World Environment Day: The Daily Special Interaction with Distinguished Prof Hilary Inyang on Just Energy Transition holds Thursday
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The Daily and other stakeholders have concluded plans to hold a special interaction with the Distinguished Prof. Hilary Inyang on Just Energy Transition on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 12 noon, West African Time, WAT.
During the one hour very important virtual event, which is planned to mark this year’s World Environment Day, WED, Distinguished Prof. Hilary Inyang is expected to provide a deep insight into the concept of Just Energy Transition, Developing nations and Energy Transition, Issues, and Challenges as well as the role of Research and Prospects.
According to the organisers, “the Distinguished Prof. Hilary I. Inyang is a US Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholar to Ethiopia with a base at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, and the Founding Chair of the Global Institute for Sustainable Development, Advanced Analyses and Design (GISDAAD), Concord, NC, USA, and Abuja Nigeria. Previously, he was a Visiting International Research Fellow of the Africa Institute of South Africa. He is a world-renowned researcher, expeditionist, and educator in the areas of environmental science and engineering, geohazards, energy systems, and international development.
“He is a member of the Education Caucus of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and served for two terms (1997-2001) as Chair of the Science Advisory Board (Engineering Committee) of USEPA in Washington DC, USA. He is a former Duke Energy Distinguished Professor and Director of the Global Institute of Energy and Environmental Systems of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA; former DuPont Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science and Director of CEEST University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA; former President of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria; and former Vice-Chancellor of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology.
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“He chaired the Steering Committee of the Africa Science Plans under the auspices of the International Council for Science, UNESCO, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Currently, he is a UNESCO Consultant on Water Security and Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), Mumbai, India. He has authored several research proposals and won research grants from several agencies including the US National Research Foundation, Sandia National Laboratories (USA), General Electric Corporation, US Environmental Protection Agency, and the African Development Bank.
‘He has won more than 20 professional prizes and is a former AAAS/USEPA Environmental Science and Engineering Fellow, US National Research Council Young Investigator, and Eisenhower/Randolph Fellow. He has authored about 290 publications and served on 29 journal editorial boards. He won the 2013 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) in science and technology and is a Fellow of both the African Academy of Science and the Geological Society of London. He is a Board-certified member by eminence (BCEEM) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a Member of the New York Academy of Science. He is also a Proost Poet.”
