Λυμπεράτος Γεράσιμος

1980: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology,USA
1982: M.S. in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
USA
1984: PhD in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, USA

Biochemical Engineering , Environmental Biotechnology, Energy from Biomass, Wastewater Engineering, Solid Waste Management

Sep.1993 – 2010: Professor, University of Patras

1999 – 2003: Chairman Chemical Engineering, University of Patras
1994- 1997:Vice-Rector for Financial Planning and Development, University
of Patras
1990- 1993: Associate Prof., University of Patras
1988- 1990: Assoc. Professor(tenured), University of Florida
1983- 1988: Assistant Professor, University of Florida
1982-1984: Research Assistant, California Institute of Technology
1981-1982: Teaching Assistant, California Institute of Technology

Presidential Young Investigator Award (U.S. National Science Foundation)
1987 “Teacher of the Year Award” , AIChE Student Chapter, University of Florida
“Tau Beta Pi Teacher of the Year”, College of Engineering, University of Florida.

50 national and international research programs

156 refereed international journal papers

262 lectures in conferences, member of the organising committee in various conferences and chairman of 2 national and 2 international conferences

Editor, Jounal of Hazardous Materials
Associate Editor, Waste and biomass Valorization

Associate Editor, Global Nest
Coordinator of “Solid Waste management” unit of the Graduate Programme on “Waste management”, Hellenic Open University

President of the Hellenic Water Association (Greek Governing Member of the International Water Association)

Member of the Agricultural Academy of Athens

City Counselor (Municipality of Halandri), in charge of recycling

International Water Association, Technical Chamber of Greece, Panhellenic Society of Chemical Engineers.

31 years of teaching in the Departments of Chemical Engineering at Univ. of Florida. University of Patras and the National Technical University of Athens: Biochemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology, Mechanical Process Equipment Selection and Design, Process Control, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics.

• Antonopoulou G., Gavala H., Skiadas, I.V. and Lyberatos G., “Modelling of fermentative hydrogen production from sweet sorghum extract based on modified ADM1”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37,1, 191-208, (2012)
• Antonopoulou, G., Stamatelatou, K., Bebelis, S., Lyberatos, G. “Electricity generation from synthetic substrates and cheese whey using a two chamber microbial fuel cell”, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 50 (1),p.p.10-15 (2010)
• Kornaros, M., Dokianakis, S.N., Lyberatos, G., «Partial nitrification/denitrification can be attributed to the slow response of nitrite oxidizing bacteria to periodic anoxic disturbances», Environmental Science and Technology,44 (19 ),pp.7245-7253, (2010)
• Ntaikou I., Kourmentza C., Koutrouli E., Stamatelatou Κ., Zampraka A., Kornaros M., Lyberatos G., “Exploitation of olive oil mill wastewater for combined biohydrogen and biopolymers production”, Bioresource Technology, 100 (15), pp. 3724-3730 ,(2009)
• Pakou C., Kornaros M., Stamatelatou K. and Lyberatos G., “On the fate of LAS, NPEOs and DEHP in municipal Sewage Sludge during composting”, Bioresource Technology, 100 (2009) 1634-1642
• Antonopoulou G., Stamatelatou K., Venetsaneas N., Kornaros M., and G. Lyberatos,   Biohydrogen and Methane Production from Cheese Whey in a Two-Stage Anaerobic Process, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47, 5227-5233, (2008)