The target group for the SAM conference is researchers and people who are active in material manufacturing and have a strong passion for a sustainable society.
Society and Materials International Conference at JU
On 14-15 May, the 18th Society and Materials (SAM) International Conference will be held at Jönköping University (JU).
“It is a meeting place for international academia and industry to discuss the challenges that material manufacturing and materials use have in building a sustainable society,” says Anders Jarfors, Professor Materials and Manufacturing – Casting at the School of Engineering (JTH) at JU, and the main organizer of the conference.
Lucia Lattanzi, Assistant Professor Materials and Manufacturing – Casting at JTH, is involved in two of the school's contributions during the conference.
The focus of the SAM conference (Society and Materials) is on climate impact and environmental impact. The methods Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) and Materials-Flow-Analysis (MFA) will be presented with the aim of seeing the consequences of those parts and improving sustainable solutions. For the conference, articles in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) as well as social sciences and humanities (SSH) have been called for, which will be presented and discussed by the participants.
A massive climate challenge
“Our overconsumption of materials and energy pollutes and damages the world. It must decrease, but once the green energy transition is made, there is still a massive climate challenge built into the manufacturing and use of materials and products. It is the most challenging transformation because those parts are driven by chemistry,” says Anders Jarfors.
The target audience for the conference is researchers and people who are active in material manufacturing and interested in a sustainable society. About 50 participants from all over the world come to the event, which is held at the School of Education and Communication at JU. The materials and manufacturing department at JTH will present several projects during the conference and Anders Jarfors is looking forward to getting the participants' response.
“Very proud of our efforts”
“I am very proud of our efforts and would especially like to mention Lucia Lattanzi, Assistant Professor Materials and Manufacturing – Casting, who is involved in two contributions at the conference. It will be fun to see the presentation of the research project CIRCUMET, which is our largest educational environment investment ever with funding of SEK 30 million. It includes ten industry partners and aims to spread research on sustainable materials,” Anders Jarfors says.
Facts
An LCA is a systematic analysis of environmental impact over the course of the entire life cycle of a product, material, process, or other measurable activity. LCA models the environmental implications of the many interacting systems that make up industrial production.
Material flow analysis (MFA), also referred to as substance flow analysis (SFA), is an analytical method to quantify flows and stocks of materials or substances in a well-defined system. MFA is an important tool to study the bio-physical aspects of human activity on different spatial and temporal scales.
- Professor Materials and Manufacturing - Casting
- School of Engineering
- anders.jarfors@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1651
