Aboa Tech Talks – Biodiversity and climate change

The universities in Turku launched in autumn 2021 a joint webinar series focusing on technology and sustainable development. Aboa Tech Talks will highlight new technologies and innovative technological research that can offer solutions to the complex global challenges of our time.

No registration needed – just join the webinar via Zoom Join online here

Welcome!

Program

09:00-09:10 Welcome & introduction
Prof Johan Bobacka (Åbo Akademi University)

09:10-09:35 Biodiversity respectful leadership
Prof Ilari Sääksjärvi (University of Turku)

09:35-10:00 Sensing , assessing and monitoring the ocean a tech check
Prof. Anna Törnroos-Remes (Åbo Akademi University)

10:00-10:25 Urban brooks in Turku discovering and protecting their biodiversity
Dr Piia Leskinen (Turku University of Applied Sciences)

10:25-10:50 The use of biomarkers in zooplankton research a focus on climate change
Dr Jonna Engström-Öst (Novia University of Applied Sciences)

10:50-11:00 Discussion & concluding remarks
Prof. Johan Bobacka (Åbo Akademi University)