P. (Paraskevi) Karka, PhD

Research interests

Dr. Paraskevi Karka is a tenure-track Assistant Professor with education profile in Sustainable Process Design at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Groningen. Her research interests include modelling, process design and sustainability (Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and technology assessment) of industrial processes, technoeconomic analysis, circular economy and industrial symbiosis. She has authored several papers in scientific journals among of which in the International Journal of LCA, Energy Strategy Reviews, Chemical Engineering Science, etc. and she has participated in a variety of conferences in Europe and the USA such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, etc. She has participated in various EU and national research projects in the National Technical University of Athens, Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Groningen.