Sustainability is a delicate balance of dynamic systems
Transitioning Oamaru - read about the first active research forumAdvanced Energy & Material Systems Laboratory
Director: Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck
Research, Education, Transition Engineering
The AEMSLab is an interdisciplinary research group in the College of Engineering, University of Canterbury. Students and staff work with industry, government, and communities on transition to resilient and environmentally integrated systems. Systems-level engineering research is urgently needed to provide near and long-term solutions for communities, organisations and business.
Transition Engineering
- Urgent & Significant Fossil CO2 Emissions Reduction
- Reduction in Energy and Material Intensity of the Economy
- Balance of Consumption and Impacts with Natural Systems
- Post Peak Oil, Carbon Constrained Transportation Systems
These complex problems require systems engineering of technologies and infrastructure in the context of often competing economic, social, and environmental factors. Advanced Energy and Mateiral Systems Engineering often involves development of renewable energy or clean technologies. However, real transition projects for companies or communities require a systems engineering approach, creativity and innovation.
Photo courtesy of Kierra Krumdieck, Burnside High School, 2006