Styliana Avraamidou

Styliana Avraamidou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She leads research in Process Systems Engineering, focusing on expanding Circular Economy supply chains through mathematical optimization and control.

• Education: PhD (2018, Imperial College), MEng (2014, Imperial College)

Her research interests span Mathematical Optimization and Control, Circular Economy Systems Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus, with applications in sustainable industrial processes and smart manufacturing.

Her recent publications highlight trends in bilevel optimization, distributed model predictive control, and circular economy frameworks for plastic recycling and energy systems. These works integrate data-driven models and multi-parametric programming to address industrial challenges.

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2024 AIChE’s Institute for Sustainability Managing Board Member
  • 2023 iSoGO Young Researcher Award
  • 2022 Bluemke Assistant Professorship
  • 2022 Faculty Sustainability Fellowship
  • Multiple AIChE and Elsevier awards (2016–2020)

Avraamidou teaches graduate courses in process optimization, including CBE 750 (Advanced Process Synthesis) and CBE 470 (Process Dynamics), while mentoring research on sustainable chemical systems.