Ioannis C. Ziomas
Technical consultant
environment
National Centre for the Environment
Greece
Biography
He was born in Athens, Greece, in 1956. He is Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Processes Analysis and Design Laboratory. He graduated in Physics from the University of Thessaloniki (1980) and obtained Ph.D. in Environmental Physics from the same University (1984). Coordinator in 45 research projects and senior researcher in other 25. Scientific Consultant in more than 100 environmental studies and projects. He has more than 150 published papers in refereed journals and international conferences. Has received more than 2400 citations (h factor = 27).During the period 2008-2010 he was Chair of the Directing Board of the National Centre for the Environment and Sustainable Development and member of the National Council for Research and Technology (2005-2009). Since 2008, he is the head of the NTUA group, which is the technical consultant of the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy with regard to climate change mitigation and adaptation. During the Greek Presidency of EU Council (first semester of 2014), he was the President of the Working Party on International Environmental Issues related to Climate Change. He was the Representative of Greece to the IPCC (2008-2010). Since 1989, he was the representative of Greece in various EU and UN committees.
Research Interest
Environmental studies