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9th International Symposium "From Pollution to Solution"
We are excited to announce the 9th International Symposium at Friday 7th of November 2025 at Fraunhofer IGB, Nobelstraße 12, 70569 Stuttgart!
This event is for free. It`s organized by the international M.Sc. Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and Wastewater Process Engineering (M.Sc. WASTE) of the University of Stuttgart with sponsoring by the DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service, the DWA Landesverband, the SPI-MP and the WASTE Club Stuttgart e.V.!
Schedule of the 9. International Symposium:
09:00 – 09:30 am: Registration and Coffee
09:30 – 10:00 am: Words of welcome (Markus Wolperdinger, Fraunhofer IGB; Prof. Dr. Markus Reinmöller, Universität Stuttgart, IFK; Dr. Janina Ulmer, WASTE Office)
10:00 – 10:25 am: ValBio Urban (Milad Rousta; University of Stuttgart, Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use)
10:30 – 10:55 am: H2Wood BlackForest – Bio-intelligent hydrogen production from wood and waste wood in the Black Forest (Dr.-Ing. Ursula Schließmann, Fraunhofer IGB)
11:00 – 11:20 am: Coffee break
11:20 – 11:45 am: Rail-bound emissions (Daniel Obando Nunez, University of Stuttgart, Institute of Combustion and Powerplant Technology)
11:50 – 12:15 am: Agrophotovoltaics (Prof. Andreas Schweiger, University of Hohenheim, Institute of Landscape and Plant Oecology)
12:20 – 12:45 am: Hidden Costs of Climate Goals: A Life Cycle Perspective on Switzerland’s Net-Zero Path (Dr. Adolfo Uribe Poblete, Paul Scherrer Institute PSI)
12:50 – 01:30 pm: Lunch break
01:30 – 02:30 pm: Poster session (Scientific experts: Prof. Dr. Reinmöller, Miriam Chacon Mateos, Dr. Abdul Samad, Dr. Ulrich Vogt)
02:30 – 02:55 pm: AquaAware: Developed a smart water quality meter that will help identify the level of contamination in water so that better measures can be taken to combat it (Vera Zoll and Gregor Wolf)
02:55 – 03:20 pm: Fibryx GmbH: Challenges for natural fiber composites in the mobility industry (M.Sc. Mathias Engelfried)
03:20 – 03:45 pm: SAM-DIMENSION GmbH: We offer drone-based weed mapping to help you identify emerging weed problems. Our AI weed detection software identifies every weed seedling in every cm² of your field. The classified target weeds are marked with their geolocation and transferred to a map (Dr. Robin Mink)
03:45 – 04:00 pm: Coffee break
04:00 – 04:45 pm: Soft skill trainings in 2 groups
Gen 23/24: How to write a CV and cover letter? / How to prepare a job interview? (Dr.-Ing. Carolina Acuna Caro) => Seminar room 6. floor IGB
Gen 25: Why Academic Communication Skills Matter? (Dr. Ines Böhner) / How to organize a successful start of studies? (Anne Weiss) => Both seminar room 5. floor IGB
04:50 – 05:00 pm: Poster prizes, good bye
