Hadjira Schmitt Foudhil, PhD
Program Support Specialist AND Science Associate
Hadjira Schmitt Foudhil
US Arctic Research Commission
4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 510
Arlington, VA 22203
703-209-8060
Dr. Hadjira Schmitt Foudhil serves as the commission’s Program Support Specialist and Science Associate
Hadjira is a Ph.D. engineer with twenty years of experience in research, education, and policy development for innovative, smart, and clean transportation, energy, and building sectors in France and Europe.
She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanics, during which she developed a multi-physics computational tool for atmospheric modeling, focusing on turbulence, interactions with forests, and pollutants. Following her role as Deputy President of the City, Environment, and Transportation academic department at École des Ponts ParisTech, one of France’s leading engineering schools, Hadjira contributed significantly to the design and implementation of Research and Innovation (R&I) programs. These include Horizon Europe, where she served as a French expert, and the French Investments for the Future, aimed at enhancing efficiency, competitiveness, and resilience in the energy and transportation sectors (hydrogen trains, waterborne transport, clean aviation, connected and automated mobility, 2ZERO mobility, and hyperloop technologies).
She also led the development of a Life Cycle Assessment framework within France’s Energy Transition for Green Growth Law, contributing to defining the concept of sustainable and net-positive energy buildings.
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