Greek Australian Dr Konstantinos Athanasiadis has been included in the list of Australia’s 60 Most Innovative Engineers.
Announced by Engineers Australia earlier this week, Brisbane-based Dr Athanasiadis has been recognised for his work on ‘StormDMT’, a patented advanced technology for managing storm water runoff that is generated in urban and industrial areas.
Developed as part of Australian engineering company GHD’s ‘Innovation program’, the technology removes dissolved contaminants, such as nutrients and heavy metals in a cost-effective way.
The idea emerged as part of Dr Athanasiadis’ doctoral thesis, as he studied the properties of different low-cost natural filter media.
CEO Ashley Wright took the opportunity to congratulate Dr Athanasiadis for demonstrating GHD’s commitment to delivering new solutions across its five global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.
“Innovation is at the heart of who we are,” said Mr Wright.
“Our sustained growth and success are built on our ability to deliver imaginative thinking and exceptional service to our clients, and help their businesses adapt to new challenges and opportunities.”