Evina Katsou

Dr Evina Katsou is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University London. She serves as Course Director for the Water Engineering MSc program and leads the Water & Environmental Engineering research group with 20 researchers.

Dr Katsou's educational background includes a PhD in 'Wastewater Treatment with the Use of Membranes' (2008-2011), an MSc in Water Resources Science & Technology (2006-2008), and an MEng in Chemical Engineering (2000-2005), all from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece.

Her research program focuses on three interconnected areas: (1) Sustainable resource recovery from wastewater and safe reuse; (2) Data analytics, knowledge discovery and process modelling; and (3) Circularity & sustainability measurement and assessment. Dr Katsou has developed innovative approaches for biological nutrient removal from wastewater, including partial nitrification/denitrification and complete autotrophic nitrogen removal processes. Her work integrates advanced data analytics methods such as multivariate statistics, clustering techniques, machine learning algorithms, and artificial neural networks to identify complex relationships between process variables, particularly for measuring GHG emissions in water treatment systems.

Dr Katsou has authored 98 journal publications (h-index: 27) and 12 book chapters with over 100 presentations, and holds a patent on biopolymers recovery. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on circular economy applications in water systems, nature-based solutions for urban environments, and resource recovery technologies. The research trends show increasing integration of data-driven decision support systems with environmental sustainability metrics, particularly in the water-energy-food nexus domain.

• Chartered Chemical Engineer (Greece)
• HEA Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy
• Mentor in the APEX (Academic Practice & Professional Excellence Framework) scheme
• Member of management group of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) Visiting Professors Scheme
• Co-leader of Circular Economy VLT in Water Europe
• Leader of SMART WATER Working Group in ICT4Water Cluster-EC
• Member of ISO standards drafting team on Circular Economy

Dr Katsou has successfully supervised 16 PhD students to completion and currently supervises several ongoing doctoral projects. She has secured substantial research funding as Principal Investigator on 11 national and international projects including RESILEX Horizon Europe, SYMBIOREM Horizon Europe, BORECER Horizon Europe, HYDROUSA H2020, and WATER-MINING H2020. Her industrial consulting portfolio includes significant contracts with leading UK water industry partners such as Affinity Water, Arup, Severn Trent, and Anglian Water, with projects ranging from carbon footprint assessment to corrosion mitigation and process optimization.

She leads the Transformation Tools group of the Cost Action on Circular Cities, co-leads the Circular Water VLT of Water Europe, and co-leads the SMART-WATER group of the ICT4Water Cluster-EC. Dr Katsou is also a member of the drafting team for new ISO standards on Circular Economy (Measuring and Assessing Circularity - ISO5902).