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SUMMARY:A sustainable materials system research agenda
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Rupert Myers\, Chemical Engineering: Industrial Ecology\, U
 niversity of Edinburgh\nModern society is unsustainable: biodiversity loss
  is occurring at an unprecedented rate\; anthropogenic activities dominate
  material cycles\, putting upward pressure on resource supply\; and the in
 dustrial system is forcing Earth’s climate towards the brink of a critic
 al transition\, on a scale never before experienced by humans. Facts such 
 as these highlight the imperative for transformational change to the indus
 trial system and also the materials basis of modern society. Traditional m
 aterials research approaches focus on improving properties and performance
  of individual technologies at relatively high technical detail. On the ot
 her hand\, common sustainable engineering methods such as material flow an
 alysis and life cycle assessment are used to study material and product sy
 stems at relatively low technical detail. In this talk I present a sustain
 able materials system research agenda. This agenda aims to address key con
 temporary sustainability challenges like climate change mitigation by inte
 grating deep technical analysis of material technologies into a whole syst
 ems modelling perspective. I will focus on cement related materials such a
 s concrete: this material is responsible for ~50% of all materials extract
 ion and 8-9% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions\, yet also provides unique opp
 ortunities for beneficial use of industrial by-products and wastes.\n \nR
 eferences accompanying the talk\n \n\n	Lothenbach\, B.\; Kulik\, D.A.\; M
 atschei\, T.\;\, Balonis\, M.\; Baquerizo\, L.\; Dilnesa\, B.\; Miron\, G.
 D.\; Myers\, R.J. Cemdata18: A chemical thermodynamics database for hydrat
 ed Portland cements and alkali-activated materials. Cem. Concr. Res.\, 115
 \, 472-506 (2019).\n	Myers\, R.J.\; Fishman\, T.\; Reck\, B.K.\; Graedel\,
  T.E. Unified materials information system (UMIS): an integrated material 
 stocks and flows data structure. J. Ind. Ecol.\, https://doi.org/.\n	Fishm
 an\, T.\; Myers\, R.J.\; Rios\, O.\; Graedel\, T.E. Implications of emergi
 ng vehicle technologies on rare earth supply and demand in the United Stat
 es. Resources\, 7(1)\, 9 (2018).\n	Olivetti\, E.A.\; Cullen\, J.M. Toward 
 a sustainable materials system. Science\, 360(6396)\, 1396-1398 (2018).\n\
 nBio: Rupert J. Myers is a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering: Industrial Ec
 ology at the University of Edinburgh. His scholarly journey through variou
 s engineering and science disciplines\, from Melbourne to Sheffield\, EMPA
 \, Berkeley\, Yale\, MIT\, and Edinburgh\, has been driven by a mission to
  reduce environmental burdens through sustainable engineering. He currentl
 y champions this mission by leading University learning in industrial ecol
 ogy\, and by focussing his research on globally pervasive materials that a
 re virtually unmatched in importance to society\, such as cement and metal
 s. In 2015 he was awarded the Mike Sellars Medal for best PhD thesis in th
 e University of Sheffield’s Department of Materials Science & Engineerin
 g.\n 
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