Catlysis Public Lecture and Symposium
17 April 2009
Yes We Can: Catalysing Hope for a Sustainable Future
The Public Lecture and panel discussion was hosted by the ABC's Robin Williams 14 April 2009
As the environmental state of the planet becomes more and more uncertain, the need for solutions that will effect genuine, significant change is increasingly crucial. Who will create the solutions to ensure that we can achieve a truly sustainable future? What is the science behind these solutions and what are the hurdles to their implementation?
The Catalysis Public Lecture proceedings sought to galvanise and energise Australia's response and attitudes towards sustainability through a moving and thought provoking mix of lectures, debate, music and poetry. To find out about the solutions that will effect genuine and significant change, the drivers of the science behind these solutions and the hurdles affecting their implementation, you can view a video of the Public Lecture here soon.
Catalysis: A Major Key to Sustainability
The International 3-Day Symposium was held in the new Law building 15 - 17 April 2009
The world is standing at the technological threshold of a revolution that is driven by the need for truly sustainable (industrial) processes, both in the production of chemicals as well as in the generation of power.
The symposium brought together catalysis experts from around the world to highlight potential answers to these pressing issues. These solutions were discussed through a series of plenary lectures, orations and keynote speeches both from fundamental scientific viewpoints as well as from applied approaches. The three day symposium focused on breakthrough science, technology transfer and industry examples.