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Fabio A Cruz Sanchez serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Lorraine, France, where he teaches at the National School in Industrial Systems Engineering and Innovation (ENSGSI) in Nancy. His research is centered at the Lorraine Fab Living Lab Platform, focusing on distributed recycling systems for circular economy implementation through open source tools, social innovation spaces, and holistic sustainability indicators in post-growth scenarios.
His research spans circular economy frameworks and sustainable manufacturing practices with emphasis on plastic waste valorization. He pioneers distributed recycling models using open-source hardware for multi-material extrusion and melt flow index systems, while investigating social innovation labs as catalysts for sustainable transitions. His work bridges engineering solutions with community-driven approaches to develop practical recycling infrastructure.
Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal consistent focus on European plastic waste management systems, right-to-repair engineering solutions, and additive manufacturing innovations. Key patterns include development of macro-environmental barrier indicators, optimization of recycled polymer blends for 3D printing, and competence-based role assessment in social innovation ecosystems. His research consistently integrates technical recycling processes with social innovation frameworks.
He supervises thesis students including Catalina and leads research through projects Climatelabs, INEDIT, and EVEREST-BIO. These initiatives develop open manufacturing demonstrators and local recycling solutions through partnerships with social innovation spaces and open-source communities across European contexts.
The Lorraine Fab Living Lab Platform serves as his primary research hub, functioning as an interdisciplinary nexus where academic researchers collaborate with social innovators, makerspaces, and industry partners to prototype circular economy solutions. This living lab environment enables real-world testing of distributed recycling systems and open-source manufacturing technologies for community-scale implementation.
