DrAlessandro Sanches Pereira
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
School of Design and the Built Environment
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- Adjunct Senior Research FellowSchool of Design and the Built Environment
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT
Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP) and Lead Sustainability Analyst with 20 years of professional experience working with the private and public sectors on sustainable development, environmental planning, climate change mitigation strategies, and energy transition. Expertise in international cooperation projects targeting developing countries and independent consultant at the UN agencies. Member of the UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) and the IPCC's Working Group III as lead author in Chapter 5 of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Unit Coordinator: SUST5003 Pathways to a Climate Resilient SocietyCurtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - present
- Unit Coordinator: SUST5010 (SCP522) Pathways to a Climate Resilient SocietyCurtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - present
- Unit Coordinator: SUST6004 Sustainability Dissertation 1Curtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - present
- Unit Coordinator: SUST6005 (SCP680) Sustainability Dissertation 1Curtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - present
- Unit Coordinator: SUST6003 Sustainability Dissertation 2Curtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - present
- Unit Coordinator: SUST6001 (SCP691) Sustainability Dissertation 2Curtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - present
- Unit Coordinator: SUST5005 Future CitiesCurtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia1 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2023
- Unit Coordinator: SUST5008 Climate PolicyCurtin University, DBE/CUSP, Perth, Australia5 May 2022 - 1 Feb 2023
DEGREES
- PhD, Environmental EngineeringState University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil1 Mar 2006 - 29 Feb 2012
- MSc, Environmental Management and PolicyLund University, Lund, Sweden1 Apr 2003 - 29 Oct 2004
- BSc, Sanitation TechnologyState University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil1 Mar 1991 - 30 Jun 1995
CERTIFICATIONS
- Health, Safety and Emergency Management (HSEM) Work EssentialsCurtin University, Perth, Australia1 Jun 2020 - present
- Information Management Work EssentialsCurtin University, Perth, Australia1 Jun 2020 - present
- Advanced Security in the FieldUnited Nations, New York, United States1 May 2017 - present
- Basic Security in the Field IIUnited Nations1 Apr 2017 - present
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010Curtin University, Perth, Australia1 Jun 2020 - present
- Model ThinkingUniversity of Michigan, LSA, Ann Arbor, United States1 May 2013 - presentVia Coursera Platform
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Sao Paulo, Institute of Energy and Environment, São Paulo, Brazil1 Dec 2014 - 28 Apr 2017Energy PlanningPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Coelho ST
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- PortugueseCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Spanish - Latin AmericanCan read, understand and peer review
- Spanish; CastilianCan read, understand and peer review
ROLE
- Staff
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- 3304 - Urban and regional planning
- 3509 - Transportation, logistics and supply chains
- 4008 - Electrical engineering
- 4011 - Environmental engineering
- 4103 - Environmental biotechnology
- 4104 - Environmental management
- 4404 - Development studies
- 4407 - Policy and administration
- 4408 - Political science
- 4802 - Environmental and resources law
DEPARTMENT
- School of Design and the Built Environment