UNU Experts

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

Marco Catussi

Marco has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UNU-EGOV since 2024 and an Assistant Professor at the University of Minho.

Expert Adjunct Researcher

Serena Caucci

Dr. Caucci is an Adjunct Researcher at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Preeyaphat Chaiklang

Preeyaphat Chaiklang is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Research Fellow, Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG)

Dr. Sanaz Chamanara

Sanaz Chamanara specializes in sustainability, supply chain management, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Dr. Dipesh Chapagain is a Senior Research Associate in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme at UNU-EHS Bonn since July 2023. The GLOMOS programme aims to enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and emergency response preparedness (ERP) in global mountains.

Expert Associate Programme Officer

Dr. Saroj Kumar Chapagain

Saroj Kumar Chapagain is an Associate Programme Officer (Sustainability Assessment) at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. Ambe Emmanuel Cheo

Dr. Cheo works with the PACET Division at UNU-VIE. He is leading research on Water. in the context of Water Energy and Food Nexus, including Climate Change topics. He is also involved in strategic project development, acquisition of funds and project implementation.

Expert Research Manager

Dr. Michele Chew

Michele’s background spans Science, Technology and Innovation policy, intellectual property management, and futures.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Simon Chidodo

Simon Chidodo is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresde

Expert Policy Research Fellow

Sergo Chikhladze

Dr. Sergo Chikhladze is a Policy Research Fellow within the Gender Equality & Intersectionality team of UNU-IIGH.

Expert Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Dr. Vishwas Chitale

Dr. Vishwas Chitale specialises in climate change adaptation and resilience in the Global South.

Expert Associate Expert

Minjeong Choi

Minjeong Choi is an Associate Expert at UNU-FLORES and contributes to research on diverse projects related to plastic waste and circular resource.

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. Tommaso Ciarli

Tommaso Ciarli is a Researcher at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change

Prof. Martyn Clark

Professor Martyn Clark is a leading researcher in the development of large-domain terrestrial systems models, which are used in a wide range of applications including environmental forecasting, climate impact assessments, and Earth system prediction.

Expert Head of Programme at UNU-FLORES (Education)

Prof. Serena Coetzee

Serena Coetzee is the Head of Programme at UNU-FLORES (Education).

Expert Digital Governance Capacity Building Consultant

Laura Conti

Laura Conti is a Digital Governance Capacity Building Consultant of the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since September 2024.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Elsa Costa e Silva

Elsa Costa e Silva has been an Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) since 2024.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Davide Cotti

Davide Cotti is Senior Research Associate at UNU-EHS, where he shares his position between the VARMAP and the EVES divisions.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS)

Prof. Alexander Couzis

Professor Alexander Couzis is a recognized leader in engineering education and applied research, with expertise spanning advanced materials science, interfacial engineering, and energy storage technologies. His work bridges scientific innovation with real-world applications in sustainability and urban resilience

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Robin Cowan

Robin Cowan is Professor of the Economics of Technical Change at the University of Maastricht.