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Join us as we dive into the fascinating journey of paper—from its revolutionary invention in ancient China to its environmental impact today. Discover how a seemingly simple material has become a major player in deforestation, pollution, and resource consumption. But it's not all doom and gloom! We'll explore how groundbreaking companies like Spinnova, VTT Technical Research Centre, and Sappi are redefining sustainability in the paper industry. Can innovation turn the tide and make paper production more eco-friendly? Tune in to uncover the surprising ways technology is transforming an age-old problem and find out how you can be part of the solution. Don't miss this eye-opening discussion! Host : Pavithra #PaperDilemma #Sustainability #EcoInnovation #EnvironmentalImpact #GreenTech #RecyclingRevolution #SustainableSolutions #PaperProduction #GreenFuture #EcoFriendlyTech #ClimateAction #InnovationForGood #EcoAwareness #Deforestation #TechForGood #FutureOfPaper
Chris Bishop's latest Quantum Tech Pod with Antti Vasara, President & CEO of VTT is live! VTT is a state-owned and controlled non-profit, limited liability company based in Helsinki, Finland with over 2000 people. It is one of Europe's leading research, development and innovation institutions. Almost two years ago, the VTT Technical Research Centre deployed Finland's first operational 5-qubit quantum computer in partnership with hardware start-up IQM. The roadmap lays out a plan to get to a 50-qubit machine by 2024. In addition to quantum computers, VTT is also actively involved in developing quantum sensors, quantum networks and quantum cryptography solutions leveraging QKD and PQC. VTT is also a member of Institute Q - the Finnish Quantum Institute whose goal is to raise the readiness of Finnish society for the disruptive implications that quantum technologies will have on both society and the economy at large. To learn more about quantum innovation in Finland - check out his conversation with Dr. Vasara! #quantumcomputing #VTT @VTTFinland #quantumsensors #quantumnetworks Inside Quantum Technology #IQT
Chris will be speaking at the upcoming Future Food Tech Alternative Protein Event in New York City this June. You can register for the event at https://futurefoodtechprotein.com. Get a 10% discount on tickets using the coupon code CM10. Chris Landowski is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Onego Bio, a company producing animal-free egg white proteins with precision fermentation. Chris is a cellular agriculture trailblazer and the scientific mastermind behind the technology. The chosen method for producing egg white protein is based on harnessing the microflora Trichoderma reesei for protein production and Chris believes this technology is superior because of its efficiency and productivity. Prior to co-founding Onego Bio, Chris spent 15 years developing breakthrough precision fermentation platforms at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. He has extensive experience in recombinant protein production and translating this knowledge to enable commercial scale production of animal-free proteins. One thing I greatly appreciate about this episode with Chris is that he breaks down fairly technical concepts into very digestible bites. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futurefoodshow/support
Segment 1 : who is Hatem? Segment 2 : AI & NLP in Africa are the next disruptors Segment 3 : AI & NLP applications in Africa for equity, inclusion and diversity Bio : Hatem Haddad received a doctorate in Computer Science and Information Systems from University Grenoble Alpes, France. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He occupied assistant professor positions at Grenoble Alpes university (France), at UAEU (EAU), at Sousse university (Tunisia), at Mevlana university (Turkey) and at ULB (Belgium). He worked for industrial corporations in R&D at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Institute for Infocomm Research, Image Processing and Applications Lab of Singapore. He was an invited researcher at Leibniz-Fachhochschule School of Business (Germany) and Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Portugal). His current research interests include Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning and Deep Learning. He is a Program Chair in various global conferences and serves as a reviewer for relevant journals and conferences in the Artificial Intelligence field. He is a board member of Masakhane and WiNLP (Widening NLP). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mediterranean-sustainable/message
Interview mit Claire Gusko, Co-Founder von One.five In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Claire Gusko, Co-Founder von One.five, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 10,5 Millionen Euro. One.fıve erforscht, entwickelt und skaliert innovative Biomaterialien, wie beispielsweise faserbasierte Verpackungslösungen für Konsumgütermarken und Verpackungsunternehmen. Diese Lösungen werden innerhalb kürzester Zeit nachhaltig, leistungsfähig und kundenspezifisch entwickelt, sodass sie reibungslos in bestehende Wertschöpfungsketten integriert werden können. Nach Unternehmensangaben können die zirkulären Biomaterialien des Startups bis zu 76% weniger CO2-Emissionen verursachen. One.five wurde im Jahr 2020 von Martin Weber und Claire Gusko in Hamburg gegründet. Mittlerweile beschäftigt das Jungunternehmen 30 interdisziplinäre Fachkräfte. Das Startup ist Mitglied der branchenführenden Verpackungsallianzen 4evergreen und Verpackung mit Zukunft. Das interne Expertenteam des GreenTechs wird durch externe Forscherinnen und Forscher, sogenannte "Scientists in Residence“, von führenden Forschungseinrichtungen wie dem Fraunhofer IVV, dem VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland und dem Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta ergänzt. In einer Seed-Finanzierungsrunde hat das Hamburger Startup nun 10,5 Millionen Euro unter der Führung von Green Generation Fund, Planet A Ventures und Speedinvest eingesammelt. Der Green Generation Fund ist ein Impact Investor mit der zentralen Aufgabe, ein starkes Ökosystem für Startups aus den Bereichen FoodTech, Gesundheit und GreenTech zu schaffen. Durch Early Stage Investitionen in diese drei Schwerpunkte möchte Green Generation einen wichtigen Beitrag zu den UN-Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung leisten. Zu den weiteren Investoren gehören u.a. Climentum Capital, Revent und WEPA Ventures. Zukünftig sollen in Zusammenarbeit mit Develey und europäischen Verarbeitern nachhaltige Soßenverpackungen für europäische Schnellrestaurants pilotiert werden.
Are you curious and inclined to look beyond the surface of data? In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with Deborah Berebichez about critical thinking and data science. Deborah is the Lead Scientist in Quantum Computing at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and a television host at Discovery. Her passion for physics has inspired many to pursue their dreams in STEM. Listen to learn more about Deborah's journey of overcoming discouragement and how you can apply those lessons to your journey. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Overcoming educational stigma [01:52] Data science training [09:15] Free vs. paid resources [12:05] Defining “data scientist” [16:17] Promoting STEM careers for women [22:01] The future of data science [27:44] Embracing failure [34:20] Resources & People Mentioned VTT Brandeis University Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus Metis Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Connect with Deborah Berebichez On LinkedIn Connect with DATAcated http://www.datacated.com/ DATAcated on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datacated1/ Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-strachnyi-data/ DATAcated on Twitter: https://twitter.com/datacated_ DATAcated on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/datacated Subscribe to the DATACATED On Air podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/datacated/support
One of the key characteristics of an organization that emphasizes innovation is a relentless focus on looking beyond the obvious. A ‘road-mapping' pause for the study of root causes will help to deliver a solution that will go beyond the short term. Organizations should undertake an assessment on the desired impact: “What impact do you want to achieve once this problem is solved? What would be the impact if it is not solved?” During my recent podcast episode # 27 of The World Class Leaders Show, I very much enjoyed my discussions with Dr. Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi. Professor Dr. Kazi is the Research Team Leader for Smart Cities and Intelligent Buildings at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. VTT provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services that enhance its customers' competitiveness. Sami is a prolific author/co-author, with more than 100 books and publications on a wide range of innovation topics. He is a recipient of the prestigious FIATECH 2012 STAR Award and a fellow of the Entovation E100 Global Knowledge Leadership network. Sami was kind enough to share his experience, with step-by-step instructions for fostering and encouraging collaborative innovation across organizations — especially when time is in short supply. During the podcast episode, you will learn: How to develop the right skills for innovation Tactics for building an innovation framework Fostering collaborative brainstorming How to be innovative despite the workload To contact Dr. Sami Kazi, you can look him up on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samikazifi/ You can also go directly to his organization's website to review some of the amazing work that has been done, at: https://www.vttresearch.com/en Read the article related to this podcast: https://www.andreapetrone.com/the-best-roadmap-to-create-innovative-companies-article/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's episode, Ryerson University wants to build the first 100 per cent, digitally-enabled building in the world, only to tear it down in the years to come. British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio is collaborating with architecture office Veretec to create a campus for global pharmaceutical company UCB in southeast England. In an EU scheme inspired by clever forest-dwelling giants, Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre will construct a 500-sq-m demonstration building made of novel wood-based materials and components to showcase the benefits of timber in rural and urban development. Designed by Dutch architects UNStudio, the building will have wood thermal insulation materials, structural insulation panels (SIPs) and wood-plastic composites, among other components. With efforts to find new ways to lock up carbon, developers, architects and net zero committed companies are asking, "Is wood the new concrete?" New technology in what's called "mass timber" production offers a carbon-cutting alternative to concrete and steel in the building sector. Production by Deeelicious BeatsMusic "Game Play" by Quality QuestPodcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Productionwww.masstimberconstruction.comSponsors of the Podcast:RothoblaasRothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world. Rotho Blaas Solutions designed for building in wood that are easily accessible adapting to the needs of all. IAMTC Delivering value through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy and thought-leadership.Sponsor Wanted Here Looking for global sponsorship opportunities in the mass timber sector? Why not consider sponsoring?
Ahh, coffee. Is there anything more delicious, more satisfying? It's always there when you need it, be it first thing in the morning or for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. According to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, global consumption of this vital brew is around 600 billion cups per year (I know—I would have guessed higher, too). But as with many of the products we consume, there's a cost beyond what we pay at the store. Producing coffee—like producing meat, or almonds, or corn, or pretty much anything—has an environmental cost, too. It's that cost that's led innovative entrepreneurs to seek a more Earth-friendly way to produce everything from beef to milk to salmon. Now coffee is joining the club, with startups in the US and Europe experimenting with new ways to make crave-worthy coffee—sans any coffee beans. One of these is Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre. VTT uses a technique called cellular agriculture to grow its pseudo-coffee, filling bioreactors with cell cultures then adding nutrients that encourage growth. Heiko Rischer, VTT's head of plant biotechnology, described one of the first cups brewed with his company's product as tasting like something “in between a coffee and a black tea.” If Finland seems like a surprising location for one of the first artificial coffees to be made—I personally would have guessed Italy, or maybe Spain—it makes sense when you put together a couple key factors. First, Nordic countries tend to be a few steps ahead of the rest of the world in terms of environmentalism; from Greta Thunberg to electric car usage to Right to Repair laws, their help-the-planet game is strong. Also, Finland is actually the world's biggest consumer of coffee per capita, with people throwing back an average of 26.45 pounds per year (as compared to the US average of 9.26 pounds per year). Like most crops, coffee production simultaneously impacts the climate crisis and is impacted by it. One of the big problems coffee demand is causing is deforestation, with more and more land being cleared of trees and natural ecosystems to make way for coffee plants. Those plants require pesticides and fertilizer, and their beans then need to be shipped across the world to caffeine-addicted consumers. VTT isn't the only company working on making a more sustainable version of our favorite morning drink. Atomo Coffee, a startup based in Seattle, uses a different method than VTT, breaking down plant waste then converting the relevant compounds into a coffee-bean-like solid, and San Francisco-based Compound Foods uses microbes and fermentation to make bean-free coffee. According to The Guardian, Atomo's facility currently produces enough of the fake bean to equal around 1,000 servings of coffee a day, and aims to get that up to 10,000 a day in the next year—so, about enough to fulfill the coffee needs of a tiny fraction of its home city's population. That's one of the major hurdles that companies producing synthetic foods will face; the supply chains, processes, and infrastructure serving our existing food production system grew and were refined over decades, and are able to meet consumer demand in their current form. Scaling production of lab-grown products to the level needed to continue meeting that demand—or, more likely, increased demand as the global middle class continues to grow—won't be easy, even once fake meat tastes and feels just like real meat or lab-grown coffee goes down as smooth as the stuff that comes from plants. Speaking of which, “in between a coffee and a black tea” isn't going to cut it for coffee-lovers. Until the synthetic stuff smells, tastes, and feels a lot more like the real thing, switching to cell-cultured coffee is going to be a very hard. sell (pun not intended). In addition, VTT's coffee will need to be approved by regulatory bodies in Europe and the US before the company can bring its product to market. A final relevant issue is technological unemployment, which isn't just a problem for peop...
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Lauri Reuter is a scientist-turned-investor and a founder and partner of the Nordic Foodtech VC, which invests explicitly in Nordic and Baltic early-stage tech companies that are renewing the global food system. Lauri holds a Ph.D. in biotechnology and worked previously as a Researcher and Senior Specialist of Disruptive Technologies at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. He is a part-time urban beekeeper and passionate about building a radically sustainable food system for this planet – and the next one. 1:50 Fund backstory and investment thesis 11:30 Commercializing research-based technology 21:10 The ideal food portfolio 10 years from now 30:00 Funding gaps and opportunities for Nordic food startups 41:30 Lauri’s vision for the future food system Connect with the show's Host Analisa Winther on LinkedIn. For more conversations, join our community on Instagram or check out other episodes on www.nordicfoodtech.io.
There's no such thing as a free brunch. That's the saying, right? For some founders, the worry and uncertainty over the cost of a loss in autonomy after a VC deal makes the option seem less attractive. What should founders know about the nature of venture capital and its overall business model, in order to clarify some of the open ends about what the VC lunch is all about? Oh, we're actually pretty sure it's “lunch”. Jyri Engeström is a Finnish Silicon Valley sage, who co-founded Yes VC with his partner Caterina Fake. Jyri's mind and knowledge bank is unique, so have a listen and learn how Jyri sees the role and duty of Yes VC and venture capital in general – both to themselves, the investees, and the business ecosystem at large. Expect to learn: • How the business model of Yes VC/venture capitalists in general works and why your company need to be able to return the whole fund. • What founders should expect when getting involved with venture capital. • What kind of trade-offs and benefits venture capital have. • Why Jyri sees taking VC-money as a failure of sorts. (Jyri's deck) "What You Should Know About Early-Stage Venture Capital" : https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LJ6U4BFULkMXFA5GMJcK_sK7I2h2Sq-RNIZN98w_TFk/edit?usp=sharing --- What's the next big thing? VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland wants to tackle global challenges and turn them into opportunities for sustainable growth - do you share the same passion? VTT develops cutting-edge innovations and offers a true deep tech wonderland for investors. VTT is also able to co-invest its valuable IPR to growth companies. Learn more about the innovations and people behind them at: https://www.vttresearch.com --- Episodes also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESKqOrSvsY6J2rEUCrHu6w Have a listen, subscribe, rate, hate – whatever you feel like, mate. New episodes with the most interesting people in the world, every Thursday! --- Check out Jyri & Yes Vc at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jyri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jyri.engestrom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jyriengestrom Yes VC Website: https://yes.vc/ --- Check Soaked by Slush out at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/soakedbyslush/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soakedslush/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soakedbyslush/ Soaked by Slush website: https://www.slush.org/soaked/ Slush website: https://www.slush.org Shoot us a message or feedback: soaked@slush.org
This week we again feature three interviews, with Muhammad Saad Qureshi, senior scientist, sustainable fuels/circular economy at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.; Ana Ferrell, vice president global marketing, ADM; and Frederik Mejlby, vice president for marketing F&B at Novozymes and Imad Farhat, global VP of taste at Firmenich.
Janne Poranen, CEO and co-founder of Spinnova, talks about the company's process of converting wood pulp into textile fibre without the use of harmful chemicals.After spending many years conducting research in the pulp and paper sector, and after listening to an inspiring presentation at the University of Oxford, researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland created a process for converting wood pulp into sustainable textile fibre … without the use of harmful chemicals. After realising just how innovative their method was, they founded Spinnova in 2015.Have a listen to the podcast to learn more about the company's origins, sustainable fibre production process and plans to scale up industrially in the future.
Dr. Tuomo Suntola is a co-owner and Board Member of the Finnish atomic layer deposition technology company Picosun Ltd. He is also Chairman of the Finnish Society for Natural Philosophy, Chairman of the Physics Foundations Society, and author of the books The Short History of Science, The Dynamic Universe, and Theoretical Basis of the Dynamic Universe. Most of Tuomo’s career has been spent working on a technology called atomic layer deposition (ALD). This technology is based on a saturated reaction that occurs on the surface of a material that allows the production of highly ordered material layers one atomic layer at a time. These layers are essential for the modern integrated circuits that are found in all of our electronic devices, but they are also used for various other applications including solar cells, lithium ion batteries, luxury watches, coins, and telescope mirrors. In addition to ALD technology, Tuomo is passionate about studying fundamental physics as well as the philosophy and history of science. When not thinking about technology, science, or the philosophy of science, Tuomo enjoys spending time with his family and friends, taking care of his home and garden, and having a refreshing swim in a the swimming hole near his home. He was awarded his M.S. and PhD in electrical engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology where he studied semiconductor physics. Afterwards, Tuomo worked as a Scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for a few years before accepting a position as Chief Scientist at Instrumentarium Ltd. He subsequently served as Director of Display Division and Chief Scientist at the consumer electronics manufacturing company Lohja Ltd, Managing Director of a subsidiary of the national oil company Neste Ltd. called Microchemistry Ltd, a Research Fellow in the national energy company Fortum Corporation. After retiring from Fortum, Tuomo has continued in his roles at Picosun. Over the course of his career, Tuomo has received many awards and honors, including the 2004 European SEMI Award for pioneering atomic layer deposition techniques. He was also honored in 2018 with the Millennium Technology Prize, which is regarded as Finland’s Nobel Prize, for developing this atomic layer deposition technology. He is an elected Member of the Finnish Academy of Technology, was a Member of a World Energy Council working group from 2003-2004, and was named a Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland. In our interview, Tuomo shared more about his life and science.
This week we welcome two up and coming researchers and academics to discuss a topic that has recently been getting some much deserved attention. Most people spend about 1/3 of their lives in bed and or sleeping. What are we breathing or absorbing and how does it affect our health and performance? Dr. Boor and Dr. Laverge will tell us what they have learned during their literature review on the topic. We also look forward to learning what these up and coming academics feel are other important IAQ questions and answers we will be discussing over the next decade. Dr. Boor joined us once before with Dr. Richard Corsi for one of our Research to Practice shows Episode 343 Dr. Brandon E. Boor is an Assistant Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. His research group at Purdue is focused on understanding the dynamics of airborne particles (aerosols) in buildings and human exposure to indoor air pollution. He teaches courses on indoor air quality and architectural engineering and advises the Global Air Quality Trekkers undergraduate EPICS team. He has previously worked with indoor air quality and aerosol research groups at the University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland, as well as the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Dr. Jelle Laverge (1984) received his engineering masters from Ghent University in 2007. From 2005 to 2007 he was a part-time employee of Bureau Bouwtechniek in Antwerp. Since 2007 he is a fulltime researcher and PhD-candidate at the building physics, construction and building services research group of the department of architecture and urban planning at Ghent University. In 2011 he received a master's degree in Law from the same university. He was a part-time building physics lecturer at KaHo Sint-Lieven Gent for the 2011 spring semester. With the support of the FWO (grant V430911N), he was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin during the summer of 2011. With a dissertation entitled 'Design strategies for residential ventilation systems', he obtained a PhD in 2013. He is a member of ISIAQ, SRS and ASHRAE.
This week we welcome two up and coming researchers and academics to discuss a topic that has recently been getting some much deserved attention. Most people spend about 1/3 of their lives in bed and or sleeping. What are we breathing or absorbing and how does it affect our health and performance? Dr. Boor and Dr. Laverge will tell us what they have learned during their literature review on the topic. We also look forward to learning what these up and coming academics feel are other important IAQ questions and answers we will be discussing over the next decade. Dr. Boor joined us once before with Dr. Richard Corsi for one of our Research to Practice shows Episode 343 Dr. Brandon E. Boor is an Assistant Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. His research group at Purdue is focused on understanding the dynamics of airborne particles (aerosols) in buildings and human exposure to indoor air pollution. He teaches courses on indoor air quality and architectural engineering and advises the Global Air Quality Trekkers undergraduate EPICS team. He has previously worked with indoor air quality and aerosol research groups at the University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland, as well as the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Dr. Jelle Laverge (1984) received his engineering masters from Ghent University in 2007. From 2005 to 2007 he was a part-time employee of Bureau Bouwtechniek in Antwerp. Since 2007 he is a fulltime researcher and PhD-candidate at the building physics, construction and building services research group of the department of architecture and urban planning at Ghent University. In 2011 he received a master's degree in Law from the same university. He was a part-time building physics lecturer at KaHo Sint-Lieven Gent for the 2011 spring semester. With the support of the FWO (grant V430911N), he was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin during the summer of 2011. With a dissertation entitled 'Design strategies for residential ventilation systems', he obtained a PhD in 2013. He is a member of ISIAQ, SRS and ASHRAE.
From the Interactive Media and Games Seminar Series, Kaisa Still a Senior Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, uses a network- centric view to understanding the Finnish game industry and its dynamics by examining independent firms forming symbiotic relationships to create and deliver products and services.
Kari Kohtamaki, Account Manager for Wellness & Healthcare Technologies at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, explains how VTT is a multi disciplined applied research institute owned by the Finnish Government, employing over 2600 research scientists. He talks about the ECHAlliance and how it’s popularity within Europe can help research institutes collaborate with stakeholders. Kari goes on to describe the development in the eHealth sector within the Scandinavian countries, the opportunities and the challenges that need to be addressed; how easy it is to collaborate with countries in the South of Europe and how the new market of China offers a new test bed for research. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.
This week on IAQ Radio we welcome back Richard Corsi, PhD and Brandon Boor for a discussion about bringing research to practitioners. We will focus on some of Mr. Boorâ??s research projects and discuss how they can assist IAQ practitioners in the real world. Dr. Corsi is the Chair & ECH Bantel Professor for Professional Practice Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California at Davis in 1989. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Corsi researches indoor air quality, including sources and control of indoor air pollution and human exposure to indoor toxins. He has also studied how architectural materials can remove chemicals from building air, offering protection for occupants following terrorist attacks. Brandon Boor completed his undergraduate studies at York College of PA where he had the opportunity to do an engineering co-op with Andy Persily's IAQ group at NIST. Dr. Persily was a guest on IAQ Radio May 21, 2010. This experience sparked his interest in IAQ research. Brandon began graduate studies at UT Austin in 2009, and has worked with Dr. Corsi and others on various research projects related to human exposure and particle resuspension. He is currently living in Helsinki, Finland, where he has spent over a year and a half working with groups at the University of Helsinki and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. We are also looking forward to an update on the IAQA/ASHRAE unification with Dr. Eva King. This will also be the first in a monthly series of interviews with IAQA reps on how things are going with the two groups now working together. LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio!
This week on IAQ Radio we welcome back Richard Corsi, PhD and Brandon Boor for a discussion about bringing research to practitioners. We will focus on some of Mr. Boorâ??s research projects and discuss how they can assist IAQ practitioners in the real world. Dr. Corsi is the Chair & ECH Bantel Professor for Professional Practice Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California at Davis in 1989. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Corsi researches indoor air quality, including sources and control of indoor air pollution and human exposure to indoor toxins. He has also studied how architectural materials can remove chemicals from building air, offering protection for occupants following terrorist attacks. Brandon Boor completed his undergraduate studies at York College of PA where he had the opportunity to do an engineering co-op with Andy Persily's IAQ group at NIST. Dr. Persily was a guest on IAQ Radio May 21, 2010. This experience sparked his interest in IAQ research. Brandon began graduate studies at UT Austin in 2009, and has worked with Dr. Corsi and others on various research projects related to human exposure and particle resuspension. He is currently living in Helsinki, Finland, where he has spent over a year and a half working with groups at the University of Helsinki and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. We are also looking forward to an update on the IAQA/ASHRAE unification with Dr. Eva King. This will also be the first in a monthly series of interviews with IAQA reps on how things are going with the two groups now working together. LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio!