This 8-page booklet contains the agenda and speaker profiles for the FERNS Marie Curie Training School event on circular design, low-impact materials, and eco-manufacturing. It includes the full programme with session times, presenter biographies, and presentation abstracts.
This is the programme booklet for the FERNS Marie Curie Training School event on circular design, low-impact materials, and eco-manufacturing, held on September 30, 2026 at the Tyndall National Institute, UCC, Cork, Ireland. It is intended for researchers, industry professionals, and students interested in sustainable materials and manufacturing.
The agenda starts with a welcome and introductions, followed by a talk on edible electronics by Dr Conor S. Boland from DCU, Dublin. The morning continues with a presentation on seaweed-derived materials by Dr Benoît Quéguineur from Algaia-JRS Group, France, and concludes with a Q&A session before lunch.
The afternoon session features Dr Maria Hayes from Teagasc Ashtown, who discusses the generation and characterisation of chitin and chitosan from marine resources. The final talk by Dr Shivani Pathania, also from Teagasc, covers the engineering of biopolymer films from natural resources, including carrageenan and cellulose.
The booklet includes detailed speaker profiles with biographies, contact emails, and presentation abstracts for each of the three main speakers. It also lists the schedule for tea/coffee breaks, lunch, and the closing dinner, providing a complete overview of the event's structure.