Academic Position: Professor
Academic records:
- 1981-1987: University of Palermo Italy, Diploma in Geological Sciences, awarded 1987.
- 2000-2004: National Technical University of Athens, NTUA Greece. PhD in Environmental Mining, awarded November 2004
Research Interests:
- Environmental mining and rehabilitation of disturbed lands
- Low carbon economy and post-coal mining period
- Health and Safety of mining projects
- Environmental Impact Assessment and indices development
Representative publications:
- Sims, D.B., Hudson, A.C., Keller, J.E., Vatalis, K.I.,Modis, K.P. (2017). Trace element scavenging in dry wash surficial sediments in an arid region of Southern Nevada, USA. Mine Water and the Environment, 36(1), 124-132.
- Vatalis, K.I.,Manoliadis, O., Charalampides, G., Platias, S., Savvidis, S. (2013). Sustainability components affecting decisions for green building projects. Procedia Economics and Finance 5, 747-756.
- Modis, K.,Vatalis, K.I., Sachanidis, Ch. (2013). Spatiotemporal risk assessment of soil pollution in a lignite mining region, using BME approach. Journal of Coal Geology. 112 (1), 173–179.
- Vatalis, K.I.,Laaksonen, A., Charalampides, G., Benetis, N.P. (2012).Intermediate technologies towards low-carbon economy. The Greek zeolite CCS outlook into the EU commitments. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 16, 3391-3400.
- Modis, K., Vatalis, K., Papantonopoulos, G., Sachanidis, Ch. (2010). Uncertainty management of a hydrogeological data set in a Greek lignite basin, using BME. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 24(1), 47-56.
- Vatalis, K.I., Kaliampakos, D.C. (2006). An overall index of environmental quality in coal mining areas and energy facilities. Environmental Management, 38(6), 1031-1045.
Contact details:
Department of Mineral Resources Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
Koila-Kozani, 50100 Greece.
Tel: +30 2461068152
e-mail: kvatalis@uowm.gr