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The 25th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium Call for Abstract deadlines have been extended. The changes are as follows: Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 May 2024, extended to 30 June 2024 Notification acceptance of abstracts: 15 June 2024, extended to 10 July 2024 Deadline for early bird registration: 31 July 2024

Hope to discuss the topic with many engineering colleagues at #ICOP2024

With Dr. Armin Schon and Yanir Schneider, of the Israeli startup- Galileo Wheel, in South Dakota this week to learn more about their innovative airless and ultra-low pressure tires for ag. and construction equipment. The potential of these tires, to limit soil compaction, could play a key role in boosting soil health and sustainability. Armin Schon Yanir Schneider Alon Hayka Rurik Halaby

This week in Australia, Scion staff are at the 2023 ANZIF Conference. The premier Asia-Pacific Conference for forest scientists, foresters and forest growers started yesterday and runs until Wednesday with the theme Embracing Our Natural Capital: The Science, Technology and Art of Managing Forests For All Values. Scion staff featured yesterday in the biosecurity and natural capital and opportunities sessions. ▶ Breakout session with Toni Withers on the topic of forestry insect pest incursions and the role of trans-tasman aerial dispersal. ▶ Michael Watt on the topic of pre-visual and early detection of myrtle rust on rose apple using hyperspectral measurements and thermal imagery. ▶ Peter Clinton on future management and ecology of forests planted today. Today: ▶ Grace Villamor talks social responsibility and why it matters, plus barriers and challenges of using wood-based liquid biofuel in New Zealand from the transport industry's perspective. Tomorrow: ▶ Thomas Paul talks about the carbon state of New Zealand's forests. ▶ Andrea Grant's breakout session is about evaluating and operationalising new technologies through co-design ▶ Grace Villamor talks about the climate change adaptation behaviour of forest growers in NZ. The full programme for the conference is at: https://lnkd.in/grXXS6WR #forestry #biosecurity #climatechange #conference #ecology

In the Greenhouse, c.1890 - c.1902 - John Henry Twachtman - https://buff.ly/2rr52xc https://buff.ly/3Q7Fc8N

Visiting Carbonaide’s industrial pilot after a while, a lot has happened since last time. First results seem very good. Sneak peak: in the photos there are two different product examples with approximately -20% saving on the OPC use and -40% saving on the CO2-emissions - without risking product strength. Pay attention: result of the very first trials with this pilot, soon reaching 28 days final curing strength. This state of progress regarding the binder use reduction is old news for us from the previous piloting but an important step because we have scaled things up to TRL 9. The bar is set high for the next stages of testing, performance proofing and commercial activities. As you can see, the products look just the same, they are produced with the same machinery, they perform just the same or even better but the climate effect is turned upside down. Switch cement to alternative binders enabled by carbon curing and the magic of carbon-negativity happens quite easily if reaching zero is not enough for your pre-cast concrete production. Some interesting conversations expected on a train from Lahti to Joensuu when my homecoming gift is on the table, picture taken from Lahti railway station 😎

New paper from the NOBEL project (https://lnkd.in/ecVEJJfs) is out

I really enjoyed this post by Chiara, that is a testimony to the importance of two concepts that accelerate your professional development: learn from everyone around you, and team up to excel!