2016 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School Outcomes

The main goal of the Young Researchers’ School (YRS) is to provide graduate students with an opportunity to better understand the spectrum of challenges that underpin sustainable development. By assembling these young scientists together for an intensive two-week workshop, the school fosters the growth of a network of sustainability scholars and professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.

Below are the lectures of the 2016 YRS at TERI University, New Delhi, India on 1-12 February, 2016. The theme in 2016 was ‘Sustainable Energy for Transforming Lives: Availability, Accessibility, Affordability. For reports on the programme click here.

The programme provided specific knowledge regarding the theme energy. There were plenty of opportunities for research skills development, including research communication skills through activities such as the 3-minute thesis competition and the Our World workshop. The aim was to help students frame their research in a simplified manner and thus reach broader audiences. There was much interaction among participants and resource persons through group activities and field trips, that provided the context and content for students to develop a research proposal looking at how different policies and projects can be interlinked and provide integrative solutions for various sustainability challenges. A core team of 4-5 resource persons participated in the entire programme, to coordinate activities, facilitate group work sessions and take the responsibility of any decisions during the delivery of the researchers’ school.

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1 February 2016

2 February 2016

Lecture summaries by students:

Lecture 1: Linking the energy crisis with climate change by Haitham Alkhalaf

Lecture 2: Energy security – global and local challenges

Lecture 3: Energy Accessibility and socio-economic impact by Haixing Meng

Lecture 4: Energy efficient stoves and lighting a billion lives initiative by TERI by Mazlina Zaira Mohammad

Related movies:

It’s high time

Jeevika – Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project

Keonjhar cooking stove film: Let’s build the future we want

Clean Cooking stoves

Know Your Goals Campaign

SDSN
 

3 February

TERI Campus in Gawal Pahari & National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)

 4 February

Lecture summaries by students:

Lecture 5: Qualitative research methods

Lecture 6: Quantitative research methods by David Sparks

Lecture 7: Reducing energy intensity of the Indian economy by Ranaporn Tantiwechwuttikul

Lecture 8: Energy use efficiency

Related movies:

A unit saved is a unit earned

Ring the changes

Fueling change

Telling a complete story with qualitative and mixed methods research

5 February

Lecture summaries by students:

Lecture 9: Energy policy and governance by Rui Wu

Lecture 10: Economics of renewable energy by Ram Kumar Singh and Manisha Singh

6 February Field trip 2 – Ferozabad/ Agra

7 February

 8 February Field Trip 3: Visit to Chandigarh

PEDA-Punjab Energy Development Agency and Bharat Bricks Factory in Chandigarh.

9 February

Related movie:

Plastic to Oil Fantastic

 10 February

Lecture summaries by students:

Lecture 11: Community engagement and capacity building to facilitate conservation / efficiency by Meenakshi Chaudhary and Saad Faruqui

Lecture 12: Waste to energy by Sourabh Manuja

Related movies:

A Bright Solution- Solar Sister (2012)

Cadence Mid-Kiln Technology for Mixing Alternative fuel with Mixing Air

How a waste-to-energy plant works

Landfill Methane Powers People’s Homes

Macpresse – Valencia Spain Algimia SCT

Tech Kiosk by Kopernik- Making Simple, Life-changing Technology Available Across Indonesia

11 February

 12 February