Bhavik Bakshi, ASU sustainability professor

The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University is an academic unit of the College of Global Futures, which is based in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.
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School of Sustainability students, diverse in their backgrounds and interests, work with faculty and researchers toward a common goal: to foster innovative research, impactful education and engaged communities to achieve environmental integrity, social equity and well-being. Sustainability integrates social, economic and environmental dimensions to develop enduring and equitable solutions to global challenges.
Learning tracks within the school include energy and technology, international development, ecosystems management, urban dynamics, food systems, policy and governance, and sustainability leadership. Our curriculum is grounded in experiential learning and practical faculty-led research, equipping graduates of the School of Sustainability with the skills and tools to make positive impacts in a rapidly changing world
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Uncertainty, scalability, thresholds, tipping points, path dependence… these are conditions that influence the most pressing issues facing societies across the globe. The School of Complex Adaptive Systems explores these challenges, develops solutions and suggests interventions that enhance the resilience and well-being of our planet and our shared global futures.
Our planet is the ultimate complex system with many intertwined sub-systems that envelop natural, social and technological systems and transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. This visionary school engages wide-ranging national and international collaborations to advance the exploration of these systems and disseminate fundamental transdisciplinary knowledge through a unique set of academic graduate offerings.
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Bhavik Bakshi
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Bhavik Bakshi holds the Wrigley Professorship at Arizona State University with appointments in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, School of Sustainability and School of Complex Adaptive Systems. He is also the Richard M. Morrow professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. His research is developing systematic methods to ensure that engineering enables an effective transformation toward sustainability. This is resulting in novel solutions that respect nature’s limits, are socially just, and contribute to economic prosperity. Specific areas of research include product, process, supply chain, and landscape design for a sustainable circular economy. In addition to many papers and invited talks, his contributions include a textbook on sustainable engineering, user-friendly software, and short courses taught across the world. His work has been recognized by many awards including the Computing in Chemical Engineering Award from the Computing and Systems Technology division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Lawrence K. Cecil Award for environmental chemical engineering from the Environmental Division of AIChE, the Research Excellence award and Education award from the Sustainable Engineering Forum of AIChE, the Education Leadership in Life Cycle Assessment Award from the American Council for LCA,, the CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, and best paper awards from journals and conferences. He is on the editorial boards of several multidisciplinary journals and has served on government committees such as task forces of the United Nations Environment Program. Prof. Bakshi received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai, MS in Chemical Engineering Practice and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a minor in Technology and Environmental Policy through courses and research conducted at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.