Koutsoukos Petros

	Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece
Tel. : +30 2610-997 265   Email: pgk@iceht.forth.gr
Last updated: June 2011

Education:

1984: Ifigesia, Univ. of Patras, Greece
1980: PhD in Physical Inorganic Chemistry, State Univ. N.Y. at Buffalo, USA
1974: Diploma in BA, School of Economics (ASOEE), Athens, Greece
1972: Diploma in Chemistry, Univ. of Patras, Greece

Previous Employment/Occupation:

2006-2007: Acting Director FORTH-ICEHT
2005-2007:Chairman Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras
1994-2004: President of the Board and CEO of the Patras Science Park S.A.
1989-1990: Member of the Supreme Chemical Council of Greece
1981-1989: Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Dept. of Chem., Univ. of Patras, Greece
1980-1981: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Agricultural State Univ., The Netherlands
1980 : Post-Doctoral Fellow, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, USA

Research Activities:

Scale formation. Corrosion and Scaling in Geothermal and other water handling Systems. Scale Formation and Prevention in Industrial Processes. Fouling in Aquatic Systems. Physicochemical processes in natural waters. Phosphorus Recovery from Wastewater. Fundamental Scientific Aspects for the Development of Protection and Restoration Methods for Historic monuments. Biological Mineralization. Preparation of Catalysts. Purification of Crystals by Melt Crystallisation. Crystal growth  and Dissolution of Soluble Salts.

Participation in Research Projects:

1984-Present: Participation in national and international programmes including EPET I, ΙΑΕΑ, ΝΑΤΟ, JOULE II, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL & MOBILITY, ENVIRONMENT, AXIA , PAVE, PENED, CITY OF TOMORROW, MARIE-CURIE INITIAL TRAINING NETWORK.

Publications:

170 papers in refereed international journals, 16 peer reviewed chapters/contributions in books.

Conference Participation/Attendance:

Presentation in 60 international conferences (5 invited lectures).

Teaching Activities:

Inorganic chemistry, Suspensions-Emulsions, Separation Processes , Inorganic Materials(Dept. of Chem. Eng., Univ. of Patras, Greece) Aquatic Chemistry (Graduate school of Environmental Studies).

Professional Affiliations:

Hellenic Association of Chemists. Representative of Greece at the Working Party on Crystallisation of The European Federation of Chemical Engineering.

Selected Publications:

• Aikaterini I. Vavouraki , Christine V. Putnis , Andrew Putnis , Petros G. Koutsoukos, An Atomic Force Microscopy study of the growth of calcite in the presence of sodium sulfate, Chemical Geology 253 (2008) 243-251
• H. Erlich, P.G.Koutsoukos, K.D.Demadis, O.S.Pokrovsky, Principles of De-minaeralisation: Modern strategies for the isolation of organic frameworks. Part I. Common definitions and history, Micron, 39 (2008) 1062-1091.
• Kriegs M, Kanellopoulou D, Koutsoukos, PG , Mavrilas D., Glasmacher B, Development of a new combined test setup for accelerated dynamic pH-controlled in vitro calcification of porcine heart valves, International Journal of Artificial Organs, 32: 794-801 (2009).
• Panteli VS, Kanellopoulou DG, Gartaganis SP, Koutsoukos PG. Application of Anodic Stripping Voltammetry for Zinc, Copper, and Cadmium Quantification in the Aqueous Humor: Implications of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome, BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH 132 (1-3 ) 9-18 (2009)
• Hermann Ehrlich , Petros G. Koutsoukos , Konstantinos D. Demadis , Oleg S. Pokrovsky, Principles of demineralization: Modern strategies for the isolation of organic frameworks Part II. Decalcification, Micron 40 (2009) 169-193.
• M.Menadakis, G.Maroulis, P.G.Koutsoukos, Incorporation of Mg2+, Sr2+, Ba2+ and Zn2+ into aragonite and comparison with calcite. J.Mathem.Chem 46 (2009)484-491.
• Vavouraki, A., Putnis, Christine V., Putnis, Andrew, Koutsoukos P.G., Crystal Growth and Dissolution of Calcite in the Presence of Fluoride Ions: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study, Crystal Growth & Design, 10(1) (2010) 60-69
• E.C. Arvaniti, M.G. Lioliou, C.A. Paraskeva, A.C. Payatakes, T. Ostvold, P.G. Koutsoukos, 'Calcium Oxalate Crystallization on Concrete heterogeneities', Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 88 (11A), 1455-1460 (2010).