Dr Michalis Hadjikakou

Dr. Hadjikakou holds a BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge (UK), a Master 1 in Earth and Environmental Science from Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble), an MSc in Water Science, Policy & Management from the University of Oxford (UK), and a PhD in Environment & Sustainability from the University of Surrey (UK) from where he graduated in January 2014.

Dr. Hadjikakou was Postdoctoral (2014-2016) and later Senior Research Associate (Jan 2017 - ) in the Water Research Centre and Sustainability Assessment Program (School of Civil & Environmental Engineering) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), prior to joining the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin as Research Fellow in August 2017.

He has a general interest in environmental sustainability with expertise in sustainability assessment & modelling, food systems, sustainable diets, and water resources management.

See also:

Google Scholar

ResearchGate

• Sustainability Assesssment
• Water Resources Management
• Environmentally extended input-output analysis
• Environmental footprints
• Food systems and sustainable diets

University of New South Wales - Visiting Fellow (School of Civil & Environmental Engineering)

International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)

Articles
'Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment', published on The Conversation, 5 October 2016

Sustainable shopping: want to eat healthy? Try an eco-friendly diet, published on The Conversation, 19 January 2018

Radio
ABC Newcastle NSW – ‘Drive’, 5 October 2016
ABC Radio 702 – ‘Evenings’. 5 October 2016
2SER – ‘Sustainable diets’, 6 October 2016

2SER - ECO FRIENDLY DIETS, 21 January 2018

Major grants and awards as Chief/Principal investigator:

• WH Gladstones Population and Environment Fund Award 2015 (PI): "Our ‘foodprint’ matters – Australian diets and their environmental, economic and health impacts", from the Australian Academy of Science ($24k, completed 2017).
• Ian Potter Travel Grant (PI): International conference travel to present work on food systems and sustainable diets at the 'Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology,' Stowe; and the 'International Society for Ecological Economics 2016' Conference, USA, 19-29 June 2016 ($2k).
• Analysis of Alternative Water Supply Projects Compared to Direct Potable Reuse (CI), funded by the US Water Reuse Research Foundation and the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence. The project delivered a novel software tool to evaluate water supply options against environmental, economic and social criteria ($350k, completed 2017).