Steel for Sustainability
The Department Materials Science and Engineering of TU Delft invites its academic, industrial and societal partners for its symposium Steef for Sustainability, Delft (Prinsenhof), 31 March 2023
Steel is everywhere! It is the most applied metal worldwide and an essential tool in accomplishing the energy and materials transition that mankind faces. Sustainable production, use and recovery of steel and steel products will lead to a strong push towards a society based on sustainable technology. However, in order to make full use of its potential we should not take steel for granted. We need to understand steel and its role in society: its past, its present, its future. We need to look at scientific aspects, economic importance, environmental impact and societal indispensability to make a jump towards materials sustainability.
Preliminary programme
- 10:00 - Walk-in with coffee and tea
- 10:30 - Introduction, by symposium chair prof. Maria Santofimia (MSE, TU Delft)
- 10:35 - The basics of steel, dr. Erik Offerman (MSE, TU Delft)
- 11:05 - From ancient iron to sustainable steel: a material history in 25 minutes, dr. Maikel Kuijpers (Archaeology, Univ. Leiden)
- 11:35 - Coffee break & demonstrations - information stands on the life cycle of materials
- 11:45 - Looking into steel and its versatility, prof. Maria Santofimia (MSE, TU Delft)
- 12:15 - Lunch - information stands on the life cycle of materials
- 13:00 - Processing chocolate, demonstration by Chocolatier De Lelie (Delft)
- 13.45 - Dutch policy (challenges) on steel, Sharief Mohamed MSc (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy)
- 14:15- The ecology of steel, Prof. René Kleijn (Leiden University)
- 14:45 - Coffee / tea break & demonstrations - information stands on the life cycle of materials
- 15.15 - Financing the transition for steel, Erik van Doezum MSc (Metals, Mining & Fertilizers Germany / Global Steel Lead, ING Bank)
- 15.45 - Steel and sustainability in the future, potential of steel for sustainability transitions, dr. Erik Vegter (scientific director Materials innovation institute, M2i)
- 16:15 - Closure by symposium chair
- 16:20 - Drinks & Snacks
