Overview
To me, education is very valuable in gaining the needed skills to contribute to business and society. In the Fall 2013, I began a Master's Programme in Lund, Sweden studying Environmental Management and Policy. In combination with my previous technical and scientific background, this new perspective further enhances the relevance of my skills in urban sustainable development, especially relating to climate change.
Yet, it is important to realize that education can be gained through evaluating every new experience. Through self-reflection and interaction, I have learned a great deal from numerous people all throughout Europe by sharing cultures and perspectives. Moreover, I have totally engaged in developing innovative sustainable solutions by participating in international sustainability competitions, working with student innovation labs, networking with business incubators, and participating in relevant research in urban innovation for sustainability.
Yet, it is important to realize that education can be gained through evaluating every new experience. Through self-reflection and interaction, I have learned a great deal from numerous people all throughout Europe by sharing cultures and perspectives. Moreover, I have totally engaged in developing innovative sustainable solutions by participating in international sustainability competitions, working with student innovation labs, networking with business incubators, and participating in relevant research in urban innovation for sustainability.
Graduate EducationMSc in Environmental Management and Policy
Lund University | Lund, Sweden "The EMP programme curriculum is based on multiple disciplines such as economics, technology, law and policy, politics, management, and environmental sciences. The fundamentals of environmental sciences, makes up less than 5% of all the courses. The main focus of the programme is on management systems, policies, strategies of business and public authorities and social practices. The curriculum is globally relevant with special attention to Swedish, Scandinavian and European contexts and practices. Interaction with practitioners and real-life situations is a trademark of the programme. The practical courses involve assessing real-life industrial and policy systems and engaging with businesses and public authorities to develop sustainable solutions to industrial environmental problems ranging from waste management to energy efficiency." -- International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) |
Undergraduate EducationB.S. in Environmental Meteorology
Penn State University | State College, PA “Environmental Meteorology prepares the student for understanding the impact of the weather and climate on the environment, which is to say the impacts of air and water on natural and human-altered ecosystems. In order to do this, the option establishes links between atmospheric physics and a variety of environmental disciplines pertaining to land, water, soils, and plants.” -- Penn State Meteorology Department[1] Watershed and Water Resource Management, Minor “This interdisciplinary minor enables students to learn the fundamental processes governing the transport and chemical evolution of surface and subsurface waters. It provides a complement to elective and required coursework in earth sciences, resource management, wastewater treatment, and/or environmental planning. Students in this program will learn to apply fundamental concepts of chemistry, biology, geoscience, and landscape evolution to processes operating at the watershed scale. Learning objectives for the minor include excellence in written and oral expression, the ability to collect and interpret data from dynamic natural systems, and rigor in scientific thought.” -- Penn State Bulletin[2] [1] http://ploneprod.met.psu.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/options-within-the-major/environmental-meteorology [2] http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/programs/minors/W/W%20W%20R |
Relevant Courses
Graduate Courses
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
"On completion of the course the student shall be able to
Business Fundamentals
"The course is divided into three parts: Business Organisations, Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility; Aspects of Business Management; and Accounting and Financing. On completion of the course the student shall be able to
Principles of Technical Systems
"The course is divided into six parts: Industrialisation & technology – a historical perspective; Basic scientific concepts and laws; Energy systems and technologies; Separation technologies; Built water systems; Solid waste systems and technologies. On completion of the course the student shall be able to
Economics, Consumption and Society
"The course is divided into two main parts: Consumption and Society; Elementary Economics; Economic Growth and Well-being. On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production
"The course mixes observation of reality through study visits with reflection knowledge-sharing in the classroom. Visits are made to state-of-the-art plants for energy, water and waste. Observations made are discussed and put in relation to relevant trends world-wide. A holistic, lifecycle-based, case of a specific production system is explored in detail, including on-site visits, analyzing both resource flows and roles of involved actors in advancing sustainable solutions. Finding solutions in the systems, resource efficiency and preventative approaches to environmental improvements are core concepts explored in sum-up sessions."
Environmental Assessment Methods
"The course has two main components:
Environmental Management in Organizations
"The course covers core corporate functions relevant to reducing the environmental impact from industrial production systems:
Corporate Environmental Management in Practice
"The course is carried out in the form of a group assignment where each group is assigned one reference company. Information about the environmental management practices in the company is gathered from various sources, analysed, and results are compiled in a written report + presented orally with comments from both course management and company representatives. Student learning includes the experiences made in projects carried out by fellow student groups.
On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
Policy and Approaches to Sustainability I
The course has three modules:
Policy and Approaches to Sustainability II
"The course has two main topical foci:
Strategic Environmental Development
"The course is based on a real case and involves a site visit to gather and analyse information. A case could eg be to assess the development of a waste management/energy system in a city or region, or identify/assess business opportunities that incorporate environmental objectives. This requires a thorough understanding for how the complex system works in order to find ways in how to improve."
**Course descriptions can be found at http://www.iiiee.lu.se/education/emp **
"On completion of the course the student shall be able to
- Discuss fundamentals of science, systems and sustainability, with appreciation of how different perspectives can alter how we define problems and develop solutions
- Explain fundamentals of ecological systems and tools for understanding such systems
- Express the sustainability challenges facing humanity from the perspective of problems and sectors"
Business Fundamentals
"The course is divided into three parts: Business Organisations, Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility; Aspects of Business Management; and Accounting and Financing. On completion of the course the student shall be able to
- Express fundamentals of corporate strategy and the relation to stakeholders and corporate social responsibility
- Describe central functions in business organisations
- Explain how fundamental economic and financial functions work and what tools are used
- Identify why and how sustainability issues, and in particular environmental and social issues, may influence the activities of companies"
Principles of Technical Systems
"The course is divided into six parts: Industrialisation & technology – a historical perspective; Basic scientific concepts and laws; Energy systems and technologies; Separation technologies; Built water systems; Solid waste systems and technologies. On completion of the course the student shall be able to
- Demonstrate familiarity with fundamental scientific and technological terms, concepts, and laws that are relevant to environmental optimisation of technical systems
- Describe the main operating principles of fundamental technical systems in the areas of energy provision, built water systems, waste management, and separation technologies
- Demonstrate awareness on the limitations of the technical systems"
Economics, Consumption and Society
"The course is divided into two main parts: Consumption and Society; Elementary Economics; Economic Growth and Well-being. On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
- Explain the basic theory of demand and supply and how market prices are generated
- Describe the fundamental concepts used in microeconomic analysis
- Reflect upon the economic causes of environmental degradation
- Explain the drivers of consumption
- Describe major consumption trends
- Reflect upon how unsustainable consumption patterns can be addressed"
Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production
"The course mixes observation of reality through study visits with reflection knowledge-sharing in the classroom. Visits are made to state-of-the-art plants for energy, water and waste. Observations made are discussed and put in relation to relevant trends world-wide. A holistic, lifecycle-based, case of a specific production system is explored in detail, including on-site visits, analyzing both resource flows and roles of involved actors in advancing sustainable solutions. Finding solutions in the systems, resource efficiency and preventative approaches to environmental improvements are core concepts explored in sum-up sessions."
Environmental Assessment Methods
"The course has two main components:
- Life Cycle Assessment module: In this module the students learn fundamentals on methods for assessing environmental impact covering life cycle assessment and other related environmental assessment tools. The focus is on life cycle assessment and student time in this module is largely put into an exercise where life cycle assessment are analysed.
- The Economic Valuation of Environmental Change (EVEC) module introduces students to monetary valuation methods of environmental change being put forward by environmental economics. The course aims at providing students with knowledge for critically reviewing the significance and usefulness of different valuation methods that can support environmental policy, including the mechanics and limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis."
Environmental Management in Organizations
"The course covers core corporate functions relevant to reducing the environmental impact from industrial production systems:
- Corporate environmental strategy
- Operational environmental management in industry
- Optimisation of technical systems
- Environment in product development and design
- Environment in sourcing and procurement
- Environment in marketing and sales"
Corporate Environmental Management in Practice
"The course is carried out in the form of a group assignment where each group is assigned one reference company. Information about the environmental management practices in the company is gathered from various sources, analysed, and results are compiled in a written report + presented orally with comments from both course management and company representatives. Student learning includes the experiences made in projects carried out by fellow student groups.
On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
- Apply theoretical models for environmental-related business strategies to a corporate case
- Explain drivers and barriers to the implementation of environmental management practice
- Communicate, orally and in writing, project findings for a corporate audience"
Policy and Approaches to Sustainability I
The course has three modules:
- Introduction to environmental law and policy/ governance of sustainable consumption and production: The module introduces policy processes, and the various policy instruments that are available in environmental policy making including administrative, economic and informative tools. The module also introduces EU and international environmental law.
- Market-Based Instruments: This module provides students with an understanding of economic incentives (or disincentives) used in environmental policy that alter the economic conditions or behaviour of market participants. The module provides both theoretical and empirical knowledge about MBI as applied to environmental policy, including criteria (e.g. cost-effectiveness, economic efficiency) to assess their current or potential performance. To that end, students are exposed to numerous examples. The MBI module is based on a combination of teaching and learning activities, namely lectures, seminars, paper writing, simulation game, presentations, feedback sessions, etc. As a whole, the module emphasizes theoretical aspects, key concepts, applications, analytical methods and empirical assessments. An individual assignment forms the main part of the module, and here the student presents and analyses an economic instrument of choice.
- Law and economics: The module outlines the applied use of economic thinking in legal design, focusing on environmental issues. It introduces various concepts – such as liability and moral hazard – and provides example of its relevance in practical policymaking."
Policy and Approaches to Sustainability II
"The course has two main topical foci:
- International environmental law and policy: This part builds on introductory lectures on environmental law in Policies and Approaches to Sustainability I. It continues to familiarise the students with environmental legislation and policy in the global and multinational context by examining important multilateral treaties: their history, content, implementation and challenges met in practice, as well as, important actors and their role in multilateral environmental policy formation and implementation. Further some important regional environmental policy initiatives are examined with a focus on EU legislation and policies.
- Environmental Product Policy: This part is devoted to exploration of the development and implementation of environmental product policies. This includes key concepts and approaches, such as eco-labelling, extended producer responsibility, deposit-refund systems and chemicals policy. The students will during the course read law text and policy documents. These will be examined in seminars where the implications and possible implementation of these documents will be discussed. An important part of the course is a small research project that is presented in written and in a lecture/seminar conducted by each individual student. These projects are also used to exemplify important parts of international law and policy and environmental product policy."
Strategic Environmental Development
"The course is based on a real case and involves a site visit to gather and analyse information. A case could eg be to assess the development of a waste management/energy system in a city or region, or identify/assess business opportunities that incorporate environmental objectives. This requires a thorough understanding for how the complex system works in order to find ways in how to improve."
**Course descriptions can be found at http://www.iiiee.lu.se/education/emp **
Undergraduate Courses
A S M 327 - Soil and Water Resource Management
“Soil and water management systems and practices including hydrology, surface drainage, open channels, and erosion, subsurface drainage, impoundments and irrigation.”
GEOG 363 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
“Principles and use of geographic information; emphasis is on data acquisition and techniques for computer-aided analysis.”
C E 370 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
“The objectives of this course are to introduce science and engineering principles for dealing with natural and engineered environmental systems; to provide quantitative tools to solve environmental engineering problems dealing with water and wastewater treatment, air pollution control, and management of solid and hazardous wastes; and to identify alternative ways to deal with pollution and to minimize pollution.”
GEOSC 452 – Hydrology
“…the study of the relation between geological and hydrological processes in the earth's surface and subsurface environments. The course will address the fundamental issues and practical applications of natural flow systems, emphasizing the occurrence, movement, quality, and quantity of groundwater and its relations to contaminate fate and transport. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of fluid flow across scales from point observations to watershed phenomena, and will gain skills in using mathematics to describe water fluxes.”
ENNEC 472 - Quantitative Analysis in Earth Sciences
“Quantitative analysis of decision making in atmospheric/geophysical sciences: exploratory data analysis, quantification of uncertainty, parametric/non- parametric testing, forecasting, time series analysis.”
CMPSC 201 - Programming for Engineers with C++/MATLAB
“Development and implementation of algorithms in a procedure-oriented language, with emphasis on numerical methods for engineering problems.”
SOILS 101 - Introductory Soil Sciences
“This course introduces students to the variety and complexity of soils on a local, national, and international scale. We identify the physical, chemical, and biological properties and processes of soils and relate these to the way that societies use and abuse soils. Students acquire a working knowledge of the technical terminology of soil science and begin developing observational skills needed to describe and/or locate soil properties for specific locations and to interpret those properties for various uses. We learn to recognize and explain various land use and management practices and to select those that are appropriate at a given site. Students also evaluate the impact of land use and management decisions on agricultural productivity and sustainability, environmental and ecological health, and on community relationships.”
**Course descriptions can be found at http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/courses/ **
“Soil and water management systems and practices including hydrology, surface drainage, open channels, and erosion, subsurface drainage, impoundments and irrigation.”
GEOG 363 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
“Principles and use of geographic information; emphasis is on data acquisition and techniques for computer-aided analysis.”
C E 370 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
“The objectives of this course are to introduce science and engineering principles for dealing with natural and engineered environmental systems; to provide quantitative tools to solve environmental engineering problems dealing with water and wastewater treatment, air pollution control, and management of solid and hazardous wastes; and to identify alternative ways to deal with pollution and to minimize pollution.”
GEOSC 452 – Hydrology
“…the study of the relation between geological and hydrological processes in the earth's surface and subsurface environments. The course will address the fundamental issues and practical applications of natural flow systems, emphasizing the occurrence, movement, quality, and quantity of groundwater and its relations to contaminate fate and transport. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of fluid flow across scales from point observations to watershed phenomena, and will gain skills in using mathematics to describe water fluxes.”
ENNEC 472 - Quantitative Analysis in Earth Sciences
“Quantitative analysis of decision making in atmospheric/geophysical sciences: exploratory data analysis, quantification of uncertainty, parametric/non- parametric testing, forecasting, time series analysis.”
CMPSC 201 - Programming for Engineers with C++/MATLAB
“Development and implementation of algorithms in a procedure-oriented language, with emphasis on numerical methods for engineering problems.”
SOILS 101 - Introductory Soil Sciences
“This course introduces students to the variety and complexity of soils on a local, national, and international scale. We identify the physical, chemical, and biological properties and processes of soils and relate these to the way that societies use and abuse soils. Students acquire a working knowledge of the technical terminology of soil science and begin developing observational skills needed to describe and/or locate soil properties for specific locations and to interpret those properties for various uses. We learn to recognize and explain various land use and management practices and to select those that are appropriate at a given site. Students also evaluate the impact of land use and management decisions on agricultural productivity and sustainability, environmental and ecological health, and on community relationships.”
**Course descriptions can be found at http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/courses/ **
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