RESEARCH INTERESTS - GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING IN MINING AND CIVIL WORKS

MINING GEOTECHNICS: stability of excavations, geotechnical characterization of mining and industrial wastes, post-lignite era, reclamation - valorization of former mining areas, effect of climate change and extreme weather events, environmental geotechnics

PROBABILISTIC AND STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING: geotechnical uncertainty and variability, probabilistic - stochastic models, reliability analysis, risk analysis, coupled probabilistic - numerical analyses

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA

Master of Science in Engineering
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

National Technical University of Athens
School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering
Associate Professor (2023-), Assistant Professor (2019-2023)

Democritus University of Thrace
Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor

Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI)
Researcher

LARCO GMMSA
Mining - Geotechnical Engineer (Evia mines)

Edafomichaniki SA
Geotechnical Design Engineer

Purdue University, USA
Research & Teaching Assistant

Attiko Metro SA, Athens, Greece
Summer intern

Assistant Professor, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens:
1. Rock Mechanics, 7^th semester
2. Soil Mechanics, 8^th semester
3. Principles of Foundation Engineering and Retaining Structures, 9^th semester
4. Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering, 9^th semester
5. Geotechnical and Geophysical Investigations, MSc Design and Construction of Underground Works

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace (2014 - 2019):
1. Shallow Foundations & Earth Pressures, 6^th semester
2. Retaining Structures, 7^th semester
3. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, 7^th semester
4. Tunnels & Underground Structures, 8^th semester
5. Geo-environmental Engineering, 8^th semester
6. Computer-based Design of Geotechnical Structures, 9^th semester

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete (2009 - 2011):
1. Geotechnical Engineering - Geotechnical Structures, 8^th semester

Teaching Assistant, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2002 - 2007):
1. Geotechnical Engineering II
2. Basic Mechanics I - Statics

Outstanding Graduate Student Award, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA

Empeirikion Foundation Scholarship, Athens, Greece

Empeirikion Foundation Scholarship, Athens, Greece

Gerondelis Foundation Graduate Studies Scholarship, Boston, MA, USA

Sommerfeld Fellowship, Minnesota, MN, USA (offer)

Thomaidio Award, best Diploma Thesis at the National Technical University of Athens

1st Award, Technical Chamber of Greece, best Diploma Thesis in the Mining & Metallurgical field