What does the future of mobility look like for cities? How do we make our transport systems more sustainable and equitable? Join us for this special Sustainability Week event where we will introduce an exciting new urban mobility pilot project at Imperial College with Enterprise Holdings and Brompton Bikes and our panel will discuss the challenges of sustainable mobility. Get involved in the conversation by submitting your own questions and comments for the panel.
Speakers
Professor Robert Shorten is Professor of Cyber-Physical Systems and Deputy Head of Department at the Dyson School of Engineering Design at Imperial College London. His research interests include Smart Mobility and Smart Cities, Control Theory and Dynamics, Hybrid Dynamical Systems, Networking, Linear Algebra; Sharing Economy, and DAG based distributed ledgers.
Dr Audrey de Nazelle is a Senior Lecturer and Co-Deputy Director of the Centre of Environmental Policy at Imperial College London. She leads the Network of Excellence in Air Quality (NExAir), bringing together researchers from across Imperial to tackle air pollution and improve air quality for all. Her research involves assessing behavioural, environmental and health impacts of urban plans and policies, including the environmental and social drivers that make people choose to walk and bike in cities.
George O’Connor is Managing Director, Ireland, for Enterprise Holdings and is the lead at Enterprise for a new urban mobility pilot project with Imperial College London and Brompton Bikes.
Justin Abbott is a member of the Better Streets for Kensington and Chelsea committee which campaigns for safer and healthier streets in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Panel chair:
Professor Mary Ryan is College Champion for Transition to Zero Pollution, Professor of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at Imperial, and Vice-Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London. Mary leads a large interdisciplinary group focused on understanding nanoscale materials, and nanoscale interfaces in and between materials and their environments. She has a particular interest in the development of operando approaches and has pioneered nanoscale methods in synchrotron science.
Sustainability Week
Imperial College London and the Imperial College Union have teamed up to host a week-long celebration of sustainability from 15-19 February. Join us for five days of panel discussions, interactive online events and social media takeovers on everything from energy and waste to sustainable food and active travel. Find out how Imperial College researchers are helping to build a greener, more sustainable world and learn how you too can get involved! Sign up to the Sustainable Imperial newsletter.
More Sustainability Week events:
- 15 February Sustainability Strategy Launch Event
- 15 February The Energy Challenge: Building a Sustainable Energy Future
- 16 February How can we all make Imperial more Sustainable?
- 16 February What does the Biden presidency mean for climate goals?
- 16 February Water and waste: Reducing Imperial’s consumption and preventing pollution of our natural environment
- 17 February Imperial College Sustainability Ideathon
- 17 February Towards decarbonisation: Engaging with fossil fuel companies to drive a cleaner future
- 18 February The Ecological Crisis: Science, Scary Stuff and Solutions
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About Transition to Zero Pollution
The Transition to Zero Pollution Initiative, a flagship initiative of Imperial’s Academic Strategy, will build new partnerships between research, industry and government – from fundamental science and engineering, systems thinking, human health, new business models, and policymaking – to realise our vision of a sustainable zero pollution future.