• Why printing processes are part of sustainable strategies in the context of organic electronics. Dr Anne Blayo (Grenoble INP - École internationale du papier, de la communication imprimée et des biomatériaux)

Time: Oct 25, 2024, 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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• Design and computational studies of bio(inspired) materials. Invited speaker Dr Micaela Matta (King’s College London). Date: June 3rd, 2024 at 10h30 (ETS). Hybrid format

• Prof. Santato and Dr Visentin participated in the Global Conversation on Sustainability (GCS) project created by the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) and IUPAC hosted at McGill University, Montreal, September 2023

• Co-Organization of an IOCD workshop pre-IMRC Cancun, Mexico, August 2024

• Organization Special Symposium 1 Sendai, Japan WasteEng24, August 2024

• Recovery and valorization of materials from spent Li-batteries

Invited speakers from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Ismael SAADOUNE : Presentation of the RESTART project (H2020)

Rabei ARGANE: WEEE Management in Morocco: Challenges & Perspectives

Nabil EL MOUNAFIA: Regenerating High-performance NMC Cathodes from End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries: A low-Temperature Molten Salt Recycling Approach

Marouane AANNIR: From Waste to Power: Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries through Hydrometallurgy for Sustainable Battery Material Innovation

Hajar CHAOU: Modelling of an integrated process for electrochemically assisted battery material recovery

This was a joint activity between CREATE SEED and the UNESCO Chair in GSE.

• Human health exposure assessment to metal-contaminated soils and dust

This was a joint activity between the PHS8303E: “Sustainable Electronics, Eco-Design, Electronic Waste Management” course, CREATE SEED, and the UNESCO Chair in GSE.

• CREATE SEED and GSE UNESCO Chair 2023 Summer School. Online lectures are public and free. Mandatory registration here
• UNESCO Chair in Green and Sustainable Electronics: Eco-Design, Toxicology, Green Chemistry, Biosourced Materials, and E-Waste Management

• Challenges and opportunities in electrical and electronic waste management.  Case study:  City of Santa Fe, Argentina. Invited speaker: MSc. Luciana Manelli, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) - Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas (FICH) and Municipality of the city of Santa Fe (Argentina)

• Leveraging Technology for Responsible E-Waste DisposalPresented by CREATE SEED, Chair UNESCO in GSE in collaboration with McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS). Guest speaker: Agudor Kwaku Agabas - Founder & C.E.O - AppCyclers

• UNESCO Chair in Green and Sustainable Electronics: Eco-Design, Toxicology, Green Chemistry, Biosourced Materials, and E-Waste Management. 31st International Materials Research Congress (IMRC2023), the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales (SMMater), and the Materials Research Society® (MRS). August 13-18, 2023.Details here

• WasteEng²⁴ UNESCO Chair in GSE sponsored the 10^th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation. August 20-23, 2024. Sendai, Japan 

• Industrial visit (winter 2024) INSERTECH 
• Industrial visit (Fall 2023) ERA

• In Winter 2024, the Case Study for the PHS8303E course aligned with the Case Study 1 for the GSE Chair

Between November 20 and 24, 2023, the CEO of AppCyclers and collaborator of the UNESCO Chair at GSE, visited Montreal. His agenda included:

• Visits to the laboratories and research groups of professors Daria Boffito, Clara Santato, and Sophie Bernard at Polytechnique Montréal
• Visits to local companies: Pyrocycle, Polystyvert, and ERA
• Presentation of AppCyclers to the authorities of Polytechnique Montreal
• Public lecture* at McGill University (in hybrid format), thanks to the collaboration of Prof. Audrey Moores and McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS). Special thanks to Kimberly John (Sustainability Officer)

*see Workshops, Summer Schools and Conferences section

Urban Mining: Recovering Value From E-waste. MINE 444, The Urban Mining Innovation Centre, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia (UBC)

Sustainable Electronics, Eco-Design, Electronic Waste Management. PHS8303E, Department of Physical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal)