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On Sunday, June 15, 2025, Professor Elia Psillakis, of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Crete, was awarded the prestigious Silver Jubilee Medal by the Chromatographic Society. The award ceremony took place in Bruges, Belgium, during the opening session of the 53rd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC2025), held from June 15–19, 2025.
Professor Psillakis was selected as the 2025 recipient of the Silver Jubilee Medal following peer evaluation. This marks the first time the award has been presented to a professor from a Greek university. The list of previous recipients includes many of the most prominent scientists in the field of separation science.
The Silver Jubilee Medal, established in 1982 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Chromatographic Society, honors rising scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of separations science.
In addition to receiving the medal, Professor Psillakis was an invited keynote speaker at HPLC2025. Her keynote lecture, entitled “Green and Sustainable Analytical Chemistry: Myths, Truths and Opportunities”, addressed critical challenges and emerging directions in sustainable chemical analysis.
She also participated in the Industry Leadership Track (closed-door meetings with industrial stakeholders), contributed to the public roundtable discussion “Quo vadis HPLC?”, and delivered a tutorial session titled “How to quantify the greenness of your methods?”.
Her active involvement and recognition at HPLC2025 reflect the global impact and leadership of her scientific work.
Professor Elia Psillakis is internationally recognized for her pioneering research in green analytical chemistry, the development of circular approaches to sample preparation, and her efforts to bridge academic research with innovation and technology transfer.
