Turning Waste Into Value: Advancing Circularity through Science and Industrial Innovation for Lightweight, Energy-Efficient, and Sustainable Advanced Materials
Organised by Sabancı University, the event “Turning Waste Into Value: Advancing Circularity through Science and Industrial Innovation for Lightweight, Energy-Efficient, and Sustainable Advanced Materials” will take place on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 15:00 in the COP31 Blue Zone.
The discussion will explore the role of scientific research and industrial innovation in transforming waste into valuable resources. It will focus on advancing circularity through the development of lightweight, energy-efficient, and sustainable advanced materials, while highlighting opportunities for collaboration between academia and industry.
Moderated by Mehmet Yıldız, Vice Rector for Research and Development at Sabancı University, the event will feature Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Director of Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) at Sabancı University; Serkan Ünal, Faculty Member in Materials Science and Nano Engineering at Sabancı University; Martin Baier, Global Head of Sustainability for Smart Infrastructure; and Alba Bala, Executive Director of the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, Spain.
Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
Time: 15:00
Venue: COP31 Blue Zone, Antalya
Senem Aydın Düzgit
Senem Aydın-Düzgit is the Director of Istanbul Policy Center and a Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University.
senem.aydinduzgit@sabanciuniv.edu