UNU Experts

Expert Professorial Fellow

Jo Ritzen

Jo Ritzen is professorial fellow of International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Maastricht Graduate School of Governance.

Expert Project Manager

Alvaro Rojas Ferreira

Alvaro is a Project Manager at UNU-EHS.

Expert Post Doctoral Fellow

Niharika Rustagi

Niharika Rustagi is a Post Doctoral Fellow at the United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ilse Ruyssen

Ilse Ruyssen is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS and Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of Ghent University where she teaches several courses in the field of migration economics and international economics.

Expert Research Associate

Laura Saavedra-Lux

Laura Saavedra-Lux is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER.

Expert Lead, Climate and Wildfire Analytics

Dr. Mojtaba Sadegh

Dr. Mojtaba (Moji) Sadegh's research is focused on using geospatial analysis, machine learning, statistical methods, and data unravel mechanisms that drive climate extremes and their societal impacts.

Expert Senior Scientist

Sara Sadri

Sara Sadri is a Senior Scientist at UNU-FLORES working primarily on advancing the Resource Nexus AID programme.

Expert Programme Associate

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 Academic Officer, Head of Urban Futures and Sustainability Transformation (FAST) Programme

Dr. Simone Sandholz

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

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 Visiting Scientist

Akwasi Sarpong

Akwasi Owusu Sarpong is a Visiting Scientist in the One Health and Urban Transformation Graduate School, hosted by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn.

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Marta Schaaf

Marta Schaaf is a Principal Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH.

Expert eLearning Programme 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 Co-Head of GLOMOS Programme

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