Dr. Ioannis Katsoyiannis is Associate Professor of Environmental Technology at the department of Chemistry of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He is the President of the Hellenic Industrial Property Academy and member of the administrative council of the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation.
He is an expert in water and wastewater treatment technologies, water reuse and circular economy.
He was recipient of prestigious international fellowships, such as from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Swiss Science National Foundation and recipient of a Marie Curie Individual.
He has conducted research at the Technical University of Berlin, Technical University of Hamburg, the ETH Zurich and the EPFL.
Between 2008 and 2014 he has worked as principal chemical engineer for the giant engineering companies Alstom Power and Hitachi Power Europe in the design, construction and commissioning of some of the bigger power plants in Europe.
He is the author of more than 65 research papers, which have received to date more than 4300 citations with an H-index of 32.
He is scientific responsible in several research projects and has been invited more than 20 times to give lectures worldwide in international conferences and advanced schools.
In 2019, he was the chair of the 17th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, which is the official environmental conference of the European Chemical Society (EuChemS).
Professor Katsoyiannis is currently serving as vice president of the Association of Greek Chemists, member of the Executive board of the EuChemS, Chair of the division of Chemistry and Environment of EuChemSand editor for the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer).