Dr Eleftherios N. Papavasilopoulos
BEng MSc PhD MCIWEM MASCE
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Registered Civil Engineer (Technical Chamber of Greece ID No: 68086), practicing the profession since September 1994.
Since July 1999 a Design Engineer based in Athens. Registration to the Register of Design Engineers of the Greek Ministry of Environment, Regional Planning & Public Works (ID No: 14147). Diploma of A’ Class Designer for Categories 13 & 27 (Hydraulic works and Environmental Impact assessment projects).
Main fields of activity:
Other current and previous activities:
April 2001 – June 2001: International Referee for IWA World Water Congress held in Berlin, 15-19th October 2001.
March 2001 – to date: Manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Waste Management.
Nov 1998 – May 2000: Corps of Engineers of the Greek Army. Compulsory 18 month service. Involved in structural design and sanitation projects in Army camps.
Nov 1999 – March 2000: Assigned by the Army Corps of Engineers to work for the Greek Ministry of Public Works and the Environment in assessing building damage and repair methods following September 1999 major earthquake in Athens.
Feb 1998 – April 1998: During the third year of my PhD study served as Senior Researcher for feasibility study on the usage of an array of chemical conditioners to aid primary settlement of wastewater. Contract work awarded to Starthclyde University public Health Laboratory by Wabag Water Engineering Ltd, Oxon, England.
June 1997 - Aug 1997: During the second year of my PhD study appointed (full time) as an Assistant Engineer with Babtie Group, Bothwell Street Office, Glasgow. The project involved the estimation of present and future sludge quantities arising within the catchment of a proposed Sludge Treatment Centre (client of PFI project: Scottish power).
Jan 1997 - April 1997: During the second year of my PhD study appointed (part time) by Wabag Water Engineering Ltd., Oxon, England to supervision and optimise the operation of a Lamella plate - sedimentation pilot plant in Dalmuir sewage works (West of Scotland Water).
HIGHER EDUCATION
1995-1998: University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK)- PhD in Civil Engineering
Doctorate title: "On the role of aluminium hydroxide in the conditioning of an alum sludge".
Degree awarded on the 4th/Nov/1998.
1994-1995: University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK) - MSc in Public Health and Environmental Control Engineering.
Degree awarded on the 8th/Nov/1995 (Average Grade from Taught Course examinations: 69,5).
1989-1994: University of Patras, Greece - BEng in Civil Engineering.
Degree awarded on the 29th/Jul/1994 (Grade Point Average : 6.73/10).
RESEARCH WORK
Refereed papers & Conference Proceedings
Papavasilopoulos, E.N. (1997) Viscosity as a criterion for the Optimum Dosing of Polymers in Waterworks Sludges. J. of Water and Environmental Management, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 217-224.
Papavasilopoulos E.N. and Bache D.H. (1998) On the role of Aluminium Hydroxide in the Conditioning of an alum sludge. Wat. Sci. Tech. Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 33 – 40. Presented at the 19th IAWQ Biennial International Conference and Exhibition (Sludge management Specialist Group), 21 – 26 June 1998, Vancouver, Canada.
Keenan, H.E., Papavasilopoulos E.N. and Bache D.H. (1998) Measurement of polymer residuals in an alum sludge. Water Research, Vol 32, No. 10, pp. 3173 - 3176.
Zhao, Y.Q., Papavasilopoulos E.N. and Bache D.H. (1998) Clogging of filter medium by Excess polymer during filtration of an alum sludge. Filtration & Separation, Vol. 35, No 10, pp. 947-950.
Bache D.H., Johnson C., Papavasilopoulos E.N., Rasool E. and McGilligan F. J. (1999) Sweep Coagulation: strucctures, mechanisms and practice. J Water SRT – Aqua Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 201 – 210.
Bache, D. H. and Papavasilopoulos E.N. (1999) Viscous behaviour of centrate in response to sludge conditioning. Water Research, Vol 34, No. 1, pp. 354 – 358.
Papavasilopoulos E. N. and Bache D.H. Parallel studies on dewatering and Conditioning of an Alum sludge and an Aluminium Hydroxide Suspension. Wat. Sci. Tech. Vol. 44, No. 10. Presented at the IWA Conference: ‘Sludge Management Entering the 3rd Millenium – Industrial, Combined, Water and wastewater Residues’, 25 – 28 March 2001, Taipei, Taiwan.
Papavasilopoulos E. N. and Markantonatos P.G. Managing Organic Polymers in the Mechanical Dewatering of sludges. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Environmental Science and Technology, 3 – 6 September 2001, Edited by: T.D. Lekkas, Vol C, pp. 386 – 395, , Syros, Greece.
Zhao Y.Q., Papavasilopoulos E.N., Bache D.H. and Mackinnon P.A. Effects of Polymer Conditioning on Alum Sludge Characteristics: A Review. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on the Modelling, Monitoring and Prediction of Water Pollution, WATER POLLUTION IV, WIT Press 2001, Edited by: C.A. Brebbia, pp. 167 - 176.
Zhao Y.Q., Papavasilopoulos E.N., Bache D.H. and Mackinnon P.A. Polymer Conditioning of Alum Sludge and Discrepancy between the estimates of the optimum dosage. Proceedings of the IWA Specialised Conference on ‘Sludge Management: Regulation, Treatment, Utilisation and Disposal’, pp. 565 - 571, 25 – 27 October 2001, Acapulco, Mexico.
Report Authoring and Seminar Talks
Lamella Trial Plant – Dalmuir Sewage Works, Assessment Report, March 1997, Glasgow. Author: Mr E N Papavasilopoulos - Wabag Water Engineering Ltd.
Shieldhall Sludge Treatment Centre – Review of Sludge Quantities, July 1997 Author: Babtie Group (BWA 17354).
Feasibility study on the usage of an array of chemical conditioners to aid primary settlement of wastewater - Sampling and Analysis at Dalmuir Sewage Works. Wabag Water Engineering Ltd. contract awarded to University of Strathclyde, Department of Civil Engineering, Public Health Laboratory, March 1998.
Optimum polymer dosing in Alum sludge conditioning and dewatering. Mr E N Papavasilopoulos and Dr D H Bache, University of Strathclyde, Water and Environmental Management Division Research Seminars, February 1998.
University Thesis
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Optimum Conditioning of Hydroxide Sludge, MSc Thesis, University of Strathclyde, Department of Civil Engineering, September 1995, Glasgow.
On the role of Aluminium Hydroxide in the Conditioning of an alum sludge, PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde, Department of Civil Engineering, September 1998, Glasgow.
University of Patras, Greece
Water Supply of the city of Patras: Estimates of future water demand and appraisal of existing studies, BEng Thesis, May 1994, University of Patras, Greece.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1994: Teaching Assistant, University of Patras, Department of Civil Engineering, Hydraulics Laboratory.
1995 – 1998: Teaching Assistant, University of Strathclyde, Department of Civil Engineering, Public Health Laboratory. Water Quality Test Methods Module. Responsible for standard test and sludge characterisation experimental methods.
AWARDS
University of Strathclyde, Faculty of Engineering Research Studentship and McCrone Scholarship, Ac. Year: 1995 – 96.
First prize at the Young Authors Competition organised by the Chartered Institution for Water & Environmental Management - Scottish Branch (8th of May, 1996) for presentation of the paper entitled: "Viscosity as a criterion for the optimum dosing of polymers in waterworks sludges".
University of Strathclyde, Faculty of Engineering Research Studentship, Academic Year: 1997 – 98.
REGISTERED WITH
The Technical Chamber of Greece (ID Rec. No: 68086).
The Institution of Civil Engineers – UK (ID No: 50167721).
The International Water Association (IWA) - formerly International Association for Water Quality (IAWQ) (ID No 00793430)
The Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management - UK (MCIWEM) following Professional Interview held on September 10th 2002 (ID No: 17022).
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ID No: 342395). Elected Member (MASCE) on Feb 6th 2002.
The Engineering Council (UK) - CEng Register (536247)