Sustainable Lab Summit
Join the movement to advance research while protecting our planet!
The University of Michigan is proud to host our first internal Sustainable Lab Summit.
Sustainability in research is an area of rising importance — labs use 5-10x more energy than office spaces and produce significant amounts of plastic and hazardous waste.
This summit aims to bring researchers together to learn best practices, discuss potential solutions, and inspire innovation in each other.
Get involved with the summit!
- Register for the event
- Nominate a speaker or submit an abstract
- Sign up to have a table
- Recognize a sustainability champion
Use this flier to share the event with your peers!
Agenda
A detailed schedule is forthcoming. Key themes include:
- Waste reduction and reuse in labs
- Lab sustainability in undergraduate and graduate student curriculum
- Grant funding for sustainability in labs
- Scope 3 emissions and the unseen impacts from labs
- Sustainability and environmental justice
Registration
Register now to attend the 2025 Sustainable Lab Summit on February 4 at the North Campus Research Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Registration Details:
- Registration is open to any U-M staff, faculty, or student on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses. There is no fee to attend!
- This summit is not open to researchers outside of the University of Michigan.
- Registration is open until the event but food is only guaranteed if you register by January 27.
Abstracts
This event is a great opportunity to share your expertise and educate your peers. Please fill out this form if you are interested in presenting or to nominate someone who would make a great speaker.
Speaker nominations and abstract submissions are due December 21, 2024.
Speakers and Informational Tables
Check back for more information about the selected speakers, including the keynote speaker, and informational tables that will be available during registration/breakfast and lunch.
Check out these groups that will be tabling in the Football Room throughout the day:
- Fisher Scientific
- VWR
- Millipore Sigma
- Office of Campus Sustainability
- Office of Research
Sponsors
Check out our sponsors and the work they are doing to make sustainability a priority at U-M.
Location
This event is located in the North Campus Research Complex, Building 18. Head to the Football Room for morning registration.
Getting There:
- Parking, bus, and bike rack information
- The nearest parking lot is NC100.
- The most reliable and regular bus is the Northwood route.
