The ESS Science Talk

The Department of Environmental Systems Science invites three guest speakers per semester who address the ESS topic areas (i.e., systems science, sustainability and innovation research). Currently, there are no scheduled talks. Typically, Science Talks are held in English on Tuesdays at 12:30pm. If you have any questions, please contact the organizer Ralf Aschemann.

Guest Lecturer:

  • “Optimizing the Utilization of Harvested Wood Products for Maximum Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in a Bioeconomy: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach” , Boiger Theresa, MSc from Department of Environmental Systems Sciences University of Graz, 29 April 2025
  • "Water security and market-based instruments - credits, footprint and trade", Prof. Kansal from TERI School of Advanced Studies in New Delhi, 19 June 2024
  • "State-of-the-art and research gaps on the substitution impacts of wood use", Dr. Elias Hurmekoski, 21 June 2022.
  • "Risk-adjusted decision-making for sustainable management of natural resources," Dr. Elena Rovenskaya, 17 May 2022
  • "How to Reduce or to Prevent Greenwashing in International Supply Chains" Dr. Adolf Peter, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, 4 May 2021
  • "The changing role of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the built environment" Dr. Andreja Kutnar and Dr. Erwin M. Schau, University of Primorska, Slovenia 6.October 2020
  • The path towards sustainable e-mobility by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Matevž Obrecht; on January 28, 2020
  • 15 years "proPellets Austria": Experiences with the introduction of a new energy carrier in Austria by Dr. Christian Rakos on January 21, 2020
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  • Dr. Marat Karatayev (Ernst mach Scholar), "The importance of nexus approach to water-energy-food security for transitional and resource-rich countries", May 14, 2019
  • Prof. Dr. Kua-ananTechato (Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand), "Failure of MSW Management in Thailand and a Possible Solution, " April 2, 2019
  • Dr. Michael Schaller (sustainable - Agency for Sustainability), "Human Rights in the Supply Chain," March 12, 2019
  • Prof. Dr. Marzia Traverso (University of Technology Aachen, Germany), "Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment," March 5, 2019

  • Prof. Dr. Maria Rosario Partidario (University of Lisbon and University of Aalborg), "Impact Assessment as an Instrument of Governance for Strategic Change - Enabling the SDGs", October 16, 2018.
  • Dr. Mateja Dovjak (University of Ljubljana), "Deteriorated Environmental Quality as a Collateral Damage of Energy Efficiency: Barriers and Challenges for Sustainable Buildings, " October 9, 2018.
  • Prof. Dr. Ulli Vilsmaier (Leuphana University of Lüneburg), "Transdisciplinary Research as Transformative Praxis," June 26, 2018.
  • Dr. Weena Gera (University of the Philippines Cebu), "Rethinking Scales in Urban Disaster Management for Local Sustainability: Insights from the Philippines' Flood Risk Governance," June 8, 2018.
  • Dr. Annukka Näyhä (Jyväskylä University), "Drivers and resources of Finnish forest-based companies in transition to the circular bio-economy", May 15, 2018.
  • Prof. Dr. Jonatan Pinkse (University of Manchester), "Corporate Sustainability: topics, theories and methods," April 17, 2018.
  • Prof. Dr. Anne Toppinen (University of Helsinki), "Future pathways of fiber-based packaging in the circular bio-economy," April 10, 2018.
  • Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski (University of Klagenfurt), "The Anthropocene: Humans lock-in with Fossil Fuels, and their Lock-out," January 30, 2018.

  • Prof. Dr. Verena Winiwarter (University of Klagenfurt),"Sustainable Development in Historical Perspective", December 12, 2017.
  • Prof. Dr. Sanjay Patnaik (George Washington University, Washington DC),"Analyzing Firm Responses to Transnational Climate Change Regulations: Evidence on Rent-Capturing Behavior by Multinational Companies," November 21, 2017.
  • Prof. Dr. Visvanathan (Asian Institute of Technology), "Global Economic Transition and Next Evolutionary Acts: Progress of Circular Economy in ASEAN," June 13, 2017.
  • Urška Fric, Ph.D. Fellow (Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto and School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica, Slovenia),"Socio-cultural factors and their influence on the structuring of industrial symbiosis networks", May 16, 2017.
  • Prof. Dr. Peter Schwarzbauer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences),"Advantages and limits of a simulation model for the analysis of sustainable forest management and forest-product markets: The case of FOHOW", May 2, 2017.
  • Prof. Dr. Bo Weidema (Aalborg University, Denmark),"The end of LCA: Unleashing the consumer power with decentralised network technology", April 25, 2017.

  • Prof. Dr. Yasushi Kondo (Waseda University, Tokyo),"Regional distribution and losses of end-of-life steel throughout multiple product life cycles", December 13, 2016.
  • Prof. Dr. Bo Hu (Universität der Bundeswehr Munich) "Small system dynamics models for economical and ecological evaluation of political options", November 22, 2016.
  • Prof. Dr. Nina Hampl (University of Klagenfurt), "Interorganizational Network, Bottlenecks and Architectural Advantage in an Emerging Industry," June 21, 2016.
  • Dr. Andreas Pölzl (Integrated Consulting Group), "An Integrated Consulting Approach: Modernizing the Government of the City of Graz", June 7, 2016.
  • Dr. Karl H. Müller (Univ. of Ljubljana/Steinbeis Transfer Center New Cybernetics), "Second-Order Systems Science: An Overview," April 26, 2016.
  • Dr. Pauline Deutz (University of Hull), "Déjà vu: Managing resources in a Circular Economy," April 5, 2016.
  • Dr. Hannes Klampfl-Pernold (SSI Schäfer Peem GmbH, Graz),"Circularity - A closer look into Waste Management's 6th Development Stage", January 19, 2016.