Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Winton Symposium on Machines

See event homepage for list of speakers.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 01 November 2018, 09:45-17:30

Winton Discussions

The impact of policy on the low-carbon transition: opening the black box of energy technologies

Professor Laura Diaz Anadon, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge.

Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar Room.

Tuesday 26 June 2018, 14:30-15:30

Winton Discussions

Hidden problems in the global wind industry

Dr Jim Platts, Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge.

Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar Room.

Friday 15 June 2018, 16:00-17:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Winton Symposium on Energy Storage and Distribution

See event homepage for list of speakers.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 09 November 2017, 09:45-17:30

Winton Discussions

The Status of Mini-Grids: Are they the 'next' big thing, or an un-economic diversion?

Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy, UC Berkeley.

Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar Room.

Wednesday 10 May 2017, 11:00-12:00

Winton Discussions

Thinking of becoming an Entrepreneur: What questions will you be asked?

Paul Mantle, Frontier IP Group.

Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar Room.

Thursday 16 March 2017, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Greening up the Cavendish and the University: the Maxwell Centre as a test case

Ottavio Croze.

Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar Room.

Thursday 09 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Solar Energies

See event homepage for list of speakers.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 03 November 2016, 09:30-17:30

Winton Discussions

France’s Nuclear Energy Transition: Turning Points in National Policy and Innovation

Dr. Kathleen Araújo, Stony Brook University.

Maxwell Centre, JJ Thomson Seminar Room.

Thursday 13 October 2016, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Energy Catalyst

Michael Priestnall, Lead Technologist in Energy for Innovate UK.

Maxwell Centre, JJ Thomson Seminar Room.

Thursday 19 May 2016, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Fuel cells and hydrogen – moving towards a low carbon economy

Gareth Hinds, National Physical Laboratory (NPL).

Maxwell Centre, JJ Thomson Seminar Room.

Thursday 21 April 2016, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Nurturing a political economy for a sustainable future: technology, innovation, and science

David Bent - Forum for the Future.

Maxwell Centre, JJ Thomson Seminar Room.

Thursday 17 March 2016, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Living Laboratory for Sustainability

Emily Dunning - Coordinator of the Living Laboratory for Sustainability.

Maxwell Centre, JJ Thomson Seminar Room.

Thursday 21 January 2016, 16:00-17:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Winton Symposium on Green Computing

See event homepage for list of speakers.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre.

Monday 28 September 2015, 09:30-17:30

Winton Discussions

Piezoelectric nanogenerators: Power solutions for autonomous devices

Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan, Lecturer Department of Materials Science.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Thursday 21 May 2015, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Patents in theory and in practice

Dr Anwar Gilani - Venner Shipley.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Thursday 16 April 2015, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

A remarkable set of contemplations

Craig Bennett - Friends of the Earth.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Thursday 12 March 2015, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Beyond the pit latrine - developing new tools for organic waste management in the global south

John Mullet - SOWTech Ltd.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Thursday 12 February 2015, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

An ideal limit for the performance of large wind farms

Dr Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Thursday 22 January 2015, 16:00-17:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Winton Symposium on Global Challenges for Science and Technology

See event homepage for list of speakers.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre.

Monday 29 September 2014, 09:00-17:30

Winton Discussions

Meeting the challenges of cancer through nanotechnology.

Quentin Harmer.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 01 September 2014, 16:00-17:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

The amazing recent years in Solar Cells.
 What’s next?

Professor David Cahen, The Rowland and Sylvia Schaefer Chair in Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science.

Cavendish Laboratory, Small Lecture Theatre.

Monday 30 June 2014, 14:30-15:30

Winton Discussions

Energy vs materials availability. Equivalent or different?

Professor David Cahen, Weizmann Institute of Science.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 23 June 2014, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Current Issues in Energy Policy

Dr Chi-Kong Chyong (Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge).

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 12 May 2014, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

The future of Artificial Photosynthesis - academic curiosity or real-world application?

Dr. Erwin Reisner (Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge).

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 31 March 2014, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Electric buses - can they really compete on the front line?

Professor John Miles.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 17 March 2014, 16:00-17:00

Nano Fiber production, scale-up, commercialization and applications

Miles Wright, CEO, Xanofi, Inc..

Goldsmiths II lecture theatre, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 25 February 2014, 14:00-15:30

Theory - Chemistry Research Interest Group

Running Combustion Backwards: Fuels from Sunlight, From First Principles

The Linnett Lecture

Professor Emily Carter (Princeton University).

Department of Chemistry, Cambridge, Pfizer lecture theatre.

Tuesday 11 February 2014, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Business-oriented Solutions for Resource Recovery and Reuse at Scale in Developing Countries

Luca Di Mario.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 27 January 2014, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Open-ended inorganic nanotubes: band-gap and bands-engineering of a photo-catalyst

Dr Gilberto Teobaldi.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 16 December 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Jugaad Innovation: A Frugal, Flexible and Inclusive Way to Grow

Prof Jaideep Prabhu, Judge Business School.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 02 December 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Winton 2nd Annual Symposium on Materials Discovery

For full list of speakers visit http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/materialsdiscovery.

Pippard Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory.

Monday 30 September 2013, 09:00-18:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Winton Symposium on Materials Discovery

For full list of speakers visit http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/materialsdiscovery.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre,.

Monday 30 September 2013, 09:00-18:00

Winton Discussions

Using sunlight-activated photo-catalysts to disinfect water

Dr Vasant Kumar.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 09 September 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

The Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment

Dr Rosamunde Almond.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 12 August 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Energy efficient magnetic cooling technology

Dr Sibel Ozcan.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 15 July 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Creating Impact from Research

Dr Andrea Cantone and Dr Gillian Davis, Cambridge Enterprise.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 17 June 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Biological photovoltaic systems

Prof Chris Howe, Department of Biochemistry.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 20 May 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Innovating Technologies for the Poorest 2 Billion

Professor Ashok Gadgil Division Director, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Professor of Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley.

Cavendish Laboratory, Small Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 11:00-12:00

Winton Discussions

Can you build a computer without using roads? Where we are going we don't need roads!

Dr Chris Forman, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 18 March 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Sustainability and Architecture

Prof Koen Steemers, Head of the Department of Architecture.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 25 February 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Improving industrial energy efficiency through technology, process and behaviour innovation - policy applications of research

Niall Mackenzie, DECC.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 21 January 2013, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Smart energy meters for all - sustainability panacea or waste of money?

Dr Michael Pollitt, Judge Business School.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 12 November 2012, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Philosophical Society

How Plants Grow: Chemical and Physical Interactions Create Developmental Patterns

Professor Elliot Meyerowitz ForMemRS, Inaugural Director The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 22 October 2012, 17:30-18:30

Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Winton Inaugural Symposium on Energy Efficiency

For a list of confirmed speakers, visit event website: http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/energyefficiency.

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre,.

Monday 01 October 2012, 09:00-18:30

Winton Discussions

Climate finance: barriers and opportunities

Dr Aled Jones, Anglia Ruskin University.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 24 September 2012, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

What scientists can do for sustainability that CEOs and Ministers can't

Matthew Brown.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 23 July 2012, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

The limits to energy and material efficiency

Jonathan Cullen.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 02 July 2012, 16:00-17:00

CAPE-CIKC Advanced Technology Lectures

Roll-To-Roll Printing For Electronic And Biomedical Applications

Dr Davide Deganello (Swansea University, UK).

Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics, 9, JJ Thomson Ave..

Friday 29 June 2012, 16:00-17:00

Craik Club

Vision for reading

Professor Arnold Wilkins, University of Essex.

Kenneth Craik Room, Craik-Marshall Building, Downing Site.

Thursday 28 June 2012, 13:00-14:00

jpda2's list

Rituals and recipes: food, religion and politics in ancient China

FREE but space limited. Admission by token, available from 12.45 on day of talk.

Professor Roel Sterckx, Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science and Civilisation, University of Cambridge.

Fitzwilliam Museum, Education Seminar Room (35).

Wednesday 27 June 2012, 13:15-14:00

Winton Discussions

Sustainable Manufacturing and the Myth of Efficiency

Winton Community.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 28 May 2012, 11:00-12:00

Winton Discussions

Energy Efficient Lighting

Winton Community.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 30 April 2012, 16:00-17:00

Winton Discussions

Biofuels

Winton community.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 16 April 2012, 16:30-17:30

Winton Discussions

Tea time conversation

Winton community.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 27 February 2012, 16:30-17:30

Winton Discussions

Hydrogen fuel cells

Winton community.

TCM Seminar room, 530 Mott.

Monday 20 February 2012, 14:30-15:30

Public Understanding of Risk

Homo heuristicus: Why biased minds make better inferences

Free Public Lecture

Professor Gerd Gigerenzer, Director, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin.

Babbage Lecture Theatre - New Museums Site.

Monday 01 June 2009, 17:30-19:00

Cambridge Statistics Initiative (CSI)

Communicating Complex Statistical Evidence

Various.

Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Meeting Room 2.

Thursday 08 January 2009, 09:00-19:00

Public Understanding of Risk

How the Media Promote the Public Misunderstanding of Science

Free Public Lecture. All Welcome!

Ben Goldacre, Author, broadcaster, doctor and blogger - badscience.net.

Babbage Lecture Theatre - New Museums Site.

Tuesday 21 October 2008, 17:30-18:30