Sanitary Engineering Laboratory (SEL)
The Sanitary Engineering Laboratory (SEL) of NTUA’s Civil Engineering School, established in 1981, is a leader in Environmental Engineering research, education, and consultancy. SEL focuses in the fields of water pollution control, water resources management, drinking water treatment, wastewater and sludge treatment, disposal and reuse, nutrients and energy recovery from waste and bioremediation. More than 25 specialized scientists are currently employed in research projects in environmental engineering, sustainable development and circular economy. Major part of our research is funded by EU and Greek research projects or by private companies. SEL is also, accredited under the ΕΛΟΤ EN ISO/IEC 17025.Main activities and roles in Theseus H4C Project
About the partnership
Our main role in the project is to manage the technical aspects and coordinate the scientific work. We monitor technical progress and quality, support the coordinator, ensure smooth cooperation between partners, participate in working groups, and suggest solutions to potential obstacles. We also track milestones and coordinate technical meetings, and ensure scientific and technological outcomes comply with the project requirements for effective progress.
As WP8 leader, we will coordinate piloting and demonstration activities, engage stakeholders, contribute to the creation of action plans, facilitate the installation and operation of the new technologies and the evaluation of their performance and impact and also coordinate the development of an upscaling plan.
Meet the Team
Daniel Mamais
Professor
Professor Daniel Mamais, is a Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, and Director of the Sanitary Engineering Laboratory, NTUA. He has more than 30 years of experience in teaching and research, dealing mainly with water, wastewater, and sludge treatment, biological processes in sewerage system, removal and fate of priority substances and emerging pollutants in wastewater treatment plants, energy and nutrients recovery from wastewater, wastewater disposal and reuse and bioremediation. He is the author of over 170 journals and conference proceedings. According to Scopus, his published work has received more than 3000 citations (h index =29).
Constantinos Noutsopoulos
Professor
Dr. Constantinos Noutsopoulos, is a Professor at the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, specializes in wastewater and sludge treatment, resource recovery, circular economy, and the fate of emerging contaminants. He has participated in over 70 research projects funded by national and European programs, focusing on water management, pollutant removal, and biochemical process modeling. Author of over 120 publications (h-index = 22 in Scopus), his research emphasizes sustainable practices in water and sludge reuse.
Simos Malamis
Associate Professor
Dr. Simos Malamis, is an Associate Professor at NTUA’s Civil Engineering School, specializes in wastewater treatment, resource recovery, water reuse, and nature-based purification solutions. He has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 150 conference presentations. Coordinator of Horizon2020 HYDROUSA and Horizon Europe CARDIMED, he also leads several European and national projects. He is part of the IWA specialist group on small water systems and teaches water engineering, hydraulics, and environmental technology.
Stergios Vakalis
Assistant Professor
Dr. Stergios Vakalis, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of NTUA, specializes in energy management and low-carbon technologies. His research focuses on fuel production, energy system efficiency, and energy modeling (LCA, MCA, Aspen Plus, Cantera-MATLAB). He teaches courses on renewable energy, thermodynamics, and heat/mass transfer. Dr. Vakalis supervises one postdoctoral fellow, two PhD candidates, and two master’s students, contributing to advancements in sustainable energy practices.
Argyro Plevri
Senior Researcher
Dr. Argyro Plevri, is a Chemical Engineer with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. She specializes in advanced wastewater treatment processes, including membrane technology and anaerobic and aerobic processes. She’s worked as a research fellow in the R&D of the Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company and has held key positions in more than 10 European and National projects focusing on circular economy, wastewater reuse, NBS, climate change adaptation etc.
Elena Koumaki
Senior Researcher
Dr. Elena Koumaki, is an Environmental Scientist with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. Her expertise includes wastewater treatment, reuse, and the fate of micropollutants in the environment. She was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Imperial College London, where she worked on risk assessment methodologies. She has contributed to over 10 European and national projects and to ICT4Water policy recommendations on environmental risk assessment in EU directives and regulations.
Filippos Gkoumas
PhD candidate
Mr. Filippos Gkoumas, is a Rural and Survey Engineer with a master’s degree in Water Resources Science and Technology from NTUA. He specializes in water and wastewater management, as well as organic waste treatment. Currently, he is a junior researcher pursuing a PhD at NTUA, focusing on the valorization of agro-industrial waste for renewable energy production through anaerobic co-digestion. He actively contributes to several Horizon 2020 projects, including AccelWater and SureNexus.
Zois Gravanis
PhD candidate
Mr. Zois Gravanis, is a Civil Engineer, specializing in wastewater treatment, sludge pyrolysis, and environmental technology. He has a master’s degree in Water Resources Science and Technology at NTUA and his master’s thesis was in the field of anaerobic co-digestion. He has also started a PhD at NTUA, focusing on optimizing thermochemical processes for sludge treatment and producing high-value by-products like biochar and bio-oil.
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions programme under grant agreement No 101095303, under topic HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-38 – Hubs for circularity for industrialised urban peripheral areas (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA).
