Demetra TsiamisDemetra Tsiamis is the Associate Director of the Earth Engineering Center at City College of New York (EEC|CCNY). Ms. Tsiamis oversees the applied research programs at EEC|CCNY sponsored by operating companies and industry consortia in the field of ustainable waste management and conversion. She serves as lead engineer on several projects and has led research programs on waste conversion for companies and organizations such as Covanta and the American Chemistry Council. Her expertise is in thermal conversion of waste with a focus on gasification and pyrolysis of non-recyclable plastics. Ms. Tsiamis is also involved in the development of waste education and public outreach efforts of EEC|CCNY and has participated in the establishment of research partnerships with government agencies and municipalities including the Department of Sanitation in the City of New York. Prior to joining EEC|CCNY, Ms. Tsiamis worked at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services in New York.
Ms. Tsiamis received a B. E. in chemical engineering from The Cooper Union in New York and an M.S. in chemical engineering from Columbia University where she investigated the technical feasibility of commercial pyrolysis technologies in the treatment of New York City's non-recyclable plastics. Read More Read Less