Programme Overview 2020

11:00- 13:00

Pecha Kucha I:

(EH01)

Sustainability research at BOKU straight to the point! Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides for 20 seconds.

On board:

Cataldo, Satzger, Jungbauer: ECONOMICS AND ECOLOGY: THE IMPACT OF WATER REDUCTION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Gaßler, Egermeier, Mattanovich:  THE INDUSTRIAL YEAST PICHIA PASTORIS IS CONVERTED FROM A HETEROTROPH INTO AN AUTOTROPH CAPABLE OF GROWTH ON CO₂

Haske-Cornelius, Weinberger, Quartinello, Brunner, Pellis, Gübitz: NEW FUNCTIONS TO PAPER FUNCTIONALSIATION OF CELLULOSE WITH COUPLED PROTEINS

Kremser, Strbik, Gübitz, Nyanhongo Gibson: MICROBIAL RECOVERY OF METALS FROM WASTE THE “BIOLEACHING-WAY” OF RECYCLING

Pellis, Zartl, Guebitz: FULLY RENEWABLE POLYESTERS VIA ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH?

Rosenfeld, Lindorfer, Fazeni-Fraisl: COMPARISON OF ADVANCED FUELS WHICH TECHNOLOGY CAN WIN FROM THE LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVE?

15:00-17:00

Pecha Kucha II:

(EH01)

Sustainability research at BOKU straight to the point! Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides for 20 seconds.

On board:

Griesser, Forneck, Bacher, Giffard, Preda, Leyer:ECOSYSTEM VINEYARD PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN GRAPES (PROMESSING)

Kaweesa, Melcher, Loiskandl: ADOPTION OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA A CASE STUDY OF THE LANGO SUB-REGION

Roux, Kastner, Erb, Haberl: DID INCREASING AGRICULTURAL TRADE OPTIMIZE HUMANITY’S FOOTPRINT ON LAND? DECOMPOSING THE DRIVERS OF THE GLOBAL EMBODIED HUMAN APPROPRIATION OF NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION 1986-2011

Schlatzer, Lindenthal: AUSTRIAN AND EUROPEAN ALTERNATIVES TO PALM OIL AND SOYA FROM TROPICAL REGIONS. OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACTS

Porcuna Ferrer, Freyer, Fiala, Probst, Van Etten,Vernooy: DO COMMUNITY SEED BANKS CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE? – AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS, GUATEMALA

Bertino, Fischer, Puhr, Langergraber, Österreicher: FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR POPUP ENVIRONMENTS IN URBAN PLANNING

Sanon, Melcher, Voigt, Ouedraogo, Sendzimir, Ouéda, Toé, Somda, Kaboré, Komandan, Slezak: SUSFISH BOOK CURRENT QUESTIONS IN WATER MANAGEMENT IN BURKINA FASO

18:00-20:00

Evening event
(TÜWI lecture hall)

What future do we want? Lessons from the Corona crisis

Inputs from Prof. Eva Horn (cultural and literary scientist at the University of Vienna) and Prof. Wolfgang Lalouschek (specialist in neurology) with subsequent discussion

Presentation of the BOKU Sustainability Awards

+++ The evening event will take place offline (as of October 30).

20:00

Evening conclusion

All Day

Exhibition

There will be a small exhibition with pictures and stories on the topic “future” made by BOKU staff members and students. All information about this HERE