Assistant Lecturer Ahmed Qusay Salam delivered a lecture titled "Fuel Cells ... Future Engines" on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The lecture summarized the following:

Fuel cells are Energy units that product power out of electrochemical responses. In fuel cell (PEMFC), a membrane isolates oxidation while decrease half responses. The hydrogen gas was used as a fuel   and the immaculate or surrounding air was used as an oxidant. Heat and water are the main side effects of this response. PEMFC are considered as futurity gadgets to versatile, fixed, and compact force implementations due to their high power adequacy, nil emission, minimum clamor and possibility utilize of renewable energizes. Transport of mass, momentum, energy, species and charges are the complex processes that happen in one time through working of a PEMFC. Parts of   a PEMFC are collected from cathode and anode flow channels, gas diffusion layers (GDLs), ), catalyst layers and the membrane. During the working of a PEMFC, hydrogen atoms are supplied at the anode and split into protons and electrons. The polymeric membrane conducts protons to the cathode while the electrons are pushed cycle an outside circuit and a current is produced from anode side to cathode side by means of electric burden. Oxygen (structure air) is expended in the cathode side and responds with the hydrogen particles, delivering water and heat.

 Assistant Lecturer Abdulrahman Shaker Mahmoud delivered a lecture entitled "The Effect of exhaust of internal combustion engines on air pollution" on Wednesday, 20/3/2019. The lecture summarized the following:

The increase in the use of transportation means from planes, ships, trains and cars have significantly contributed to the human’s service of facilitating the movement, transition and utilization of time. However, this important development has led to the emergence of many problems and negative consequences on human health and on every living organisms and the environment, as a result of pollution from these means especially exhaust emissions of engines.

Internal combustion engines of various types and uses are considered a major source cannot be underestimated in the air pollution field, because of these engines produce harmful emissions that have negative effects on humans and other living organisms. The most important of these emissions are nitrogen oxides (NO_X), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), unburned hydrocarbons (HC) and smoke. Also, the most important of environmental effects to the fuel combustion products are a global warming phenomenon and acid rain, which lead to the elimination of biodiversity and cause many diseases in humans.

So, should search for ways to help in reducing these emissions while maintaining on the engine performance. There are several ways to reduce exhaust emissions including: changing some engine parameters such as compression ratio, exhaust gas recirculation, injection timing and injection pressure. Biodiesel fuel can also be used in different proportions and it’s blended with pure diesel fuel, as well as the addition of some chemicals to the fuel, all help to reducing emissions and thus reduces air pollution.

Under the patronage of the President of the University of Technology Prof. Amin Douai Thamer Distinguished Within the week of safety and security of the University organized the Center for Environmental Research / University of Technology and in cooperation with the Office of Scientific Assistant CBRNSS Division scientific symposium entitled "circulation of hazardous materials / reality and ambition" on Tuesday, 12/3/2019 In the Green Hall where the symposium included a lecture entitled "Environmental and societal impacts of hazardous materials" by Dr. Saleh Abdul Redha Al Saleh, Department of Environmental Technologies - Environmental Research Center followed by a lecture by Dr. Khaled Hadi Mahdi Physics Department - Faculty of Education Ibn Al-Haytham entitled "M. Issued radiation and how to circulation and prevention "The objectives of the symposium were summarized as follows:

1- Diagnosing the problem of trading of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials.

2 - Search for immediate and future solutions for the safe management of hazardous materials in the laboratory.

3 - To raise the operational recommendations of the proposed solutions and the need to activate them.

4 - professional awareness of the subject of risky trading.

The Center for Environmental Research, with the participation of the Nutrition Research Institute / Ministry of Health and the Faculty of Sports Science / University of Baghdad, organized a symposium on "obesity and environmental pollution and ways of sustainability" on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and on the green hall in the center. The symposium included three lectures and an open discussion session, with a group of specialists in the field of environmental and health sciences. The attendees discussed a number of ideas and concepts that underline the role of the university and its scientific cadres in tackling the danger of weight gain and noncommunicable diseases associated with it and its relation to environmental pollution and its spread in society. In general, and among the children of school age and university youth in particular, in order to ensure a healthy society. Within the framework of the symposium, a number of recommendations were adopted, including:

1. Holding workshops and specialized seminars in cooperation with the Nutrition Research Institute for the educational staff at the University of Technology to be qualified and able to educate students in the field of fighting obesity and excessive weight gain.
2. Holding educational seminars for students in different departments of the university aimed at raising awareness of health and education of university students in the context of avoiding weight gain and its health and social effects.
3. Determine the magnitude of the problem through comprehensive surveys of schools and kindergartens.
4. Adopting a comprehensive national campaign to address the symptoms of malnutrition and obesity and to name a project with specific objectives and measurable outputs.
5. Preparing a joint work mechanism between the Environmental Research Center and the Nutrition Research Institute, which includes a set of scientific activities and specialized research between the two parties
6. Availability of data and information from the Nutrition Research Institute for researchers and specialists in this field for the purpose of conducting scientific studies and research.
7. Preparation of a guidebook containing the most important preventive measures to reduce the spread of the disease among the larger categories of society.
8. Introducing the concept of sustainable health and the environment in the primary curriculum (primary and secondary education).
9. Raise the capacity of the Department of Physical Education at the University to adopt programs aimed at maintaining the ideal weight between the employees and students of the University of Technology and plans to increase the comprehensiveness of these programs.
10. Increase interest in the study of sports in primary and secondary schools.
11. Motivating university students to practice a particular sport by giving the student some privileges over his or her peers.
12. Increasing open and closed sports venues and halls to include more community segments.
13. Promotion of the concept of healthy food (health dish project) in student clubs and school premises. The components of the dish are subject to study by nutritionists to cover the daily requirement of the student from the basic nutrients.