Algae, a key to a greener future? | Julanie Stapelberg | TEDxUniversityofPretoria

Can algae lead the way to a greener future? Julanie's talk focuses on the potential of algae and how a green economy can be created around algae to replace almost all fossil fuel products leading to sustainability and the creation of renewable products Julanie Stapelberg is passionate about nature and science and wishes to incorporate the two for designing easy sustainable living in society. She graduated from the University of Pretoria, in BSc Genetics and Plant Sciences, BSc Honours Biotechnology and MSc Plant Science Biotechnology, receiving Cum Laude completion for each degree. She was the best Plant Science student in her undergraduate degree and top Biotechnology honours student. Her Masters project was in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research on, “Recombinant Protein Production in South African Microalgae” where she presented her results at several conferences, including the International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts held in America last year. In October she will start her PhD in Synthetic Biology and Microalgal Biotechnology at the University College in London with hopes to return home and contribute to the development of South Africa’s bioeconomy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx