7th November 2016 - Redpath Museum, Auditorium |
Multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems: solutions from experimental ecology and genomics
Gregor Fussman, Department of Biology. Faculty of Science
Mathieu Blanchette, School of Computer Science. Faculty of Science
Melania Cristescu, Department of Biology. Faculty of Science
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Contact: gregor.fussmann [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
mathieu.blanchette [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
melania.cristescu [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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Sustaining biodiversity and ecological flows
Sylvie de Blois, Department of Plant Science/MSE. Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Will be updated soon.
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Contact: sylvie.deblois [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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Will be updated soon.
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Contact: brian.e.robinson [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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Will be updated soon.
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Contact: brian.leung2 [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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The objectives of the proposed research are (1) to develop secure and privacy-preserving cyber-physical platforms to collect, store, integrate and analyze data from different domains in the context of smart cities, and (2) to generate useful knowledge and recommendations for improving energy efficiency at the district and city levels.
Keywords: Data mining, Sustainable smart cities, Energy efficiency, Security and privacy, Internet-of-Things
Contact: ben.fung [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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Practices of Urban Resiliency
Michael Jemtrud, Department of Architecture. Faculty of Engineering
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Contact: michael.jemtrud [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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Our research focuses on scalable and sustainable solution processing of nanostructured electrodes for application in (a) thin film solar cells (e.g. dye-sensitized, CZTS, perovskites etc.) and (b) Lithium-ion batteries. The work on Li-ion batteries is done in collaboration with Hydro-Québec and is aligned with Quebec’s strategic priorities.
Keywords: Solution processing, nanomaterials, green energy
Contact: george.demopoulos [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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How to manage grand challenges
Dror Etzion, Department of Strategy and Organizations/MSE. Faculty of Management
Shifting to dramatically more sustainable systems is an unconventional or wicked problem, encompassing multiple actors, disciplines, and values. Yet to date, sustainability initiatives have been tackled primarily by means of conventional managerial approaches. I argue that these approaches are ill suited for achieving sustainability transformations. I propose an alternative approach in which leaders embrace ambiguity (rather than striving for clarity), focus on short-term accomplishments (rather than long-term goals), and are satisfied with oblique movement (rather than linear progress).
Keywords: management, grand challenges, leadership, strategy, systems
Contact: dror.etzion [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)
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