Saleem Ali (academic)
| Saleem H. Ali | |
|---|---|
 Professor Ali during a field visit in Rwanda | |
| Born |
1973 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.A |
| Residence | Delaware, United States; Brisbane, Australia |
| Nationality | American, Pakistani, Australian |
| Fields | Environmental Studies, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations |
| Institutions |
University of Delaware University of Queensland Columbia University University of Vermont Brown University Brookings Institution |
| Alma mater |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Yale University Tufts University |
| Notable awards | Young Global Leader; National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer Award |
Dr. Prof. Saleem H. Ali (born, 1973) is a Pakistani American Australian scholar who is the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware.[1] He has also held the Chair in Sustainable Resources Development at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia where he retains affiliation as a Professorial Research Fellow.[2] He is also a Senior Fellow at Columbia University's Center on Sustainable Investment.[3] Previously he was Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Natural Resources, and the founding director of the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security as well as a Fellow at the Gund Institute.[4] He is known for his work on environmental conflict resolution, particularly in the extractive industries and was profiled in Forbes magazine in September, 2009 as "The Alchemist." [5] His book "Treasures of the Earth: Need Greed and a Sustainable Future" (Yale University Press, October, 2009) received a cover endorsement by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus for providing a " welcome linkage between environmental behavior and poverty alleviation."[6] In May 2010, he was also chosen by National Geographic as an "emerging explorer" with a profile appearing in the June 2010 issue of National Geographic Magazine. In March 2011, he was also selected by the World Economic Forum as a "Young Global Leader."[7]
Research Work
Dr. Ali's research focuses on the causes and consequences of environmental conflicts and how ecological factors can promote peace. He has previously served on the faculty of Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies and on the visiting faculty for the United Nations University for Peace (Costa Rica).[8] Much of his empirical research has focused on environmental conflicts in the mineral sector. In September 2007, he was chosen as one of eight "revolutionary minds" by Seed magazine.[9]
Dr. Ali is also a member of the World Commission on Protected areas and the IUCN Taskforce on Transboundary Conservation.[10] He has also been involved in promoting environmental education in madrasahs and using techniques from environmental planning to study the rise of these institutions in his ethnic homeland of Pakistan, under a grant from the United States Institute of Peace. [11]In much of his research efforts, Dr. Ali involves a multi-media component, often involving his students in making video documentaries of their empirical work. From 2005 to 2008, he received two grants from the Tiffany & Co. Foundation to investigate the environmental and social impact of gemstone and gold mining. [12] He also completed a report on oil and gas pipelines as a source of cooperation that was researched while based at the Brookings Institution research center in Doha, Qatar in 2009.[13] His report on "Ecological Cooperation in South Asia" was launched in Washington at an event hosted by Peter Bergen in January 2013.[14]
Prior to embarking on an academic career, Dr. Ali worked as an environmental health and safety professional at General Electric. He also served as a consultant for the Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Health Canada. Yet other of his projects included a mining impact prospectus for the Crow Nation and research assistance to Cultural Survival.[15] Since 2014, he is also an editor for the University of Chicago Press book series on environmental science, law and policy.[16]
Education
His past research appointments and internships include, a Baker Foundation Research Fellowship at Harvard Business School, and a parliamentary internship at the British House of Commons. He has taught courses on environmental planning, conflict resolution, industrial ecology, research methods and technical writing. Professor Ali earned a doctorate in environmental planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master's degree (M.E.S.) in environmental law and policy from Yale University, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tufts University. He did his secondary schooling at Aitchison College Lahore, Pakistan with primary schooling at the Job. S. Gidley School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[17]
Bibliogrpahy
- Mining, the environment, and indigenous development conflicts, Saleem H. Ali, University of Arizona Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8165-2312-2
- Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution, Saleem H. Ali ed. MIT Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-262-51198-8
- Earth Matters: Indigenous People, The Extractive Industries and Corporate Social Responsibility, Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh and Saleem Ali eds. Greenleaf Publications, 2008, ISBN 978-1-906093-16-7
- Islam and Education: Conflict and Conformity in Pakistan's Madrassahs, Saleem H. Ali, Oxford University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-547672-9
- Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future, Saleem H. Ali, Yale University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-300-14161-0
- Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements, Lawrence Susskind and Saleem H. Ali, Oxford University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-199-39797-6
- Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic Rebecca Pincus and Saleem H. Ali eds., Yale University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0-300-20516-9
References
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), University of Delaware, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Columbia Law School and Earth Institute, Columbia University, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security, University of Vermont, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Eaves, Elizabeth (9 August 2009). "The Alchemist". Forbes.
- ↑ Treasures of the Earth, Yale University Press, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Young Global Leaders Network, World Economic Forum, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), University of Delaware, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Yar Khan, Nazish (May–June 2012). "The Synthesist". Aramco World.
- ↑ World Commission on Protected Areas, International Union for Conservation of Nature, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ US and Pakistan Navigating a Complex Relationship, U.S. Institute of Peace, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Tiffany & Co. Foundation Grant to Create Knowledge Hub on Colored Gemstones, Eureka Alert, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Energizing Peace, Brookings Institution, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Ecological Cooperation in South Asia, New America Foundation, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), University of Delaware, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Summits Series on Environmental Science, Law and Policy, University of Chicago Press, retrieved July 10, 2017
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), University of Delaware, retrieved July 10, 2017
External links
- University of Delaware Profile of Saleem H. Ali
- Saleem H. Ali, Profile at Columbia University
- National Geographic Profile of Saleem H. Ali
- World Economic Forum profile of Saleem H. Ali
- Forbes Profile of Saleem H. Ali
- Saleem Ali's web site at UVM with links to online articles
- University of Queensland Profile
- Sustainable Pearls Project Web Site
- Tropical Gold: Reversal of Fortune in Fiji -- research site and documentary
- Gems and the Environment
- Madrassa Research in Pakistan
- Environmental Conflict Resolution Research Library