ZERVAS, Efthimios

1989: Diploma in Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens – Greece
1991: MSc in Oil Sciences, Ecole Nationale du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM) and Univ. Paris VI – France
1996: PhD of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP) and Univ. of Haute Alsace – France

• Control and emissions of regulated and specific pollutants emitted from combustion systems
• Development of analytical methods for the analysis of specific gaseous pollutants
• Analysis of e-cigarettes refilling liquids and of the emissions of e-cigarettes, conventional cigarettes and heated tobacco products
• Air pollution
• Energy and environmental opinion and policy
• Climate change

10/2018-today: Professor, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Patra, Greece
09/2013-10/2018: Professor, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Patra, Greece
09/2009-08/2013: Assistant Professor, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Patra, Greece
09/2006-08/2009: Assistant Professor, Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi , Greece
09/2005-08/2006: Researcher, CPERI/CERTH, Thessaloniki, Greece
09/1999-08/2005: Project Leader, Renault, Paris, France
09/1998-08/1999: Assistant Professor, Ecole de Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France

Grant of Hellenic Thoracic Society for the study of the emissions of e-cigarettes
Grant of Hellenic Thoracic Society for the study of the emissions of heated tobacco products
5/5 stars for a presentation during the 2015 ERS Congress (about 600-800 votes)

2001-2021: Participation in more than 15 research projects funded by EU and national bodies.

Refereed Publications: 85 documents in Scopus, 11 SAE papers, 18 ERJ Abstracts, 3 Book Chapters
Citations: 2,869 (Google Scholar), 1,856 (Scopus) (date of search: 02/11/2021)
H index=28 (Google Scholar), 24 (Scopus)

06/2017-today : Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on characterising flavours in tobacco products (Vice-Chair from 06-2017 to 03-2019), European Commission
09/2017-today: Member of Experts Working Group “Tobacco and Vaping Products”, ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety), Paris -France
03/2017-today: Member of the working group on Smart Cities, ELOT (Greek Standardization Organisation)
09/2018-12/2020: Member of the Experts Working Group for the analysis of the tobacco industry files for the 15 priority additives, RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Bilthoven- The Netherlands
12/2017-12/2020: Member of the European Joint Action on Tobacco Control European Commission

• Zervas E., Montagne X., Lahaye J. (2002), Emission of alcohols and carbonyl compounds from a SI engine. Influence of fuel and air/fuel equivalence ratio, Environ. Sci. Technol., 36, 2414-2421, (23 April 2002) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es010265t
• Zervas E., Dorlhène P., Forti L., Perrin C., Momique J.C., Monier R., Ing H., Lopez B. (2005), Inter-laboratory Test of Exhaust PM Using ELPI, Aerosol Science and Technology, 39, 333-346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/027868290930222
• Zervas E., Dorlhène P., Forti L., Perrin C., Momique J.C., Monier R., Ing H., Lopez B. (2006), Exhaust Gas Particle Mass Estimation Using an Electrical Low Pressure Impactor, Energy and Fuels, 20, 498-503, (13 Jan 2006) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef050330a
• . Zervas E., Dorlhène P., Forti L., Perrin J., Momique J.C., Monier R., Ing H., Lopez B. (2006), Inter-laboratory study of the exhaust gas particle number measurement using the Condensation Particle Counter (CPC), Energy and Fuels, 20, 6, 2426-2431, (17 Oct 2006) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef060180j
• Zervas E., Dorlhène P. (2006), Comparison of exhaust particle number measured by EEPS, CPC and ELPI, Aerosol Science and Technology, 40, 977-984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02786820600844093
• Savvanidou E., Zervas E., Tsagarakis K. (2010), Public Acceptance of Biofuels, Energy Policy, 38, 3482-3488, (July 2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.02.021
• Karavalakis G., Poulopoulos S., Zervas E. (2012), Impact of diesel fuels on the emission of non-regulated pollutants, Fuel, 102, 85-91. (Dec 2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2012.05.030
• Kaika D., Zervas E. (2013), The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) Theory. Part A: Concept, Causes and the CO2 Emissions Case. Energy Policy, 62, 1392-1402, (Nov 2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.131
• Zervas E., Litsiou E., Konstantopoulos K, Poulopoulos S., Katsaounou P. (2018), Physical characterization of the aerosol of an electronic cigarette: impact of refill liquids, Inhalation toxicology, (12 May 2018) https://doi.org/10.1080/08958378.2018.1500662
• Vogiatzi Ch., Gemenetzi G., Massou L., Poulopoulos S., Papaefthimiou S., Zervas E. (2018), Energy use and saving in residential sector and occupant behavior: A case study in Athens, Energy & Buildings, 181 (2018) 1–9, (15 Dec 2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.09.039
• . Zervas E., Matsouki N., Kyriakopoulos G., Poulopoulos S., Ioannides Th., Katsaounou P. (2020), Dissolution of metals in the liquids of electronic cigarettes, Inhalation Toxicology, 32:6, 240-248, https://doi.org/10.1080/08958378.2020.1776801 (14 June 2020)
• Vatavali F., Gareiou Z., Kehagia F., Zervas E. (2020), Impact of COVID-19 on urban everyday life in greece. Perceptions, experiences and practices of the active population, Sustainability, 2020, 12 (22), pp. 1-17, 9410, https://doi-org.proxy.eap.gr/10.3390/su12229410