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 and recycling
- Environmental remediation from toxic compounds
- Metal & metalloid pollution in soils
- Geochemistry
- Science for Policy & Policy for Science
- Red mud for soil remediation
- Environmental toxicity assessment
- Sustainable & innovative materials for the environment
Curriculum Vitae
Academic positions and education
2025-present: Deputy of Surface Science for Future Materials Group
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) / Geochemistry - Soil remediation from toxic metals & metalloids
2011-2017: Integrated Master in Forestry and Natural Environment at Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki (GR) / Plant genetics - Impact of climate change on pine tree reproduction trends
Awards
Prize for best PhD students' publications from the rector of CZU university (2020 & 2023)