Summer School 2022
Overview:
This Summer School aims to give an overview of the concept and basic aspects of circular economy and the transition towards renewable energy and material use. Starting from the major environmental challenges like climate change, the loss of biodiversity and land use conflicts, which originate from our current linear economy, participants will learn the general concept of circular economy and discuss economic aspects and its implications to society and the environment. Throughout the course, experts will address different resources, their individual potentials, transition options and challenges towards a sustainable use in a future circular economy. The course will be complemented by a presentation of Kalundborg Symbiosis, the world’s first industrial symbiosis with a circular approach to production.
Target Group:
The summer school addresses PhD candidates doing their research in the field of energy transition as well as renewable energy and material use, but is also intended for PhD researchers in the field of environmental and climate research, who are interested in a general introduction to this topic.
Cooperation:
The Summer School is organized by the Graduate School of Climate and Environment (GRACE) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh).
Confirmed Lecturers:
| Topic | Lecturer | Institution |
| (Biodiversity, land use conflicts) | Prof. Dr. Almut Arneth | Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Division Atmospheric Environmental Research Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| (Climate change) | Prof. Dr. Peter Braesicke | Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Division Atmospheric Trace Gases and Remote Sensing Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| Circular Economy at times of energy transition | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nicolas Moussiopoulos | Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Circular Carbon Economy | Dr. Angeliki Lemonidou | Laboratory of Petrochemical Technology Chemical Engineering Department Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| (Circular Economy) | Prof. Dr. Frank Schultmann | Institute for Industrial Production Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| The importance of metals and minerals in circular economy | Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb | Institute of Applied Geoscience Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| Decentralised biomass utilization in the circular economy context | Dr.-Ing. Dimitrios Mertzis | Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering Department Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| (Modes of energy supply and transition towards fully renewable energy sources) | Prof. Dr. Frank Schilling | Institute of Applied Geoscience Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| Material flow modeling | Dr.-Ing. Simon Glöser-Chahoud | Institute for Industrial Production Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| Concrete – new technological approaches to improve climate impact and resource efficiency | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Dehn | Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| Applied circular economy through industrial symbiosis | Dr. Charisios Achillas | Department of Supply Chain Management International Hellenic University, Katerini, Greece |
| Industrial symbiosis at Kalundborg | Dr. Per Møller | Symbiosis Center Denmark, Kalundborg, Denmark |
Information
Date: August 1-5, 2022
Location: Haus der Kirche, Dobler Str. 51, 76332 Bad Herrenalb, Germany
Participants: PhD students from KIT and AUTh
Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in single rooms directly at the venue.
Costs: The Summer School is free of charge for members of GRACE, HEPTA and AUTh including full board, accommodation and travel costs. For all other participants, the participation fee is 390 € including teaching materials, tuitiion fees, full board and accomodation.
Application: Please apply through the registration form below. The application deadline is June 26, 2022. Applicants will receive a notification on acceptance by June 30, 2022.
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