Sustainability Showcase 2025
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025, 12:30 pm - 4:15 pm
- Location: Room 7.15, Ingkarni Wardli, North Terrace Campus
- Cost: Free
- More information: Register by 18 June
Join us for the Sustainability Showcase, a vibrant afternoon of research, ideas, and discussion dedicated to creating a more sustainable future.
This event brings together students, researchers, and thought leaders to explore innovative approaches to environmental challenges across local and global contexts.
Agenda
|
Time |
Item |
Presenter |
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12:30pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
|
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1:00pm - 1:15pm |
Introduction and Acknowledgment of Country |
Dr Thomas Wanner |
|
1:15pm - 1:30pm |
Citizen's scientists dig the dirt on PFAS soil contamination in urban gardens |
Hannah Thwaites & Dr Matt Salomon |
|
1:30pm - 1:45pm |
Green hydrogen directly from sun and water |
Professor Greg Metha |
|
1:45pm - 2:00pm |
Sustainability in Chemical Engineering - on Earth and in Space |
Professor Volker Hessel |
|
2:00pm - 2:15pm |
Rhetoric or Reality? Exploring the Boundaries of Collaboration in Environmental Policy and Practice |
Dr Ariane Gienger |
|
2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Socially Just Energy Transitions |
Dr Thomas Wanner |
|
2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Afternoon Tea |
|
|
3:00pm - 3:15pm |
Capturing Life on the Mahakam River - A Videovoice exploration with local people |
Dr Scott Hanson-Easey |
|
3:15pm - 3:30pm |
Community Based Restoration Project |
Dr Dominic Mcafee |
|
3:30pm - 3:45pm |
How to Think the Unthinkable for Sustainable Futures? |
Associate Professor Shoko Yono |
|
3:45pm - 4:00pm |
Cities and Sustainability |
Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray |
|
4:00pm - 4:15pm |
Wrap Up |
Dr Thomas Wanner |
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4:15pm onwards |
Networking and Refreshments |
Stay for networking and refreshments after the event to connect with like-minded peers and experts in the field.
For inquiries, contact Dr Thomas Wanner (thomas.wanner@adelaide.edu.au) or Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray (melissa.nursey-bray@adelaide.edu.au).
Register by Wednesday 18 June to secure your spot and let us know about any dietary requirements.