Ayyoob Sharifi
Ayyoob Sharifi is an Iranian-born Japanese academic and urban scientist. He is a professor at Hiroshima University, where he leads the Urban Environmental Science (URBES) laboratory. His work focuses on making cities sustainable, resilient, and better prepared for climate change.
Education and training: He earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Tabriz in 2005, a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from the Iran University of Science and Technology in 2008, and began a doctoral program at Nagoya University in 2010 on a Japanese government scholarship. He completed a Doctor of Engineering degree in 2013 and earned a postgraduate certificate in integrated environmental studies.
Career highlights: Sharifi started his academic career in 2013 as a research fellow at the National Institute for Environmental Studies and served as Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project Tsukuba International Office. He joined Hiroshima University in 2018 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 2020, and became a full professor in 2022. At Hiroshima University, he is affiliated with several graduate schools and is a core member of the Network for Education and Research for Peace and Sustainability (NERPS).
Other roles and achievements: He has held visiting or honorary positions at the University of Queensland and Lebanese American University, and has worked as a consultant for UN-Habitat. Sharifi has published more than 250 peer‑reviewed papers and over 50 conference papers, books, and technical reports. He participates in international programs such as Future Earth and was a lead author for the IPCC AR6 report. He serves as editor or associate editor for journals including the Journal of Environmental Management and Urban Climate. He has been recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher and received Hiroshima University’s Phoenix Outstanding Researcher Award.
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