Alumni
Postdoc researchers
- Dr. Argyro (Iro) Tsipa – Research Associate, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology.
Current position: Lecture in Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cyprus.
Postgraduate students
2016
- Eleni Protopapa – MSc in Energy Resource Management, “Comparison of ethanol production from Kluyveromyces marxianus and Pichia kudriavzevii KVMP10 using orange peel waste hydrolysates”.
- Sofia Georgiou – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Development of a sustainable bioprocess for the treatment of drill cuttings from the exploration of natural gas”.
- Euthimia Nikolaou – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Evaluating acute and chronic toxicity effects of ionic liquids with the use of bioassays”.
- Stella Stavrinou – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Comparison of ethanol production from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kudriavzevii KVMP10 using orange peel waste hydrolysates”.
- Anastasia Salameh – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Biodegradation of lignin in black liquor by Pseudomonas putida mt-2”.
- Anastasia Konstantinou – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Fermentative production of succinic acid with the use of grapefruit peel waste hydrolysates”.
- Maria Menelaou – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Fermentative production of ethanol and lactic acid from cheese whey”.
- Evrydiki Nikolaou – MSc in Environmental Bioscience and Technology, “Solvent selection for enzymatic production of ethyl lactate from biologically produced lactic acid and ethanol”.
Undergraduate students
2018
- Nikoletta Giagkou – Department of Biological Applications and Technology final year student, “Optimizing fermentation parameters in a citrus peel based biorefinery for the production of succinic acid”.
- Eftychia Makri – EST final year student, “Development of a citrus peel based biorefinery for the production of succinic acid”.
- Katerina Ioannou – EST final year student, “Ethyl lactate production through enzymatic esterification of lactic acid and ethanol”.
- Valentinos Andreou – EST final year student, “Isolation of microorganisms for conversion of lupanine into added-value products”.
- Eleni Kyriakou – EST final year student, “Optimization of EPS production from a newly isolated Sphingomonas strain fed on carbohydrates”.
- Kristia Karolina Menikea – EST final year student, “Valorization of orange peel waste for the production of succinic acid, peel oil and pectin through the biorefinery concept”.
- Alexandra Neofytou – EST final year student, “Cheese whey fermentation for the production ethanol and lactic acid”.
- Elena Loizou – EST final year student, “Valorization of wastewater contaminated with ionic liquids for the production of EPS from a newly isolatedSphingomonas strain”.
- Eleana Pavlidou – EST final year student, “Production of ethyl lactate from lipase catalyzed enzymatic esterification in biosolvents”.
- Stella Parmaki – EST final year student, “Development of a bioprocess for the production of succinic acid from orange juice manufacturing waste”.
- Panayiota Photiou – EST final year student, “Bioproduction of succinic acid from glycerol-containing waste of the biodiesel industry”.
- Maria Bakana – EST final year student, “Utilization of disposed orange fruits for the production of single cell protein from the newly isolated Pichia kudriavzevii KVMP10”.
- Petros Pashali – EST final year student, “Isolation of microorganisms capable of degrading different families of ionic liquids”.
- Elena Michael – EST final year student, “Production of green solvent from lipase catalyzed enzymatic esterification of lactic acid and ethanol”.
- Stella Stavrinou – EST final year student, “Isolation of a thermotolerant yeast strain for bioethanol production from orange peel”.
- Marina Hadjikosta – EST final year student, “Review of available technologies for biological treatment of VOCs from waste gas streams”.
- Georgia Nikolaou – EST final year student, “Bioprocess development for the production of ethyl lactate from cheese whey”.