Samuel Mann
New Zealand computer scientist
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Samuel Mann is a New Zealand computer scientist, with interests in computer science education and sustainability. He is a full Professor[1] at Otago Polytechnic. He has published widely on sustainable practice, both in computing and more generally to apply to any discipline.[2] Mann was educated at the University of Otago where he studied botany and geography,[3][4] before completing a PhD in Information Science.
Green IT
Environmental Informatics
Samuel Mann | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Known for | Sustainable practitioner Green IT Environmental Informatics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | computer science education, and sustainability |
| Thesis | Spatial Process Modelling for Regional Environmental Decision-making (1998) |
Sustainable Practitioner
Mann developed the term "sustainable practitioner". In 2007 under Mann's guidance, Otago Polytechnic committed to the strategy that "every graduate may think and act as a sustainable practitioner". Initiatives have included a Living Campus,[5] and Sustainable Community Enterprise.[6]
Mann is building an oral archive of conversations with sustainable practitioners. This is also broadcast on Otago Access Radio and podcast as Sustainable Lens. The goal is to create a searchable archive of conversations with people from many different fields who are applying their skills to a sustainable future.[7]
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Awards
In 2009 Mann was awarded the Beeby Fellowship.[10] The Beeby Fellowship is a joint initiative between the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
Books authored
- The Green Graduate: Educating Every Student as a Sustainable Practitioner (2011)[11] sets out a framework for integrating sustainability into every course of study.
- Sustainable Lens: a visual guide (2011)[12] traces the development of sustainability through its representation in diagrams. It presents a model for seeing the world through a sustainability-driven perspective.
