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Professor Saeed Salehi serves as the Interim Executive Director of the Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity. He is the Herman Brown Endowed Chair of Engineering and is a full professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ's Lyle School of Engineering. Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Salehi worked in the oil and gas and energy sectors, serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) consultant for various energy companies. He earned his Ph.D. in Petroleum and Geological Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. 

His research has been funded by prestigious entities such as the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and various energy industry companies, including startups. In his academic career, he has played a pivotal role as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in research and development projects totaling over $10 million.

Jasleen Dhillon serves as the Assistant Director of the Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity where she is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Institute. Prior to this role, Jasleen was an air quality analyst with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), where she was responsible for air quality modeling and analyses as part of the permitting process. Her time at TCEQ provided her with a deep understanding of air quality issues in Texas and fueled her passion for seeking sustainable solutions, particularly in underrepresented and under-resourced communities. Jasleen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ and is currently pursuing a Master's in Sustainability and Development at ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ’s Lyle School of Engineering.

Jessie Zarazaga is the Associate Director of Humanitarian Engineering, Clinical Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director of Sustainability and Development Program, and Director of Initiative for Spatial Literacy (GIS@ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ) at ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ Lyle School of Engineering. Working across the boundaries of urbanism, landscape mapping, and public engagement, Zarazaga explores ways to connect culture and community to place. Using GIS and participatory community mapping, she explores the impact of civil and environmental choices on the design of communities. Her research spans education and practice, working on the integration of community research into project-based learning. Her work overlaps areas of GIS mapping, global sustainable urbanism, design and creativity. She undertook a Fulbright in Valparaíso, Chile, to investigate, and map, devices of landscape as inspirations for the orders of community space.  Jessie earned her Ph.D. in Applied Science in Engineering at ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ, a BA and MA in architecture from Cambridge University, and a BA in Design from Williams College. She is a Registered Architect with the RIBA.

Rebecca is a Graduate Assistant at the Hunt Institute and a current graduate student in the Master's in Sustainability & Development program at Southern Methodist University. After graduating with a B.S. in International Business Management in 2012, she worked as a Sales and Training Manager for an International Company across Oceania, Southeast Asia, and the United States of America. Having made Dallas her home, she began actively seeking organizations that were involved in the climate and sustainability movement. Now an advocate for food sustainability and justice, Rebecca hopes to make positive impact in our regional and worldwide food systems.