Dr. Stella Parmaki has earned her BSc in Environmental Science and Technology from the Cyprus University of Technology and her PhD in Chemical Engineering by the same institute, with specialization in Environmental Biotechnology. Her work is published in several scientific journals and books and presented in international conferences and workshops. Additionally, she trained and certified as Circular Economy Professional, Auditor/Lead Author on Environmental (ISO 14001:2004), Health and Safety (OSHAS 18001:2007) and Food Safety (ISO 22000:2005) Management Systems. In recent years, she participates in the project Metro "Promotion of Circular Economy in Hotels and Tourist Accommodations" providing consulting services to the Cypriot businesses aiming their transition to a sustainable business model, based on the principles of the circular economy. She worked as an Analyst/ Researcher in a food and environmental laboratory (2021-2022), Research Fellow in the field of bio-valorisation of food processing wastewater (2016-2020), Learning Support Teacher and Teaching Assistant at the Departments of Environmental Science and Technology and Chemical Engineering of the Cyprus University of Technology (2018-2019) and Laboratory Assistant at the Centre of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry, Portuguese Catholic University (2016). She joined Cyprus Employers and Industrialist Federation (OEB) as Officer of the Energy and Environment Department, in 2022.
