Summer school for PhD students
Sustainable Development of Materials, Processes and
Fuels
Warwick University, WMG, 9-12 June 2015
If you are a chemist working on the boundary between chemistry
and materials science, chemical engineering or catalysis, then this
School is for you.
The School will provide examples and detailed analysis on how
the principles of green chemistry, intensified engineering and
sustainable manufacturing can be put into practice when
developing catalysts, chemicals, materials and fuels.
The School includes a workshop on GaBi LCA software and a
student conference where you will be provided with
opportunities to network and develop problem-solving and teambuilding skills.
The School is FREE and also includes lunches. All Warwick
University doctoral students are eligible to apply.
In order to participate, please send an email with your details and
an outline (max 150 words) how your project fits into the
sustainable development agenda to Dr Maria Sotenko,
m.sotenko@warwick.ac.uk
Day
Theme
Content
Lecturers
1
Introduction to Life Cycle LCA as a tool to develop a sustainable process Dr Laurence Stamford, Manchester
Assessment and Nature- or material, case studies, limitations and
University
Inspired Chemical
benefits. What can we get if try to copy
Prof Marc-Olivier Coppens, UCL Centre for
Engineering
nature when developing processes in
Nature-Inspired Engineering
9.00-12.00 am
chemical engineering (video).
13.30-14.30 pm
The F3 car as a platform for sustainable
Dr Kerry Kirwan, WMG, Warwick University
manufacturing, economical and social
variables along with environmental impacts.
TRIZ Workshop and
TRIZ (theory of resolving innovative
Multiple criteria decision problems) workshop: several engineering
Dr Maria Sotenko, WMG, Warwick University
Mr Marco Cinelli, WMG, Warwick University
aid (MCDA) methodology tasks will be resolved with the help of the
14.30-17.00 pm
2
TRIZ charts.
Sustainable materials and Sustainable materials manufacturing, new
Dr Janet Scott, Bath University
nanotechnology
solvents. Achievements and prospective of
Dr Chaoying Wan, IINM, Warwick University
9.00-12.00 am
nanotechnology in the area of composites
Prof Tony McNally, IINM, Warwick University
enhancements.
3
GaBi Workshop
LCA analysis of a plastic cap assembly using
13.00-17.00 pm
GaBi software.
Sustainable fuels and
Alternative to crude oil-based sources of
green chemistry in action energy, recent trends in bio-fuel, the
9.00-12.00 am
Alex Hardwick, PE International
Dr Chris Chuck, Bath University
Prof Michael North, York University
sustainable solvent selection service,
elemental sustainability and use of carbon
dioxide as a chemical feedstock.
4
13.30-14.30 pm
Advanced materials characterisation
Dr Tara Schiller, IINM, Warwick University
Students conference
Why your project could be regarded as within All the students will present a 5 min talk on
14.30-17.00 pm
Sustainable processes:
catalysis and reactor
design
9.00-12.00 am
Sustainable polymers and
composites
13.30-14.30 pm
the sustainability agenda?
the sustainability aspect of their projects
Current challenges and trends in catalyst
Prof Karen Wilson, Aston University,
development for future feedstocks and
Prof Evgeny Rebrov, Warwick University
chemical engineering.
Recent developments and environmental
Dr Stuart Coles, WMG, Warwick University
assessment in polymers synthesis and
composites manufacturing.
Workshop
“Build a sustainable car of the future”, design Apply the knowledge acquired during the
14.30-15.30 pm
of the future sustainable car, where the
school for a specific task – design of a
potential uses of the up-to-date technologies sustainable car of the future (car’s interior
for materials and energy can be applied
materials, bio-based fuel, a new gas exhaust
within automotive industry.
converters catalyst, etc.)