Dr. Aikaterini (Katerina) Mitzia (she/her)
Department Interface Chemistry and Surface Engineering
Surface Science for Future Materials
Sustainable Magnets and Recycling
Sustainable Synthesis of Materials
Surface Science for Future Materials
Sustainable Magnets and Recycling
Sustainable Synthesis of Materials
Main Focus
- Waste re-use for environmental purposes
- Metal & metalloid behaviour
- Geochemistry
- Environmental remediation
- Red mud for soil remediation
- Environmental toxicity assessment
- Sustainable & innovative materials for the environment
- Soil pollution
Curriculum Vitae
Academic positions and education
2024-present: Postdoc researcher at Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Düsseldorf (DE)
2017-2024: PhD in Environmental Geosciences at Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) Prague (CZ)
2011-2017: Integrated Master in Forestry and Natural Environment at Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki (GR)
Awards
Prize for best PhD students' publications from the rector of CZU university (2020 & 2023)