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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 Senior Visiting Fellow

Gita Sen

Gita Sen is a Senior Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH.

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).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Claudelle Anna Serano

Claudelle is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden. 

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Sampha Sesay

Sampha Sesay is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden. 

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dominic Sett

Dominic Sett is an Associate Academic Officer leading the SAFER-BiH project, which provides risk information to enhance disaster risk management in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the UNU-EHS component of the FloodAdaptVN project, which provides science-based support for flood risk adaptation implementation in Hue, Viet Nam. He is an alumnus of UNU-EHS and the University of Bonn’s Joint Master’s programme, and currently pursues his PhD in Disaster Risk Research at the University of Potsdam.

Expert Professorial Fellow

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-VIE.

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 Youth Fellow in WASH and Gender

Katherine Shin

Ms. Katherine Shin is a Youth Fellow in WASH and Gender at UNU-INWEH, supporting research and capacity-building initiatives focused on water, sanitation, health, and gender equity. 

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.