I hold a BSc in Materials Science from the University of Crete and an MSc and PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 2014. My research lies at the interface between mechanical engineering, materials and energy engineering. I have considerable experience working in multidisciplinary projects as part of my post-doctoral studies at the International Institute for Carbon Neutral Research at Kyushu University, Japan. There, I focused on understanding how material properties such as thermal conductivity and wetting influence phase-change and the associated heat transfer at all scales. I was also one of the first to exhibit laser-induced Marangoni recirculation patterns in evaporating water droplets; a hotly debated topic for over 20 years. In 2018, I was appointed Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of East Anglia where I established my lab in Multiscale Energy Transport Engineering focusing on phase-change heat transfer and wetting physics. At UEA, I also led a research programme on bio-inspired engineering which was supported by a range of industrial partners from power electronics, to telecoms, and electric powertrain manufacturers.

In 2023, I was appointed a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wolverhampton where I continue my bio-inspired engineering research combined with Additive Manufacturing for effective heating and cooling solutions for areas such as microelectronics, electric vehicles and refrigeration systems. AM provides the unique opportunity to design and build heat exchangers with complex geometries and post-treatments enables the control of properties such as mechanical strength and wetting. A key outcome in my research here is the use of topology optimised designs to create novel heat exchangers, e.g. the compact, lightweight and high-performing radiator that we are planning to test on our Praga racing car.

If you are interested for a PhD or postdoc in the above areas, feel free to contact me.