Govindan Parayil, Environment
Faculty

Govindan Parayil, M.A., M.S.,  Ph.D.

AUSN Professor of Environment, Science and Society

Dean and Professor, Patel School of Sustainability, University of South Florida, USA

Former Vice-Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan

Former  Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Oslo, Norway

 

Featured AUSN Video lectures (Youtube links)

Sustainability and Knowledge Traditions

Peace and the United Nations

MDG Assessment

Sustainability inspired by the Grand Canyon

Education

Ph.D. in Science & Technology Studies (STS), Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA (1990)

M.A. in Development Economics, American University, Washington, DC, USA (1985)

M.S. in Science, Technology, and Values, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA (1983)

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Dept. Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India (1978)

Academic Appointments

Former Vice-Rector of the United Nations University (UNU) from July 2008 to 2014.

Former Full Professor at the University of Oslo, Norway and Director of Research of the University of Oslo Center for Technology, Innovation and Culture (2004-2015).

Former Professor, National University of Singapore

Former Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Former Visiting Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Virginia Tech, and Illinois Institute of Technology.

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