Dr. Olympia Nisiforou

Dr Olympia Nisiforou is Certified in Quantitative Risk Management. She holds a BSc in Marine Science/Oceanography, an MSc in Learning in Natural Sciences, an MSc in Environmental Pollution Control, and a Ph.D. from the Department of Environmental Science and Technology and Chemical Engineering in the area of renewable energy and wastewater. Her work is based on the use of algae as biofilters for the treatment of various waste streams aiming to cogenerate treated water whilst using the valuable seaweed biomass (mainly green seaweeds) to produce renewable energy sources and other products such as feed and plastic.

COST ACTION CA20106

The main aim of the COST Action is to make a step-change towards a green economy based on Ulva mass production and utilization within the European community and beyond. The ultimate goal is the development of Ulva-based blue-biotech industries and utilization of Ulva as a model organism in European algaculture. The Ulva COST Action will facilitate acquainting the traditional European diet and taste with Ulva, as a new, sustainable, and safe food item. The Action will profit from the world-renowned quality standard of European food production and from the nutritional value of Ulva toward using this alga in European human diet and animal nutrition.

SeaWheat

ULVA: TOMORROW’S “WHEAT OF THE SEA”, A MODEL FOR AN INNOVATIVE MARICULTURE

Dr. Olympia Nisiforou

COST ACTION CA20106