Speaker: Valerie Karplus (Carnegie Mellon University)
EPRG Energy & Environment Seminar Programme Michaelmas Term 2020
Energy
Speaker: Valerie Karplus (Carnegie Mellon University)
EPRG Energy & Environment Seminar Programme Michaelmas Term 2020
Speakers:
Professor Giles Oldroyd FRS (Director, Crop Science Centre)
Dr Tina Barsby (CEO, NIAB)
Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the well-being of future generations. Engineers have a vital role in creating systems and solutions to address the climate crisis and support more sustainable use and management of natural resources.
ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR GAS SEPARATIONS
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WEBINAR PROGRAMME
14:00 – 14:50 Prof. Christoph Muller, Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
The city is the future. By 2050, more than two-thirds of the planet’s 10 billion people will live in urban centres, according to the United Nations. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on some of the issues faced in the cities of today. So, we had better drag our cities into the 21st century, and fast.
Speakers:
Professor Stephen J Toope
Dr Emily Shuckburgh
Theme: Cambridge Zero
Speaker: Professor Sir Martin Rees (University of Cambridge)
Three trends enhance the probability of global catastrophes:
Speaker: Professor Khaled Soufani
Theme: Cambridge Zero, Science and technology, Social sciences