Mechanical Engineer, MSc, PhD
Building 17, NSCR "Demokritos"
christos@ipta.demokritos.gr
+30 210 6503702
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Christos Housiadas (Dipl. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens, 1983; PhD in Mechanics, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, 1987) is Chairman of the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) since 2008. Also, he is Research Director at “Demokritos” National Centre for Scientific Research, acting as Head of the Thermal-Hydraulics & Multiphase Flow Laboratory (THEMLab) at the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology, Energy and Safety. He has worked at European Commission’s Joint Research Centre-Euratom for 7 years, the French CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique) for 4 years and at the R&D company Innovations Thermiques (France) for 1 year. Dr. Housiadas has been awarded an honorable distinction by the Greek Scholarship Foundation (IKY) and a fellowship by the European Commission for graduate studies. He has a rich international professional experience, including training and teaching in international courses and significant involvement in R&D policy making, technical-scientific and evaluation committees. He is a recognized expert on aerosol flows (both nuclear and non-nuclear aerosols), with an extensive research experience in the areas of aerosol flows, nuclear engineering, scientific computing, transport phenomena and multiphase systems.
Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble: Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France
Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble: Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France
School of Mechanical Engineering of National Technical University of Athens: Athens, Greece
Development of Exposure Scenarios for Manufactured Nanomaterials (FP7 EU NMP-2009-CSA- 247794)
Development of methodology for alternative testing strategies for the assessment of the toxicological profile of nanoparticles used in medical diagnostics (HEALTH-2007-201335)
European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials (CSA-CA 218539)
Severe Accident Research Network of Excellence 2 (FP7 EU Fission-2008-2.1.1 No 231747)
Development of operational system for mapping concentration levels of aerosol particles and estimated particle dose for the population of Attica (GSRT, Operational Programme Attica Region (Research Co-operative))
Evaluation of Aerosol and Ozone Phοtochemical Models over Athens using in situ sensors (DOAS) and lidar techniques combined with health indicators (GSRT, Bilateral (Hellenic-American USA) S&T cooperation project)
Health and Environment Network Network. (EU SUSTDEV-2005-3.VII.2.1-037019)
Network of Excellence for a Sustainable Integration of European Research on Severe Accident Phenomenology (FP6 EU ΕΕ FI60-CT-20004-509065)
Aerosol Nucleation Studies by Means of Diffusion Chambers and Atmospheric Measurements of Nucleation Events (GSRT, Bilateral (Hellenic Rep., Czech Rep.) S&T cooperation project)
Dynamics of the Aerosol Particle Distribution. (EU 20312-2002-12 F1ED ISP GR)
Technology Development for Optimising Air Quality in Industrial Buildings: Characterisation of Air Quality in Industrial Buildings – Mechanisms Controlling the Indoor/Outdoor Particulate Matter Chemical Characteristics and their Effects to Human Exposure and Inhaled (GSRT, Co-operatives for Research and Technological Development in Sectors of National Priority)
Integrated exposure management tool characterizing air pollution-relevant human exposure in urban environment. (EU ΕΕ EVK4-CT-2001-00234)
Characterization of urban air quality indoor/outdoor particulate matter chemical characteristics and source-to-inhaled dose relationships. (EU ΕΕ EVK4-CT-2000-00018)
Subgrid scale investigation of factors determining the occurrence of ozone and fine aerosol particles (EU EVK2-CT-1999-00052)
Validating severe accident codes against Phebus fission products for plant applications (EU ΕΕ FIKS-CT-1999-00009)
French CEA, EDF, FRAMATOM, and the EC (Grenoble, France)
Principal Investigator in projects of the European Fusion Programme: 1. ECT48.8-TCP3: Development of large volume gaseous detritiation systems for ITER. 2. N32TT12-T332a: Impact of building material properties on gaseous detritiation requirements (EU)