UNU Experts

Expert Research Fellow and Academic Associate

Dr. Martiwi Diah Setiawati

Martiwi Diah Setiawati is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate for the Water and Resource Management Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Dominic Sett is a Research Associate for the FloodAdapt project, aiming at integrating ecosystem-based approaches into flood risk management for adaptive and sustainable urban development in the city of Hue, Central Viet Nam.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Dr. Jamal Shahin

Jamal Shahin works as a part-time Professorial Fellow on the GREMLIN project on Global and Regional Multistakeholder Institutions at UNU-CRIS.

Expert PhD Fellow

Adelina Sharipova

Adelina is a PhD fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Shashwat Sharma

Shashwat Sharma is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden

Expert PhD Fellow

Ishita Sharmansr

Ishita is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Timothy Shaw

Timothy Shaw is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. Himanshu Shekhar

Dr. Himanshu Shekhar is an Associate Academic Officer at UNU-EHS.

Expert Student Assistant - Programme & Partnerships

Addison Shelton

Addison Shelton is Student Assistant in Programme & Partnerships

Expert Vice-Rector in Europe & Director of UNU-EHS

Prof. Dr. Xiaomeng Shen

As of 1 August 2020, Prof. Shen Xiaomeng assumed the role of UNU Vice-Rector in Europe (UNU-VIE) and Director (D2) of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. Yauheniya Shershunovich

Yauheniya is an Associate Academic Officer working for the “Well-being, Indigenous Knowledge, Sustainability and Equity (WISE)” Transformation Initiative.

Expert Chief Scientist, Global Environmental Intelligence Lab

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei is a recognized expert in space-borne synthetic aperture radar technology and using satellite, remote sensing and AI technologies to inform groundwater resource management, green energy system development, and developing equitable adaptation strategies to address natural and anthropogenic land subsidence, sea-level rise, and coastal hazards in the context of a changing climate.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Engineering to Face Climate Change

Prof. Nima Shokri

Professor Nima Shokri’s work bridges fundamental science and applied engineering to tackle soil health and degradation, water risks, and land-use sustainability at local and global scales.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Dr. Stella Shumba

Stella Shumba is a Senior Research Associate, who is committed to evaluating climate risk insurance demand and impact across diverse regions, with a focus on integrating gender perspectives.

Expert Policy Research Associate

Thandazile Sibindi

Thandazile Sibindi is a nurse educator, midwife, and policy research associate working at the intersection of climate justice and health.

Expert Project Coordinator

Amadou Sidibe

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Melissa Siegel

Melissa Siegel is a Professor of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University and Head of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Research Associate

Jerome Sardido Silla

Jerome Sardido Silla is a Research Associate for the Innovation and Education (IVE) Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

João Marco Silva

João Marco Silva is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Minho's Department of Informatics. He is also a Senior Researcher at INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab), specializing in information security, network security, and energy-aware networking.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Ronald Skeldon

Prof. Ronald Skeldon is a Professorial Fellow in the Department of Geography at the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex.