Postdoc Profile: Fatima Hafsa

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) celebrates the significant contributions postdocs make to research and discovery, both university and nationwide. This Postdoc Profile is a part of a series to commemorate NPAW which takes place from September 15 to 23, 2022. 

Q: What is your name?

Fatima Hafsa

Q: Where are you from?

Karachi, Pakistan

Q: Where do you work at ASU?

College of Global Futures and W. P. Carey School of Business

Q: Where did you earn your doctorate?

PhD, Sustainability Sciences, Arizona State University

Q: What does your research focus on?

I study plastic manufacturing and waste supply chains using an interdisciplinary perspective. My work includes identifying points of innovation and transformation throughout the plastic lifecycle; identifying and analyzing price signals from plastic recycling markets; and recommending appropriate policy and public administration solutions.

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I love that Arizona's landscape changes rapidly and it has mountains in 3 different directions. It reminds me of my home, Pakistan, which also has a varying landscape.

Q: What are your career goals? 

I want to set up a research institute that studies the material systems for man-made materials from an interdisciplinary perspective.