CHAIR OF

THERMAL PROCESS ENGINEERING

geboren 1959 in Thessaloniki, Griechenland

University education with degree                  

1976-1981
Mechanical Engineering; Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Degree: Dipl.-Ing.

Research degrees

1985
Dr.-Ing., Process Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.-U. Schlünder

1990                                 
Habilitation to Dr.-Ing. habil., University of Karlsruhe

Professional experience

1994-present                 
Full professor and Chair of Thermal Process Engineering, Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

1991-1994                      
Senior Process Specialist in R&D (Solids Processing, Engineering Science Laboratory) of the Dow Deutschland Inc., Stade

1985-1990                      
Postdoctoral research assistant, Thermal Process Engineering, Univ. Karlsruhe

1982-1985                      
Research assistant, Thermal Process Engineering, University of Karlsruhe

1981-1982                      
Research assistant, Applied Thermodynamics, Aristotle University Thessaloniki

Honors and Awards

2018                                  
Professor Arun S. Mujumdar Medal for Outstanding Mentorship and Sustained Excellence in Drying Research
(presented at 21^th Intern. Drying Symposium, Valencia, Spain)

2017                                  
Honorary Professor of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria

2017                                  
Award for Excellence in Drying R&D
(presented at 2^nd Nordic Baltic Drying Conference, Hamburg, Germany)

2016                                  
Best Research Award
(presented at 20^th International Drying Symposium, Gifu, Japan)

2013                                  
Otto von Guericke Research Award, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

2010                                  
Award for Excellence in Drying Research
(presented at 17^th Intern. Drying Symposium, Magdeburg, Germany)

2002                                  
Award for Innovation in Drying Research
(presented at 13^th Intern. Drying Symposium, Beijing, China)

Memberships/Activities in Scientific Organizations

• Senate and Grants Committee of the DFG for Collaborative Research Centers (2014-2020)
• Expert Panel of the DFG for Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering (2004-2012)
• Speaker of the Expert Panels of the DFG for Process Engineering and Technical Chemistry (2008-2012)
• Vice speaker of DFG Graduate School 1554 (2016-2019)
• Central Selection Committee of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2005-2013)
• Working Party on Drying Technology, ProcessNet (1998-today, Chairman: 2005-today)
• Working Party on Heat and Mass Transfer, ProcessNet (1995-today)
• Working Party on Granular Media and Agglomeration Technology, ProcessNet (2009-today)
• European Working Party on Drying, EFCE (2003-today, Chairman: 2004-2008)
• Scientific Council of International Center of Heat and Mass Transfer (2002-today)
• Section “Product Design and Engineering” of the EFCE (2007-today)
• Advisory board of VDI/GVC (Process and Chemical Engineering Association, 2005-2018)
• Chairman of the regional VDI group “Chemical and Process Engineering” (2005-today)
• Founding Dean, Dean (1998-2002) and Vice-Dean (2013-today) of the Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
• Member of the Academic Senate of the Otto von Guericke University (2002-2013, 2020 - today)
• Center of Dynamic Systems (CDS), Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (2016-today)
• International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) ProEng, Magdeburg (2019-today)

Other activities and services

• Editorial board of: Drying Technology Journal, Processes, ChemEngineering
• Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Chemical Engineering
• Editor of the book series “Modern Drying Technology”, 5 volumes, Wiley-VCH, 2007-2014

• Einsatz von Mikrowellen und Ultraschall in der Verfahrens- und Umwelttechnik ( Link zur LV im LSF )
• Grundlagen und Prozesse der Verfahrenstechnik ( Link zur LV im LSF )
• Produktgestaltung ( Link zur LV im LSF )
• Seminar Thermische Verfahrenstechnik ( Link zur LV im LSF )
• Thermal Process Engineering ( Link zur LV im LSF )