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SUMMARY:“Teaching Sustainability to Chemical Engineering students” - P
 rofessor Ryszard Pohorecki Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering\, Wa
 rsaw University of Technology (WUT)
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CONTACT:Elena Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:His talk is focused on an approach to teach undergraduates abo
 ut sustainability\, developed at the Warsaw University of Technology\, whi
 ch includes an introductory course on the most important problems of susta
 inable development\, and a set of examples\, given in other lecture course
 s during the undergraduate education. In the introductory course problems 
 discussed are shortage of energy\, resources\, food (including water) and 
 deterioration of the environment. Problem solutions and appropriate measur
 es related to chemical\nengineering and biotechnology will be discussed su
 ch as membrane technologies for water purification\, biogas production fro
 m wastes\, carbon dioxide removal and sequestration.\nProfessor Pohorecki 
 was head of the Chemical Reactor and Bioprocess\nEngineering Division\, an
 d director of the Centre of Biotechnology. For several years he served as 
 Vice President for Science\, European Federation of\nChemical Engineering\
 , and Vice President for Europe\, Alliance of Universities for Democracy. 
 He is member of the Polish Academy of Sciences\, honorary member of the Cz
 ech Society of Chemical Engineering\, holder of the Purkyne Medal\, Czech 
 Academy of Sciences\, and Villermaux Medal\, European Federation of Chemic
 al Engineering. He is author or co-author of 6 books\, and over 250 resear
 ch papers. His main scientific interests include chemical reaction enginee
 ring and bioprocess engineering.
LOCATION:Dept Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology\, New Museums Site\, 
 Pembroke Street\, CB2 3RA
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