Dr. ATHANASIOS ZACHOS

Dr. ATHANASIOS ZACHOSAssistant Professor of TEI of LarissaCURRICULUM VITAEΙ. PERSONAL DETAILSFIRST NAME:ΑthanasiosSURNAME:ΖachosFATHER’S NAME: GeorgiosPLACE OF BIRTH: ΚarditsaDATE OF BIRTH: 30 July, 1946MARITAL STATUS: Married, two childrenHOME ADDRESS: Ptolemaiou 9 st.GR 41223, LarissaΤel. +30 2410286037(mobile phone: +30 6937464245)e-mail: azachos@teilar.grII. ΣΠΟΥΔΕΣ – ΕΞΕΙΔΙΚΕΥΣΗDiploma in Physics,Departmenet of Physics, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, AristotleUniversity of Thessaloniki.Grade "Very Good"(June 1976 )Diploma Thesis in Physical Chemistry Laboratory on ‘Effect of temperatureon the viscosity and the radius of the hydrated molecule of a solutesubstance.Supervisor: Prof. GiannakoudakisPostgraduate Studies at the Department of Physics, University ofDüsseldorf. (09.1976 – 06.1980).PhD thesis at the Institute of Physical Chemistry on ‘Investigations byinfrared spectroscopy on the H - D exchange on oxides - catalysts’,obtaining a doctorate of science (Dr.rer.nat.) in June , 1980 with grade "VeryGood» (magna cum laude)Supervisor: Dr. E. Baumgarten (Director of the Department of AppliedPhysical Chemistry).(1980 έως 1984) Studying by correspondence at the Economics Departmentof the Fern Universität Hagen.- 2 -

Honours & Awards1. Scholarship of good performance during the four years of study at the University ofThessaloniki for obtaining the 1 st degree in Physics, from the State ScholarshipFoundation (I.K.Y)2. Two-years scholarship (1978-1980) during the post-graduate studies at theUniversity of Düsseldorf from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.LanguagesGreek (native), German, EnglishIII.PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY1. University of Düsseldorf , Institute of Physical ChemistryWorking position: Research AssociateDuration: 01.10.1977 - 31.12.1980 (3 years and 3 months)My professional and research activities included the provision of work in thelaboratories of Physical Chemistry, particularly in:Laboratory of IR – UV, IR- FT and NMR Spectroscopy.Laboratory vacuum technique, coupled with adsorption phenomena and gaschromatography.Laboratory of thermochemistry and calorimetry (using Differential ScanningCalorimetry).Participation in the research program "Catalysts Spectroscopy"(Katalysatorspektroskopie)Project coordinator Prof. Dr. E. BaumgatrenFunded by DFG ( Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).2. Company: HAWART GmbH Tönisvorst (Germany)Working position: Director of the Research and DevelopmentsectorDuration: 01.01.1982 - 01.06.1986 (4.5 years)The main objective of this work was the development of technology of batteries ofenergy in the form of latent heatThis research project has been carried out in collaboration with the University ofDüsseldorf (Prof. Dr. E. Baumgatren and Prof. Dr. R. Kniep) and with theparticipation of Dr. F. Reiter's of the Research Center ISPRA in Italy.The results of this work led to the development of new means of accumulating heatand vested with the Patent DE 3431978.

These instruments used especially in dynamic storage heaters in low temperaturesand formed the basis for further research and development of other means ofstorage.Furthermore, the technical study and development of a storage heater conducted inaccordance with the HAWART Company's technology (Patent EP 0079452).The overall research project “Latent Heat Accumulator" of the HAWART Companywon the first prize in the International Patent Exhibition in Hanover (1983).3. Companies: REOTEC–Abwassertechnik, Waldshut–Tiengen (Germany)Working position: Scientific Advisor in wastewater treatmentDuration: 01.01.1987 - 30.06.1995 (9.5 years)4. Companies: MALL-NEUTRA GmbH Radolfzell (Germany)Working position: Scientific Advisor in wastewater treatmentDuration: 01.07.1995 - 30.05.2000 (6 years)5. Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of LARISSA (Greece)Participation in the research projects(i) ARCHIMEDES-ENVIRONMENT on "Advanced Methods forIndustrial Wastewater and Discharges Treatment”(ii)ARCHIMEDES II on"Advanced Ceramic Materials in EngineeringApplications"IV. TEACHING EXPERIENCE25-9-2000 – up todayAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Exact Sciences,Faculty of Applied Sciences,Technological Education Institute (T.E.I) of Larissa.Autonomous teaching of Basic and Applied Physics courses.Autonomous teaching of Basic and Applied Physics Laboratory courses.Also, I took all the administrative responsibilities, implied by my position, for theproper functioning and teaching in the DepartmentV. PUBLICATIONSA) ConferencesA.1) ‘H-D-Austausch an Reformierkatalysatoren’, A. Zachos et al., 79 ο Conferenceof BUNSEN GESELLSCHAFT FÜR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE, Munich (Germany)15-17 March, 1980.

B.6)B.7)LATENT-HEAT STORES AND PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS–AN EXTENSIVE AREA FOR THERMAL-ANALYSIS,CALORIMETRY AND CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICSKNIEP R, LAUMEN M, ZACHOS ATHERMOCHIMICA ACTA85 (APR): 131-134 1985LOW-TEMPERATURE LATENT-HEAT STORAGE INPSEUDOBINARY SYSTEMS BA(OH)2.8H2O-NANO3/KNO3KNIEP R, MANN S, ZACHOS ASOLAR ENERGY36 (3): 291-292 1986B.8) PATENTSCHRIFT ( Δίπλωμα Ευρεσιτεχνίας )SPEICHERMEDIUM FÜR ENERGIESPEICHER VON LATENTERWÄRME DURCH PHASENWECHSEL EUTEKTISCHE GEMISCHEKNIEP R. , ZACHOS A.DEUTSCHES PATENTAMT DE 3431978 A1 6.3.1986B.9)MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS WITH A NOVELNUMERICAL TECHNIQEVASSILIOS TSIANTOS, ATHANASIOS ZACHOS et. Al.Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism (MISM-2005)June 25-30, 2005 , MoscowVI. CITATIONS : 34