Adisa Azapagic
Birth placeTuzla, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Birth nameAdisa Azapagić
Birth date10 April 1961[1]
FieldsSustainability
Life-cycle assessment
Chemical engineering
Corporate social responsibility[2]
Workplaces
Alma materUniversity of Tuzla
University of Surrey (PhD)
Thesis urlhttp://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2146/
Websitewww.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/adisa.azapagic.html

Adisa Azapagić (born 10 April 1961) is a Bosnian chemical engineer and academic.[2][3] She has served as Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester since 2006.[4]

Early life and education

Azapagic was born in 1961 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] She attended the University of Tuzla, and graduated in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.[5] She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Surrey, and earned her PhD on Environmental System Analysis using Life-cycle assessment in 1996. [6]

Research and career

Azapagic remained at the University of Surrey for thirteen years before moving to the University of Manchester.[7] She leads the Sustainable Industrial Systems research group at the University of Manchester.[8] She runs several industry collaborations, including projects with Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Whirlpool Corporation.[5] In 2015 she won the University of Manchester award for Outstanding Benefit to Society.[9] Azapagic developed software to calculate carbon footprint at the University of Manchester (CCaLC).[10]

Her research interests lie in engineering for sustainable development, which includes sustainable technology, life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting.[4][11] In 2018 she demonstrated that the UK's chocolate industry generates the same amount of greenhouse gases as Malta.[12]

Azapagic is the founding editor-in-chief of Elsevier's Sustainable Production and Consumption.[13] She has written three books,[3] looking at sustainable development and polymers.[14]

Awards and honours

Azapagic was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2013.[15] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to sustainability and carbon footprinting.[16][17] She was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași.[5] She is part of the all-party manufacturing group.[18] She is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.[19] In 2010 she was awarded the Institution of Chemical Engineers prize for Outstanding Achievements in Chemical and Process Engineering. She won the GlaxoSmithKline Innovation prize in 2011.[20]

References

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  4. ^ Azapagic, Adisa (2004). "Developing a framework for sustainable development indicators for the mining and minerals industry". Journal of Cleaner Production. 12 (6): 639–662. Bibcode:2004JCPro..12..639A. doi:10.1016/S0959-6526(03)00075-1. ISSN 0959-6526
  5. ^ "Professor Adisa Azapagic from the Manchester University, Doctor Honoris Causa of TUIASI". tuiasi.ro. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  6. ^ Azapagic, Adisa (1996). "Environmental system analysis : the application of linear programming to life cycle assessment" (PhD). surrey.ac.uk. University of Surrey. OCLC 833814080
  7. ^ "Adisa Azapagic - Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering". qeprize.org. Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  8. ^ Jones, Martyn. "Sustainable Industrial Systems · Home". sustainable-systems.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  9. ^ Social Responsibility at The University of Manchester (2015-05-11), "Outstanding Benefit to Society through Research - Prof. Adisa Azapagic", retrieved 2018-04-12
  10. ^ "CCaLC • Carbon Calculations over the Life Cycle of Industrial Activities". ccalc.org.uk
  11. ^ "Adisa Azapagic | University Living Lab". universitylivinglab.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  12. ^ Mark Howarth, Shingi Mararike and (2018-03-18). "Chocolate's not so yummy eco‑secret". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  13. ^ Sustainable Production and Consumption
  14. ^ "Adisa Azapagic books and biography | Waterstones". waterstones.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  15. ^ "Diversity in our Fellowship". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  16. ^ No. 62866. 28 December 2019. p. N15.
  17. ^ "New Year Honours 2020". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
  18. ^ "Prof Adisa Azapagic FREng FIChemE FRSC | All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group". policyconnect.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  19. ^ "Adisa Azapagic". aiche.org. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  20. ^ "GSK Innovation Award | Research Explorer | The University of Manchester". research.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-12.