Category: 2022 Delegate

Michael Affenzeller is professor for heuristic optimization and machine learning at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He graduated in mathematical computer science and did his doctorate and habilitation in computer science with a special focus on applied systems science. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers in journals and collective volumes. Bringing together machine learning, simulation-based optimization and meta-heuristics with a special focus on adaptive search in dynamic environments in the context of prescriptive analytics is his recent research focus.

Concerning University administration, he served as the head of studies for the master’s degree program Software Engineering and as vice dean for R&D at the faculty of informatics, communications and media from 2014 to 2022. Between 2019 and 2022 Michael Affenzeller also acted as the scientific head of the Softwarepark Hagenberg. Since 2022 he took on the role of Provost of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences.

Professor Sunungurai Chingarande is a Professor of Sociology who holds a PhD in Sociology, a Master of Science in Sociology and Social Anthropology and a BSc Honours in Sociology from the University of Zimbabwe. She is the Women’s University in Africa Vice Chancellor since April 2021. When she came to join Women’s University in Africa, she was coming from Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University where she was the Vice Chancellor of the institution. Professor Chingarande also served as the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University and a lecturer and head of the Sociology Department at the University of Zimbabwe and at Africa University. She is Zimbabwe’s representative on the African Vice Chancellors’ Forum as well as a gender resource person, facilitator and expert for the African Group of Negotiators, a think tank of experts and practitioners that provides evidence based technical support to African governments for effective engagement in the international and national climate change policy formulation.

The Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) are pleased to host this workshop which focuses on SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy ‘Nanostructured Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications’

In recent decade, the increasing energy demands and anthropogenic environment pollution has been created an enormous fright to us due to the growing global warming and related climate threats (natural disasters). Hence, to solve the energy and environment issue due to excessive carbon emission, it necessary to explore the sustainable green energy applications. In this scenario, the development of advanced materials for next generation energy applications is of utmost importance, with great potential coming from the development of nanostructured functional materials. In this workshop, we will focus on SDG7 to develop nanostructure functional materials for sustainable energy applications to as a remedy for global warming. This will contribute to the potential contribution towards sustainable green energy applications to protect our earth and secure our future on this planet.

The workshop takes place on Friday 11 March 9:00am – 3:15pm (IST) book your place here.

Speakers include:

1. Dr. Li-Chyong Chen, National Taiwan University (NTU) Taiwan Title: Recent Trends and Progress in Emerging Solar Energy Technologies
2. Dr. R. Gopalan, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI-Chennai), India Title: Advanced Functional Materials for Energy Generation, Challenges and Future Perspectives
3. Dr. Vivek Polshettiwar, Department of Chemical sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India Title: Storing Solar Energy into Carbon Dioxide
4. Dr. Chen-Hao Wang, Department of Materials Science and Engg., National Taiwan University Science and Technology (NTUST) Taiwan Title: Metal-Ion/Flow batteries
5. Dr. Subrata Das, CSIR- National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science And Technology (CSIR-NIIST) India Title: Nanophosphors for solid-state lighting and display applications
6. Dr. Vinu R, Chemical Engg. Department, IIT-Madras, India Title: Catalytic hydrogenolysis of lignin to derive valuable phenols for a sustainable bio economy
7. Dr. Cheng-Ying Chen, Ming Chi University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering & Center for Plasma and Thin Film Technologies (CPTFT), Taiwan Title: Earth-abundant Metal Chalcogenide Materials for Photovoltaics: Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 and Cu2BaSn(S,Se)4.”
8. Dr. Evangelos Gkanas, Coventry University, UK Title: Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Storage

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The Shibaura Institute of Technology (Japan) are pleased to host this workshop which focuses on SDG13: Climate Action ‘How Novel Materials Can Disrupt Climate Change’.

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Global warming has been an alarming issue growing in prominence in recent decades, the impact of which has completely disrupted the climate. The current trend is more than 1.5  degrees celsius per decade, which can lead to the melting of the arctic, Antarctic polar ice caps, sea-levels rising, and extreme climatic conditions. Hence, to control climate change and global warming, it is necessary to turn to sustainable energy sources and technologies to reduce the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Governments in most countries worldwide have encouraged scientists, engineers, and industries to take urgent action and develop the materials which could stop climate change and contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal by 2030.

In this workshop, we will focus on the Sustainable Development Goal 13 to develop materials addressing the issue of global warming by enabling green energy.  This will contribute to the crucial task to stop the rise of global average temperature to secure our future on this planet.

The workshop takes place on Thursday 3 March 2022 9:00am – 11:30am (UK time), book your place here.

Speakers include:

Professor Brian Cantor (Oxford University, UK) Title: Circular Metals and Cantor Alloys
Professor M.S. Ramachandra Rao (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India) Title: Materials for better Environment
Dr Nopporn Rujisamphan (King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thornburi, Thailand) Title: Perovskite Solar Cell Technologies at KMUTT: From the Past and Future
Dr Alicja Klimkowicz  (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan) Title: An alternative method for oxygen production using ceramic materials
Dr Geev Mokryani (University of Bradford, UK) Title: Smart Energy Systems Management with Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources
Professor Muralidhar Miryala (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan) Title: Superconducting technologies and its impact on reversal of climate change

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Associate Professor Dr. Pornapit Darasawang is Vice President for Internationalisation, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Thailand. She obtained her B.A. in English from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; M.Ed. in Reading from Towson State University, USA; M.A in TESOL from the Moray House Institute of Education, Heriott-Watt University, UK and Ph. D in TESOL from the University of Edinburgh.

As Vice President for Internationalisation, one of her major goals is to develop KMUTT’s students’ intercultural competence and English language proficiency through providing international experience abroad and making use of internationalisation at home from international students who study at KMUTT. Her areas of interest are learner autonomy, learner training, and motivation in language learning. Therefore, she has been teaching in PhD in Applied Linguistics. Courses taught include Theories in Language Learning, Research in Autonomy in Language Learning. MA in Applied Linguistics. Courses taught include: Language Learning Theory, The Establishing and Management of English Language Learning Resource Centres, Individualisation in Language Learning, Research Methods. And supervising MA dissertations and PhD theses. Moreover, she has been involved in teacher training and has given lectures and workshops in the area of self-access learning and qualitative research.