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Maria Loizidou completed her studies in UK (BSc, MSc, PhD) obtaining her PhD in environmental engineering focusing on the field of environmental protection at the University of London. She followed an academic career being Professor at the National Technical University of Athens in the School of Chemical Engineering and Head of the Unit of Environmental Science & Technology (www.uest.gr).
Her efforts are continuous in the field of the environmental protection and human health, enhancing education, research technology and innovation. She has been scientific responsible for more than 200 international, European and national environmental – renewable energy projects supporting governments, competent authorities, municipalities, private sector and others (http://www.uest.gr/index.php/projects) with emphasis on solid waste management including circular economy, biorefineries and bioeconomy, as well management of wastewater, water resources & brine. She is also the Head of WTERT-Greece (Waste to Energy Research Council, “SYNERGIA”) and elected member in the scientific committee of chemical engineers in the Technical Chamber of Greece.
She has been a Founding Member of the European Topic Center on Waste and Material Flows of the European Environment Agency (EEA) based in Copenhagen and Member of its Management Committee for many years.
She has more than 600 publications in international scientific journals (http://www.uest.gr/index.php/publications) and conferences and about 13,000 citations (h-index 63, i10-index: 163).
She has been member of the Management Board of the Cyprus University of Technology (2003-2012), Dean of the School of Engineering & Technology and Chairman of the Environmental Engineering Department.
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