, K Bhuwalka, EA Moore, I Diersen, RH Malik, E Young, RG Billy, …Clean energy demand must secure sustainable nickel supplyJoule8 (11), 2960-2973
2024N Bashir, V Gohil, AB Subramanya, M Shahrad, D Irwin, E Olivetti, …The Sunk Carbon Fallacy: Rethinking Carbon Footprint Metrics for Effective Carbon-Aware SchedulingProceedings of the 2024 ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing542-551
2024KE Daehn, A Allanore, EA OlivettiA key feedback loop: building electricity infrastructure and electrifying metals productionPhilosophical TransactionsA 382 (2284), 20230234
2024Y Chandio, N Bashir, T Guo, E Olivetti, FM AnwarScoping Sustainable Collaborative Mixed Reality2024 IEEE International Symposium on Emerging Metaverse (ISEMV)1-4
2024J Ryter, K Bhuwalka, M O’Rourke, L Montanelli, D Cohen‐Tanugi, R Roth, …Understanding key mineral supply chain dynamics using economics-informed material flow analysis and Bayesian optimizationJournal of Industrial Ecology28 (4), 709-726
2024R Basuhi, K Bhuwalka, R Roth, EA OlivettiEvaluating strategies to increase PET bottle recycling in the United StatesJournal of Industrial Ecology 28 (4), 916-927
2024L Montanelli, V Venugopal, EA Olivetti, MI LatypovHigh-Throughput Extraction of Phase–Property Relationships from Literature Using Natural Language Processing and Large Language ModelsIntegrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation13 (2), 396-405
2024S Kwon, E Bello-Jurado, E Ikonnikova, H Lee, D Schwalbe-Koda, …One-Pot Synthesis of CHA/ERI-Type Zeolite Intergrowth from a Single Multiselective Organic Structure-Directing AgentACS Applied Materials & Interfaces16 (12), 14661-14668
2024E Pan, S Kwon, Z Jensen, M Xie, R Gómez-Bombarelli, M Moliner, …ZeoSyn: A Comprehensive Zeolite Synthesis Dataset Enabling Machine-Learning Rationalization of Hydrothermal ParametersACS Central Science10 (3), 729-743
2024OP Pfeiffer, K Gong, KA Severson, J Chen, JR Gregory, S Ghosh, …Bayesian design of concrete with amortized Gaussian processes and multi-objective optimizationCement and Concrete Research 177, 107406
2024V Venugopal, E OlivettiMatKG: An autonomously generated knowledge graph in Material ScienceScientific Data11 (1), 217
2024Y Zhao, T Viverito, R Bowers, C Kimbal, T Aytas, E OlivettiAn Innovative Design of High-Temperature, Sensible Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems With Geopolymer InsulationNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2024A Subramanian, W Gao, R Barzilay, JC Grossman, T Jaakkola, S Jegelka, …Closing the Execution Gap in Generative AI for Chemicals and Materials: Freeways or SafeguardsMIT
2024N Bashir, P Donti, J Cuff, S Sroka, M Ilic, V Sze, C Demitriou, E OlivettiThe Climate and Sustainability Implications of Generative AIMIT
2024E Pan, S Kwon, S Liu, M Xie, Y Duan, T Prein, K Sheriff, Y Roman, …A Chemically-Guided Generative Diffusion Model for Materials Synthesis PlanningAI for Accelerated Materials Design-NeurIPS 2024
2023K Isaacs, J Jay, J Gregory, E OlivettiSet Ambitious but Realistic Environmental GoalsMIT Sloan Management Review65 (2)
2023JM Schoenung, EA Olivetti, Guest EditorsSustainable development of materials: Broadening stakeholder engagementMRS Bulletin48 (4), 362-367
2023C Karpovich, E Pan, Z Jensen, E OlivettiInterpretable Machine Learning Enabled Inorganic Reaction Classification and Synthesis Condition PredictionChemistry of Materials35 (3), 1062-1079
2023K Gong, E OlivettiData-driven prediction of room-temperature density for multicomponent silicate-based glass
Journal of the American Ceramic Society106 (7), 4142-4162
2023SM Bell, SJ Raymond, H Yin, W Jiao, DS Goll, P Ciais, E Olivetti,Quantifying the recarbonization of post-agricultural landscapesNature Communications14 (1), 2139
2023KE Rodby, RL Jaffe, EA Olivetti, FR BrushettMaterials availability and supply chain considerations for vanadium in grid-scale redox flow batteriesJournal of Power Sources560, 232605
2023K Bhuwalka, RE Kirchain, EA Olivetti, R RothQuantifying the drivers of long‐term prices in materials supply chainsJournal of Industrial Ecology27 (1), 141-154
2023K Bhuwalka, E Choi, EA Moore, R Roth, RE Kirchain, EA OlivettiA hierarchical Bayesian regression model that reduces uncertainty in material demand predictions
Journal of Industrial Ecology27 (1), 43-55
2022J Li, Y Li, YC Lu, W Luo, LF Nazar, EA OlivettiCharging Sustainable BatteriesNature Sustainability5, 176–178
2022EA Olivetti The path to materials recoveryREWAS 20221, 6–7 (2022)
2022Y Wang, XJ Zhang, F Xia, EA Olivetti, SD Wilson, R SeshadriLearning the crystal structure genome for property classificationPhysical Review Research4 (2), 023029
2022K Gong, T Aytas, SY Zhang, EA OlivettiData-driven prediction of quartz dissolution rates at near-neutral and alkaline environmentsFrontiers in Materials9, 924834
2022K Daehn, R Basuhi, J Gregory, M Berlinger, V Somjit, EA OlivettiInnovations to decarbonize materials industriesNature Reviews Materials 7 (4), 275-294
2022Kai Gong, Elsa A. OlivettiDevelopment of structural descriptors to predict dissolution rate of volcanic glasses: Molecular dynamic simulationsJournal of the American Ceramic Society05(4), 2575-2594
2022J Ryter, X Fu, K Bhuwalka, R Roth, E OlivettiEconomics-Informed Material System Modeling of the Copper Supply ChainEconomics-Informed Material System Modeling of the Copper Supply Chain1, 367-376
2022O Pfeiffer, A Khurram, EA Olivetti, BM GallantLife cycle assessment of CO2 conversion and storage in metal–CO2 electrochemical cellsJournal of Industrial Ecology26 (4), 1306-1317
2022J Ryter, X Fu, K Bhuwalka, R Roth, E OlivettiAssessing recycling, displacement, and environmental impacts using an economics‐informed material system modelJournal of Industrial Ecology26 (3), 1010-1024
2022E Pan, C Karpovich, E Olivetti Deep Reinforcement Learning for Inverse Inorganic Materials DesignNeurIPS AI4Mat Workshop 20222210.11931
2021E Stach, B DeCost, AG Kusne, J Hattrick-Simpers, KA Brown, KG Reyes, J Schrier, S Billinge, T Buonassisi, I Foster, CP Gomes, JM Gregoire, A Mehta, J Montoya, E Olivetti, C Park, E Rotenberg, SK Saikin, B MaruyamaAutonomous experimentation systems for materials development: A community perspectiveMatter4 (9), 2702-2726
2021JL Cann, A De Luca, DC Dunand, D Dye, DB Miracle, HS Oh, EA Olivetti, TM Pollock, WJ Poole, R Yang, CC TasanSustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunitiesProgress in Materials Science117, 100722
2021KJ Huang, G Ceder, EA OlivettiManufacturing scalability implications of materials choice in inorganic solid-state batteriesJoule5(3), 564-580
2021J Ryter, X Fu, K Bhuwalka, R Roth, EA OlivettiEmission impacts of China’s solid waste import ban and COVID-19 in the copper supply chainNature Communications12, 3753
2021AB Georges, P Ren, AR Toland, S Zhang, KD Miller, DW Apley, EA Olivetti, N Wagner, JM RondinelliDatabase, features, and machine learning model to identify thermally driven metal-insulator transition compoundsChemistry of Materials33(14), 5591-5605
2021Z Jensen, S Kwon, D Schwalbe-Koda, C Paris, R Gomez-Bombarelli, Y Roman-Leshkov, A Corma, M Moliner, EA OlivettiDIscovering relationships between OSDAs and zeolites through data mining and generative neural networksACS Central Science7(5), 858-867
2021O Kononova, T He, H Huo, A Trewartha, EA Olivetti, G CederOpportunities and challenges of text mining in materials researchiScience24(3), 102155
2021B Ravi, E Moore, J Gregory, R Kirchain, A Gesing, EA OlivettiEnvironmental and economic implications of U.S. post consumer plastic waste managementResources, Conservation and Recycling167, 105391
2021H Uvegi, Z Jensen, TN Hoang, B Traynor, T Aytas, RT Goodwin, EA OlivettiLiteraturę mining for alternative cementitious precursors and dissolution rate modeling of glassy phasesJournal of the American Ceramic Society104(7), 3042-3057
2020K Huang, G Ceder, E Olivetti Manufacturing Scalability Implications of Materials Choice in Inorganic Solid-State BatteriesJouleOnline 10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.001
2020E Olivetti, J Cole, E Kim, O Kononova, G Ceder, T Han, A Hizpanski Data-driven Materials Research Enabled by Natural Language ProcessingApplied Physics Reviews7, 041317
2020R Mahbub, K Huang, Z Jensen, ZD Hood, JLM Rupp, E OlivettiText Mining for Processing Conditions of Solid-State Battery ElectrolytesElectrochemistry Communications121, 106860
2020B Traynor, H Uvegi, E Olivetti, B Lothenbach, R MyersMethodology for pH Measurement in High Alkali Cementitious SystemsCement and Concrete Research135, 106122
2020B Traynor, C Mulcahy, H Uvegi, T Aytas, N Chanut, E OlivettiDissolution of Olivines from steel and Copper Slags in Basic SolutionCement and Concrete Research133, 106065
2020X Fu, D Beatty, G Gaustad, G Ceder, R Roth, R Kirchain, M Bustamante, C Babbitt, E OlivettiPerspectives on Cobalt Supply in the Face of Changing DemandEnvironmental Science & Technology54(5), 2985-2993
2020A Van Grootel, J Chang, B Wardle, E OlivettiManufacturing Variability Drives Significant Environmental and Economic Impact: The Case of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites in the Aerospace IndustryJournal of Cleaner Production121087
2020E Kim, Z Jensen, A van Grootel, K Huang, M Staib, S Mysore, H-S Chang, E Strubell, A McCallum., S Jegelka, E OlivettiInorganic Materials Synthesis Planning with Literature-Trained Neural NetworksJournal of Chemical Information and Modeling60(3), 1194-1201
2019U Uvegi, B Traynor, P Chaunsali, E OlivettiDetermining Viability of Industrial Byproducts in Alkali Activated Systems15th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement
2019D Raab, C Tasan, E OlivettiStrategies for Improving the Sustainability of Structural MetalsNature575(7781). 64-74
2019E Kim, K Huang, O Kononova, G Ceder, E OlivettiDistilling a Materials Synthesis OntologyMatter1(1) 8-12
2019D Schwalbe-Koda, Z Jensen, E Olivetti, R Gomez-BombarelliGraph Similarity Drives Zeolite Diffusionless Transformations and IntergrowthNature Materials1-5
2019E Hertwich, S Ali, L Ciacci, T Fishman, N Herren, E Masanet, F Asghari, E Olivetti, S Pauliuk, Q Tu Material Efficiency Strategies to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Buildings, Vehicles, and Electronics—A ReviewEnvironmental Research Letters14(4)
2019J Chang, RH Beach, E OlivettiConsequential Effects of Increased Use of Recycled Fiber in the United States Pulp and Paper IndustryJournal of Cleaner Production241, 118133
2019MLA Ochoa, H He, JM Schoenung, E Helminen, T Okrasinski, B Schaeffer, B Smith, J Davignon, L Marcanti, E OlivettiDesign Parameters and Environmental Impact of Printed Wiring Board ManufactureJournal of Cleaner Production238, 117807
2019H Uvegi, P Chaunsali, B Traynor, E OlivettiReactivity of Industrial Wastes as Measured through ICP-OES: A Case Study on Siliceous Indian Biomass AshJournal of the American Ceramic Society102(12), 7678-7688
2019Z Jensen, E Kim, S Kwon. TZH Gani, Y Roman-Leshkov, M Moliner, A Corma, E OlivettiA Machine Learning Approach to Zeolite Synthesis Enabled by Automatic Literature Data ExtractionACS Central Science5(5), 892-899
2019P Chaunsali, H Uvegi, B Traynor, E OlivettiLeaching Characteristics of Biomass Ash-Based Binder in Neutral and Acidic MediaCement and Concrete Composites100, 92-98
2019C Caldeira, F Freire, E Olivetti, R Kirchain, L DiasAnalysis of Cost-Environmental Trade-Offs in Biodiesel Production Incorporating Waste Feedstocks: A Multi-Objective Programming ApproachJournal of Cleaner Production216(10), 64-73
2019C Caldeira, O Swei, F Freire, L Dias, E Olivetti, R KirchainPlanning Strategies to Address Operational and Price Uncertainty in Biodiesel ProductionApplied Energy238, 1573-1581
2019W Liu, P Ford, H Uvegi, F Magarido, E Santos, P Ferrão, EA OlivettiEconomics of Materials in Mobile Phone Preprocessing, Focus on Non-printed Circuit Board MaterialsWaste Management87, 78-85
2019E Kim, K Huang, O Kononova, G Ceder, EA OlivettiDistilling a Materials Synthesis OntologyMatter1, 1-5
2019Z Jensen, E Kim, S Kwon, T Gani, Y Román-Leshkov, M Moliner, A Corma, EA OlivettiA Machine Learning Approach to Zeolite Synthesis Enabled by Automatic Literature Data ExtractionACS Central Science5, 892-899
2019C Caldeira, F Freire, EA Olivetti, RE Kirchain, LCDiasAnalysis of Cost-Environmental Trade-offs in Biodiesel Production Incorporating Waste Feedstocks: A Multi-Objective Programming ApproachJournal of Cleaner Production216, 64-73
2019JC Chang, SC Graves, RE Kirchain, EA OlivettiIntegrated Planning for Design and Proecution in Two-Stage Recycling OperationsEuropean Journal of Operational Research273(2), 535-547
2018ML Alcaraz, A Noshadravan, M Zgola, RE Kirchain, EA OlivettiStreamlined Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study on Tablets and Integrated CircuitsJournal of Cleaner Production200, 819-826
2018F Meng, EA Olivetti, Y Zhao, JC Chang, SJ Pickering, J McKechnieComparing Life Cycle Energy and Global Warming Potential of Carbon Fiber Composite Recycling Technologies and Waste Management OptionsACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering6(8), 9854-9865
2018K Huang, L Li, EA OlivettiDesigning for Manufacturing Scalability in Clean Energy ResearchJoule2(9), 1642-1647
2018EA Olivetti, JM CullenToward a Sustainable Materials SystemScience360(6396), 1396-1398
2018D. Marchese, M. Bates, J. Keisler, ML Alcaraz, I. Linkov, EA OlivettiValue of information analysis for life cycle assessmentJournal of Cleaner Production197: 1540-1545
2018X Fu, A Polli, EA OlivettiHigh-resolution Insight into Materials Criticality: Quantifying Risk for Byproduct Metals from Primary ProductionJournal of Industrial Ecology23, 452-465
2018P Tecchio, J Gregory, E Olivetti, R Ghattas, R KirchainStreamlining the Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings by Structured Under-Specification and Probabilistic TriageJournal of Industrial Ecology
2018P Chaunsali, H Uvegi, R Osmundsen, M Laracy, T Poinot, J Ochsendorf, E OlivettiMineralogical and Microstructural Characterization of Biomass Ash BinderCement and Concrete Composites89, 41-51
2017E Kim, K Huang, S Jegelka, E OlivettiVirtual Screening of Inorganic Materials Synthesis Parameters with Deep Learningnpj Computational Materials3, 53
2017E Kim, K Huang, A Saunders, A McCallum, G Ceder, E OlivettiMaterials Synthesis Insights from Scientific Literature via Text Extraction and Machine LearningChemistry of Materials29, 9436–9444
2017EA Olivetti, G Ceder, GG Gaustad, X FuLithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Considerations: Analysis of Potential Bottlenecks in Critical MetalsJoule1, 229-243
2017T Poinot, ME Laracy, C Aponte, HM Jennings, JA Ochsendorf, EA OlivettiBeneficial Use of Boiler Ash in Alkali-activated BricksResources, Conservation and Recycling128, 1-10
2017E Kim, K Huang, A Tomala, S Matthews, E Strubell, A Saunders, A McCallum, E OlivettiMachine-learned and Codified Synthesis Parameters of Oxide MaterialsScientific Data4
2017X Fu, CA Schuh, EA OlivettiMaterials Selection Considerations for High Entropy alloysScripta Materialia138(145-150)
2017RE Kirchain Jr, JR Gregory, EA OlivettiEnvironmental Life-cycle AssessmentNature Materials16, 693–697
2017X Fu, SM Ueland, EA OlivettiEconometric Modeling of Recycled Copper SupplyResources, Conservation and Recycling122(219-226)
2017C Caldeira, F Freire, EA Olivetti, R KirchainFatty Acid Based Prediction Models for Biodiesel Properties incorporating compositional uncertaintyFuel196, 13-20
2016A Noshadravan, G Gaustad, R Kirchain, E OlivettiOperational Strategies for Increasing Secondary Materials in Metals Production Under UncertaintyJournal of Sustainable Metallurgy1-12
2016P Ford, E Santos, P Ferrao, F Margarido, KJ Van Vliet, EA OlivettiEconomics of End-of-Life Materials Recovery: A Study of Small Appliances and Computer Devices in PortugalEnvironmental Science & Technology50, 9, 4854-4862
2016J Gregory, A Noshadravan, E Olivetti, R KirchainA Methodology for Robust Comparative Life Cycle Assessments Incorporating UncertaintyEnvironmental Science & Technology50 (12), pp 6397–6405
2015EA Olivetti, F Field, RE KirchainUnderstanding Dynamic Availability Risk of Critical Materials: The Role and Evolution of Market Analysis and ModelingMRS Energy and Sustainability2 (5), 1-16
2015J Chang, E Olivetti, SK Fjeldbo, R KirchainData Mining Towards Increased Use of Aluminum DrossJournal of Sustainable Metallurgy1(1) 53-64
2015C Fitzpatrick , E Olivetti , T. Reed Miller, R Roth, R KirchainConflict Minerals in the Compute Sector: Estimating Extent of Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold Use in ICT ProductsEnvironmental Science & Technology49(2) 974–981
2014E Olivetti, E Gulsen, J Malca, E Castanheira, F Freire, L Dias, R KirchainImpact of Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economics of Biodiesel ProductionEnvironmental Science & Technology48(13)
2014E Gulsen, E Olivetti, F Freire, L Dias R KirchainImpact of Feedstock Diversification on Cost-Effectiveness of BiodieselApplied Energy126, 281-296
2013EA Olivetti, S Patanavanich, RE KirchainExploring the Viability of Probabilistic Under-specification to Streamline Life-cycle AssessmentEnvironmental Science & Technology47(10) 5208-5216
2013L Cheah, N Duque Ciceri, EA Olivetti, S Matsumura, D Forterre, R Roth, RE KirchainManufacturing‐Focused Emissions Reductions in Footwear ProductionJournal of Cleaner Production44, 18-29
2012GG Gaustad, EA Olivetti, RE KirchainImproving Aluminum Recycling: A Survey of Sorting and Impurity Removal TechnologiesResources, Conservation and Recycling58(79-87)
2011GG Gaustad, EA Olivetti, RE KirchainTowards Sustainable Material Usage: Evaluating the Importance of Market Motivated Agency in Modeling Material FlowsEnvironmental Science & Technology45(9), 4110-4117
2011EA Olivetti, GG Gaustad, FR Field, RE KirchainIncreasing Secondary and Renewable Material Use: A Chance Constrained Modeling Approach To Manage Feedstock Quality VariationEnvironmental Science & Technology45(9), 4118-4126
2010D Wesolowski, EA Olivetti, AC Graham, SM Lanou, LR GlicksmanThe Use of Feedback in Lab Energy Conservation: Fumehoods at MITThe International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education11(3)
2010GG Gaustad, EA Olivetti, RE KirchainDesign for Recycling: Evaluation and Efficient Alloy ModificationJournal of Industrial Ecology14(2), 286-308