Katerina Adam, (katadam@metal.ntua.gr) is a Prof. Emeritus at SMME, NTUA. Studied Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at NTUA and acquired her M.Sc. and Ph.D. as an NSF scholar from the School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, USA. She joined NTUA as Academic staff in 2007 and before she worked as a Senior Engineer and Manager in Research Institutes, Mining & Metallurgical Industry and Environmental Consultancy firms for the Development and Environmental Management of Greek and International Mining and Industrial Projects.
Her Research interest lies in Project & Environmental Management, Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Reclamation of old industrial sites, Health and Safety and Engineering Education towards the achievement of SDGs. She acted as the coordinator or senior researcher in more than 56 National, EU and Internationally funded research projects, 13 of them funded by EIT RawMaterials and conducted in the period 2016 to the present , e.g TOP STARS, RESEERVE, Raw Materials Days in Athens, 2020, EnAct SDGs, Coordinator, RM@Schools ESEE, RMs Manager, RIS Education & Entrepreneurship, SISTEM, TRAINESEEv2 completed, and the on going projects DIMESEE -2, RIS Internship, RIS BRIEFCASE, PRO-SLO, SkiComCu. She conducted as an expert on behalf of UNDP mine reclamation studies in the SW Balkans, 2011-2014.
She authored or co-authored 102 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and more than 150 Technical, Feasibility and Environmental Impact Studies.
Katerina Adam is presently the Chair of the EIT Raw Materials Eastern CLC SC, the Education Advisor of the EIT Raw Materials Hub – Regional Center Greece, and the Coordinator of the NTUA Team in the EULiST European University Alliance.
