Heat and Hooch – Why Thermodynamics Is Not Boring
Thermodynamics underpins and places limits on all everyday processes, helping us understand why things happen and why some things are impossible. Unfortunately, many believe thermodynamics to be very boring, However, there are some great stories and examples which can bring thermodynamics to life. In this talk, we will find out how beer provided the link between heat and work, why eating beer ice-blocks could be the next weight loss fad and why labelling beer with %abv is super confusing. I will also explain why your drink contains more liquid than you can see.
Bio
Professor Aaron Marshall teaches thermodynamics in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering and researches a range of electrochemical engineering processes including large scale batteries, hydrogen generation, sustainable metal production and more. Since starting at the University of Canterbury, Aaron has received more than $15M in research funding and has graduated over 20 postgraduate students. He is also a PI and project leader in the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. In 2019 he co-founded Zincovery, which went on to win the 2019/2020 Callaghan C-prize and has since raise over $4 million to commercialise low-carbon zinc recycling technology.
Event
Tuesday 2 May, 6pm @Two Thumb, 380 Colombo Street, Sydenham 8023
Also speaking at this location at 7.30pm is Susannah Stevens
