The urgent need for more sustainable products and processes is a huge opportunity for innovation. At ICOSSE´17 we will discuss the trends towards greater sustainability that are driving innovation, and present the latest in new sustainable process technologies. At the Congress we will...Read more
This symposium will focus on approaches for providing the resources and materials needed to meet basic societal needs in critical areas of minerals and metals, energy, water, transportation and housing through the circular economy, which is an alternative to a traditional linear economy (make, use...Read more
The 5th International Congress on Sustainability Science & Engineering will be held in 2016 at Soochow University in Suzhou, China. The purpose of the Congress is to exchange emerging ideas about ways and means of protecting the environment and its resources so that humans can achieve...Read more
The Trans-Atlantic Research & Development Interchange on Sustainability Scientific Workshop, TARDIS 2016 , will be held from October 19th to 21st, 2016 in Austria.Read more
ASCE will co-sponsor the second International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, “ ICSI 2016: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World ,” on October 17-19, 2016 in Shenzhen, China...Read more
The PanAm RCN will hold its 2nd RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels & Bioenergy Sustainability on September 13-16, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina in collaboration with AAIQ, AIChE and IfS. Presentation and discussion sessions will address key themes emphasizing cross-disciplinary...Read more
Held by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, this event is the premier conference on green chemistry and engineering. Submit an abstract to present by February 15, 2016. Website: http://www.gcande.org/...Read more
On May 19, 2016, the UCLA Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference brought together leading academics and professionals from California, the United States, and Israel to discuss cutting-edge policies, designs, and technologies that are helping cities overcome the greatest challenge of the 21st...Read more
ISSST - where experts co-create knowledge of sustainable technology systems. ISSST is a network of scientists, engineers, artists, & humanists committed to creating and sharing knowledge of sustainability. Website: issst2016.netRead more
The IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech) was conceived to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: securing green and clean energy sources for the 21st century to protect the environment and help build a more resilient power grid. GreenTech is now in its 8th year, and...Read more
Make plans to attend this trans-disciplinary conference, part of the TMS 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. At REWAS 2016, materials professionals will exchange ideas with other research fields and stakeholders to synergistically define the way toward a resource-efficient industry and society...Read more
The next EFS Teleconference will take place on Dec. 14, 2015 at 11:00AM EST. For more information, please contact Lucy Alexander ( lucya@aiche.org ).Read more
The theme of the Congress is: Engineering Education for Sustaainable Development. This Congress is organized by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations - Committee of Education in Engineering (WFEO-CEIE) in collaboration with the Federation of Lebanese Engineers (FLE), the American...Read more
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), this 2½ day workshop united experts in systems analysis and metrics to identify research needs and challenges to understanding the nexus along with the associated tradeoffs between food, energy, and water. The goal of the workshop was to help define...Read more
This conference is heavily focused to GHG reduction, industrial application, tech-econ modeling pathways, carbon capture technology, and industrial scale greenhouse gas reduction. More info at: www.cmcghg.com .Read more
The Call for Papers is now open until March 15, 2015. Click here for more details. The Fourth International Congress on Sustainability Science & Engineering (ICOSSE ’15) will be held on May 26-29 in Balatonfüred, Hungary. ICOSSE ’15 is co-organized by the University of Pannonia, the...Read more
ISSST is the premier conference for research related to the sustainability of systems and technologies. The program covers the spectrum of issues for assessing and managing products and services across their life cycle, and the design, management, and policy implications of technologies and system configurations.Read more
The AIME Sustainability Steering Committee organized the second Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials & Resources Symposium (ESS:M&R II) for March 18-19, 2015 in Orlando, FL. The event was a follow-on from the 2009 workshop held in Lausanne, Switzerland . Sister engineering...Read more
This 1.5 day workshop, funded by the United Engineering Foundation (UEF), united experts from several engineering disciplines together with experts in psychology, sociology, public policy, and economics, to explore the technological approaches to improving the sustainability of the food supply chain.Read more
The 2014 Sustainable Packaging Symposium (SPS '14), “Innovation and New Economics for Biopolymers,” focused on new economics, which reflect the impact of processes on natural resources, and investigated development, consumer attitudes, and venture capital interest in new biopolymers...Read more
This workshop funded by the UEF identified current and potential alternative uses of natural gas (NG) and determined which have the highest impact and lowest technical impediments. Deliverables will include a technical roadmap for NG utilization and proceedings from the workshop, which are available now.Read more
The First TMS Summit on Creating and Sustaining Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions 1 (DMMM1), took place July 29–31, 2014 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C. to honor those who have broken new ground for the rest of us, and to equip those...Read more
The focus of the May 13, 2014 meeting of the Engineers Forum on Sustainability (EFS) was a discussion of the National Climate Assessment Report, which was released during the week of May 5. Ms. Emily Therese Cloyd of the National Climate Assessment staff provided an overview - her presentation is available now.Read more
This workshop was co-located with the Engineering Founding Societies' Carbon Management Technology Conference and explored the negative relationships between carbon and water management. Presentations from this workshop are available now.Read more
This workshop focused on emerging water reuse technologies, success stories regarding implementation of water reuse strategies and technologies, and review of regulatory impediments and incentives for water reuse. Most of the presentations and discussion took place around three key issues: regulations, technology and public relations/outreach.Read more
The objective of the Workshop on the Energy Water Nexus was to explore the most critical challenges, needs and opportunities associated with the relationship of energy and water. Presentations from this workshop are posted now.Read more
The conference provided a unique forum for researchers, scientists, and practitioners to assess and critique the current status and future directions of research and development in Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing and Energy Supply. Read moreRead more
Links to presentations are now available in the workshop program below. This 1 ½ day workshop, chaired by Ralph Exton (GE Power & Water), was held May 1 -2 in San Antonio, Texas. TheWorkshop examined the various factors that drive decisions about water use and reuse and to identify...Read more
Advances in Technology, Innovation, Health, and Policy Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 Hotel Regent Beijing 99 Jinbao St., Dongcheng District Beijing China The world’s leading experts at this conference explored these topics: Global Water Challenges & Solutions Innovations Impacting Global Health...Read more
Links to presentations and the final report from this workshop are now available. Sponsored by the U.S. EPA, NSF, and AIChE, the Sustainable Supply Chain Design (SSCD) Scientific Workshop brought together a diverse group of researchers and other professionals with experience relevant to sustainable supply chain design.Read more