Dr. Maria Vinograd

Biography

Maria Vinograd works at the Centre for Environmental Policy and co-convenes the Environmental Resource Management Option within the M.Sc. Environmental Technology program. Her research interests include human-environment interactions and complex systems that dictate resource use and impact. She focuses on policies that enable efficient, low-impact resource management methods and circular solutions. Maria explores the interface between weather and society, analyzing how communities respond to extreme weather impacts and the risks associated with environmental change. After graduating from the M.Sc. Environmental Technology program, she worked for five years in the waste management industry, where she developed innovative waste treatment projects in the UK. She has authored reports quantifying and projecting waste data at local and national levels to inform decision-making for major infrastructure delivery and contributed to the development of EU resource energy efficiency regulations. Her Ph.D. in Risk Society from King's College London involved examining vulnerability to natural hazards and extreme weather events, which included development of a database for analyzing extreme weather impacts and the effectiveness of weather warnings as part of a NERC funded project with the Met Office. In 2018, she served as the lead author of the World Energy Trilemma Index from the World Energy Council, evaluating the strengths of national energy systems worldwide.

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