M4 Plastics
M4 Plastics — Measuring, Monitoring, Modeling and Managing of Plastics in Flowing Waters
Join us for an interdisciplinary workshop focused on the pressing issue of plastics in riverine and freshwater systems. The program includes expert presentations from diverse research fields, a guided laboratory visit, and a field trip offering hands-on insights into practical monitoring and assessment techniques.
Date: October 29–31, 2025
Host: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
The event consists of two and half days and includes:
- Keynote on the role citizen science and knowledge sharing by Attila Dávid Molnár
- Open lecture and discussion on the future of laboratory plastics research
- Open lecture on plastics transport modelling challenges
- Laboratory visits of the Department of Polymer Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Field Day to visit the first Riversaver Centre of Plastic Cup Society, a model location to tackle plastic pollution of rivers and upcycling
- Plenty of time for discussion and networking.
Selection of succesfull applications will be announced September, 12th.
Successfull applicants will confirm their attendance by paying the participation fee by 30th September.
In case of inquiries please reach out to the organizers:
Sándor Baranya - baranya.sandor@emk.bme.hu
Miklós Gyalai-Korpos - innovacio@petkupa.hu
Arianna Varrani - avarrani@jgf.edu.pl
Programme (to be finalized!)
Day 1 – Intro and modelling day
- Welcome
- Lectures on Modeling of plastics (experimental and numerical)
- Poster session and icebreaker
- Dinner
Day 2 – Field work
- Bus trip to the field
- Field work demo on Monitoring and Measurement
- Hands-on plastic waste mitigation
Day 3 – Material science and recycling day
- Lecture on Mitigating/recycling plastics
- Lab visits
- Hands-on examples
- Lunch and closing
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