UNU Experts

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Simon Schunz

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

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Nina Schwalbe

Nina Schwalbe is a Principal Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH.

Expert Deputy Director of UNU-EHS

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 Adjunct Professor, Hydrology and Climate Change Impacts Modeling

Prof. Ousmane Seidou

Ousmane Seidou is Professor of water resources at the department of civil engineering, University of Ottawa.

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Gita Sen

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

Expert Director of UNU-WIDER

Prof. Kunal Sen

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

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 Research Associate

Dominic Sett

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

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 Associate Academic Officer

Dr. Himanshu Shekhar

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

Expert Government & Multilateral Organizations Lead

Andy Shen

Andy Shen is the Government & Multilateral Organizations Lead for the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) initiative, a project based at UNU-CPR.

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 of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).

Expert Lead, Land Subsidence Analytics

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei's research is focused on space-borne synthetic aperture radar technology, groundwater resources management, green energies, and equitable adaptation to natural and anthropogenic land subsidence, sea level rise, and coastal hazards in the face of changing climate.

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 Head of Migration Studies, Professor of Migration Studies

Melissa Siegel

Melissa Siegel is a Professor of Migration Studies UNU-MERIT and Maastricht Univeristy where she manages several migration research projects, coordinates the Migration Studies Specialization as part of the Master’s Program in Public Policy and Human Development and formerly headed the Migration Management Diploma Program.