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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
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                       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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