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Lefteris Topaloglou | Public and Community Engagement | Research Excellence Award

Published on 09/01/2026 by Invention Awards

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lefteris Topaloglou | Public and Community Engagement | Research Excellence Award

Associate Professor at University of Western Macedonia, Greece

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lefteris Topaloglou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of Western Macedonia, where he also serves as Head of the ENTRA Lab and Director of the Institute of Energy Development and Transition to the Post-Lignite Era at the University Center for Research and Innovation (UCRI) TEMENUS. He is an active contributor to European policy and advisory bodies, serving as a member of the European Commission’s DG REGIO Academic Sounding Board for Cohesion for Transition (C4T) and the JTPeers Experts Database, specializing in just transition issues. His academic experience includes long-term teaching appointments at the University of Western Macedonia, the University of Thessaly, and the Department of Regional and Cross-Border Development, alongside extensive research collaboration with regional development and policy laboratories. Dr. Topaloglou has held significant administrative and leadership roles, including Director and Scientific Associate of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Western Macedonia, as well as long-standing service as a local development advisor. He has been appointed to several strategic regional and national bodies related to energy transition, research and innovation, and fair transition to a low-carbon economy. His professional profile reflects a strong integration of academic leadership, regional governance, and European-level policy engagement in energy transition and regional development.

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Featured Publications


Analysis of Results of Experts’ Perspectives of Sustainable Regional Competitiveness Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Multi-Criteria Method

– Sustainability, 2025


Exploring Synergies Among European Universities, Government, Industry, and Civil Society on Promotion of Green Policies and Just Transition Facets: Empirical Evidence from Six European Countries

– Sustainability, 2025


Economic Resilience and Sectoral Evolution in the Energy Transition

– Book Chapter, 2025


Assessing the Key Factors Measuring Regional Competitiveness

– Sustainability, 2024


Can We Measure How Far Is a Just Energy Transition?

– Southeast European Review of Business and Economics, 2024

 

Posted in: BiographyTagged: Civic and Community Impact Award, Civic Engagement Impact Award, Civic Engagement Leadership, Civic Impact Recognition, Civic Leadership Recognition, Civic Participation Excellence, Community Collaboration Recognition, Community Development Award, Community Empowerment Honor, Community Engagement Achievement, Community Engagement Excellence, Community Engagement Innovation Award, Community Impact Award, Community Leadership Honor, Community Outreach Excellence, Community Partnership Excellence, Community Partnership Leadership, Community Relations Excellence, Community Service Leadership Award, Grassroots Engagement Award, Public and Civic Engagement Excellence, Public and Community Engagement Laureate., Public and Community Engagement Recognition, Public Engagement Achievement Honor, Public Engagement Award, Public Engagement Distinction, Public Engagement Excellence Honor, Public Engagement Innovation, Public Engagement Leadership Excellence, Public Engagement Scholar Honor, Public Outreach Achievement, Public Outreach Recognition, Public Participation Award, Public Trust Building Recognition, Social Change Leadership Award, Social Impact Award, Social Impact Excellence, Social Impact Leadership Award, Social Innovation Recognition, Social Responsibility Distinction

Chun Dong | Environmental Social Sciences | Excellence in Research Award

Published on 12/12/202512/12/2025 by Invention Awards

Prof. Chun Dong | Environmental Social Sciences | Excellence in Research Award

Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping | China

Prof. Chun Dong is a distinguished Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, holding a Ph.D. in Population, Resources and Environmental Economics. With over two decades of experience, she leads the Natural Resources Survey and Monitoring Research Center and has played key roles in major national initiatives, including the First National Geographical Conditions Census and the development of natural resource asset auditing platforms. Her work integrates geospatial technology with resource economics, pioneering statistical models for natural resource monitoring, natural capital accounting, and population spatialization. She has led more than 40 national and ministerial research projects, contributed extensively to national geographical monitoring, and advanced large-scale spatial statistical modeling. Prof. Dong has published over 100 academic papers, authored ten books, and developed multiple national information systems for government ministries. Her innovations include platforms such as NaturalSAE and NaturalAAE, widely applied in ecological civilization construction and resource governance. She holds more than ten authorized national patents and has received 18 major scientific awards, including the National Science and Technology Progress Award. Her research has significantly influenced China’s spatial planning, resource accounting, and geospatial data evaluation. Widely recognized as a high-level leading scientific talent by the Ministry of Natural Resources, she is also a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance and the National March 8th Red-Banner Pacesetter honor. She actively collaborates with leading institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, and Wuhan University, promoting interdisciplinary innovation in natural resources. Prof. Dong serves in multiple national professional committees, contributing to natural resources monitoring, high-tech application in forestry and grassland, and geographical information analysis. Her lifelong commitment to advancing geospatial science continues to drive national progress in sustainable development, ecological monitoring, and resource management.

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Corrected Population Grid Data Using Multisource High-Precision Data

– Scientific Reports, 2025 

Research on Delineation and Assessment Methods for Cultivated Land Concentration and Contiguity in Southeastern China

– Agriculture Switzerland, 2025 

Research on accurate and effective identification of ecosystem surface based on human footprint index

– Geological Bulletin of China, 2025 

Integrating Ecosystem Service Trade-Offs and Bundles for Ecological Zoning and Management Optimization: A Case Study of the Danjiangkou Reservoir Area, China

– Environmental Management, 2025 

Exploring How Human-Land Conflict Affects Cropland Fragmentation

– Land Use Research Series, 2025

 

Posted in: BiographyTagged: Climate Action Research Distinction, Climate Adaptation Award, Climate Change Adaptation Scholar, Climate Governance Achievement, Climate Mitigation Scholar, Climate Policy Achievement, Climate Research Achievement, Climate Resilience Award, Climate Studies Scholar, Climate Vulnerability Studies Honor, Climate-Society Dynamics Award, Climate–Society Innovation Award., Climate–Society Studies Honor, Community Sustainability Leader, Eco-Social Research Excellence, Ecological Policy Impact Award, Environmental Anthropology Honor, Environmental Behavior Research Award, Environmental Education Recognition, Environmental Equity Recognition, Environmental Ethics Recognition, Environmental Governance Excellence, Environmental Humanities Recognition, Environmental Impact Scholar, Environmental Justice Recognition, Environmental Planning Recognition, Environmental Policy Leadership, Environmental Policy Recognition, Environmental Protection Achievement, Environmental Research Laureate, Environmental Risk Studies Distinction, Environmental Social Impact Award, Environmental Social Innovation Leader, Environmental Social Sciences Award, Environmental Sociology Distinction, Environmental Transformation Honor, Environmental Well-being Award, Green Policy Distinction, Human Ecology Excellence, Human–Environment Interaction Award, Social Ecology Distinction, Social Impact Excellence, Social Science Impact Recognition, Social Science Innovator Award, Social Science Leadership Award, Social Science Research Excellence, Social Systems Research Distinction, Social-Ecological Systems Expert, Socio-Environmental Innovation Award, Sustainability Communication Award, Sustainability Engagement Award, Sustainability Framework Award, Sustainability Governance Excellence, Sustainability Innovation Honor, Sustainability Leadership Award, Sustainability Research Excellence, Sustainability Scholar Honor, Sustainability Science Award, Sustainability Studies Pioneer, Sustainable Development Leadership

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