{"id":522,"date":"2020-10-16T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T10:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/iro\/?p=522"},"modified":"2020-10-16T11:56:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T10:56:46","slug":"professor-john-warner-university-of-bath-global-chair-begins-sustainability-webinar-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/iro\/2020\/10\/16\/professor-john-warner-university-of-bath-global-chair-begins-sustainability-webinar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor John Warner, University of Bath Global Chair, begins Sustainability Webinar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Professor John C. Warner has been appointed as one of four of the University of Bath\u2019s Global Chairs for 2020\/2021. Hosted by Bath\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csct.ac.uk\/\">Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies<\/a>, Professor Warner is hosting a series of online seminars on Sustainability, the first of which was held this week. A pioneer of green chemistry and one of the world\u2019s most prominent proponents of sustainable technologies, Warner is recognised for his leadership and expertise spanning academia, industry, and policy.<\/p>\n<p>His career has been varied, working with universities and institutions internationally, collaborating with governments to share his expertise, and creating and developing businesses and innovations to support global sustainability. John is currently a distinguished research fellow at the Zymergen Corporation, where he is helping to design and create commercial technologies inspired by nature and consistent with the principles of green chemistry. He also serves as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/science\/news\/current\/green-chemistry-founder-appointed-distinguished-professor-at-monash\">Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry<\/a>\u00a0at Monash University and is President and Chief Technology Officer of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnerbabcock.com\/\">Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2jVxao9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50488968688_61b6237c92.jpg\" alt=\"IRO Prof. John Warner Global Chair\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Professor Warner began his Sustainability series of monthly webinars this week, with \u201cNature\u2019s Mechanism \u2013 the Circular Economy and Plastics in the Environment\u201d. Describing his first lecture as a depiction of the \u2018big picture\u2019 of today\u2019s landscape, Warner introduced the idea of green chemistry and its relationship with other fields, such as bio mimicry and the circular economy. He discussed the uses for chemistry in society and demonstrated the circular economy and what that means for our global societies. He also emphasised the need to design perfect systems for sustainability, which allowed for big picture thinking, but that also prepared and allowed for things to go wrong. Warner spoke passionately and enthusiastically about the hope that he has for the future of development of sustainable technologies, giving examples of molecular mechanisms from nature that have been used to shape real-world technologies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">He will continue the webinar series next month, 19 November 2020, with his second lecture \u2013 <em>Introduction to Green Chemistry \u2013 the 12 Principles in Real World Examples. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><u>Please find below the rest of the webinar series. Please click on the headings to register.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_p9OMafnTThKBnWhRiDpzZg\"><strong>Introduction to Green Chemistry \u2013 the 12 Principles in Real-World Examples<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>When: 19 November 2020, 13.00-14.30 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Learning outcomes:\u00a0Provides a working introduction to the field of green chemistry and the 12 principles with illustrative examples of commercialized technologies.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>What is Green Chemistry and what are its principles?<\/li>\n<li>How do corporations use green chemistry to achieve goals of performance and cost?<\/li>\n<li>What are some real-world examples of Green Chemistry?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ZmLzcCGhQtCVEiCQZEg2Mw\"><strong>Society\u2019s Perspective, the UN SDGs and a Future View of Chemicals Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>When: 21 January 2021, 13.00-14.30 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Learning outcomes: Provides a lens to the view consumers, NGOs and government agencies relate Green Chemistry to industry and consumer products.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>How do non-chemists view the field of chemistry?<\/li>\n<li>How does chemistry apply to all 17 of the UN SDGs?<\/li>\n<li>How can chemists help improve global\u00a0chemicals policies?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_a7hxNAzVRHecaaQ7yaPx_g\"><strong>R&amp;D and Design \u2013 Case Studies and Innovation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>When: 18 February 2021, 13.00-14.30 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Learning outcomes: Discusses the role Green Chemistry plays in creativity and invention at the R&amp;D and product design stage.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>What are the elements of innovation and how can they enhance creativity?<\/li>\n<li>What are some examples of early-stage research being translated into commercial applications?<\/li>\n<li>How to discover the commonality of molecular mechanisms across seemingly unrelated fields of science?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_gH-LwToaRKW8MYo_QX2HmQ\"><strong>Introduction to Mechanistic Toxicology<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>When: 18 March 2021, 13.00-14.30 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Learning outcomes: Gives an overview of the fields of toxicology and environmental health sciences, and a somewhat non-technical foundation of general concepts.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>What are the basic concepts of mechanistic toxicology to help me better understand related literature?<\/li>\n<li>How can I use knowledge from the fields of toxicology and environmental health sciences to be a better chemist?<\/li>\n<li>How do I make the chemistry I am designing safer for humans and the environment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_hvSOsHE7Syabvc9h0y1Z2w\"><strong>Q&amp;A and Open Forum Discussion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>When: 15 April 2021, 13.00-14.30 BST<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor John C. 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