Saleem Ali (academic)

This article is about the American scientist. For the Maldivian politician, see Saleem Ali (politician).
Saleem H. Ali
Professor Ali during a visit to St. Helena Island in January 2020
Born1973
New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican, Pakistani, Australian
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Yale University
Tufts University
AwardsYoung Global Leader; National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer Award; Elected member of United Nations International Resource Panel;Member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental Studies, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
University of Queensland
Columbia University
University of Vermont
Brown University
Brookings Institution

Saleem H. Ali (born 1973) is a Pakistani American Australian academic who is the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware and also directs the university's Minerals, Materials and Society program.[1] He has also held the chair in Sustainable Resources Development at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia where he retains affiliation as an Honorary Professor.[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 has collaborated on environmental and social impact assessment research on deep sea mining using Life Cycle Analysis techniques to assist policy-makers in small-island developing states, Nauru, Cook Islands, Kiribati and Tonga, who are considering such investments under the auspices of the International Seabed Authority[5][6]

Having visited more than 160 countries and all continents (including Antarctica),[7] 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."[8] 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."[9] 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."[10] He serves on the board of Adventure Scientists,[11] Mediators Beyond Borders International [12] and RESOLVE.[13]

  1. ^ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), University of Delaware, retrieved October 31, 2019
  2. ^ Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, retrieved July 10, 2017
  3. ^ Columbia Law School and Earth Institute, Columbia University, retrieved July 10, 2017
  4. ^ Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security, University of Vermont, retrieved July 10, 2017
  5. ^ Ali, Saleem H. (2024). "Deep-sea mining opponents: There's no free lunch when it comes to clean energy". Nature. 626 (7999): 480. Bibcode:2024Natur.626R.480A. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00404-1. PMID 38351335.
  6. ^ Community, Springer Nature Sustainability (2020-06-02). "Deep sea mining: the potential convergence of science, industry and sustainable development?". Springer Nature Sustainability Community. Retrieved 2020-11-10. I have been advising Deep Green Metals and the Government of Nauru's mineral exploration company NORI, on the methodology to appropriately conduct such analyses and pursue a peer-reviewed version of this document, via my affiliate professorship role with the University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute.
  7. ^ Oxford University Press Author Profile, Oxford Univ. Press, 2022, ISBN 978-0-19-764027-2, retrieved March 10, 2022
  8. ^ Eaves, Elizabeth (9 August 2009). "The Alchemist". Forbes.
  9. ^ Treasures of the Earth, Yale University Press, retrieved July 10, 2017
  10. ^ Young Global Leaders Network, World Economic Forum, retrieved July 10, 2017
  11. ^ Adventure Scientists Board, Adventure Scientists, retrieved July 10, 2021
  12. ^ Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), MBBI, retrieved July 10, 2021
  13. ^ RESOLVE, Resolve.ngo, retrieved July 10, 2021