Newsletter December 2013
KTH-Sustainability Newsletter
December 2013
Content:
- KTH-Sustainability Education Day, March 20th, 2014
- PhD Students Forum for Sustainability
- PhD courses
- KTH Life Cycle Network seminar Dec 17th
- Dissertations and licentiate seminar
KTH-Sustainability Education Day, March 20th, 2014
Following the concept of previous KTH-Sustainability Research Days’ we will now arrange an afternoon focusing on education for environment and sustainable development, March 20th, 2014. More info to come!
PhD Students Forum for Sustainability
The has been created to provide PhD students with an interactive space for discussion. The forum is designed to stimulate sustainability thinking and to catalyze transdisciplinary research collaboration.
PhD courses
A primary list of environmental and sustainability courses for PhD students at KTH has now been compiled. The list will be continually updated
KTH Life Cycle Network seminar Dec 17th
“LCA and the balance between focus and broadening” with José Potting, visiting professor at ABE school. Tuesday Dec 17th at 12.30-13.30 in room 5055, Drottning Kristinas Väg 30, 2nd floor. LCA now exist roughly 15 years in its present form. LCA methodology has matured considerably, and there is consensus about many issues. Other issues have not yet been adequately addressed, however, while there are also still issues evaluating. The presentation will elaborate on the balance between detailed versus simplified LCA, and combining LCA with other environmental systems approaches. Practical examples will be given. Please register to lcacontact@kth.se
Dissertations and licentiate seminars
December 17, Defense of dissertation:
Tracking down Social Impacts of Products with Social Life Cycle Assessment
13.00 at D2, Lindstedtsvägen 5, KTH
Subject area: Planning and Decision Analysis with specialisation in Environmental Strategic Analysis
Doctoral student: Elisabeth Ekener Petersen
Supervisor: Professor Göran Finnveden
December 20, Licentiate seminar:
Integration of Design for Environment in the Vehicle Manufacturing Industry in Sweden
13.00 at L51, Drottning Kristinas Väg 30, KTH
Subject area: Planning and Decision Analysis with specialisation in Environmental Strategic Analysis
Doctoral student: Sofia Poulikidou
Supervisor: Docent Anna Björklund
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