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INSIGHTS Public Lecture: New voices on science, agriculture and engineering
Date/Time: Tuesday 5 December 2023, 5.30pm
Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
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All our events remain free and open to all, but pre-booking is required. Bookings for this lecture will open at 10.00am on 28 November. |
Three early-career researchers from the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at Newcastle University will have the opportunity to deliver a Public Lecture, describing their cutting-edge research.
The winning entries have now been decided by public vote:
Carbon Accounting in the English Water Sector
Anna Christy, School of Engineering
We all are customers of the Water Sector, but do we know where our money goes? The Sector needs to achieve NetZero, but how much money is genuinely being used to reduce our carbon footprint? With standardised carbon accounting, we can ensure that water companies actually use our bills to deliver NetZero rather than to perform potential carbon accounting wizardry. We need accountability and tangible results, to ensure every penny counts and is accounted for.
CONFIGURE: A smart approach to prepare cities for growing flood risks
Asid Ur Rehman, School of Engineering
Making cities adaptable to floods caused by climate change is crucial. One way to achieve this is by using natural features, such as green spaces and ponds. However, the effectiveness of these features in reducing flooding depends on their construction location. Identifying the most suitable spots presents a significant challenge. To address this problem, my study develops a computer program that automatically locates the right areas for building these features to enable sustainable urban planning.
An Extragalactic Murder Mystery: Can Black Holes Kill Galaxies?
Samuel Ruthven Ward, School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics
There are galaxy-killers on the loose. Previously star-forming galaxies are being transformed into quenched systems, devoid of new star creation. The most-wanted suspect? Supermassive black holes: sat at the heart of galaxies; devouring nearby gas; and belching out huge jets and outflows with the power to remove or destroy the raw materials needed for the galaxy to keep producing new stars. Using powerful supercomputer simulations and ground-breaking new telescopes, can we hunt down these galaxy-killers?
