Professor
Address: National Technical University of Athens,
Heroon Polytechniou 9, 15780 Zografou, Athens, Greece,
School of Mechanical Engineering, Section of Thermal
Engineering, Building Ο, Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plant. (1st Floor, Office 0.115).
Tel. (+30) 210 772-3662.
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Personal Homepage: http://www.lsbtp.mech.ntua.gr/en/node/35
Studies
| 1989 | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens/ Institut fur Warme und Brennstofftechnik T.U. Brauschweig, Greece-Germany |
| 1984 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece |
Professional Experience
| 2012 - 2018 | Director, of Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 2007 - today | Professor, NTUA, Greece |
| 2001 - 2007 | Associate Professor, NTUA, Greece |
| 1997 - 2001 | Assistant Professor, NTUA, Greece |
| 1995 - today | Director of the Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants (currently supervising more than 10 scientists, 5 Post-doc and 5 PhD candidates) and Director of the Notified Body-Certification Laboratory of Hot Water Boilers, NTUA |
| 1991 - 1996 | Lecturer, NTUA, Greece |
Research
Measures for efficiency increase of conventional Plants. Novel technologies for solid fuels utilization for power generation (IGCC-PFBC) - Fluidized Bed combustion Technology. CO2 separation and capture. Pulverized Brown coal combustion in Large scale Plants - Effect of fuel quality and combustion scheme on the emissions of SO2, NOx and unburned fuel, units efficiency and availability. Utilization of alternative fuels (biomass). Natural gas utilization - Co-generation - Fuel Cells. Radiation heat transfer in combustion chambers - Effect of Slagging on thermal transfer.
Distinctions
| 1988 | Sectoral grandee of EEC (DG XII) |
| 1985 - 1989 | Postgraduate Scholarship of National Technical University of Athens |
| 1985 - 1987 | A.S. Onasis Foundation Scholarship |
Member of:
- Member of the RFCS Monitoring and Assessment Exercise.
- Member of the EURACOAL Executive Committee.
- Representative at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe:
a) Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal in Sustainable Development,
b) Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal in Thermal Power.
- Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece.
- Member of the "Verein Deutscher Ingenieure-Gesellschaft Energietechnik(VDI-GET)".
- Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- Member of Technical Committee PTC47 of ASME for the standardization of efficiency measurements of Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle.
- Member of the Combustion Institute (U.S. and Greek sections).
- Member of the scientific council of VGB (Large Plant Operators).
- Member of EUROLAB (HellasLab).
- Member of COGEN – Hellas.
- Member of IEA Implementing Agreement on Fluidised Bed.
- Member of the Board of the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe.
Current Duties
| 1995 - today | Director of the Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants, in charge of a group of 25 post graduate researchers |
Teaches at NTUA
Undergraduate: "Thermal Energy Conversion in Power Plants I", "Thermal Energy Conversion in Power Plants II".
Postgraduate: "Thermal Power Plants for Electricity Generation ΙΙ" and "Pollution Abatement Technology and Postgraduate Program: Energy Generation and Management".