We are excited to invite you to our upcoming sustainability workshop by Prof. Fernando T. Maestre, professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at KAUST.
- Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Arabian Standard Time)
- Location: B4 Room #5220
Abstract
The negative effects of extremely competitive academic and research environments on the performance and health of researchers are well known and common worldwide. The prevalence of these effects, particularly among early career researchers, calls for a more humane and people-centered way of working within research labs. Although there is growing concern about the urgent need for a better life–work balance when doing science, there are not many examples about how this could be achieved in practice. In this workshop, Prof. Fernando will introduce 10 simple rules to make the working environment of research labs more nurturing, collaborative, and people-centered. These rules are directed towards existing and future principal investigators (PIs) but will be of interest to anyone working in a research lab and/or dealing with how to improve working conditions for scientists.
About the speaker
Fernando T. Maestre (Sax, 1976) received his BsC. and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Alicante, Spain, in 1998 and 2002, respectively, with the maximum qualification in both cases. He is a Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. He received the Academic Performance Award from Generalitat Valenciana in 1999. After his Ph.D., he spent two years at Duke University (US) as a Fulbright postdoctoral fellow. In 2005, he returned to Rey Juan Carlos University, where he is now a Full Professor (on leave). In May 2019, he joined the University of Alicante as a Distinguished Scientist, where he leads the Dryland Ecology and Global Change Lab and is a Professor of Ecology (currently on a leave of absence). In February 2024, he moved to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, where he is now a Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering.
This event is brought to you by Students for Sustainability, with the support of the Office of Sustainability and the Office of Student Life.
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