Andritsos Nikolaos

Studies

• Diploma in Chemical Engineering (1979), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• MSc (1981) in Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester (UMIST), UK.
• PhD (1986) in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

hort CV - Research interests

Nikos Andritsos joined the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Thessaly in 2003 and is currently a professor in the field of Experimental Transport Phenomena. He was born in 1956 in Thessaloniki. He studied Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic School of AUTH, from where he graduated in 1979. He initially did postgraduate studies at the University of Manchester – Institute of Science & Technology receiving the M.Sc. in 1981 and then at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1986. During his graduate studies in the USA. worked as a Teaching and Research Assistant. In the 1982-83 academic year he was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award by the Department of Chemical Engineering. In the same University he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the summer of 1987.

From January 1987 and until assuming his duties at the University of Thessaly, he worked as a researcher at the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering (ITCHID/EKETA), supervised by the General Secretariat of Research & Technology. In this Institute he initially worked at the rank of Researcher D', from 1992 at the rank of Researcher C' and from 1998 as Researcher B'. He has also served as Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Training Center of the Technological Park of Thessaloniki (KEP/TPTH), from 1995 to 2002, member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of ITCHID/EKETA (Oct. 2001-May 2003).

His research interests are focused on the study and design or modification of physicochemical processes (in matters of multiphase flows, heat exchangers, membrane technology, removal of pollutants from liquid streams and crystallization) with the aim of saving energy and water in industry, the utilization of alternative forms of energy and industrial by-products and environmental protection. He is also interested in the study of the deterioration and maintenance of stone monuments. He has published numerous papers in authoritative international scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences, he is a reviewer in many international scientific journals and is the co-author of a book on Geothermal Energy in Greek and one in English.

His research interests are focused on the study and design or modification of physicochemical processes (in matters of multiphase flows, heat exchangers, membrane technology, removal of pollutants from liquid streams and crystallization) with the aim of saving energy and water in industry, the utilization of alternative forms of energy and industrial by-products and environmental protection. He is also interested in the study of the deterioration and maintenance of stone monuments. He has published numerous papers in authoritative international scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences, he is a reviewer in many international scientific journals and is the co-author of a book on Geothermal Energy in Greek and one in English.

He was President of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 5/11/2015 to 20/11/2017. He has also served for two years as deputy president and for two academic years as coordinator of the Energy, Industrial Processes and Anti-Pollution Technology Sector.