
Dr Evina Katsou
Reader
Howell Building 234
- Email: evina.katsou@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265721
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
- Institute of Environment, Health and Societies
- Environment and Health
Summary
Academic / Research Career
Dr. Evina Katsou is Reader in Civil & Environmental Engineering and Course Director of the Water Engineering MSc at Brunel University London. Dr Katsou is leading the Water Engineering group consisting of 8 PhD students and 4 postdoctoral researchers. She has authored 77 publications (h-index: 21), 11 book chapters, over 100 presentations in international conferences/workshops and has delivered over 16 invited talks. Dr Katsou has 1 patent on the production of biopolymers within wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). She is the PI of 6 H2020 and 4 UK National projects, as well as Co-I of 4 H2020 projects in the area of circular economy. Evina is currently leading the WG (Transformation Tools) of the Cost Action CA17133 and co-leading the SMART WATER working group of the ICT4Water Cluster, while she is member of the drafting team of the New ISO standards TC 323 on Circular Economy (WG: measuring circularity). Within projects HYDROUSA (H2020; Technical Director), SmartPlant (H2020; Technical Director), DEEP-Purple (BBI; DSS development and circularity assessment), WATER-MINING (H2020; WP leader), BL2F (H2020; WP Leader), INTCATCH (H2020), iWAYS (SPIRE H2020) she is leader of the WPs related with the development and application of tools for the optimization, monitoring, assessment and validation of the new processes / products. Dr Katsou has also conducts wide range of consulting activities with contracts awarded from leading UK water industry partners, including Affinity Water, Arup, Sever Trent, BuroHappold Engineering, Anglian Water.
Industrial Activities
- Determination of the most effective & low-cost solution for tackling the problem of galvanized iron corrosion in specific parts of the Affinity Water piping network, which is caused by the surface water imported from Grafham reservoir; 2019-2020
- Circular Economy Shop Window, Anglian Water 2019-2020
- MBR design and start-up, Astana, Nazarbayev University, 2019-2020
- Technical support for the chemical-physical-respirometric control & preliminary evaluation of an EGSB reactor for the treatment of wastewater from textile industry, SIMEM SpA, 2014
- Technical support for the evaluation & optimization of the wastewater treatment plant (technical & economic data) of the pharmaceutical company Fidia Farmaceutici SpA, Abano Terme (PD), 2013-2014.
- Monitoring of the current treatment processes & capacity of the municipal wastewater treatment plant of Maser Municipality (TV, Italy); examination & evaluation of the potential co-treatment of wastewater from the Municipality of Asolo (TV, Italy); feasibility study & technical aspects, Alto Trevigiano Servizi Srl, InnovEn srl, 2013-2014.
- Monitoring of the wastewater treatment plant of the Hellenic Petroleum in the Eleusis Refinery, Hellenic Petroleum, 2010
- Disposal of the treated wastewater of the Hellenic Petroleum in the Eleusis Refinery & monitoring of the sea water & sediments in the vicinity of the outfall, Hellenic Petroleum, 2010
- Monitoring & improvement of the industrial & municipal wastewater treatment plants of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI), HAI, 2010
- Environmental assessment of the disposal of the treated wastewaters of the Eleusis Refinery, Hellenic Petroleum, 2009
Qualifications
EDUCATION
2008-2011 |
PhD in ‘Wastewater Treatment with the Use of Membranes’, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece |
2006-2008 |
MSc in Water Resources Science & Technology, Interdisciplinary-interdepartmental postgraduate diploma of specialization in the scientific sector ‘Science & technology of water resources’, Department of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece |
2000-2005 |
MEng in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece |
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Chartered Chemical Engineer (Greece); Certificate of Competence (Chemical Engineering); Reg. No.: 47785; Ref. No.: 2301/06; Issue Date: 01/02/2006
- HEA Fellow: 27/01/2016; Achievement of Fellowship (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy; UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)
- Mentor in the APEX (Academic Practice & Professional Excellence Framework) scheme (HEA)
CITATIONS & h-INDEX
- http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=26040737500&origin=cto
- Publications: 77; h-index: 21
- ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2638-7579
Newest selected publications
Zhou, Y., Stanchev, P., Katsou, E., Awad, S. and Fan, M. (2019) 'A circular economy use of recovered sludge cellulose in wood plastic composite production: Recycling and eco-efficiency assessment'. Waste Management, 99 (November 2019). pp. 42 - 48. ISSN: 0956-053X Open Access Link
Egas, D., Vasilaki, V., Katsou, E., Stanchev, P., Ponsá, S. and Colon, J. (2019) 'Implementation of the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for dairy products: An approach to assess nitrogen emissions in a mass balanced dairy farm system'. Journal of Cleaner Production, 215. pp. 1149 - 1159. ISSN: 0959-6526 Open Access Link
Spinelli, M., Eusebi, AL., Vasilaki, V., Katsou, E., Frison, N., Cingolani, D. and (2018) 'Critical analyses of nitrous oxide emissions in a full scale activated sludge system treating low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio wastewater'. Journal of Cleaner Production, 190. pp. 517 - 524. ISSN: 0959-6526
et al.Hoslett, J., Massara, T., Malamis, S., Ahmad, D., Den Boogaert, IV., Katsou, E., (2018) 'Surface water filtration using granular media and membranes: A review'. Science of the Total Environment, 639. pp. 1268 - 1282. ISSN: 0048-9697 Open Access Link
et al.
Vasilaki, V., Volcke, E., Nandi, A., van Loosdrecht, MCM. and Katsou, E. (2018)
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