TFIN+ Final Christmas Conference

We would like to thank all the members of our network and attendees who made our Final Christmas Conference successful. In these four years we have managed to exceed our targets and create a community of practitioners who enthusiastically engaged with Foundation Industries, and provided expertise to develop solutions for common challenges.  We particularly welcomed the participation of a younger generation of researchers who are critical to the long term health of these industries.

We are very grateful to EPSRC and Innovate UK for providing the funding, guidance and support to underpin such a vital sector of the UK economy. We hope the activities of the TFIN+ and the priorities of the Foundation Industries and the wider manufacturing sector will continue to be addressed via future funding opportunities.

10:00 – Welcome note by our director Prof Ian Reaney

10:20 – Prof. Jonathan Radcliffe- Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Center

11:00- Dr. Cristina Valles, University of Manchester – Sustainable Replacements for Coal Tar Pitch Binders

11:15 – Dr. Peter Green, University of Liverpool – Improved Energy Efficiency of Float Glass Production

11:30 – Dr Silvia Tedesco, University of Salford – Recycling corrugated cardboard fly ashes into concrete as partial cement substitute

11:50 – Prof. Hussam Jouhara, Brunel University – Innovative Waste Heat Recovery in the Steel Industry.

12:05– Panel discussion – General Q&A

12:30 – Lunch

13:30 – Prof. Fiona Charnley, UKRI National Circular Economy Research Hub (NICER) – Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy: Lessons learned and future challenges

13:50 – Dr. Haopeng Wang, University of Liverpool – Construction material circularity in road infrastructure 

14:05 – Dr. Stephen Spooner, Coventry University – Sustainable Investment Assurance Model- Using the Findings and Exploiting the Understanding

14:20 –  Dr. Dominic Wales, University of Manchester – Agile application of scientists toward the decarbonisation of the FIs

14:50 – Panel discussion – General Q&A

15:30 coffee break

15:45 – Panel discussion led by Prof. Cameron Pleydell-Pearce on the future challenges, key priorities and recommendations for the Foundation Industries

16:30 – Closing remarks