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    Free Webinar: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, November 22, 11:30 am - 1 pm ET

  • 22 November 2024
  • Start time : 11:30 AM
  • End time : 01:00 PM
  • Event Host : Co-hosted by the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, Energy & Sustainable Technologies Lab, and the College of Engineering
Free Webinar: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing
Event Description

Material conversion from source to useful products often has tremendous detrimental environmental implications in terms of energy demands, greenhouse gas emissions, and other toxic waste releases. This workshop will highlight and discuss how the transition to a cleaner, greener, and sustainable future requires understanding the relationship between materials selection, processing and manufacturing options, product design and its use, and various end-of-life strategies while improving economic, social, and environmental capitals.

Topics:

  • Implications for the electrification of metals processing
  • Industrial decarbonization through a sociotechnical lens
  • Ansys Granta software for material selection and sustainable product design

Image: SFTool

  • Host Company/Organization Name
    • Co-hosted by the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, Energy & Sustainable Technologies Lab, and the College of Engineering
  • Speakers / Presenters
    • Toni Marechaux, Lead Analyst
      Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), US Department of Energy

      Benjamin Sovacool, Director,
      Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability

      Tatiana Vakhitova, Sustainability Lead
      Ansys Academic Program
  • Cost
    • FREE Event
  • Event type
    • Online/Webinar

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