The Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction is delighted to announce eight senior academic, research and teaching promotions for 2023–24, effective 1 October 2024.
Professors
- Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams) has been promoted to Professor of Water Crisis and Risk Reduction.
Associate Professors
- Dr Estella Carpi is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Roberto Gentile is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Dan Haines is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Yulia Ioffe is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Ting Sun is promoted to Associate Professor
- Dr Lisa Guppy is promoted to Associate Professor (Teaching)
- Dr Yasmine Sabri is promoted to Associate Professor (Teaching)
Professor Joanna Faure Walker, Head of Department, said:
Congratulations to all our colleagues who have been promoted in the 2023-24 round of academic promotions. This great achievement highlights your dedication and outstanding contributions to the success of our department and the broader university community.
View the full list of UCL promotions. For information about our current staff members, visit our People pages.
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