SST/EPL Louvain School of Engineering (EPL)
SST/IMMC Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (iMMC)
SST/IMMC/TFL Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics (TFL)
Education
Ph.D., Aeronautics and Applied Mathematics. California Institute of Technology, 1997.
M.Sc., Aeronautics. California Institute of Technology, 1993.
M.Sc., Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering. National Technical University of Athens, 1991.
Professional Experience
Since 2002 Professor, University of Louvain (UCLouvain)
1998 - 2002 Member of the Technical Staff , NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1997 - 1998 Post-doctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology.
1993-1997 Research and teaching assistant, California Institute of Technology
Distinctions and Awards
2014 Featured article, Physics of Fluids, Vol.32, 015104.
2014 Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow HTFF14.
2009 Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA).
2003 Space Act Award, NASA.
2002 Space Act Award, NASA.
2000 NOVA Award of Excellence, NASA.
1997 William Balhaus Prize, California Institute of Technology.
1992 Russel Vought Scholarship, California Institute of Technology.
1991 National Prize, Technical Chamber of Greece.
1990 National Prize, Technical Chamber of Greece.
1990 Thomaidion Prize, National Technical University of Athens.
1987 - 1991 Greek Government Scholarship.
Institutional Responsibilities
2015 - 2025 Member of the Scientific Council of the doctoral school in Engineering Sciences, Belgian Foundation of Scientific Research (FNRS).
2013 - 2021 Member of the Belgian National Committee of Mechanics.
2015 - 2020 Program Director of Mechanical Engineering, UCLouvain.
2014 - 2020 Vice President, Doctoral Studies Committee, Engineering School of UCLouvain
Commissions of Trust
2024 - 2027 Member of the examination panel of doctoral scholarships, Belgian Foundation of Scientific Research (FNRS).
2014 - 2019 Member of the Editorial Board, Helion
| Year | Label | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Applied Mathematics | California Institute of Technology (Etats-Unis) |
| 1993 | M. Sc. in Aeronautics | California Institute of Technology (Etats-Unis) |
| 1991 | Ingénieur Civil en Architecture Navale et Mécanique | Ecole Polytechnique d'Athènes (Grèce) |
LMECA1855 Thermodynamique et Energetique
LMECA2160 Combustion and Fuels
LMECA2105 Gas Dynamics and Reacting Flows
LMECA2771 Irreversible Thermodynamics
Learning units for 2025
| Label | Code |
|---|---|
| Thermodynamics and energetics. | LMECA1855 |
| Combustion and fuels | LMECA2160 |
| Gasdynamics and reacting flows | LMECA2195 |
| Thermodynamics of irreversible phenomena. | LMECA2771 |
The research activities of my group lie primarily on the fields of Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics with particular emphasis on the fundamentals of multi-phase flows and reacting flows. Our activities cover: i) development of mathematical models for the flows of interest, ii) algorithm development for these models and software verification & validation, and iii) detailed numerical studies and simulations via high performance computing.
With regard to multi-phase flows, our current research activities focus on i) fluid-saturated granular materials and granular suspensions with application to sediment transport in coastal and fluvial environments, ii) flows through porous media with application to heat-transfer enhancement, iii) liquid-vapor systems with applications to nuclear-reactor safety, and iv) electric charge accumulation during the pneumatic conveying of powders and in flows of liquid dielectrics.
With regard to reacting flows, we are currently pursuing research on both subsonic and supersonic combustion. Examples include spray combustion, detonations, and frontal polymerization.
A complete list of publications is available in my personal website https://sites.google.com/site/mvpapalexandris/home