Weston Roundtable

The Weston Roundtable is made possible by a generous donation from Roy F. Weston, a highly accomplished UW-Madison alumnus. Designed to promote a robust understanding of sustainability science, engineering, and policy, these interactive lectures are co-sponsored by the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Office of Sustainability.

Lectures are held 4:15–5:15 p.m. Thursdays in 1163 Mechanical Engineering, unless otherwise noted. Some lectures will be presented online, which will require registration.

Videos from Past Lectures

Schedule

TBD

September 11, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

The Challenges of Collaborative Environmental Governance: We Have Work to Do

September 18, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

TBD

September 25, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Microbes for Waste Valorization

October 2, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Environmental Justice: Past, Present, and (Near) Future

October 9, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

TBD

October 16, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution and Other Ocean Threats: A Science-based Campaign Approach

October 23, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Good Reasons for Climate Optimism

October 30, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home

November 6, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Creating a Sustainable Community – One city’s ambitious plan

November 13, 2025
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering