Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Dr. Angeliki Balayannis


Lehrveranstaltungen

Renewable Resources & Sustainability: Case Studies in Sustainable Chemistry (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Angeliki Balayannis, Vania Gomes Zuin Zeidler

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 10:15 - 13:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 12.009 Seminarraum | @Raumplanung: Raum für 25 Studierende (möglichst im Zentralgebäude) benötigt

Inhalt: Case studies have been used in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemistry only very recently, demonstrating their enormous potential as an effective way to engage students to explore why, for whom, how and what they have learned that applies to real world situations. Cases come in many formats, from a simple scenario-type study to a detailed description of a situation with accompanying data to analyse and address challenging topics, e.g., sustainability, renewable resources, bio-circular economy, diversity, inclusiveness, ethics, esthetics and climate crisis. In this course, controversial socio-scientific case studies will be discussed to better understand the role of Chemistry in sectors such as agriculture, food production and processing systems, textile, building and toy industries, waste, consumerism and behaviors to encourage the students to think about the complexities behind sustainability and bio-circular economy and also their connections tackling (or not) the climate crisis, focusing on the chemistry of renewable resources in the scope of EU Green Deal strategies and the UN SDGs. Students will be asked to produce their own case studies, experiencing how this approach fosters interdisciplinary learning while they acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemistry. This approach enables students to be more actively involved in decision-making, confidently work in teams and share accountability, expand their horizons and develop excellent products and performances, which are fundamental characteristics for present and future global professionals and citizens.

Resources and sustainable chemistry (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Angeliki Balayannis, Vania Gomes Zuin Zeidler

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 16:15 - 17:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 40.146 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Concepts of sustainable chemistry, green technologies and materials, throughout the life cycle of chemical substances, materials and complex products are explained, e.g. sustainable chemistry and green chemistry, importance of resources (bio-based and non-renewable ones), green synthesis, materials and products, specifics of metals, recycling, dissipation; safe and sustainable by design, and other concepts, new business models, international substance, material and chemical management, Diversity applied to Chemistry, EU Green Deal with a view to materials and chemicals.

Toxic Bodies: Nature, Gender and the Politics of Pollution (FSL) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Angeliki Balayannis

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 14:15 - 15:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 12.111 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Pollution has become ubiquitous, transgressing bodies and borders across space and time. When it comes to persistent pollutants such as PFAS, there is no escape or safe haven; all bodies are exposed. However, although this is a shared condition, the effects of pollution are always uneven and unfold along axes of injustice – particularly gender, and its intersections with race, class, and disability. This interdisciplinary course approaches pollution as an embodied political issue, taking gender as its core concern. Approaching pollution through gender, and its intersections, enables us to critically interrogate the power structures which shape the production, distribution, and regulation of pollution. The course engages with feminist, queer, crip, and anticolonial scholarship to ask taken-for-granted questions, including: What is pollution, how is it defined, and by whom? Why are the harms of pollution uneven? What are the limits of pollution governance? And how does science contribute to the problem? In asking these questions, the course ultimately explores how Nature, chemistry, and racial capitalism are co-produced. Students will critically re-imagine the role of science at a time of growing concerns about the health effects of pollution, and deepening mistrust in dominant institutions. Furthermore, by critically interrogating pollution as an embodied political issue, students will consider how environmental in/justice is affected by anti-gender politics.

Recent Advances on Sustainable Chemistry, Renewable Materials and Processes (Kolloquium)

Dozent/in: Angeliki Balayannis, Vania Gomes Zuin Zeidler

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 11:30 - 12:30 | 15.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | intern | The course will be held in room C13.214 (a hybrid mode).

Inhalt: The colloquium will deal with up-to-date research approaches on Sustainable Chemistry focusing on Renewable Materials, Circularity and Innovative Processes (especially, green and sustainable extraction/separation) and related content. Students will present their research projects and/or results, which can then be discussed with supervisors and other researchers. In addition, pertinent references will also be discussed (e.g. high impact scientific journals, books / chapters, regulations etc.).