My passion for sustainability transition has become my personal quest.
Noura's expertise include: Innovation Systems, Transition Management, Sustainability Transitions, Clean Energy, Renewables, Carbon Management, Life Cycle Assesment, Energy Policy, Energy Technology Innovations, Sustainable Water Desalination Systems, and Nuclear Business. |
Dr. Noura Y. Mansouri is a climate change and sustainable energy enthusiast and professional. She is currently the Chair of Think 20 (T20) Climate Change and Environment Task Force (#2), Engagement Group, Group of Twenty (G20 Saudi Arabia 2020. She is also a Research Fellow at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC.) and maintains the status of Research Affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Previously, Dr. Mansouri has served as the manager of strategy and marketing at AREVA, the then global leader in nuclear energy and major player in renewable energy. Her work related to the establishment of the nuclear sector in Saudi Arabia through human capacity building, industrial development, and research, development and innovation. Upon earning her PhD degree, Noura was a part-time post-doctoral research fellow between 2013 and 2015 at the RGD Lab, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she received the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship from the Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy. Her work was focused on sustainable water desalination systems in Saudi Arabia. Noura earned her PhD from the University of London, on the subject of clean energy transition in Saudi Arabia. Her thesis is now published into a book, Greening the Black Gold: Saudi Arabia’s Quest for Clean Energy. She also holds an MBA in technology exploitation and management (clean energy) from the same university. Noura has done her first degree BSc in Management Information Systems (with honours) at Dar Al Hekma University (joined as a 15 year-old freshman and graduated at 19). Noura has a diplomatic training certificate from The Fletcher School, Tufts University in Law and Diplomacy. Dr. Mansouri was appointed as a member of the Selection Committee for 2019 and 2020, and Review Committee for 2018 in the Zayed Sustainability / Future Energy Prize, and she was selected as a leading young scientist to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate 2017 Meeting in Economic Sciences. Noura has received the 2015 Women Excellence Leadership Award (LEWA) under the category "Rising Stars", she has also been appointed as a Future Energy Leader in 2015 at the World Energy Council, and a Board Member at Women in Clean Energy (WICE) under the Clean Energy Business Council for MENA. She participated in several scientific conferences, international and local events, sharing panels and events with leading figures in business and energy. Some examples include: presented before the Saudi and American Energy ministers, completed AREVA's nuclear learning tour, presented before the Saudi and German foreign ministers on the topic of renewable energy collaboration at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in the energy discussion panel at a Harvard University's conference, participated at The GLOBELICS PhD Academy, presented at The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Seminar and was part of several youth programs organized by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition, she participated in many international conferences and workshops on the subject of sustainable energy and water. Noura is a co-founder of CellA+ a network for professional women in Saudi Arabia. |
تتخصص نورا في عدة مجالات، منها: منظومة الابتكار، الطاقة النظيفة، التحول نحو التنمية المستدامة، مسارات التحول، الطاقة المتجددة، إدارة الكربون، التحلية المستدامة للمياه، وأعمال الطاقة النووية