Curriculum Vitae

 

General Information

NAME

SAMMAS ILIAS

ADRESS

THEMIDOS 4  ILIOUPOLI, P.C. 163 45

CONTACT NUMBERS

2109765238,   697-4610136

YEAR of BIRTH

1965

MARITAL STATUS

Married, Two Children

e-mail:

 

ilias@metal.ntua.gr, mmmpec@central.ntua.gr

University Education

 

-          02/1992 Diploma in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Thesis Title: “Contribution in the beneficiation of the mixed sulfide deposit of Molai area

-          2018: PhD at the Lab. of Mineral Processing NTUA. Title: "Contribution in the beneficiation of the mixed sulfide deposit of Molai area ".

 

 

Teaching Experience

-          1992 – 2019: Laboratory Associate in the Mineral Processing of the National Technical University of Athens

-          1992 – 2019: Participation in the preparation of undergraduate students of School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens.

-          06/00 – 09/00: Visiting Lecturer in the Vocational Training Center DIALOGOS (Κ.Ε.Κ. ΔΙΑΛΟΓΟΣ), in the domain of “Technical Processing of Metals and Ores”.

 


 

 

 

Professional Experience

 

-         01/2020 – Present: Special Lab and Teaching Staff in the Laboratory of Mineral Processing in the National Technical University of Athens.

-         06/2014 – 01/2020: Lab Technical Support Staff in the Laboratory of Mineral Processing in the National Technical University of Athens.

-         09/2007 – 06/2014: Technical Assistant in the Laboratory of Mineral Processing of the National Technical University of Athens.

-         1997 - 2012: Consultant Engineer in health and safety issues

-         01/2002 – 09/2007: Safety Technician in the following Companies: LARSINOS S.A. Quarries, KASTANIS S.A. Concrete Production, EXTRAL S.A., A BILBROUGH & CO Ltd, NORTH OF ENGLAND PROTECTING, “PROESTOU-KOSKINAS-TSOUFIS- Law Company”, “KALLIKRATIA S.A, ALTEC S.A, MICROLAND, INTERFACE S.A., CARGO, REAL ESTATE,  CARBON LOREN, KLIMART. Α.Ε., SGAS, SINTRA A.B.E.E., INFOTE, Municipality Kallithea.

-                      03/04 – 04/08: External Special Scientist in the Institute of Geological and Mineral Exploration, responsible for the realization of Mineral Processing tests.

 

 

 

Research Experience

Participation in the Research Project with the titles:

-          01/08/2020 - 31/12/2020: «ReviRis. Revitalising Post-Mining Regions: Problems and Potential in RIS Europe»

-          01/07/20 - 31/12/20: «Separation and recovery of Stainless steel from Dishwashers»

-          01/04/2019-31/05/2019: «REMOVAL : REMOVING THE WASTE STREAMS FROM THE PRIMARY ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION AND OTHER METAL SECTORS IN EUROPE»

-          01/03/2018-30/3-03/2018: ENSUREAL - INTEGRATED CROSS - SECTORIAL APPROACH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LY SUSTAINABLE AND RESOURCE - EFFICIENT ALUMINA PRODUCTION»

-          01/10/2017-10/12/2017: «RECOVER: RED MUDAND COPPER SLAG VALORISATION IN ENGINEERING PRODUCTS»

-          01/2015 –07/2015: «BENEFICIATION OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCBs) by FLOTATION».

-          16/3/2015 - 30/4/2015: «Investigation of Electric Arc Furnace Slag Mineral Processing of size -8+0mm», funded by AEIFOROS S.A.

-          01/2013 - 02/2015: «Minerals for Sustainable Cost and energy efficient chemical looping combustion Technology», funded by Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework 2007-2013, “ERANET Action”

-          06/2014 - 11/2014: «Landfill Mining Pilot Application for Recovery of Invaluable Metals, Materials, Land and Energy», funded by LIFE Program, E.C.

-          03/2012 - 30/03/2012: «Context Program of the Laboratory of Mineral Processing», funded by private companies

-          03/2005 -04/2008: «Mineral Processing of Emery with autogenous milling and chemical processing», funded by the Institute of Geological an Mineral Exploitation (IGME)

-          04/2004 - 00/2007: «Production of high value added products from Perlite, Gypsum and Fly Ash wastes», funded by S&B S.A. and Public Power Company

-          12/2002 – 02/2003: «Processing- Iron Oxides Removal from Nephelin Syenite», funded by S&B S.A.

-          09/2001 – 06/2004: «Removal of the Obsidian from the Pumice with the aim of industrial production of ultra-pure product for high- tech abrasive use», funded by LAVA S.A. Mining and Quarrying Company.

-          01/2000 – 12/2000: «Research of the Increased Production of dust from the rotary kiln of LARCO S.A. », funded by LARCO S.A.

-          1998-1999: «Prototype Industrial Technological Tests for the remediation of contaminated soils».

-          05/97-07/97: «TESTS ON THE BENEFICIATION OF LATERITE DEPOSITS OF EVIA AREA BY HAEVY LIQUID ANALYSIS AND TABLING» funded by G.M.M. S.A. LARCO

-          10/1996 – 04/1997: «BENEFICIATION OF SILICA SAND», funded by LAVA S.A. Mining and Quarrying Company.

-          01/1996 – 09/1998: «POSSIBILITY OF THE BENEFICIATION OF THE LIGNITIC DEPOSIT OF SERVIA AREA (KOZANI – GREECE) », funded by G.M.M. S.A. LARCO.

-          1994 – 06/1994: «Research on the beneficiation of Milos island (Greece) volcanic tuff for the production feldspar and barite concentrate », funded by S& B S.A.

 

List of Publications in Scientific Journals

 

-          G.N. Anastassakis, E.P. Chammas and A.Z. Frangiskos, 1995. A study on the beneficiation of Milos island (Greece) volcanic tuff for the production feldspar and barite concentrate by using flotation and magnetic separation methods, Mineral Wealth J., 95, pp. 7 – 16 (in Greek with extended English summary).

-          I. Sammas, Em. Hondrellis, H. Iskou, D. Tamam, G.N. Anastassakis, A.Z. Frangiskos and Em. Frogoudakis, 1999. A study on the beneficiation of lignite of Servia area (Kozani, Northern Greece) by heavy media separation, Mineral Wealth J., 112, pp. 17 – 28 (in Greek with extended English summary).

-          I. Sammas, Em. Hondrellis, G.N. Anastassakis and A.Z. Frangiskos, 2000. A study on the beneficiation of coal from Servia area (Kozani, Northern Greece) by jigging and tabling, Mineral Wealth J., 115, pp. 17 - 28 (in Greek with extended English summary).

 


 

List of Selected Publications in Conferences

 


 

-          I. Sammas, D. Panias, M. Taxiarchou, G.N. Anastassakis and I. Paspaliaris, 2001. Removal of iron and other major impurities from silica sand for the production of high added value materials, Proceedings IX Balkan Mineral Processing Congress “New Developments in Mineral Processing”, G. Önal, S. Atak, A. Güney, M. Celik, A.E. Yüce (Eds.), pp. 289 – 295.

-          I. Sammas, H. Iskou, Em. Hondrellis, D. Tamam, G.N. Anastassakis, A.Z. Frangiskos and Em. Frogoudakis, 2001. Beneficiation of Greek lignite. The case of the lignite deposit of Servia area (Kozani, Macedonia – Greece), extension of the Proceedings IX Balkan Mineral Processing Congress “New Developments in Mineral Processing”, G. Önal, S. Atak, A. Güney, M. Celik, A.E. Yüce (Eds.), pp. 711 – 720.

-          Tsakalakis K.G, Syrmakezis K.K., and Sammas I., 2016, Size Reduction and Recycling Processes in Waste management of Concrete Demolition Debris, presented in 17th Panhellenic Concrete Congress (Technical Chamber of Greece, TCM), 10-12 November 2016, Thessaloniki-Greece. 2.

-          Syrmakezis K.K., Tsakalakis K.G and Sammas I., 2016, Use of Conventional Mineral Processing Procedures and Equipment on Demolished Concrete Recycling - An Overview, presented in 5th International Conference on Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management “CRETE 2016”, 27-29 September 2016 in Chania-Crete, Greece.

-          Syrmakezis K.K., Tsakalakis K.G and Sammas I., 2016 "Technical and  Economic  Investigation of the Recycling of the Demolition Materials and Recovery of Useful Materials  ", 2nd Panhellenic Mining and Alternative Methods of Waste Management, Athens, 15-16 June 2016

-          Tsakalakis K.G., Benardos A., Sammas I., 2016, Metals Recovery from Pulverized Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by Flotation, presented in 3rd Symposium on Urban Mining and Circular Economy-SUM 2016, 23-25 May 2016, Bergamo, Italy.

-          Tsakalakis G. Konstantinos and Sammas I., 2018, Investigation of the aggregates gradations and mix design techniques for concrete production, 18th Panhellenic Concrete Congress, Sustainable Concrete Construction and Contribution of Technology to Environmental Protection (Technical Chamber of Greece, NTUA, Scientific Technical Chamber of Cyprus), 29-31 March 2018, Athens Greece, (in Greek with English abstract), http://library.tee.gr/vufind/Record/10087219 .

 

Selected Technical Studies

 

-          K. Tsakalakis, Ilias Sammas.  BENEFICIATION OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCBs) by FLOTATION 2015.

-          K. Tsakalakis, Ilias Sammas. The Contribution of Mineral Processing to the Recovery of Useful Materials from MSW. 2015.

-          Assessment Study of Occupational Risk at Workplace for private Companies, LARSINOS S.A. Quarries, KASTANIS S.A. Concrete Production, EXTRAL S.A., A BILBROUGH & CO Ltd, NORTH OF ENGLAND PROTECTING, PROESTOU-KOSKINAS-TSOUFIS- Law Company, KALLIKRATIA S.A, MICROLAND, INTERFACE S.A., CARGO, REAL ESTATE, CARBON LOREN, KLIMART. Α.Ε., VERNILAC, ALCHROM, THRACE MINERALS S.A.

Seminars

-        05/1994 – 07/1994: «STUDY, DESIGN AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIES. THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS”, National Technical University of Athens

-        09/2002 - 09/2007: «Seminar in safety and Sanitary of employees”, provided by AKMON EXYPP Company.

 

 

Languages

-          Greek: Excellent

-          Arabic: Excellent (mother tongue)

-          English: Very Good

 

 

IT Skills

-        Very good knowledge of AutoCAD, CorelDraw programs

-        Excellent knowledge of Ms Office and Internet Explorer.

 

 

Membership

-          Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece

-          Member of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Greek Society