Fatima Hafsa
Postdoctoral Scholar, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 873406
Tempe, AZ 85287-3406
Titles
- Postdoctoral Scholar, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Biography
Fatima Hafsa is a sustainability scientist with a background in material engineering. She studies plastic manufacturing and waste supply chains using an interdisciplinary perspective. Her work includes identifying points of innovation and transformation throughout the plastic lifecycle; analyzing price signals from plastic recycling markets; and recommending appropriate policy and public administration solutions such as sustainable purchasing. Hafsa is currently working as a postdoctoral scholar at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business.
- Spoken Languages:
- Urdu (native)
Education
- MS, Materials Science and Engineering (minor Policy), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
- BE, Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, 2013
Expertise
Journal Articles
2022
Dooley, K., V. Thakker, B. Bakshi, M. Scholz, F. Hafsa, G. Basile and R. Buch. 2022. A multi-disciplinary assessment of innovations to improve grocery bag circularity. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 49:625-630. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85159-6.50104-4. (link )
2021
Hafsa, F., N. Darnall and S. I. Bretschneider. 2021. Estimating the true size of public procurement to assess sustainability impact. Sustainability Vol. 13(No. 3):pp 1448. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031448. (link )
GPSA Leadership
Leadership Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech LEAD Mentor
GPSA Conference Grant
Fulbright Student Leadership GPSA
Fulbright Scholarship