How to Avoid Greenwashing: Towards a Rigorous Life Cycle Assessment (7-8 pm AST)

Register at: https://kaust.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMkWPyTlRK2Vf7qDS3yYrA

You are invited to the second event of the Spring 2022 Sustainability Seminar Series, on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022, at 7:00 pm AST ., entitled “How to Avoid Greenwashing: Towards a Rigorous Life Cycle Assessment” by Professor Heather MacLean, the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Systems and Technology Assessment, University of Toronto.

About the Speaker
Heather MacLean is the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Systems and Technology Assessment and a professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and holds joint appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. Professor MacLean’s expertise is in the development and application of life cycle-based approaches for the techno-economic and environmental evaluation of conventional and alternative energy systems. Over the last 15 years she has worked closely with the automotive, oil, electricity, and biofuel industries as well as Federal and provincial/state governments. She has served on industry and government advisory committees in both Canada and the U.S. Her research has informed the development of energy and environmental policy in Canada and the U.S. Professor MacLean was recently awarded the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)’s Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices. She has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.

About the Facilitator:
Eman M. Alhajji is a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering under the supervision of professor Husam N. Alshareef at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Her primary research is focused on innovating nanocarbon materials for electrochemical energy storage. She completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina State University (2018) after receiving the prestigious KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP) award. She is also an alumnus of the Grand Challenge Scholars program (GCSP) of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She is also the founding president of Students for Sustainability, an organization aspiring to drive change towards sustainable development with a positive impact. Recently, she has been selected as a young change maker for the 2021 Middle East Mediterranean Summit in Switzerland and a young speaker of the Youth Green Summit in Riyadh, in a panel discussion with HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, titled “Taking the Initiative: Youth Leading Climate Action. As the president of Students for Sustainability, she led innovative enrichment programs with multidisciplinary collaborations on campus and outside campus, both nationally and internationally. She is perceived as a strong strategic thinker, activator and cross-cultural communicator.

This event is brought to you by Students for Sustainability at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), with the support of Graduate Events & Recreation and the Head of KAUST Sustainability, Dr. Ana Margarida Costa. Should you have any questions, please contact us at s.square@kaust.edu.sa

Aspiring to drive change towards sustainability with a positive impact!