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Castaldi, Themelis, and Tsiamis participate in panel discussion, Future of Thermal and Biological Treatment of Waste, on be Waste Wise

Castaldi, Themelis, and Tsiamis participate in panel discussion, Future of Thermal and Biological Treatment of Waste, on be Waste Wise Professors Castaldi and Themelis of EEC along with Dr. Venkata-Mohan of WTERT-India participated as speakers in an online panel discussion moderated by Ms. Demetra Tsiamis on the future of thermal and biological treatment of waste…

EEC|CCNY signs contract to commence work on new textbook by Ciuta, Tsiamis, and Castaldi entitled, Gasification Technology Development using Waste Materials

EEC|CCNY signs contract to commence work on new textbook by Ciuta, Tsiamis, and Castaldi entitled, Gasification Technology Development using Waste Materials Dr. Simona Ciuta, Ms. Demetra Tsiamis, and Professor Marco Castaldi signed the contract with Elsevier to commence work on their new textbook on waste gasification and pyrolysis.  This textbook will explain the current state…

EEC|CCNY presents on waste-to-energy research activities at the ASME Power & Energy Conference

EEC|CCNY presents on waste-to-energy research activities at the ASME Power & Energy Conference Professor Castaldi, Ms. Demetra Tsiamis, and Dr. Timothy Sharobem attended the 2016 ASME Power and Energy conference in Charlotte, North Carolina where they presented on current EEC projects in the plenary session hosted by ASME MER.  Dr. Sharobem presented his PhD work…

Castaldi and Tsiamis attend DSNY’s donateNYC conference in New York City

Castaldi and Tsiamis attend DSNY’s donateNYC conference in New York City Professor Castaldi and Ms. Demetra Tsiamis attend the Department of Sanitation of New York’s (DSNY’s) donateNYC conference at 7 World Trade Center in New York City.  This conference is dedicated to enhancing and supporting the reuse sector of NYC’s waste management.  EEC|CCNY recently began…

EEC|CCNY begins collaboration with Dow Chemical and ACC on understanding the role of plastics in MSW decoupling

EEC|CCNY begins collaboration with Dow Chemical and ACC on understanding the role of plastics in MSW decoupling In the past, it has been believed that economic growth leads to increased MSW generation.  An analysis of the trends, however, reveals that there is in fact a decoupling of MSW from economic indicators, such as GDP and…

EEC|CCNY begins study sponsored by LabUSA on changes in marine scrubber emissions regulations

EEC|CCNY begins study sponsored by LabUSA on changes in marine scrubber emissions regulations EEC|CCNY Research Associate, Annette Scotto, is leading a new study sponsored by LabUSA to understand new changes to sulfur emissions regulation for marine scrubbers.  The recent reduction of sulfur emissions standards by MARPOL and EPA means that the naval industry will have…

EEC presents at NAWTEC and attends ISWA working group meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida

EEC presents at NAWTEC and attends ISWA working group meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida Ms. Demetra Tsiamis of EEC|CCNY and Dr. Thanos Bourtsalas of EEC-Columbia presented at 2016 NAWTEC and attended the ISWA working group meeting held in West Palm Beach, Florida.  Ms. Tsiamis presented on the current gasification and pyrolysis projects at EEC|CCNY…

EEC|CCNY hosts first interdisciplinary waste workshop, Megacity Waste Management Dialogue , at CCNY

EEC|CCNY hosts first interdisciplinary waste workshop, Megacity Waste Management Dialogue , at CCNY EEC|CCNY hosted its first workshop at CCNY, Megacity Waste Management Dialogue, that brought together all interest groups in waste management – industry professionals, academia, government agencies, and policy makers – to openly discuss the most pressing topics for waste management in megacities,…

Castaldi and Tsiamis interviewed by DuroUAS on EEC|CCNY and sustainable waste management in NYC

Castaldi and Tsiamis interviewed by DuroUAS on EEC|CCNY and sustainable waste management in NYC Professor Castaldi and Ms. Demetra Tsiamis were interviewed by Ms. Valentina Rappa, a CCNY ESE student and employee of DuroUAS, on the mission of EEC|CCNY and their forward looking view of waste management in NYC.  DuroUAS is an eco-drone manufacturer with…

New CCNY chemical engineering undergraduate joins EEC|CCNY team to conduct research on waste plastics

New CCNY chemical engineering undergraduate joins EEC|CCNY team to conduct research on waste plastics