Research

Publications

Digital Transformation for Safer Circular Lithium-ion Battery Supply Chains: A Blockchain Ecosystem-data Perspective

Zhuowen Chen, Abdullah Yildizbasi, and Joseph Sarkis.

International Journal of Production Research (2025)

A Systematic Review for Blockchain Application in Government and Public Service.

Zhuowen Chen*, Salim Eray Celik, Joseph Sarkis.

Journal of Enterprise Information Management (2025)

Exploring the synergy between circular economy and emerging technologies for transportation infrastructure: A systematic literature review

Abdullah Yildizbasi, Salim Eray Celik, Yagmur Arioz, Zhuowen Chen, Lihua Sun, Cihat Ozturk

Journal of Cleaner Production (2025)

Integrating Generative AI into Circular Supply Chain Safety Management: A Forward-Looking Perspective

Zhuowen Chen, Joseph Sarkis, Abdullah Yildizbasi.

IEEE Engineering Management Review (2025)

Advancing Sustainable End-of-life Strategies for Photovoltaic Modules with Silicon Reclamation for Lithium-ion Battery Anodes

Owen Wang, Zhuowen Chen, and Xiaotu Ma.

Green Chemistry (2024)

Safety in lithium-ion battery circularity activities: A framework and evaluation methodology

Zhuowen Chen, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Yan Wang, and Joseph Sarkis.

Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023)

How Safe is the Circular Economy?

Zhuowen Chen, Abdullah Yildizbasi, and Joseph Sarkis.

Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023)

Safety Concerns for the Management of End‐of‐life Lithium‐ion Batteries

Zhuowen Chen, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Yan Wang, and Joseph Sarkis.

Global Challenges (2022)

Book Chapters

Safety Management and the Blockchain

Zhuowen Chen. The Palgrave Handbook of Blockchain Technology for Business (2025) Forthcoming

The Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain

Cihat Öztürk, Zhuowen Chen, and Abdullah. Yildizbasi. The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management (2023)

Working papers

"Closed-loop Supply Chain Safety: Stakeholder Salience and Voice for Blockchain Supported Social Sustainability" with Abdullah Yildizbasi and Joseph Sarkis. Under review
"Blockchain-based Safety Management in Lithium-ion Battery Circular Supply Chain: A Design Science Research." with Ravi Sree Kashyap Kompella, Joseph Sarkis and Abdullah Yildizbasi. In preparation for submission
"Media Coverage about Biodiversity Investment: An Agenda-setting Perspective" with Lihua Sun and Joseph Sarkis. In preparation for submission
"Circular Supply Chain Safety Management through Blockchain Technology Governance" with Yanji Duan and Joseph Sarkis.

Conference Presentations & SELECTED TALKS

“Circular Supply Chain Safety Management through Blockchain Governance”

2025 POMS Annual Conference

2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting

2024 POMS Annual Conference

“Safety Management in Circular Supply Chains through Blockchain: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective”

2025 DSI Annual Conference (Invited)

2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting

2024 DSI Annual Conference (Invited)

2023 POMS Annual Conference

2023 AOM Annual Meeting

2023 NEDSI Annual Conference

2024 POMS Annual Conference

“Blockchain-Based Circular Supply Chain Safety Management: A Design Science Research”

2025 POMS Annual Conference

2024 DSI Annual Conference

2023 DSI Annual Conference

“Safety in Lithium-ion Battery Circular Activities: Safe Return to a Sustainable World”

2023 POMS Annual Conference

2023 NEDSI Annual Conference

2022 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Ph.D. Seminar
2023 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Ph.D. Seminar
2024 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Ph.D. Seminar
2025 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Ph.D. Seminar

Media ARTICLES

Circular Economy Investment: Practical Insights from Literature

Lihua Sun and Zhuowen Chen.

Amplify (2023)