Podcasts about climate change cluster

Associate Professor Mathieu Pernice is Deputy Director of the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology Sydney, where he also co-leads two research teams in Algal Biotechnology and Seagrass. He is an expert in climate change and sustainability, and has over 15 years of experience in technology transfer from University to Industry more particularly in Environmental Impact assessment, Aquaculture, Food and Biotechnology. In this chat, we chat about the incredible potential for algae, and how science and biotechnology is helping to make this potential a reality. Links:Mathieu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieu-pernice-775b9aa7/Mathieu at UTS: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Mathieu.PerniceFabris et al, 2020, Emerging Technologies in Algal Biotechnology: Toward the Establishment of a Sustainable, Algae-Based Bioeconomy, Frontiers in Plant Science, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00279/fullRalph et al, 2023, Save the planet with green industries using algae, PLOS Biology, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36972294/ For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can algae be used to brew carbon negative beer? Or reduce methane emissions from livestock? Could Algae potentially capture and store carbon emissions? What about new biological plastics made from algae? Or Algal building materials? Perhaps Algae could even supply us with a sustainable source of crude oil? And most of us have probably forgotten that algae is already supplemented in various products that we use in our everyday lives. This conversation will open your eyes to the amazing world of algae, how it is already being used and how it could go on to combat climate change and improve our world in so many ways!You can watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/ed84SWDUsmQ Dr. Alex Thomson is the Industry Engagement Manager for the Climate Change Cluster research institute at the University of Technology in Sydney (UTS). She is a former lecturer in the School of Life Sciences at UTS, marine ecologist, science communicator, and a Superstar of STEM!For more information, follow Dr. Alex Thomson on social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/drat_science/https://www.twitter.com/drat_science/Get guest updates and submit your listener questions via Instagram: https://instagram.com/travellingscience/During this episode, a donation was made to the Coral Nurture Program at The University of Technology in Sydney:https://www.coralnurtureprogram.org/If you'd like to support this podcast and the charities we donate to each week, you can make a contribution here: https://www.patreon.com/thetravellingscientistThank you for making a positive change in the world!Links:French Blue Beerhttps://www.reuters.com/business/environment/sacrebleu-french-brewers-use-algae-make-blue-beer-2022-02-03/Sea Weed Ginhttps://thenewfoundlanddistillery.com/products/newfoundland-distillery-company-seaweed-gin-1Dugong Grasshttps://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/oceans/watch-dugong-gorges-itself-on-sea-grass-before-taking-a-nap-on-the-ocean-floor/

Climate change is getting harder to ignore. Do you feel lost in what you can do to be sustainable? Are you looking for opportunities to get involved with Sustainability and climate change? Not all industries are doomed to kill the environment, some are working with science! In this episode of Boiling Point Anastasia is chatting with Dr. Alex Thomson. Alex is the industry manager for the climate change cluster research institute at UTS and an avid science communicator! Check out Alex on: Twitter, UTS Profile ,Instagram Check out Climate Change Cluster

Many of us want to see the Great Barrier Reef before it's too late. There's something about the experience of seeing its vast coral shelves in real life that makes it more real to us. And once we've experienced it, we might be more likely to care about it. In this episode of Think: Sustainability, we take a look at how tourism can create advocates, or sometimes citizen scientists, out of tourists. Tourism operators and scientists are working together to achieve common goals, and we see just what makes that relationship successful. Featuring: Gemma Gillette, PhD Candidate, Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney Lorna Howlett, PhD Candidate, Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney and Crew Member, Wavelength Cruises Hanne Nielsen, Lecturer in Antarctic Law and Governance, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Producer: Josh Green Presenter: Marlene Even Music: Epidemic Sound

Professor Peter Ralph is Executive Director of the Climate Change Cluster in the Faculty of Science at UTS, and is partnering with Australian surf brand Piping Hot to develop textiles made from seaweed for surfwear. Nature-derived alternatives for the fashion industry have the potential to revolutionise products and vastly reduce their impact on the oceans. Apologies for a little bit of building noise in the background! Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License: Seaweed - Offkey Lifestyle Sea-weed - Martin Williamson Sapphire - Tobu Image from UTS

No-one can deny the effects climate change is having on our oceans, with temperatures and sea levels rising. The world's biggest reef, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, is the canary in the coal mine and right now its health is of serious concern. The good news is, that while politicians argue about the way forward vis a vis climate change, scientists and tourism operators in Australia have partnered up to develop a stewardship program, the Coral Nurture Project with the goal to transform both ecological and social resilience to environmental change. Part of this, is a unique 'coral gardening' project, sucessfully growing and replanting coral onto the reef.  In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel , Natascha Mirosch talks with David Suggett, a marine biologist and professor in the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology of Sydney, who heads the Future Reefs program, about the propects of The Great Barrier Reef. If you've ever dived or snorkled among the spectacular corals and marine life of The Great Barrier Reef, you'll want to listen to this. 

Plastic pollution is an undeniable problem. One solution proposed to help solve our plastic woes is bioplastics. In this episode, we look at what bioplastics actually are, how algae is changing the industry, and whether they can deliver on the environmentally sound promises they make.Featuring:Dr Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil Lead Chemist as The Climate Change Cluster at The University of Technology SydneyProfessor Leonie Barner, Director of the Centre for Waste Free World at the Queensland University of Technology.Producer/Host: Sophie EllisMusic: Epidemic Sound

The way we produce our food needs to change. Our current practices will not meet the demands of a growing population and a warming climate. Algae, that slimy green stuff you find at the beach, might just help us more sustainably produce our food.This episode looks at how Algae biotechnologies are revolutionising the agriculture and aquaculture industry.FeaturingProfessor Peter Ralph, Executive Director of Climate Change Cluster at The University of Technology SydneyDr Graeme Barnett, CEO and Managing Director of Qponics LimitedBastien Finet, Operations Manager at Pacific Reef FisheriesMusic: Epidemic Sound

What is in these products? And if additives don't affect your health, would you care? ShutterstockWhat have you eaten today? And how much do you know about how it was produced, what was added to it along the way, and how it made its way to your plate? Even as most of us grow increasingly removed from actual food production, many consumers still take food fraud and perceptions of food purity incredibly seriously. Scandals around “meat glue” or milk and honey contamination, and the skyrocketing global interest in organic foods, underscore the fact that many of us still care quite deeply about the foods we eat and how they’re produced – and that’s affecting food labelling, regulation and consumer behaviour. One person who’s studied that terrain closely is Dr Andrew Ventimiglia, a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, who researches food fraud and how it relates to science, culture, trademark law and food regulation. Read more: Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Cyclone season approacheth, but this year there's a twist He sat down with The Conversation’s deputy politics and society editor Justin Bergman to talk about the weird history of food adulteration and certification – everything from 19th century dairy farmers adding sheep brains to skim milk to make it look frothier, to centuries-old oil and wine adulteration scandals. Dr Ventimiglia said types of food fraud laws have been recorded as early as the 13th century, but the issue really came into focus in the 1800s. Adulterated milk was one of the first issues that got national attention, and this was roughly in the mid 1800s to late 1800s, both particularly in the UK and the US. And the earliest form of adulterated milk that was really concerning to regulators was actually simply skim milk. Producers who were making skim milk were adding flour or starch, sometimes carrots for sweetness, but they were also adding things that did pose a public health risk. So, for instance, chalk was added to increase the whiteness of milk, as well as often sheep or calf brains to froth the milk […] those posed really legitimate health risks that were recognised by early analytic chemists and that really initiated some early food regulations. And while food scandals persist today, food standards are increasingly more concerned with fraudulent claims on packaging and innovations in food production. For instance, is yoghurt made with coconut milk still considered yoghurt? What to do about foods that claim to be “all natural?” Special thanks to our multimedia intern, Dilpreet Kaur Taggar, for editing this segment together. Read more: Trust Me, I'm An Expert: How augmented reality may one day make music a visual, interactive experience From food adulteration to food poisoning We also hear from Associate Professor Shauna Murray from the UTS Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster, about her research into ciguatera fish poisoning. It’s a non-bacterial illness associated with fish consumption and symptoms in humans may include gastrointestinal, neurological and even sometimes cardiovascular problems. Editorial intern Jordan Fermanis spoke to Dr Murray about why this tropical disease is showing up further south, and how recreational fishermen are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of ciguatera. Trust Me, I’m An Expert is a podcast where we ask academics to surprise, delight and inform us with their research. You can download previous episodes here. And please, do check out other podcasts from The Conversation – including The Conversation US’ Heat and Light, about 1968 in the US, and The Anthill from The Conversation UK, as well as Media Files, a brand new podcast all about the media. You can find all our podcasts over here. Additional audio and credits Additional editing by Dilpreet Kaur Taggar Kindergarten by Unkle Ho, from Elefant Traks Free Music Archive: Podington Bear, Clouds, Rain, Sun Demand increases for organic produce, 23 ABC News. Is your honey real honey or just “sugar syrup”? ABC News Australia. Fake honey: Study finds disturbing results, ABC News Australia. Meat glue secret, Today Tonight. Chinese milk report, CNN. Missouri Wine History, MissouriWine. Pure. Fresh. Milk. 1991 Promo. Australian milk ad. Sad Marimba Planet by Lee Rosevere from Free Music Archive

Thanks to overpopulation and man made climate change, global food stocks are running low. Enter ‘future foods’ - the gross, weird and wonderful things clickbait articles tell us will be on our dinner plate in ten years time. But as Think: Digital Futures host Cheyne Anderson finds out, there’s more to this debate than just eating worms. Featuring:Jacqui Newling - Colonial Gastronomer at Sydney Living Museums. Dr Janice McCauley - Research Fellow in the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology Sydney. Judy Friedlander - Researcher at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney. Olympia Yarger - Insect Farmer with Go Terra.

As humanity continues to ponder its existence, ‘where did we all come from? Why are we here?’, researchers have suggested we may be asking the wrong questions in trying to uncover the answers. This episode we explore our evolving understanding of photosynthesis, and why the answers to some of our biggest philosophical questions could be locked in the process that enabled life to inhabit the planet, rather than what birthed us.Speakers:David Suggett - Associate Professor in the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology Sydney. Tim Gibson - PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University, Canada.Dr Robin Purchase from the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University. Producer: Jake Morcom.

Citizen scientists and members of the public have done everything from discovering species, to documenting sea temperature changes. Just this year in Australia, an amateur astronomer named Andrew Grey, a mechanic from Darwin, helped scientists discover a whole set of new planets. But why are people like you, donating their time, to help scientists document and discover. And is crowdfunding the scientific method really trustworthy? Producer/Presenter: Miles P Herbert Speakers: Annette Scanlon: Lecturer School of Natural and Built Environments John Turnbull: Marine Ecologist and Social Scientist, University of New South Wales Shuanna Murray: Associate Professor, Climate Change Cluster Core Member, Climate Change Cluster

You might already eat algae when you pick up a sushi roll. But it turns out algae may be a sustianable substitute for everything from Legos to surfboards to health products. Presenter/Producer: Miles Herbert Speakers: Dr Janice McCauley: Research Fellow, Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology Sydney Judy Friedlander: Research Assistant, Institute for Sustainable Futures at the Univeristy of Technology Sydney Ross Thompson - Chair of Water Science and Director of the institute for applied ecology at the University of Canberra

SPECIAL GUEST: TIM KAHLKE (UTS) In this age of big data even scientists can struggle to keep up with the massive amounts of information available to them. With exponential advances in data storage and computation new fields of science are opening up and new types of scientific professionals are emerging. Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing field using computer programming to organise, analyse and interpret large scale datasets in new an exciting ways.    In an interview with In Situ Science, bioinformatician and marine ecologist Dr Tim Kahlke introduces us to the power of programming in science, but also talks openly about the responsible use of this power. Tim uses large datasets of bacterial genomes to understand the responses of microbial communities to climate change. He also makes a mean Knödel and is maybe a little bit freaked out about Skynet taking over the planet.   FFollow Tim on twitter @TimKahlke and visit the Climate Change Cluster website.   ind out more at www.insituscience.com Follow us on twitter @insituscience   Music: ‘Strange Stuff’ by Sonic Wallpaper - www.sonicwallpaper.bandcamp.com