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Dr. Hatem
Abushammala P rof. Glasser
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health & Safety
One of my most cherished memories is a feeling well and he was aware of it. In
conversation over lunch I had in Germany in that conversation, he told me about some
2017 with Prof. Wolfgang Glasser, professor of the hardships he had to go through in
emeritus at Virginia Tech in the USA and the his personal and professional life while
godfather of my field of research, sustainable staying successful. He also told me that
materials. He was also once the mentor of my life may be unfair sometimes, but we
Ph.D. supervisor at the time and I therefore must keep pushing forward, and it will
had the opportunity to meet him occasion- ultimately be fair.
ally when he visited our department at the
University of Freiburg, Germany. One important thing he highlighted is
that we have to stay ethical if our sur-
I consider Prof. Glasser my godfather roundings are not. In summary, I learned
because I learned a lot from him every time from him that I have to work hard, stay
we met. However, the conversation I had positive, be ethical, and humble, and
with him over that lunch was a special one believe in the process. I always remem-
because it was during a time when I was not ber that conversation.
