| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Registration and Networking |
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Speaker |
Presentation title |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Emer Caslin (UCD) |
Opening |
| Patricia Reilly (Head of Cabinet with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness) |
Introductory Remarks |
| Peter Handley (DG GROW) |
Introductory Remarks |
| Prof. Murray Hitzman (iCRAG Director) |
iCRAG: Making a Difference |
| Prof. Yvonne Buckley (TCD) |
Keynote Address: Biodiversity in a Warming World |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break and Posters |
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| 11:15 - 13:00 |
Economy Session |
| Dr John Fitzgerald, Dr Sarah Blake (GSI), Margie McCarthy (SEAI), Martina Hennessy (DECC), Sean Finlay (Geoscience Ireland) |
Panel Discussion: Addressing the Energy Crisis through sustainable solutions |
| Kara English (UCD) |
Geoscience Research in the Energy Transition |
| Aline Melo (UCD) |
(Re)sourcing the Clean Energy Transition |
| Richard Unitt (UCC) |
Building a Sustainable Future - Infrastructure and Materials Research |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch and Posters |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Environment Session |
| Prof. Jenny McElwain (TCD) |
An overview of iCRAG's research in the context of Ireland's declaration of a climate and biodiversity crisis |
| Dr Audrey Morley (UG) |
SiTrAc: Signal Tracking to unveil Arctic Climate variability |
| Dr Sate Ahmad (TCD) |
Living with elevated CO₂: What does it mean for surface runoff and flood risk? |
| Dr Haleh Karbala Ali (DIAS) |
Can passive seismic make a difference in locating flowing conduits in karst? |
| Dr Eoghan Holohan (UCD) |
Peatland surface motions linked to hydrogeological variations as revealed by satellite InSAR |
| Dr Omid Saremi (UCD) |
Water/wastewater treatment by using gas hydrates |
| Prof. Frank McDermott (UCD) |
Harnessing geomicrobiology for geotechnical and carbon dioxide removal solutions |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break and Posters |
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| 16:00 - 17:25 |
Society Session |
| Elspeth Sinclair (UCD) |
Education and Public Engagement |
| Hannah Binner (UCC) |
Are soils getting too dirty to be socially acceptable? |
| Dr Aileen Doran (UCD) |
Bridging the gap: new approaches for solving critical challenges |
| Prof. Peter Croot (UG) |
Science communication in the framework of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development |
| Koen Verbruggen (GSI), Dr Marie Cowen (GSNI), Deirdre Lewis (SLR), Mary Frances Rochford (EPA) |
Panel Discussion: Opportunities to Collectively Make a Difference |
| 17:25 |
Prof. Murray Hitzman (iCRAG Director) |
Closing Remarks |
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| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Reception |
