Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center The 3rd invited contribution from Prof Peter Edwards SCNAT explains why we need to create a new environment in which academic knowledge and politics, administration & business are integrated to address sustainability. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center SCNAT In Session II, we start with Prof David Atienza David Atienza Alonso from EPFL School of Engineering and EPFL Ecocloud and the ongoing research to move from performance to sustainability-driven cloud and data centers design. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center SCNAT David Atienza Alonso EPFL School of Engineering EPFL Ecocloud Now, from EPFL School of Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL, EPFL Prof Tiffany Abitbol explains how her lab is harnessing fungi to develop sustainable materials for different applications, such as construction, clothing and packaging. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center SCNAT David Atienza Alonso EPFL School of Engineering EPFL Ecocloud Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL From EPFL Basic Sciences, Prof. Kevin Sivula shows how his lab is working with organic semiconductors to address the untamed dream of photocatalytic water splitting for solar-driven fuel production. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center SCNAT David Atienza Alonso EPFL School of Engineering EPFL Ecocloud Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL EPFL Basic Sciences Dr Ana Maria Jaksic from EPFL Life Sciences now explains how her lab is using seascape genomics to identify genotypes resisting sea temperature increase and to address coral bleaching around the world. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center SCNAT David Atienza Alonso EPFL School of Engineering EPFL Ecocloud Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL EPFL Basic Sciences EPFL Life Sciences And the last presentation of this morning comes from Prof Athanasios Nenes Athanasios Nenes from EPFL-ENAC, showing his new insights on the interactions between atmospheric particles and clouds processes. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne ETH Zurich IPCC Durabilité EPFL EPFL CDM Enterprise for Society Center SCNAT David Atienza Alonso EPFL School of Engineering EPFL Ecocloud Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL EPFL Basic Sciences EPFL Life Sciences Athanasios Nenes EPFL-ENAC And we finish the morning session with two student-lead projects: ReBuilt (working on low-tech, bio-sourced materials and construction materials) and GenoRobotics (working on portable DNA analysis for plants identification). #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

This afternoon, we listed to 6 centers active in the sustainability domain, from space @eSpace_EPFL, energy Energy Center, systematic change Enterprise for Society Center, tech4development EPFL_EssentialTech, construction CWSC, and climate action Suisse Climact. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

@eSpace_EPFL Energy Center Enterprise for Society Center EPFL_EssentialTech Suisse Climact Durabilité EPFL Now, two large projects funded by EPFL Solutions4Sustainability initiative, led by Prof Kumar Agrawal Kumar Varoon Agrawal and Prof Mario Paolone, which use campus infrastructure as demonstrators for more energy-efficient CCUS and data centers. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

@eSpace_EPFL Energy Center Enterprise for Society Center EPFL_EssentialTech Suisse Climact Durabilité EPFL EPFL Kumar Varoon Agrawal Now hearing from the 5 small & medium S4S-funded projects tackling issues on food generation/consumption (Prof Hughes, Dr Moreau), sterilization of life sciences lab facilities (Prof Furno, Dr Kramer) and electricity dispatch (Prof Moser) #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

@eSpace_EPFL Energy Center Enterprise for Society Center EPFL_EssentialTech Suisse Climact Durabilité EPFL EPFL Kumar Varoon Agrawal And for the last presentation of the day, we have Prof Harry Atwater from Caltech to discuss how science is meeting the major challenges of sustainability and the climate crisis. #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium Durabilité EPFL

Exploring solutions to the environmental crisis with Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne Harry Atwater Michaël Aklin Anna Fontcuberta i Morral and so many more like Enterprise for Society Center Swiss Climact Energy Center #EPFLsustainabilitysymposium EPFL actu.epfl.ch/news/exploring… #epfl

📢 call for contributions Le comité d'organisation du #SustDay2024 à Zurich t’invite à contribuer au programme et au forum d'idées avec des inputs, des ateliers et des stands ! 🗯️ 🗓️ Délai de soumission : 1. Sept 2024 📢 go.u-change.ch/sud24call 👉go.u-change.ch/sud24FR

Siroune Der Sarkissian is helping to transform #EPFL’s degree programs by incorporating a sharp sustainability focus. She spent 15 years working for a multinational, until her growing desire to make a positive impact prompted her to switch career paths. actu.epfl.ch/news/we-can-he…

🌀 Sustainable University Day – programme et inscriptions 🫵 Le programme de la journée est en ligne et offre un grand choix d'activités. Nous t’attendons le 🗓️12 novembre, dans les locaux de l’ETH et à l’UZH. Découvre plus et inscris-toi ! 👉go.u-change.ch/sud24FR

Sustainability Collider coming Nov 25th 🌎🌿💡Join an engaging forum organized by EPFL, EPFL Innovation Park and its cleantech startup accelerator #Tech4Regen. Register NOW for free (mandatory): bit.ly/4h5wsN4 #sustainability

Opening on 13.11! Blending science, art and design, 'Arboreal Futures' explores the future of forest ecosystems indigenous to Switzerland. 13.11.2024–5.1.2025 Pavillon A go.epfl.ch/ArborealFutures Presented by Climanosco EPFL Pavilions Durabilité EPFL EPFL #EPFL #Lausanne

Ouverture le 13.11! Entre science, art et design, 'Arboreal Futures' explore l’avenir des écosystèmes forestiers indigènes en Suisse. 13.11.2024–5.1.2025 Pavillon A go.epfl.ch/ArborealFutures Présentée par Climanosco EPFL Pavilions Durabilité EPFL EPFL #EPFL #Lausanne