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- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 2019
- Institution and Location
  Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Major Discipline
  Water Management & Hydrological Sciences
- Degree: M.S.
- Year: 2012
- Institution and Location
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Major Discipline
  Agricultural & Biological Engineering
- Degree: B.S.
- Year: 2010
- Institution and Location
  American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Major Discipline
  Civil Engineering (with distinction)

Bassel Daher

Assistant Research Scientist, Convergence Research Incubator, Texas A&M Energy Institute; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering; Research Fellow, Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Department(s): Texas A&M Energy Institute
Campus: Texas A&M University

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E-mail: bdaher@tamu.edu

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Energy law and policy; Energy and sustainability; Energy and water supply chain; Energy and food supply chain; Energy security; Water-energy-food nexus; Sustainable development goals; Science-policy interface; Circular economy

Research Summary

Dr. Bassel Daher’s research focuses on developing tools to catalyze evidence-based multi-stakeholder dialogue around the trade-offs associated with technological, policy, and social interventions for addressing the interconnected water, energy, and food (WEF) security challenges. He is particularity interested in bridging natural and social sciences methodologies, with the goal of unlocking new potential to address these interconnected WEF challenges. Daher focuses on doing so guided by circular economy principles and in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Professional Background

2020-Present	Assistant Research Scientist, Convergence Research Incubator, Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2019-Present	Research Fellow, Institute for Science Technology & Public Policy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2019-Present	Thesis Advisor, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2014-2020	Research Associate, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Research Group, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2017-2019	Teaching Assistant, Departments of Civil Engineering, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, and the Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2016-2018	Project Coordinator, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Initiative, Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2016 Jan-Sep	Young Scientific Programme Committee (YSPC) Member, Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Jun-Aug	Summer Intern, International Water Resources Association, Paris, France
2013-2014	Research Consultant, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2012-2014	Research Associate, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar Foundation Research & Development, Doha, Qatar
2010-2012	Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2010-2011	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Global Engineering Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2011 Jan-May	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Global Policy Research Institute, Purdue University
2010 Mar-Aug	Environmental Engineer, Khatib & Alami Consolidated Engineering Company, Beirut, Lebanon
2009 Oct-June	Undergraduate Researcher, Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service at American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
2009 Jun-Aug	Undergraduate Intern, MGGP S.A., Environmental Engineering Design Office, Krakow, Poland

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