3rd Winton Symposium

Global Challenges for Science and Technology

Venue: Cavendish Laboratory

Date: 09:30 – 17:00 29 September 2014

The third Winton Symposium will be held on Monday 29th September 2014 at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge. This one-day meeting on "Global Challenges for Science and Technology" will again bring together leading scientists from around the world to explore how we tackle the increasing demands of a growing population with declining natural resources.

Topics from provision of energy, food and healthcare will be discussed, from the basic science to how new technologies can be implemented on a global scale and the potential impact on people and the climate. This is the part of an annual series of topical meetings as part of the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability.

There is no registration fee for the Symposium and complementary lunch will be provided, however due to the large demand for places, participants are required to register on-line for the event. Follow link to register now.

Programme and Speakers

Session I
Professor Joseph Heremans - Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
“Solid state heat engines and waste heat recovery”

Professor Nina Fedoroff - Evan Pugh Professor, Pennsylvania State University, and served as Science and Technology Adviser to the US Secretary of State
“Who will produce the food for a hotter, more crowded world?"

Session II
Dr Simon Bransfield-Garth - CEO Azuri Technologies Ltd
“Empowering the rural African consumer”

Professor Winston Soboyejo - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology (AUST) Abuja, Nigeria AND Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
“New Frontiers in Materials for Global Development: From Health to Energy and the Environment”

Session III
Professor Richenda Van Leeuwen - Executive Director, Energy Access, Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation
“Towards Sustainable Energy for All - innovation for energy access and development”

Professor David MacKay - Regius Professor of Engineering, University of Cambridge AND Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
“The Global Calculator”


The symposium is organised by Professor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics and Director of the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability and Dr. Nalin Patel the Winton Programme Manager. If you require further details please contact Nalin Patel by email (nlp28@cam.ac.uk).