The 1st International Conference on Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies (REACT Conference) was held in Glasgow as part of the activities of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded green economy centre “REACT”. The inaugural session aimed to bring a diverse range of expertise and research areas to highlight the breadth of research challenges aligned to electronics sustainability.
Invited Speakers and Panel Session:
The conference featured a range of highly regarded keynote and invited speakers, focusing on a balance between industrial and academic experts:
- Day 1:
- Melissa Gregg, University of Bristol and Meta Reality Labs (Keynote);
- Manuel Thesen,GreenICT@FMD, Research Fab Microelectronics Germany;
- Kiran Crawford, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR);
- Panagiota Angeli, University College London (UCL);
- Jayakrishnan Chandrappan, CSA Catapult.
- Day 2:
- Matt Boyle, NMIS: National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland, (Keynote);
- Alun Morgan, European Institute of Printed Circuits & JIVA Materials;
- Andy Abbott and Jake (Minjun) Yang, University of Leicester;
- Julia Hess, Interface-EU, Germany.
On the second day, a panel session was held on Product Value Retention, hosting Justine Scullion, WEEE Scotland; Diego Bermudez, DICE Network+; David Howe, Jordisk; Rob Ronan, Retronix; and Stephen Fitzpatrick, NMIS.
Programme and Presentations:
Balancing topics and presenters, the accepted papers were grouped by the programme committee into oral sessions on:
- System applications;
- Recycling and recovery;
- Manufacturing and materials;
- Life-cycle-aware semiconductors.
An interactive poster exhibit ran throughout the two conference days, with selected posters featured in a lightning talks session.
At the closing session, the Best Presentation/Poster, Paper, and Honourable Mention Awards were presented, sponsored by the Sustainability Science and Technology journal from IOP Publishing. The judging committee was composed of industry experts, including Gerry Docherty, WEEE Scotland; Steve Riches, IMAPS; Alun Morgan, EIPC; Melissa Gregg University of Bristol/Meta; and Sophie Caldwell, IOP. The award recipients were Theresa Seeholzer, Joseph Cameron, and Benjamin King, respectively.
The Conference Committee extends our heartfelt thanks to the dedicated technical programme committee (TPC) members, whose expertise and commitment have been key to the 1st International “REACT” conference’s success.
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