UC academic's address to UK engineers now online
04 November 2011
An invited lecture UC Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck (Mechanical Engineering) gave recently at the national headquarters of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in London is now available online.
Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck
An invited lecture UC Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck (Mechanical Engineering) gave recently at the national headquarters of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in London is now available online.
Professor Krumdieck was invited by the chairman of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group, Daniel Kenning, to speak about transition engineering, the unique approach to sustainability being developed at the University of Canterbury.
Professor Krumdieck said the evening event was well attended and an engaging discussion followed the lecture.
“Transition engineering is a practical approach to sustainability,” explained Professor Krumdieck. “We can build on the successes of pioneering transition engineers in environmental engineering and water management by focusing on changes to existing systems to reduce risks of unsustainable operations.”
She said that the engineering profession “can and must step up with solutions”.
“The scientists have done their work describing the problems of pollution, habitat destruction and resource depletion. Now it is our responsibility to fulfil our obligations to society and work to change the way we do things that are putting ourselves and our descendants at risk.”
The lecture worked through an example of the transition engineering approach used by her research group to look at the future development of a typical suburb to use no fossil fuel for transportation. The lecture is available to view on the IMechE website: http://www.playitback.org/details.aspx?v=311.
Professor Krumdieck was selected as the IET Prestige Lecturer in New Zealand for 2010 and has given many seminars to local IPENZ groups. She has served on the RSNZ Energy Panel, as the president of the Engineers for Social Responsibility, and is the recipient of a Gold award for Sustainability at the University of Canterbury for her work in organising the Signs of Change National Networked e-Conference last year.
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