The series of encounters entitled “The travelling Genius : Italians Art, humanities, science … in the world”, is a space for discussion and cultural dialogue that the Italian Cultural Institute has developed especially for young Italians in world. Italians who, beyond any orientation, are the bearers of knowledge accumulated in Italy and diffuse the following, even without their knowledge, a provision or a vocation of ancient origin: the generous exchange of culture, comforted by a keen sense of human comprehension.
February 15, 2017, 6:30pm Free Admission
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montreal
1200 Av. du Dr Penfield
Presentation will be in English
The successes of science and modern technology go together with strident environmental issues and the current economic crisis affecting the last decade. In search of the most diverse actors to play the role of the culprit, it has been ignored that the insatiable consumerism is perhaps the main cause. In fact, the consummation overcomes the necessities because of the attention to intangible assets and futuristic models. The origins have been forgotten and the consciousness of the physical assets that define our wealth and needs lost. The raw materials from agriculture to mining resources represent the foundation from which civilizations have developed since the dawn of time. Mankind, for their process of living, would use a resource rather than another thus changing the environment in which they live. In perspective of a sustainable development, it is therefore necessary conscious use of resources. A pilot study on the transport system in a mine shows that an optimal management of a small fleet of trucks can bring important benefits in terms of cost minimization, energy consumption and emissions.
Salvatore Peralta was born in Sassari on December 24, 1979. In 2011 he graduated from the University of Cagliari to the Master degree in Environmental Engineering with a specialization in Mining. Having already experienced working in mining with training at Sarda Silicati (Florinas, Sassari, Italy) while doing his bachelor, he started to work in June 2011 as Chief Mine for IMI FABI at Brusada-Ponticelli mine (Lanzada, Sondrio, Italy). He is currently a PhD candidate at McGill University in the Department of Mining and materials Engineering. His research focus on Mineral Economics, Asset Management and Optimization of Mining Systems.
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