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Wednesday:

The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Biosciences will celebrate the International Day of Light with a conference entitled "Managing Light Propagation with Scalable Nanophotonic Architectures", by Agustín Mihi, researcher at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC). 

Agustin Mihi is an expert in large area and low-cost crystalline and plasmonic photonic structures using unconventional nanofabrication techniques. His group investigates the design, fabrication and characterisation of photonic architectures that enhance the interaction between light and matter applied to emerging optoelectronic devices.

Place: Building C (conference hall)

Date: Friday 10, May de 2024 - 12:00h

Promotor: Faculties of Science and Biosciences

Wednesday:

Under the framework of the 17th Science Festival, a conference will be held on various topics related to greenhouses, to reflect on their role from a social, architectural and productive vision in urban environments. Participating in the conference will be Xavier Gabarrell i Durany, vice-rector for Campus and Sustainability, and researcher at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering of the UAB; and Verónica Arcas Pilz, researcher at ICTA-UAB.

The Ciutadella Hivernacle will also offer the exhibition entitled “Màquina Climàtica”, on display until 8 December. The exhibition plays with the simile of the warming effect produced by the greenhouse itself and the so-called greenhouse effect that makes life on Earth possible. It shows how human activity is accentuating this effect and will go through the history and evolution of greenhouses, as well as take a look at the productive future of these facilities. Sostenipra-ICTA-UAB has provided the content of the exhibition and the plants.

Place: Hivernacle, Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona (Passeig de Picasso 7)

Date: Sunday 9, June de 2024 - 12:00h

Date: Sunday 9, June de 2024 - 13:30h

Promotor: Barcelona City Council

Wednesday:

The Institutional Projects Bureau, in collaboration with the Department of Teaching of Mathematics and Experimental Sciences of the UAB, organises a session on the power and impact of citizen science.

Registration form: 

https://forms.office.com/e/yDzmH3JPYS

Session Programme:

9 – 10 a.m.: Heidi L. Ballard, UC Davis. “Beyond “Potential”: Documenting Learning and Stewardship Outcomes of Community and Citizen Science”

10 – 10:20 a.m.: Caterina Solé Martín, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. “La ciència ciutadana escolar”

10:20 – 10:30 a.m.: Sofia Mojica Baquero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. "El Hub de Ciència Ciutadana de la UAB"

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Q&A

Place: Plaça del Coneixement (Building G), Bellaterra campus

Date: Tuesday 25, June de 2024 - 09:00h

Date: Tuesday 25, June de 2024 - 10:45h

Promotor: Institutional Projects Bureau and Department of Teaching of Mathematics and Experimental Sciences, UAB

Wednesday:

Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project (GCP) and head of research at the Australian National Science Agency (CSIRO), will give this conference, which has been organised by the UAB and CREAF, of which Canadell is, respectively, alumnus and scientific advisor.

Greenhouse gas emissions, which come mainly from fossil fuels and agricultural systems, continue to grow and the increase in their atmospheric concentrations has been accelerating in recent years. This continued increase jeopardises reaching the targets set in the 2016 Paris Agreement: the progressive reduction of greenhouse gases until 2050, when net zero emissions (matching what is emitted with what is captured) would have to be achieved to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

In his lecture, Canadell will address questions such as: Is global warming accelerating, as some experts suggest? Will we be able to achieve the goal of stopping it at 1.5°C or, at least, of not exceeding the 2°C set by Paris? What efforts are needed and by whom? What are the dangers of not achieving this?

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) is an organisation made up of dozens of international scientists from more than 90 institutions that has been providing detailed information on natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide sources and sinks every year since 2006. Its reports are a reference source for the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which reports on climate change caused by human activities.

The conference is open tot he general public and will include the collaboration of the Catalan Biology Society through its Vallès Regional Section.

Place: Faculty of Science and Biosciences (conference hall)

Date: Thursday 27, June de 2024 - 13:00h

Promotor: UAB and CREAF

Wednesday:

Daniel Campos and Xavier Álvarez hold PhDs in Physics and their research focuses on the physics of biological and social systems and the transport of energy. In the Expert's Seat of the UAB Science Carriage, the two will converse with passengers on energetic transition, a change from non-renewable energy sources to a model in which the energy used is more sustainable, and how citizens play an important role in this process. 

The journey will begin at 9:28 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from Plaça Catalunya to the Universitat Autònoma train station.

Place: FGC - Plaça Catalunya station

Date: Thursday 3, October de 2024 - 09:28h

Promotor: UAB and FGC

Wednesday:

Cristina Madrid is researcher at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB). Her research focuses on the evaluation of sustainability of political strategies and technological investigations. The UAB Science Carriage Expert's Seat will serve to talk with train passengers on the alternative energy sources available and the advantages and challenges in implementing these new energies.

The journey will begin at 10:42 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from the Universitat Autònoma to the Plaça Catalunya station.

Place: FGC Universitat Autònoma station

Date: Thursday 10, October de 2024 - 10:42h

Promotor: UAB and FGC