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.
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