The centre aims to deliver ground-breaking, industry-focused research on sustainability, a core area for both SKF and Chalmers. Initiated in May 2011, the SKF-Chalmers UTC is located at the division of Environmental Systems Analysis (Miljösystemanalys), Chalmers, Gothenburg.

Already, the centre has 2 PhD projects underway and two more research projects will soon be launched. The intention of the UTC is to develop research partnerships with other companies and institutions to facilitate and pursue research on sustainability.

From the programme:

15.00 Welcome: Karin Markides, President, Chalmers University of Technology

15.05 The SKF Group: Tom Johnstone, CEO, AB SKF, Alan Begg, Senior Vice President, SKF Group Technology Development

15.30 New ways of industry-academia interaction, for new solutions on sustainability: Prof. Anne-Marie Tillman, Director of SKF-Chalmers UTC

15.50 Insights from sustainable manufacturing research at SKF-Chalmers UTC: Birger Löfgren, PhD student at ESA

16.10 Special guest presentation: Emeritus prof. Roland Clift, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, UK