Prof Galan Marin joins the ZERO Institute ECR Network to speak about her research exploring innovative strategies to enhance urban resilience and thermal comfort amid climate change. The presentation will examine the adaptation of mid-20th-century residential neighbourhoods to future climate scenarios, achieving reductions in extreme heat and discuss practical, low-cost solutions for creating sustainable and livable urban environments.

Speaker: Prof Galan Marin, Professor of Construction Technology and Sustainable Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Seville. She is Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science
Discussant: Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam, School of Geography and the Environment
Co-chair: Anastasiia Rudkovska, ZERO Institute ECR Network

Format: seminar presentation and discussion followed by networking tea reception.

The list of participants and contact details will be shared with those present at the reception to facilitate further connections and network-building.

Who will be attending?
The event is open to ECRs at all stages engaged in energy transition research at the nexus of disciplines, including engineering, geography, policy, international development, and sustainable finance. The event will allow engaging with researchers and industry representatives spearheading energy transition policy, technology, and financing solutions.

If you wish to attend, please RSVP by Sunday, 01 Dec 2024.

For further queries about this event and the Energy Nexus Series, please contact ZERO Institute ECR Network Organiser Ms Anastasiia Rudkovska on anastasiia.rudkovska@hmc.ox.ac.uk.

For questions regarding the activities of the ZERO Institute and its ECR Network, please get in touch with ZERO Institute Research Associate Dr Katharina Marquardt, leading the ECR Network, on katharina.marquardt@materials.ox.ac.uk.