My name is Pouya Samani, and I am a sustainability scientist and consultant with over 13 years of experience in sustainability assessment. I currently work independently through my sole proprietorship, Satierra, and serve as a GHG evaluator for CINEA/European Commission (contract-based). Previously, I worked as a scientist at TNO and as an Assistant Professor and Sustainability Research Coordinator at Maastricht University. I hold a PhD in Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing under the MIT–Portugal Program (University of Porto & MIT) and a Master’s degree in Production Engineering (Chalmers University of Technology & Polytechnic University of Catalunya). My work spans a wide range of international and European projects across different sectors such as renewable energy, built environment, plastics, and packaging.

As a part-time scientist and a full-time satirist, my lifelong dream is to write a book and make others happy: professionally and personally, practically and paradoxically. That is exactly why the idea of Satierra was born: Sátira por la Tierra (Satire for the Earth).