Nicolas Moussiopoulos

Moussiopoulos studied mechanical engineering at the Universität Karlsruhe (now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT), from 1973 to 1978 and, prior to graduating, had a research stay at the Von Karman Institute of Fluid Mechanics in Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium.[1] After completing his doctoral studies in 1982 with a focus on transport phenomena, he started lecturing at the Universität Karlsruhe, where he led a research group that developed mathematical model systems to describe air pollutant dispersion and transformation. From 1986 to 1987 he also worked as a lecturer at the Gesamthochschule of Kassel. After the completion of his postdoctoral lecture qualification (“Habilitation”), he was appointed Full Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.[2] Since 1990 he is also the head of this university's Sustainability Engineering Laboratory, formerly Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering. In addition, since 1996 he is a Honorary Professor at KIT's School of Mechanical Engineering.[3]

In the periods 1997-1999 and 2003–2007, Moussiopoulos chaired Aristotle University's School of Mechanical Engineering.[4] From September 2006 until August 2010 he was the Dean of the University's Faculty of Engineering. From October 2010 until March 2016 he served as the Vice President of the International Hellenic University and Dean of its School of Economics & Business Administration (until 2013).[5] In the periods 2014-2017 and 2019-2021 he was also the Head of the Energy Department, School of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University Thessaloniki.[6]

Moussiopoulos has consulted several Greek ministers,[7] and represented Greece in numerous international committees<.[8] Since 2002 he is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. In the same year he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[9] In 2012 the Royal Society appointed him associate editor of Philosophical Transactions A, the world's longest running scientific journal.[10] In the period 2015-2018, Moussiopoulos was the General Secretary of the Hellenic Chapter of the Club of Rome.[11] From June 2018 until April 2021 he was an elected member of the Scientific Council of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, responsible for Engineering and Technology Sciences.[12] August 2019 he was appointed consultant to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development[13] on waste management issues in Greece. Since October 2021 he is elected Vice President of the Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association,[14] responsible for international relations. He received the Gerhard Hess Award of the German Research Association,[15] the Heinrich Hertz Award (1990)[16] and Aristotle University's Excellence Prize (2008).

Full member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Engineering Sciences Section, since 2002.[17]

• Ranjeet S. Sokhi , Nicolas Moussiopoulos , Alexander Baklanov; et al. (2022), Advances in air quality research – current and emerging challenges, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Ranjeet S. Sokhi, Vikas Singh, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2021), A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions, Environment International 157
• Eleni Feleki, Christos Vlachokostas, Nicolas Moussiopoulos; (2020), Holistic methodological framework for the characterization of urban sustainability and strategic planning, Journal of Cleaner Production 243
• Susanna Vanhamaki, Katerina Medkova, Moussiopoulos, Nicolas; et al. (2019), Bio-based circular economy in European national and regional strategies, International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Volume 14
• Eleni Feleki, Christos VlachokostasNicolas, Moussiopoulos Nicolas;  (2018), Characterisation of sustainability in urban areas: An analysis of assessment tools with emphasis on European cities, Sustainable Cities and Society 43
• Georgios Banias, Charisios Achillas, Christos Vlachokostas, Nicolas Moussiopoulos; et al.  (2017), Environmental impacts in the life cycle of olive oil: A literature review. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97
• Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Vlachokostas, Moussiopoulos, Nicolas; et al.  (2016), Life Cycle Thinking used for assessing the environmental impacts of tourism activity for a Greek tourism destination, Journal of Cleaner Production 111
• A. Baklanov, K. Schlünzen, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2014), Online coupled regional meteorology chemistry models in Europe: current status and prospects, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14
•  Arian Saffari, Nancy Daher, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2013), Increased biomass burning due to the economic crisis in Greece and its adverse impact on wintertime air quality in Thessaloniki, Environmental Science and Technology 47
•  Ch.Achillas, D.Aidonis, Ch.Vlachokostas, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2012), A multi-objective decision-making model to select Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment transportation media, Resources, Conservation and Recycling 66
• Ch. Achillas, Ch. Vlachokostas, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2011), Social acceptance for the development of a waste-to-energy plant in an urban area, Resources, Conservation and Recycling 55 (9-10)
• Ch. Vlachokostas a, S.A. Nastis, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2010), Economic damages of ozone air pollution to crops using combined air quality and GIS modelling, Atmospheric Environment 44(28)
• P.S. Monks a, C. Granier, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2009), Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality, Atmospheric Environment 43
• Th. Maggos, A. Plassais, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al.  (2008), Photocatalytic degradation of NOx in a pilot street canyon configuration using TiO2-mortar panels, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 136(1-3)
• R. Vautard, P.H.J. Builtjes, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al. (2007), Evaluation and intercomparison of Ozone and PM10 simulations by several chemistry transport models over four European cities within the CityDelta project, Atmospheric Environment 41(1)
• C. Koroneos, A. Dompros, G. Roumbas, Moussiopoulos Nicolas; et al. (2005), Advantages of the use of hydrogen fuel as compared to kerosene, Resources, Conservation and Recycling 44(2)