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WGIN Awards Jury

Meet the Jury for the Green Infrastructure Research - Academic Work Category

 

 

 

 

Jury Leader

Julian
Briz

Professor, Researcher, President and Founder of PRONATUR, WGIN and EFB Board Member
 
Professor Dr. Julián Briz, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, has been researching and lecturing for over three decades at the Polytechnic University of Madrid with special attention to market research. He has also participated in local policy governance, has published articles, books and supervised PhD theses and research projects. As a researcher, he has participated in national and international projects about green urban infrastructure.
He is the founder and president of PRONATUR (the Spanish Society for Green Infrastructures) and plays an active role in promoting sustainable urban development in Spain and beyond.
He serves on the Board of Directors of WGIN and EFB. He has participated in the international congress and edited several books in both English and Spanish.

 

 

 

 

 

Oleksandra
Strashok

Co-founder and Head of the Ukrainian Association of Green Infrastructure (UAGI). She works at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. PhD in biological sciences (2016), “Lolium perenne L.: varieties, plant adaptation, lawns”. Her research interests include “urban plant ecology and “turfgrass management”. Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific publications. Award of the mayor of Kyiv V. Klitschko for young scientists for scientific achievements in the development of the city (2019). Scholarship for young scientists of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2018-2020, 2020-2022).

 

 

 

 

 

Dan
Malkinson

Urban ecologist

Dan Malkinson is an urban ecologist, with particular interest in green roofs. Exploring their ecological, environmental and social benefits.

 

 

 

 

 

Zoë
Avery

Urbanist, landscape architect, Director at The Urbanist and Associate Director of Design

Zoë Avery is an urbanist dedicated to integrating green infrastructure into sustainable urban environments. As Director at The Urbanist and Associate Director of Design (Urban Planning) at the University of Auckland, she bridges practice and academia to advance innovative green solutions. With over 20 years of experience, Zoë has developed expertise in implementing green infrastructure across scales and transformed urban spaces addressing multiple challenges simultaneously: managing stormwater, mitigating urban heat, enhancing biodiversity, and creating more liveable communities. Zoë's landmark contribution to New Zealand's green infrastructure landscape is the country's first Living Roof Guide (Pukapuka tātaki ki te mataora tuanui), which won the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Landscape Publication Award in 2019. Her interdisciplinary background in urban design, planning, and landscape architecture gives her problem-solving mindset, that bridges project needs with long-term strategic thinking. She’s also reshaping urban planning education by placing green infrastructure at its core, preparing future professionals to design cities as integrated ecosystems. Through both teaching and practice, she champions greener, healthier, and more resilient urban futures.

 

 

 

 

 

Peter
Küsters

Gardener, technician for gardening and landscaping, head of the application technology and R&D department, founder of Küsters Grün, co‑founder of Greenpass, co‑author of the FLL green roof guidelines
 
Tree nursery gardener, technician for gardening and landscaping. Specialized in greening buildings since the end of the 80s. Practical, international experience in execution, site management, planning, calculation of building greening since 1986. Head of the application technology and R&D department at a large green roof system manufacturer. Consultancy and specialist planning of climate adaptation measures. Simulation-based microclimate analyses for green and blue infrastructure. Research and development on green and blue infrastructure.
Founder of Küsters Grün. Stadt. Klima
Co-founder of Greenpass GmbH, Vienna
Co-author of the FLL green roof guidelines
 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriel
Pérez

Associate professor at the University of Lleida

Dr. Gabriel Pérez, holds a PhD in Energy and Environment for Architecture (UPC, 2010), and degrees in Agronomist and Agricultural Engineering. He leads the IT4S research group, focusing on urban green infrastructure like green roofs and facades to enhance insulation, reduce urban heat island and noise, and promote sustainability. His work also covers sustainable materials and Life Cycle Assessment in construction.

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer
Bousselot

Assistant Professor of Horticulture at Colorado State University

Jennifer Bousselot, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University. Jen and her graduate students study green roof plant-pollinator interactions, green roof system stormwater capture, rooftop agriculture, and the integration of solar panels on green roofs, also known as rooftop agrivoltaics.

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