UNU Experts

Expert PhD Fellow

Sevinj Samadzade

Sevinj Samadzade is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS as part of the Migration and Social Policy Cluster

Expert Programme Associate

Federico Alberto Sanchez Santillano

Federico “Alberto” obtained his Master’s degree in Resources management from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany and his Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Expert Senior Government Relations Liaison, Global Climate Emergency Response

Robert Sandford

Robert (Bob) Sandford has 45 years of experience interpreting natural and human history for general audiences.

Expert Head of FAST Division

Dr. Simone Sandholz

Simone Sandholz leads the Urban Futures & Sustainability Transformation Programme at UNU-EHS.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Dr. Mauro Santaniello

Mauro Santaniello is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Senior Research Analyst

Demetrios Sarantis

Demetrios Sarantis is a Senior Research Analyst at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2017.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Aatralarasi Saravanan

Aatralarasi Saravanan is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amal Sarsour

Amal Sarsour is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Charlotte Scheerens

Charlotte Scheerens is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Student Affairs Officer

Ingrid Scheffers

Ingrid Scheffers, a Dutch national, joined UNU-MERIT in June 2016.

Expert Senior E-Learning Associate

Yannick Schillinger

Yannick Schillinger is an eLearning Programme Associate at UNU-EHS.

Expert Student Assistant

Maike Anna Clara Schlebusch

Expert Student Assistant

Ann-Kathrin Schmitz

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Christian Philip Schneider

Christian Philip Schneider is a member of the Joint Junior Researcher Programme (Doctoral Dissertation) of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert Head of GLOMOS Division

Dr. Stefan Schneiderbauer

Dr Stefan Schneiderbauer is Co-Head of Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) Programme, a joint endeavor of UNU-EHS and Eurac Research in South Tyrol.

Expert Student Assistant

Nathan Fridtjof Schultze-Florey

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Simon Schunz

Dr Simon Schunz is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS since 2018.

Expert Deputy Director of UNU-EHS

Prof. Dr. Zita Sebesvari

As of 1 January 2021, Prof. Dr. Zita Sebesvari assumed the role of Deputy Director of UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). She heads the institute’s Risk and Adaptation department and serves as the scientific lead of EHS’s flagship report Interconnected Disaster Risks.

Expert Lead, Hydrology and Climate Change Analytics in Africa

Prof. Ousmane Seidou

Professor Ousmane Seidou is an expert hydrological modeling, climate change impact assessment, and developing climate change adaptation strategies with two decades of experience in research and teaching.

Expert Director of UNU-WIDER

Prof. Kunal Sen

Prof. Kunal Sen is the Director (D2) of the United Nations University Institute World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).