Simone Philpot is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in theÌýLab for Environmental Assessment and Policy atÌýthe Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability,ÌýUniversity of British Columbia. Simone merges systems modelling and qualitative research techniques to examine environmental management and planning issues. She also works to integrate a range of real-world decision motivators into decision support systems. At the Lab for Environmental Assessment and Policy SimoneÌýis developing a technology assessment framework for reducing the environmental impacts of marine shipping.ÌýThe challenge is to develop an assessment framework that captures trade-offs and co-benefits across a suite of environmental impacts instead of assessing isolated performance measures.ÌýPreviously, Simone completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Department of Systems Design Engineering where she investigated resources management conflicts. She holds a Ph.D in Geography and Environmental ManagementÌýwith specialized training in collaborative water management, from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.