Materials Research Laboratory - MIT MRL - Agenda - 2021

Role of Materials in Addressing Climate Change & Sustainability

MATERIALS DAY AGENDA

October 20, 2021
MIT, Kresge Theatre (W16)

8:00am	Registration Kresge Lobby, MIT Bldg. W16
9:00-9:15am	Welcome Professor Carl V. Thompson Director, Materials Research Laboratory, MIT Overview Associate Professor Elsa Olivetti Materials Science & Engineering, MIT
Session I: 9:15-9:50am	Early assessment of environmental and technical performance to guide sustainable materials design Associate Professor Desiree Plata Civil & Environmental Engineering, MIT
9:50-10:25am	Challenges and Opportunities for Materials in the Textile Industry Professor Gregory Rutledge Chemical Engineering, MIT
10:25-11:00am	BREAK
11:00-11:35am	Towards Structure-Property Relationships for Biodegradable Polymers Professor Bradley Olsen Chemical Engineering, MIT
11:35-12:10pm	Materializing Sustainable Architecture: New Methods for Design and Construction of Low-carbon Buildings Associate Professor Caitlin Mueller Civil & Environmental Engineering and Department of Architecture, MIT
12:10-1:30pm	Lunch Stratton Student Center, 3rd Floor Twenty Chimneys/Mezzanine Lounge (Building W20)
Session II: 1:30-2:05pm	Towards Profitable Sustainability via Liquid-Metal/Molten-salt Electrochemistry Professor Donald R. Sadoway Department of Materials Science & Engineering, MIT
2:05-2:40pm	Thermal Batteries Associate Professor Asegun S. Henry Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
2:40-3:10pm	BREAK
3:10-3:45pm	New Paradigms for Sustainable Materials Processing Associate Professor Antoine Allanore Department of Materials Science & Engineering, MIT
3:45-4:20pm	Electrifying and Decarbonizing Cement Production Professor Yet-Ming Chiang Department of Materials Science & Engineering, MIT
4:20-4:30pm	Closing Remarks Professor Carl V. Thompson Director, Materials Research Laboratory, MIT

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