Nicholas Kathijotes
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Brief Biography
Prof. Nicholas Kathijotes is an experienced International senior consultant and academic with a demonstrated history of working in higher education and research. He studied civil engineering at the University of Massachusetts, in U.S.A (1976).
After a Fulbright scholarship, he received his Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A (1986). He did his doctoral research at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy – UACEG in Sofia studying the effects of wastewater recycling on various soils. He received his Ph.D. in 2001.
He currently a Professor (adj.) at the Univerity of Nicosia, and a Senior Researcher at the University of Nicosia Research Foundation (UNRF).
He is also the Focal Point of the International Ocean Institute in Cyprus, since 2008.
Field of Interests
Skilled in Water Resources, Water treatment and Management, Blue Economy infrastructure, Ocean protection, and Climate Change. Emphasis is given to the sustainable advancement of developing countries.
He has presented numerous keynote lectures to international events on topics of interest with emphases on the Blue Economy, Blue Technology management, and sustainability.
Fields of Expertise
- Adaptive Management
- Climate Change
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Environmental Management
- Water Resources Management
- Ocean Management
- Training & Education
- Natural Resource Management
Current Research Projects
COST Action 15217 (Active): Ocean Governance for Sustainability - challenges, options, and the role of science, (ongoing) Project No.ДФНИ-Е01/3; “Ecology of agro-environmental systems and increase energy efficiency by applying revised bio-organic waste as fertilizer, energy crops and complex use of biomass as an energy source” National Project funded by the Ministry of Education of Bulgaria from27.11.2012. Consultant COST Action ES 1003 «Development and implementation of a pan-European Marine Biodiversity Observatory System (EMBOS) » FP7 EU ‘NOVIWAM’ Project on Water Resources (Budget 2.5M Euro): Partner, Scientific Coordinator on behalf of CUT. LIFE project/PURE: From Treated Wastewater to Alternative Water Resources in Semi-Arid Regions INTERREG II GREECE – CYPRUS program/PREMARPOL: Prevention & Combating of Marine Pollution in Ports & Marinas Project Number 03XT 52 - Financed By the Agricultural Academy "Treatment Technology and Application of Domestic Solid Wastes, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes, of Fertilizers and in the Reclamation of Disturbed Terrain." In collaboration with N.Poushkarov Institute of Soil Science.BG. (1.01 .2007-31.12.2010)
Key Publications
EVALUATION OF COMPOSTING MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
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National Society of Ecological Engineering and Environment Protection
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326271773_EVALUATION_OF_COMPOSTING_MATERIALS_FOR_SUSTAINABLE_AGRICULTURE
Soil fertilization with wastewater biosolids – monitoring changes in the ‘soil-fertilizer-plant system and phosphorus recovery options
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IWA Publishing
http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.345
Blue Technology-The Water-Energy Interrelationship Renewable Energies and Nutrient Recovery-
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ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
http://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kkurj/article/view/62585
Aquaculture, coastal pollution, and the environment
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Wiley-Blackwell
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118778531.ch5
Assessment of Environmental and Human Health Risk for Contamination of Heavy Metal in Tilapia Fish Collected from Langat Basin, Malaysia
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IOS Press/Asian Journal of Water, Environment, and Pollution,
http://content.iospress.com/articles/asian-journal-of-water-environment-and-pollution/ajw12-2-04
Impacts of Biogas Digestate on Crop Production and the Environment: A Bulgarian Case Study
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Science Publications
http://dx.doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2015.81.89
Nutrient-based ecological consideration of a temporary river catchment affected by a reservoir operation to facilitate efficient management
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IWA Publishing
http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2013.783
‘Blue Technology towards Sustainable Urban and Coastal Development’
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, Journal of Ecological Engineering and Environment Protection
http://ecoleng.org/EEEP.html
Wastewater reuse for irrigation and seawater intrusion: evaluation of salinity effects on soils in Cyprus
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IWA Publishing
http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2013.072
Keynote: Blue Economy – Environmental and Behavioural Aspects Towards Sustainable Coastal Development
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Elsevier BV
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.173
Integrated Coastal Zone Management – Preview and Evaluation of its Application on the Coast of Cyprus
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Wiley-Blackwell
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118496480.ch13
Wastewater Management in Developing Counties: Nutrient Input Control in Coastal Cities
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Elsevier BV
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.04.189
Wastewater reuse in coastal areas – Nutrient flow evaluation
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Elsevier BV
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.031
Historical development of technologies for water resources management and rainwater harvesting in the Hellenic civilizations
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Informa UK Limited
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.900401
Postal Address
POB 28520 Nicosia 2080 CYPRUS
Phone Number
+35796716550
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