ADIL NAJAM

60 Wadsworth Street, #4F, Cambridge MA 02142, U.S.A.
Email: anajam@mit.edu; Telephone: 617-621-1419; Fax: 617-253-7140

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA (1991 to date)
    Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Focus on international environmental policy and international treaty-making for sustainable development. Apart from regular literature analysis and case studies I am using the MIT Chlorine Game as a tool to research the behavior of developing countries in International Environmental Policymaking.[GPA 5.0/5.0]
    Master of Science, Technology and Policy Program. Focus on international environmental policy for sustainable development. [GPA 5.0/5.0]
    Master of Science, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Focus on environmental technologies in developing countries. [GPA 4.9/5.0]
    Coursework in Engineering Systems Analysis; Economics; Law, Technology & Public Policy; Environmental Policy & Regulation; Environmental Economics; NGOs & International Development; Public Policy and Climate Change; International Environmental Negotiations; Technology Policy; International Relations; International Institutions; International Environmental Politics. Apart from MIT, these include coursework undertaken at Harvard University, the John. F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA, USA (1992-94)

    Specialization in Negotiation. Focus: International environmental negotiation and dispute resolution. [GPA 4.0/4.0]

    Graduate Research Fellow. Focus: North-South environmental negotiation, 1995-96

Harvard University/ Tufts University, Cambridge/Medford, MA, USA (Summer 1992)

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. (1984-89)

    Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Coursework included: Theory of Structures, Strength of Materials, Construction Management, Fluid Dynamics, Hydraulics, Public Health Engineering. Bachelors Thesis: Computer Aided Analysis, Design & Drafting for Commercial Complex. (Top 3% of class).


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA (1994 to date)
    Instructor for undergraduate course (11.011) The Art and Science of Negotiation (Fall `94, '95, '96). Responsible for all aspects of teaching the course including syllabus (re)design.

University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, MA, USA (1997 to date) School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT, USA (1993-94)
    As Visiting Lecturer, taught a set of undergraduate core-courses in Environmental Studies: Local and Global Environmental Issues (Fall `93) and International Environmental Policy and Politics (Spring `94). Also co-taught and co-designed a graduate course on Issues in Sustainable Development (Fall `93).
Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA (1992-93)
    Teaching Assistant for semester-length seminars on Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (Fall 1992) and on Mediation and Dispute Resolution (Spring 1993) aimed at mid-career professionals.


WORK EXPERIENCE

Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA (since 1991) World Conservation Union (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland (since 1994) International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria (1994) Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, USA (1993) Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, USA (1993) Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA (1992) Esquel Foundation, Brasilia/Fortaleza, Brazil (1992) U.S. Agency for International Development (US AID), Islamabad, Pakistan (1991) Pakistan National Conservation Strategy Secretariat / World Conservation Union (IUCN) , Islamabad, Pakistan (1989-1991) Media Affiliations (On-going)

AWARD & ACHIEVEMENTS


RECENT PUBLICATIONS

I have been affiliated with various newspapers and periodicals in Pakistan on a semi-regular basis since 1979. In this capacity I have written extensively for some of the leading popular publications in Pakistan, including The Muslim, The Pakistan Times, The Nation, The News, The Observer, and Herald. Have also written regularly for environmental journals including NCS Bulletin (Karachi), The Earth Times (New York), Down to Earth (New Delhi), and Concordare (Cambridge, USA).

Edited Volumes

Chapters in Books Papers in Refereed Journals Professional Publications Some Recent Essays in Environment-related Periodicals


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