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Addressing the scientific challenges of resource efficiency and sustainable development

12 May 2015, 12:00 am

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2 March 2015
Prof. Maria Betti will discuss ways in which science and technology can help to address the challenges of resource efficiency and sustainable development.

When:
Thursday 12 March 2015
5.30pm-7.30pm 		Where:
J Z Young Lecture Theatre
Medical Sciences & Anatomy Building, Gower Street
London, WC1E 6XA
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President Juncker, at his statement ahead of the vote of the European Parliament on the College, underlined that sustainability and environmental concerns are important to EU citizens and that sustainable development is a principle enshrined in the EU Treaties and Charter of Fundamental rights and thus should be taken into account by all institutions in all their actions and policies. For this reason the responsibility for sustainable development has been included in the portfolio of the First Vice-President. In this context IES contributes with its scientific activities mainly to three overarching principles, namely: Sustainability, Growth and Resilience.This talk will focus on how these principles are underpinned by cross-cutting and enabling services for resource efficiency and sustainable development in a knowledge-based society. 

Biography: 
Maria Betti has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Pisa (Italy), where she is a Professor of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry for Environmental Research. She has published over 200 scientific articles regarding environmental chemistry and protection. From 1991 to 2008, she led the Analytical and Environment Section of the Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Karlsruhe (Germany). In August 2008, she became Director of the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories (Monaco), where she headed the Environment Laboratories division. In October 2012 she took up the position of Director of the JRC's Institute for Environment and Sustainability in Ispra (Italy).

The talk will be followed by Q&A session and a networking reception with drinks and nibbles.