Nov 20, 3pm: Final AC seminar and mixer of the year + 2025 speaker lineup
How can we make materials faster, while also making them safer and greener?
Join us next week online or in-person for the Acceleration Consortium’s (AC) final seminar and mixer of 2024. Based at the University of Toronto, the AC is a global community of academia, government, and industry who are accelerating the discovery of new materials and molecules needed for a sustainable future.
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How can we make materials faster, while also making them safer and greener?
On November 20, 3:00pm, join professor Emily Moore (in-person or online) to explore how we can prioritize sustainability in accelerated materials discovery. The talk will be followed by a networking session with the AC community; light refreshments will be provided!
About the seminar
Date: Wednesday, November 20
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
Location: Online or in-person (700 University Avenue, 10th floor, seminar room)
Integrating Sustainability into SDLs: Best practices, barriers, and opportunities
Developing new materials requires a multi-faceted approach that considers not just performance but also social, environmental, and economic (SEE) factors. Through a series of qualitative interviews with SDL practitioners and sustainability experts, researchers at the University of Toronto are mapping current best practices and uncovering gaps in how sustainability is integrated into materials development. Professor Moore will share findings from this study, funded by an Acceleration Seed Grant, and discuss ways SEE factors can play an earlier and more integral role in SDL projects. Learn more about Emily Moore’s research.
About the speaker
Professor Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto where she researches how engineers lead as they deliver new technologies to market. Emily holds a bachelor’s in engineering chemistry (Queen’s) and a doctorate in physical chemistry (Oxford) and is a licensed professional engineer. Emily launched her career at the Xerox Research Center of Canada (XRCC), then joined engineering consulting firm Hatch where she led the water business and technology development portfolio. Emily holds 21 patents and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. In 2016, Emily’s leadership in industry was recognized with the Kalev Pugi Award (SCI Canada) and being named one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining by Women in Mining UK.
Upcoming events
We’re also excited to announce a stellar lineup of 2025 AC seminar series speakers – stay tuned for more details coming soon!
Kedar Hippalgaonkar Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering at Nanyang Technological University
Adji Bousso Dieng Assistant Professor, Computer Science at Princeton University
Wilhelm T. S. Huck Professor, Physical Organic Chemistry at Radboud University
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