Associate Professor of Sustainability Science
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Alexandros GasparatosI am Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), University of Tokyo. I am also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS).
Before joining the University of Tokyo I conducted research at the University of Oxford (2011-2013), UNU-IAS (2008-2011) and the University of Dundee (2006-2008). During this period I held a Marie Curie Research Fellowship, a James Martin Research Fellowship, a JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship, a Canon Foundation Research Fellowship and an EPSRC-funded Researcher position. As an ecological economist I am interested in the development, refinement and application of sustainability assessment and ecosystem services valuation tools. I have applied such tools in different topics such as biofuels, food/energy security, energy policy, green economy, natural disasters and urban metabolism, in geographical contexts as diverse as Brazil, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Philippines, Swaziland and the UK. I teach and supervise postgraduate students at the University of Tokyo: Graduate Programme on Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI) and UNU-IAS: PhD/MSc programme on Sustainability Science. I coordinate the Sustainability cluster of the undergraduate Global Leadership Program - Global Education for Innovation and Leadership (GLP-GEfIL). I am an Editor for Sustainability Science, an Associate Editor for People and Nature, a Section Editor for PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Land Livelihoods, and Food Security) and a Review Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science (Land Use Dynamics). I have also served as a Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) for the Asia-Pacific Assessment Report and a Scoping Expert of the Nexus Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). |
Education
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2006–2009
2004-2005 1999-2004 |
PhD, Ecological Economics, University of Dundee
Dissertation: “Sustainability assessment with reductionist tools: Methodological issues and case studies” Advisor: Prof. Malcolm Horner FRSE MSc, Environmental Science, Imperial College London Dissertation: “Influence of the Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) programme on Greece” Advisor: Prof. Helen ApSimon BSc, Chemistry, University of Patra Dissertation: “Chemical analysis of ancient glass votives using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry” Advisor: Prof. Panayiotis Ioannou. |
Career
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11/2013-present
12/2015-present 09/2011-10/2013 09/2009-08/2011 04/2009-07/2009 03/2008-04/2009 01/2006–03/2008 10/2005–12/2005 09/2003-05/2004 07/1999-09/2002 07/1997-09/1998 |
Associate Professor (tenured) in Sustainability Science
University of Tokyo, International Research System on Sustainability Science (IR3S) Visiting Associate Professor United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Postdoctoral Fellow (James Martin Fellow and Marie Curie Fellow) University of Oxford, Biodiversity Institute Postdoctoral Fellow (JSPS-UNU Fellow) United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) University of Tokyo, School of Frontier Sciences Technical Officer University of Dundee, Department of Civil Engineering Visiting Research Fellow (Canon Foundation Fellow) United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Researcher (EPSRC-funded position) University of Dundee, Department of Civil Engineering Environmental Consultant Capita Symonds Ltd Assistant Land Surveyor, Argyropoulos & Co., Patras, Greece Assistant Land Surveyor, Argyropoulos & Co., Patras, Greece Assistant Land Surveyor, Argyropoulos & Co., Patras, Greece |
Awards and honors
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2017
2012 |
Hutchison Medal, Institution of Chemical Engineers
Green Talent, German Ministry for Education and Research |
Research grants and fellowships
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2021
2020 2019 2019 2019 2017 2017 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009 2008 2008 2008 2006 |
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Africa-Japan Collaborative Research, Co-PI
USD 431,092 Asahi Glass Foundation, Continuation Grant, PI JPY 3,000,000 WorldFish, Funding for technical support on aquaculture and fisheries, PI USD 125,770 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), co-I JPY 13,100,000 Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Towards a Sustainable Earth (TaSE), co-I GBP 523,406 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A), PI JPY 24,400,000 Asia Pacific Network (APN), Collaborative Regional Research Programme (CRRSP), co-I USD 95,500 Asahi Glass Foundation, Research Grant, PI JPY 1,000,000 NERC-ESRC-DFID Ecosystem Services Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), Regional Opportunities Fund, PI GBP 49,986 ESRC, Strategic Network Grant, co-I GBP 100,799 Belmont Forum, Food Security and Land Use Change Type II Grant, PI EUR 1,303,000 NERC-ESRC-DFID Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), 2013 Research Grant, co-I GBP 452,440 European Commission, Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) EUR 200,372 NERC-ESRC-DFID Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), Evidence and Impact Research Grant (EIRG), co-I GBP 44,735 Sasakawa Foundation, Small Research Grant, PI GBP 2,500 Oxford University, James Martin Research Fellowship Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Small Research Grant, PI GBP 3,000 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers JPY 10,536,000 Canon Foundation in Europe, Research Fellowship, PI EUR 27,400 Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Research grant, PI GBP 1,810 Scottish International Education Trust, Research grant, PI GBP 1,890 Scottish International Education Trust, Research grant, PI GBP 1,420 |
Professional activities
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2020-present
2020-present 2020 2018-present 2017-present 2015-2018 |
Associate Editor, People and Nature
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Land Livelihoods, and Food Security) Scoping Expert, Nexus Assessment, Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Review Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Science (Land Use Dynamics) Editor, Sustainability Science Coordinating Lead Author (CLA), Asia-Pacific Assessment Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) |
