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Costas Velis is an academic focused on Waste Resource Engineering at Imperial College London. He leads interdisciplinary teams dedicated to tackling global challenges, particularly in preventing plastic pollution and fostering a circular economy through resource recovery. Velis has chaired the Community of Practice Harmonisation for Plastic Pollution Quantification Models and Methodologies, mandated by the UN Environment's GPML. He has significantly influenced international policies through leadership roles in the ISWA Task Force on Marine Litter and contributions to the OECD's Global Plastics Outlook. His research addresses the quantification of plastic pollution and its publication spans prominent journals such as Nature and Science. Velis serves as Editor-in-Chief of Waste Management & Research and is actively involved in peer review and editorial boards across several leading journals. His earlier career includes pioneering circular economy initiatives at the University of Leeds, and holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Cranfield University.
Imperial College London • London, ENG
Leading research and teaching initiatives in waste resource engineering.
University of Leeds • Leeds, ENG
Pioneered circular economy initiatives and contributed to research on resource recovery.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.