UNU Experts

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Luca Polizzi

Luca Polizzi is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS, working on science diplomacy with Luk Van Langenhove with a focus on EU Science Diplomacy within UNTRAD and the Re-LAB Cluster.

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Antonio Postigo

Antonio Postigo is a virtual visiting research fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert E-Learning Assistant

Mutiara Sintesana Prasetyo

Expert Associate Researcher Fellow

Germán Prieto

Germán C. Prieto is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Jamie Pring

Jamie Pring is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Researcher

Dr. Emanuele Pugliese

Emmanuele Pugliese is a Researcher at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Researcher

Dipl. Geogr. Dennis Pulimittathu

Senior sustainability and just transition leader operating at the intersection of international policy, industry transformation, and applied research. Combines experience across the United Nations system, private-sector transformation, and entrepreneurial ventures to deliver large-scale environmental and economic transition programmes.

Expert Project Manager

Nazaruddin Puteh

Expert Research Professor, Water Quality and Unconventional Water Resources

Dr. Manzoor Qadir

Professor Manzoor Qadir is an environmental scientist with over 30 years of experience working on water-related sustainable development through contributions to policy, institutional, and technical aspects of unconventional water resources, wastewater-related resource recovery and safe reuse, water quality, environmental health, salt-induced land degradation assessment and rehabilitation, and water and food security under changing climate.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Ikboljon Qoraboyev

Ikboljon Qoraboyev is Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Research Associate - Sustainable Land Management

Fabian Rackelmann

Fabian is a research associate with the Ecosystem Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services division. He is particularly interested in the resilient transformation of socio-ecological systems and nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and the achievement of land degradation neutrality.

Expert Secretary to the Director / Finance assistant

Monique Raedts

Monique Raedts, a Dutch national, joined UNU-INTECH, now UNU-MERIT, in September 1995.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Aishwarya Raja

Aishwarya is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme between UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert Communication Intern

Sreeraj Rajmohan

Sreeraj Rajmohan is a Communication (virtual) Intern at UNU-CRIS, under the supervision of Nanditha Mathew.

Expert UNU Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Shyama V. Ramani

Shyama V. Ramani is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Innovation and Strategic Partnerships Officer

Dr. Rohit Ramchandani

Dr. Rohit Ramchandani is a public health expert specializing in global health innovation, implementation science, and behavior-centered design.

Expert Research Associate

Ananya Ramesh

Ananya is an Urban Planner and Architect by training, working on topics at the intersection of climate change and urban development. Her current project explores the potential of digitalization for participatory climate action in cities of the Global South.

Expert Student Assistant

Rica Mae Ramirez

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. Andrea Ramírez

Andrea is a Senior Researcher at the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security. She holds a PhD in Sustainability and has over ten years of experience as an architect-urbanist.