
Profiles
Dr Munira Raji
Sustainable Geoscience and Natural Capital Research Fellow
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Biography
Biography
Dr Munira Raji is a Sustainable Geoscience and Natural Capital Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth. Munira has combined experience in academia and industry leading and delivering a range of interdisciplinary research projects covering conventional and unconventional (shale gas and oil) exploration, resource assessments, investigations and environmental remediation of geothermal energy and carbon capture sequestration, novel recovery of rare earth minerals from coal waste and emerging strategies for sustainable extraction of critical minerals for clean energy technology within the UK and overseas. Munira fosters research collaboration and project development around natural capital (floating offshore wind energy,
Munira’s work involves engaging with the global scientific community and advancing Geoscience for Sustainable Human Progress. Her research focuses on the nexus of sustainability of natural resources (affordable and clean renewable energy, clean water, responsible critical minerals extraction and the management of natural capital), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 6, 7,12, 14 and 17), Science Policy, Geoscience Diplomacy and Just Energy Transition. She serves on the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Sustainability Committee and is a member of the European Geoscience Union (EGU) Equality Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee.
In October 2022, Munira was awarded the Early Career Energy Geoscientist Medal by the Geological Society of London Energy Group.
Qualifications
- PhD Geological Sciences: Durham University
- MSc. Applied Petroleum Geoscience: University of Derby
- BSc. Geology: University of Portsmouth
- Certificate in Science Diplomacy: Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
Professional membership
- Fellow of the Geological Society of London (GeolSoc)
- Committee Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
- Committee Member of the European Geoscience Union (EGU)
- Member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Roles on external bodies
- Member of the Geological Society of London Energy Group
- Editorial Board Member Earth Science, Systems and Society
- Topic Editor in Advances in Geochemistry and Macromolecular Structure of Coal: Frontier in Earth Science
- Co-leader on UNESCO-IGCP 685 – Geology for Sustainable Development Project
- Visiting Researcher, University of Hull, UK
- Visiting Researcher, University of Portsmouth, UK
- Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Sustainability Committee
- Member of the European Geoscience Union Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee
- American Geophysical Union Voice for Science Policy Fellow
Research
Research
Research interests
- Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) for Radioactive Waste
- Floating Offshore Wind Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Green Energy Transition Minerals
- Science Policy
- Science Diplomacy
Publications
Publications
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Media Interview
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/64390767