Perrine Hamel

Perrine is an Assistant Professor at the NTU Asian School of the Environment. Her research group examines how natural infrastructure can contribute to creating resilient and inclusive cities in Southeast Asia. To build her research program at NTU, she received the 2020 National Research Foundation Fellowship. Prior to joining NTU, Perrine was a senior scientist at Stanford University with the Natural Capital Project, a global partnership aiming to integrate the benefits provided by nature into major societal decisions. There, she led the Livable Cities program, an initiative aiming to understand and elevate the role of nature in urban environments. Prior to her research on natural capital, Perrine has worked as an environmental engineer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and conducted her PhD research in the field of integrated urban water management. She holds a PhD from Monash University, Australia, and a Master of Civil and Environmental Engineering from Ecole Centrale Nantes, France.