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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 

ESD welcomes Dr. André Serrenho

ESD welcomes Dr. André Serrenho

Submitted by D.C. Morgan on Tue, 14/01/2020 - 13:20

We are delighted to welcome Dr. André Serrenho to the course team. Dr. Serrenho was recently appointed as a Lecturer in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development at the Department of Engineering.

Previously Dr. André Cabrera Serrenho had been working as a Senior Research Associate as part of the Useless group. André holds a PhD from the University of Lisbon (Portugal) on historical transition of energy and exergy use in European countries.

He is presently exploring new configurations of energy and material systems to supply our needs with less demand and emissions. He has been working on the identification of opportunities for energy and material demand reduction in industrial systems. André developed dynamic material flow analyses to assess the stocks of cars and buildings in the UK, testing the impact of alternative interventions to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

 

 

Course Overview

Context

The need to engage in better problem definition through careful dialogue with all stakeholder groups and a proper recognition of context.

Perspectives

An ability to work with specialists from other disciplines and professional groups acknowledging that technical innovation and business skills also must be understood, nurtured and combined as precursors to the successful implementation of sustainable solutions.

Change

An understanding of mechanisms for managing change in organisations so future engineers are equipped to play a leadership role.

Tools

An awareness of a range of assessment frameworks, sustainability metrics and methodologies such as Life Cycle Analysis, Systems Dynamics, Multi-Criteria Decision making and Impact Assessment.

 

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