February: Cooling the Planet Without Warming It
Join EARTH* for a talk by Dr. Lourdes F. Vega, Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University (UAE), Director of the Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen (RICH Center), and an internationally respected expert in clean energy and sustainable cooling solutions.
Dr. Vega will explore innovative routes to ultra‑low‑emission cooling, drawing on her wide‑ranging academic and industrial background. With over 300 publications, multiple active patents, and major international awards, she brings exceptional perspective on bridging molecular‑scale research with practical, system‑level advances.
In this webinar, you’ll hear about:
- Growing global cooling needs and the transition away from high‑GWP refrigerants
- Creating next‑generation refrigerants through molecular modeling, AI/ML, and techno‑economic approaches
- New momentum for natural refrigerants such as CO2, water, and ammonia
- Breakthroughs in adsorption cooling using zero‑GWP refrigerants and significantly reduced electricity demand
- How MOFs, hybrid solar‑adsorption designs, and low‑temperature heat sources support sustainable, off‑grid cooling
- An integrated framework connecting molecular properties to thermodynamic behavior and full system performance
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading voices in sustainable cooling. Bring your questions for our live Q&A!
* Presented by EARTH (Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub), an Engineering Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation. For more information, visit: EARTH.
