# Adisa Azapagic

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

## Early life and education

Azapagic was born in 1961 in [Tuzla](/source/Tuzla), [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina).[1] She attended the [University of Tuzla](/source/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](/source/University_of_Surrey), and earned her [PhD](/source/PhD) on Environmental System Analysis using [Life-cycle assessment](/source/Life-cycle_assessment) in 1996. [6]

## Research and career

Azapagic remained at the [University of Surrey](/source/University_of_Surrey) for thirteen years before moving to the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester).[7] She leads the Sustainable Industrial Systems research group at the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester).[8] She runs several industry collaborations, including projects with [Procter & Gamble](/source/Procter_%26_Gamble), [Kraft Foods](/source/Kraft_Foods), [Whirlpool Corporation](/source/Whirlpool_Corporation).[5] In 2015 she won the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester) award for Outstanding Benefit to Society.[9] Azapagic developed software to calculate [carbon footprint](/source/Carbon_footprint) at the [University of Manchester](/source/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](/source/Greenhouse_gas) as [Malta](/source/Malta).[12]

Azapagic is the founding [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) of [Elsevier](/source/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](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) (FREng) in 2013.[15] She was appointed [Member of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (MBE) in the [2020 New Year Honours](/source/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](/source/Gheorghe_Asachi_Technical_University_of_Ia%C8%99i).[5] She is part of the all-party manufacturing group.[18] She is a member of the [American Institute of Chemical Engineers](/source/American_Institute_of_Chemical_Engineers).[19] In 2010 she was awarded the [Institution of Chemical Engineers](/source/Institution_of_Chemical_Engineers) prize for *Outstanding Achievements in Chemical and Process Engineering*. She won the [GlaxoSmithKline](/source/GlaxoSmithKline) Innovation prize in 2011.[20]

## References

1. Azapagic, Adisa (2004). "Developing a framework for sustainable development indicators for the mining and minerals industry". *[Journal of Cleaner Production](/source/Journal_of_Cleaner_Production)*. **12** (6): 639–662. [Bibcode:2004JCPro..12..639A](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004JCPro..12..639A). [doi:10.1016/S0959-6526(03)00075-1](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-6526(03)00075-1). [ISSN 0959-6526](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0959-6526)

1. ["Professor Adisa Azapagic from the Manchester University, Doctor Honoris Causa of TUIASI"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180413124642/http://www.tuiasi.ro/en/events/professor-adisa-azapagic-from-the-manchester-university-doctor-honoris-causa-of-tuiasi). *tuiasi.ro*. Archived from [the original](http://www.tuiasi.ro/en/events/professor-adisa-azapagic-from-the-manchester-university-doctor-honoris-causa-of-tuiasi) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. Azapagic, Adisa (1996). ["Environmental system analysis : the application of linear programming to life cycle assessment"](http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2146/) (PhD). *surrey.ac.uk*. University of Surrey. [OCLC 833814080](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/833814080)

1. ["Adisa Azapagic - Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering"](http://qeprize.org/search-group/adisa-azapagic/). *qeprize.org*. Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. Jones, Martyn. ["Sustainable Industrial Systems · Home"](http://www.sustainable-systems.org.uk/). *sustainable-systems.org.uk*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. Social Responsibility at The University of Manchester (2015-05-11), ["Outstanding Benefit to Society through Research - Prof. Adisa Azapagic"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV0kxPNEMNI), retrieved 2018-04-12

1. ["CCaLC • Carbon Calculations over the Life Cycle of Industrial Activities"](http://www.ccalc.org.uk/). *ccalc.org.uk*

1. ["Adisa Azapagic | University Living Lab"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180413124649/http://universitylivinglab.org/people/adisa-azapagic). *universitylivinglab.org*. Archived from [the original](http://universitylivinglab.org/people/adisa-azapagic) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. Mark Howarth, Shingi Mararike and (2018-03-18). ["Chocolate's not so yummy eco‑secret"](https://www.thetimes.com/article/chocolates-not-so-yummy-ecosecret-zdnx056c0). *The Sunday Times*. [ISSN 0956-1382](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0956-1382). Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. [*Sustainable Production and Consumption*](https://www.journals.elsevier.com/sustainable-production-and-consumption)

1. ["Adisa Azapagic books and biography | Waterstones"](https://www.waterstones.com/author/adisa-azapagic/740002). *waterstones.com*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. ["Diversity in our Fellowship"](https://www.raeng.org.uk/policy/diversity-in-engineering/diversity-and-inclusion-at-the-academy/diversity-in-our-fellowship/professor-adisa-azapagic). *Royal Academy of Engineering*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. No. 62866. 28 December 2019. p. N15.

1. ["New Year Honours 2020"](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/855178/New-Year-Honours-2020.pdf). *assets.publishing.service.gov.uk*

1. ["Prof Adisa Azapagic FREng FIChemE FRSC | All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group"](http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/apmg/people/prof-adisa-azapagic-freng-ficheme-frsc). *policyconnect.org.uk*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. ["Adisa Azapagic"](https://www.aiche.org/ifs/community/bio/adisa-azapagic). *aiche.org*. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. ["GSK Innovation Award | Research Explorer | The University of Manchester"](https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/prizes/gsk-innovation-award(680bb35a-7fe8-4e27-ac31-57fabba7df1a).html). *research.manchester.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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