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Green Talents Curtis Rollins and Claire Doll were awarded a University of Western Australia (UWA) Research Collaboration Award to support data collection for their research stays. This award brings them together with early-career researchers, along with their supervisors and Green Talents hosts. Claire and Curtis applied for and received this award as a direct result of their research stays.
more: Green Talents collaboration with great outcome.
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Jovana Milić and Daniel Ramírez Zora started a collaboration in their research field. This has finally come out as a granted project from a Swiss institution, which is intended to promote preliminary research collaboration and organise meetings or workshops. The project will start in April 2022 and is focused on developing new materials for improving stability of Perovskite solar cells.
more: Two Green Talents started a collaborative project.
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The documentary portrays the consequences of the Chadín 2 (Odebrecht) and Veracruz (Enel) dam projects on the Marañón River, the source of the Amazon. The Marañon is one of only six large rivers that connect the Andes with the Amazon basin, and its future and the future of thousands of people that depend directly on the river, is under threat. more: The Roar of the Marañón: Documentary about the danger of damming the Marañon River.
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George Kofi Parku has a background in Chemical Engineering from his studies at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. In April 2019 he arrived at the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) for his 3-month research stay. To enhance his research career in Germany he started as a PhD Student in Chemical Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in September 2019. more: Life in Germany after getting the Green Talents Award 2018: Report by George Parku .
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Professor Andrés Ibañez (Green Talent 2011) led successfully UNOA team at National University of Colombia as well as the biomimetic design team Eco-incremental Lab at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Both teams received first places. more: Successful team leader and Green Talent alumnus.
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Umarah Mubeen studied Botany at Forman Christian College in Lahore followed by an MSc. in Industrial Biotechnology. She arrived at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP) in 2014 for her research stay and completed it so successfully that she was subsequently offered a position as a doctoral student at the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS). more: Jeff Schell Award goes to Green Talent Umarah Mubeen.
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The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named six young members to its class of 2019 "New Faces of ASABE – Professionals". One of them is Femeena Pandara Valappil, Green Talent of 2014 and PhD student at Purdue University who develops decision-making tools useful in the food-energy-water nexus, particularly in water-resource availability and management. more: New Face of ASABE: Green Talent Femeena Pandara Valappil .
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Dr Victor Sim (Green Talent 2011) has won the World Federation of Engineering Organizations 2018 Young Engineers Competition for his project on “Clean Water Access for Don Bosco School Hlaing Thar Yar, Myanmar”. The competition recognises young engineers below 35 years of age for leading projects that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. more: Green Talent Victor Sim sole winner of Global Sustainable Development Competition.
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The European Federation of Chemical Engineering has made official that Dr Jesús Esteban Seerano is winner of the 2018 Excellence Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering for his PhD thesis “Green processes for the production of glycerol carbonate and solketal”. This award is a recognition of the best PhD thesis in the period 2015-2017 in the field of Chemical Reaction Engineering.
more: Green Talent Jesús Esteban Serrano wins Exellence Award.
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Dr Brett Hallam, from the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, won the award for Energy Innovation in New South Wales. His research is resulting in a significant increase in electrical output of solar panels which will lead to cheaper photovoltaic generated electricity. His focus is on developing techniques for manipulating the charge state of atomic hydrogen in silicon to neutralise performance-limiting defects in solar cells. more: Brett Hallam won a prestigious NSW Premier's Prize for Science and Engineering.
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James Moo achieves different awards after his official nomination as Green Talent 2016. One of them was the 1st Runner-Up position for his entry on water-powered acetylene engine submitted under the competition category - Innovation by Inventors: Yet-To-Start.
more: James Guo Sheng Moo latest achievements.
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The International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO has named the recipients of the 2017 Young Scientists Awards and the Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management. The selection was announced during the MAB Council’s annual meeting in Paris, France (12 to 15 June). One of the winners is Dr Amirhosein Mosavi, Green Talent in 2015.
more: Green Talent Dr Amirhosein Mosavi receives the UNESCO Young Scientists Award.
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Sabaa Khan was appointed by Canada's Minister of Climate Change and Environment to serve on the Commission of Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC). The JPAC advises the CEC’s governing body which is composed of the highest-level environmental authorities from Canada, Mexico and the United States, on any matter within the scope of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.
more: GT Awardee Sabaa Khan´s appointment to serve as JPAC member.
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Brett Hallam, Green Talent in 2016, wins two awards. One of them is the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), the other one is the J. G. Russell Award.
more: Green Talent Brett Hallam wins 2 awards.
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The book offers a complete overview of the promising approaches to solar fuel generation, including the direct pathways of solar H2 generation and CO2 photocatalytic reduction. Solar Fuel Generation is an invaluable tool for graduate students and researchers working in this field.
more: Green Talent Yatendra just published a book on Solar Fuel Generation.
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Emily Elhacham from Israel visited the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg on 26 October 2016 in the scope of the international "Green Talents" competition hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). On the photo you can see Emily Elhacham with the doctoral candidate Vitali Scherbahn in the biotechnology laboratory building on the Senftenberg campus in front of the "Nanodetector" analytical apparatus.
more: Green Talents Award Winner from Israel Visits the BTU Nanobiotechnology Research Group .
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A book on “Low Carbon Urban Infrastructure Investment in Asian Cities” by Dr. Joni Jupesta, Head of Policy Research and Analytics Programme (PRAP) of ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) and Ms Takako Wakiyama of the Climate and Energy Area and Green Economy Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has been released by Springer in July 2016. more: Another book of Green Talent Joni Jupesta just published.
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Tonni was given the Green Award 2015 from MCCC-AAET for outstanding contributions toward a low-carbon economy that will mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, to protect the environment, and to help realise a greener world for tomorrow. more: Green Talent Alumni won the ASEAN Green Award.
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Kennedy Mbeva, together with Pieter Pauw, has written a paper that is based on the research he undertook during his Green Talents Research Stay at DIE between April and June 2015. The paper has just been published by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). more: Kennedy on self-differentiation of countries’ responsibilities.
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On the occasion of the Year of Science 2016 “City of the Future”, launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites international scientists to learn more about research activities in the area of urban transition, mobility and logistics at German universities and research institutes. more: Tonni Kurniawan is one of the winners of the Science Tour 2016 .
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The awards recognise outstanding young people under the age of 30 from Commonwealth countries whose work has significantly contributed to local, national, regional and global development. Over 300 nominations were received this year. Shougat Khan was one of the winners.... more: Shougat Khan awarded the 2016 Commonwealth Youth Award for Asia.
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Bruno Monteferri and Alexandr Iscenco, both Green Talents from 2013, took up the opportunity to spend a three-month research stay at an institution of their choice, which brought both of them to the Institute of Ecological Economy Research in Berlin. more: Two Green Talents at the IÖW in Berlin.
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The CURIOS initiative was started by two Green Talents and aims at becoming a global movement with an international community of young changemakers engaged in conserving the natural and archaeological heritage of the world. more: How CURIOS are you?.
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Biomass to fuel programmes are under research and development worldwide. The principles for biorefinery design, however, are still in their infancy. Together with others, two of our Green Talents have now published a review that combines thermodynamic, metabolic, and sustainability analyses for a biorefinery design. more: Two Green Talents publish review on distributed macroalgal biorefineries.
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Through her Green Talents research stay Sandra Zapata, Colombian winner of 2011, was able to establish a cooperation between her company and the University of Hohenheim. more: Sustainable Collaboration.
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Accompany the 25 Green Talents 2013 on their journey through Germany. more: Video 2013.
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Chinese Green Talents awardee 2012 Dr Yuan Li, research scientist at Wake Forest University, USA, publishes a book. more: Dr Yuan Li publishes a book.
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The 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) took place from November 28 to December 9, 2011, in Durban, South Africa. Green Talent Aluwani Nemukula, winner of the international Green Talents Competition 2009 participated as "Youth Ambassador for Climate Change" at COP 17. The "Youth Ambassador" initiative was driven by the South African eThekwini Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department and was aimed at encouraging climate change leadership amongst youth. more: Green Talent selected as Youth Ambassador for Climate Change for the United Nations Climate Conference 2011 in Durban.
