Salim Momtaz

Biography:

Dr Salim Momtaz is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He teaches in the area of Sustainable Resource Management. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Geography from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He obtained a PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of London under a Commonwealth Scholarship. Salim migrated to Australia in 1994. From 1995 to 1998 he taught Geography at Central Queensland University, Australia. He joined the University of Newcastle in 1999 where he has been teaching since. He had a stint in the US as a Visiting Professor teaching Environmental Impact Assessment at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He received Rotary International Ambassadorial Fellowship to teach and conduct research in Bangladesh. Salim’s current research interests include climate change adaptation, environmental governance and social impact assessment. Salim led the team that conducted one of the first social impact assessment studies in Australia titled ‘Independent Social Impact Assessment’. Salim has authored 14 books, 7 book chapters, and 36 scientific papers in international journals and presented numerous papers in international conferences. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Netherlands Government Research Organization, between 2007 and 2010 and Swiss National Science Foundation in 2017.