Food-Energy-Water Nexus Resilience and Sustainable Development

Introduction to FEW nexus.- Resiliency and sustainability definition in FEW systems.- Planning of interdependent energy, water and food systems.- Decision-making tools for optimal operation of FEW systems.- Modeling of EW and FEW systems.- Sustainable design of EW and FEW systems.- Impact of renewable energy resources in EW and FEW systems.- Renewable energy based water desalination systems.- Net zero energy buildings: design and operation.- Net zero water and waste buildings: design and operation.- Renewable energy systems for agriculture applications.- Security interactions of food, water and energy systems.- Challenges and opportunities of FEW nexus in the sustainable development of different countries.- Impact of FEW nexus perspectives on managing agricultural droughts.- An integrated modeling approach for FEW nexus management.

Dr. Somayeh Asadi is an assistant professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests focus on Building Design Optimization, Design of High Performance Buildings, and Demand Response Management Systems. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Advanced Materials Research and the Journal of Environmental Conservation Research, and has published 46 journal articles in journals such as the Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy and Buildings. She has obtained funding from diverse sources, including the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Energy, the Qatar National Research Fund, and the National Science Foundation. She is also a member of a number of scientific societies, including the American Society of Civil engineers, the Construction Research Congress, and the Society of Women Engineers. Additionally, Dr. Asadi teaches courses in construction management, building energy efficiency, and integrated building design.



Behnam Mohammadi-ivatloo received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, in 2006, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in power engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2008 and 2012, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Tabriz. His main research interests cuts across the following themes: energy efficiency, smart grids, and optimization techniques.