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Interdisciplinary School for Environmental Crisis
Science, Health, Economy, Social Sustainability
December 17-22, 2022
Thermae Sylla Spa & Wellness Hotel, Loutra Edipsou, Euboea, Greece
DAY 1: December 17
Arrivals
Opening session
6:00 – 6:15: Introductions
6:15 – 6:30: Konstantinos Drosatos (Chairman of the ISEC Scientific Board - Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA)
6:30 – 7:15: Opening Keynote lecture
Georges Prevelakis (Professor emeritus, European, Balkan & Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitics - Sorbonne (Paris 1))
Geopolitical challenges of Environmental Crisis
8:00 Dinner
DAY 2: December 18
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Spyros Pandis (Professor, Chemical Engineering - University of Patras, Greece)
Air Pollution and Climate Change: Mitigation strategies?
9:45 – 11:00: Vasilis Vasiliou (Professor & Chair, Environmental Health Sciences - Yale University, USA)
Environmental crisis: Consequences in metabolic balance and human health
11:15 - 12:30: Georgios Chamilos (Associate Professor, Parasitology, Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis - University of Crete, Greece)
New pathogens vs. Human body defensive mechanisms
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:00: Student group study
Preassigned projects aiming to address environmental problems
5:30 – 6:30: “Meet the Professor”
Groups of up to 6 students discuss with faculty about science and career development
6:30 – 9:00: Dinner
9:00 – 10:15: Vassilis Karavas (Managing Partner/Founder, UPIQ Group; Director, Aries Power; USA & UK)
Stratos Tavoulareas (Energy Advisor & Adjunct Faculty - George Washington University, USA)
Prepare a successful Business Plan
DAY 3: December 19
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Despo Fatta-Kassinos (Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering - University of Cyprus)
Strategies and technologies for clean water
9:45 – 11:00: Tess Wiskel (Climate & Human Health Fellow , FXB Center for Health and Human Rights - Harvard University, USA)
Climate change, health, and the healthcare system
11:15 - 12:30: Stratos Tavoulareas (Energy Advisor & Adjunct Faculty - George Washington University, USA)
Integrating renewables in the power grid: The way forward
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:00: Student group study
Preassigned projects aiming to address environmental problems
5:30 – 6:30: “Meet the Professor”
Groups of up to 6 students discuss with faculty about science and career development
6:30 – 9:00: Dinner
9:00 – 10:15: Sakis Mantalaris (Professor, Biomedical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Interdisciplinary Group Philosophy and How not to give a bad presentation
DAY 4: December 20
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Apostolis Koutinas (Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition - Agricultural University of Athens, Greece)
Biorefinery from renewable resources: State-of-the-art
9:45 – 11:00: Stratos Tavoulareas (George Washington University, USA)
Energy Transition to Net-Zero Carbon: Decarbonization strategies around the world and lessons learned
11:15 - 12:30: Kyriaki Noussia (Associate Professor, Commercial Law - University of Reading, UK)
Environment and the Law: Present and Future Developments
12:30 – 1:00: Lunch Break
1:00 Leisure – Local excursion for students
3:00 – 7:15: Ημερίδα: "Επανεκκίνηση μετά την περιβαλλοντική καταστροφή" (Πρόγραμμα)
9:00 – 12:00: Student party
DAY 5: December 21
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Georgia Destouni (Professor & Department Head, Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources - Stockholm University, Sweden)
Climate Change and Water: Current state – how can we clean our mess up?
9:45 – 11:00: Manolis Kogevinas (Scientific Director - Severo Ochoa-Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain)
Environmental Pollution: “Polluting” human health
11:15 - 12:30: Angeliki N. Menegaki (Associate Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Regional and Economic Development, Agricultural University of Athens)
Environment & Sustainable Economic and Social Development
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:00: Student group study
Preassigned projects aiming to address environmental problems
5:30 – 6:30: “Meet the Professor”
Groups of up to 6 students discuss with faculty about science and career development
6:30 – 9:00: Dinner
9:00 – 10:15: Konstantinos Drosatos (Professor, Pharmacology & Systems Physiology - University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, USA)
Fay Makantasi (Director of Research, διαΝΕΟσις/diaNEOsis Think Tank)
Publish, fund and advertise your next career step
DAY 6: December 22
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 11:30: Student group presentations
12:00 – 12:45: Closing Keynote lecture
Michael Haliassos (Professor and Chair of Macroeconomics and Finance - Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)
Environmental pressure on household finances
1 pm: Student awards & Group Photo
DEPARTURE
Science, Health, Economy, Social Sustainability
December 17-22, 2022
Thermae Sylla Spa & Wellness Hotel, Loutra Edipsou, Euboea, Greece
DAY 1: December 17
Arrivals
Opening session
6:00 – 6:15: Introductions
6:15 – 6:30: Konstantinos Drosatos (Chairman of the ISEC Scientific Board - Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA)
6:30 – 7:15: Opening Keynote lecture
Georges Prevelakis (Professor emeritus, European, Balkan & Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitics - Sorbonne (Paris 1))
Geopolitical challenges of Environmental Crisis
8:00 Dinner
DAY 2: December 18
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Spyros Pandis (Professor, Chemical Engineering - University of Patras, Greece)
Air Pollution and Climate Change: Mitigation strategies?
9:45 – 11:00: Vasilis Vasiliou (Professor & Chair, Environmental Health Sciences - Yale University, USA)
Environmental crisis: Consequences in metabolic balance and human health
11:15 - 12:30: Georgios Chamilos (Associate Professor, Parasitology, Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis - University of Crete, Greece)
New pathogens vs. Human body defensive mechanisms
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:00: Student group study
Preassigned projects aiming to address environmental problems
5:30 – 6:30: “Meet the Professor”
Groups of up to 6 students discuss with faculty about science and career development
6:30 – 9:00: Dinner
9:00 – 10:15: Vassilis Karavas (Managing Partner/Founder, UPIQ Group; Director, Aries Power; USA & UK)
Stratos Tavoulareas (Energy Advisor & Adjunct Faculty - George Washington University, USA)
Prepare a successful Business Plan
DAY 3: December 19
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Despo Fatta-Kassinos (Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering - University of Cyprus)
Strategies and technologies for clean water
9:45 – 11:00: Tess Wiskel (Climate & Human Health Fellow , FXB Center for Health and Human Rights - Harvard University, USA)
Climate change, health, and the healthcare system
11:15 - 12:30: Stratos Tavoulareas (Energy Advisor & Adjunct Faculty - George Washington University, USA)
Integrating renewables in the power grid: The way forward
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:00: Student group study
Preassigned projects aiming to address environmental problems
5:30 – 6:30: “Meet the Professor”
Groups of up to 6 students discuss with faculty about science and career development
6:30 – 9:00: Dinner
9:00 – 10:15: Sakis Mantalaris (Professor, Biomedical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Interdisciplinary Group Philosophy and How not to give a bad presentation
DAY 4: December 20
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Apostolis Koutinas (Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition - Agricultural University of Athens, Greece)
Biorefinery from renewable resources: State-of-the-art
9:45 – 11:00: Stratos Tavoulareas (George Washington University, USA)
Energy Transition to Net-Zero Carbon: Decarbonization strategies around the world and lessons learned
11:15 - 12:30: Kyriaki Noussia (Associate Professor, Commercial Law - University of Reading, UK)
Environment and the Law: Present and Future Developments
12:30 – 1:00: Lunch Break
1:00 Leisure – Local excursion for students
3:00 – 7:15: Ημερίδα: "Επανεκκίνηση μετά την περιβαλλοντική καταστροφή" (Πρόγραμμα)
9:00 – 12:00: Student party
DAY 5: December 21
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 9: 30: Georgia Destouni (Professor & Department Head, Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources - Stockholm University, Sweden)
Climate Change and Water: Current state – how can we clean our mess up?
9:45 – 11:00: Manolis Kogevinas (Scientific Director - Severo Ochoa-Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain)
Environmental Pollution: “Polluting” human health
11:15 - 12:30: Angeliki N. Menegaki (Associate Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Regional and Economic Development, Agricultural University of Athens)
Environment & Sustainable Economic and Social Development
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:00: Student group study
Preassigned projects aiming to address environmental problems
5:30 – 6:30: “Meet the Professor”
Groups of up to 6 students discuss with faculty about science and career development
6:30 – 9:00: Dinner
9:00 – 10:15: Konstantinos Drosatos (Professor, Pharmacology & Systems Physiology - University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, USA)
Fay Makantasi (Director of Research, διαΝΕΟσις/diaNEOsis Think Tank)
Publish, fund and advertise your next career step
DAY 6: December 22
7:15 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 11:30: Student group presentations
12:00 – 12:45: Closing Keynote lecture
Michael Haliassos (Professor and Chair of Macroeconomics and Finance - Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)
Environmental pressure on household finances
1 pm: Student awards & Group Photo
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