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International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)

Samantha Antonini Personenporträt Mitarbeiterin IZNE

Dr Samantha Antonini

Project and research management/Research Associate 'Soils and Biomass'

Unit

International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)

Location

Sankt Augustin

Room

G 031

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin

Telephone

+49 2241 865 9870

Curriculum vitae

Studies:

PhD Agricultural Sciences (University Bonn)

MSc Environmental Diagnosis (Imperial College London)

BSc Geography with Environmental Science (University of Sussex)

Research Projects

KLUGER Transfer - Climate - Environment - Health - Transfer

The project's aim is to develop and test new methods and instruments for institutionalised transfer cooperation between non-university research institutions (AUF) and universities of applied sciences (HAW), using the example of global climate and environmental change and associated health effects. A multi-stage transfer chain from basic research via applied research and teaching to societal, economic, and political actors will be developed. Suitable and innovative formats will be designed and implemented to create a sustainable system of knowledge transfer into practice. Accompanying research will record and analyse knowledge transfer preferences of researchers and practitioners.

Project management at the H-BRS

Prof. Dr Katja Bender Prof. Dr Martin Hamer Prof. Dr Stefanie Meilinger Prof. Dr Wiltrud Terlau
EnerSHelf – Energy supply for health care facilities in Ghana

"Dumsor" is the Ghanaian word for the frequent blackouts that happen on the country's electricity grid. Like many developing and emerging countries, Ghana suffers from frequent power cuts. On top of this, there is also the instability of the power grid. Both have a major impact on the health care services. Although electricity from photovoltaic systems could provide a solution, the photovoltaic (PV) market in Ghana remains relatively underdeveloped. This is where the EnerSHelf joint project steped in. Through dedicated research, research-practice collaboration in interdisciplinary teams, and on-the-ground implementation, the project paved the way for improved energy access and resilience within the healthcare sector, ultimately contributing to the well-being and prosperity of the Ghanaian population.

Project management at the H-BRS

Prof. Dr Stefanie Meilinger Prof. Dr Katja Bender
Campus to World

The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is adapting its existing transfer instruments to the changing demands and needs of business, society and science and is developing new suitable transfer mechanisms. The project is funded by the federal-state initiative "Innovative University".

MetPVNet - Satellite and meteorology-assisted prediction of PV power generation at the distribution grid level: development, validation, application

Research project for the (further) development of innovative energy meteorological methods for satellite-based forecasts of irradiation and PV power at plant level.

Project management at the H-BRS

Prof. Dr Stefanie Meilinger
Food Pro.tec.ts - Biomasse

Food Pro.tec.ts was developed to be able to bring high-class, technological innovations to the German-Dutch economic area. In the project, companies from both countries cooperate with innovation experts within different technology clusters with the aim of jointly developing new and novel technologies and learning how to use them. The sub-project "Food Pro.tec.ts Biomass" analyses in one of 8 work packages the material and energetic use of biomass by means of Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) and new fertiliser technologies.

Project management at the H-BRS

Prof. Dr Martin Hamer
Food Pro.tec.ts - Knowledge Transfer

Food Pro.tec.ts was developed to be able to bring high-class, technological innovations to the German-Dutch economic area. In the project, companies from both countries cooperate with innovation experts within various technology clusters with the aim of jointly developing new and novel technologies and learning how to use them. The sub-project "Food Pro.tec.ts Knowledge Transfer" develops exercises, trainings and knowledge transfer for consumers and users of new technologies in one of 8 work packages. The work packages focus on the development of sustainability and CSR management, communication as well as education strategies to promote a common understanding of sustainability in the Rhine-Waal region. This is the basis for the development of trend-setting technologies and processes that meet the ecological, ethical, social and economic market requirements. Through these developments, the competitiveness of SMEs in the agricultural and food industry in the Rhine-Waal region is secured in the long term. The reputation of the Rhine-Waal region beyond regional borders as an attractive and sustainable business location is strengthened.

Project management at the H-BRS

Prof. Dr Martin Hamer Prof. Dr Wiltrud Terlau Isabelle Hirsch