Spyridon Ladas
Professor Emeritus (Retired)
Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Patras
26 504 RION ACHAIA, GREECE
Tel.: .: +30 2610 969 564 , +30 2610 969 563
Fax: +30 2610 997 631
e-mail:ladas@chemeng.upatras.gr
or at : ladas@upatras.gr
PERSONAL
Date and Place of Birth: November 12, 1951; Kefallinia, Greece
Family Status: Married , one daughter
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A., 1974-1980
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 1980
Engineer’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, 1977
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1975
National Technical University, Athens, Greece, 1969-1974
Diploma in Chemical Engineering, 1974
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Chemical Engineering Department
University of Patras, Greece
Professor, 1996-2019 (Retired since September 2019)
Associate Professor, 1989-1996
Physics Department, University of Ioannina, Greece
Assistant Professor, 1988-1989
Lecturer, 1982-1988
RESEARCH STAYS
-FORTH-ICE/HT, Patras, Collaborating Faculty Member (1989 – 2010), Visiting Faculty (2010- )
-Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Visiting Scientist, 1998
-LEPES/CNRS, Grenoble, France, Visiting Scientist , 1993
-Fritz-Haber-Insitute of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin, Germany (AvHumboldt Fellow, 1987-1988)
-NASA-Stanford Institute for Surface and Microstructural Research, Ames, California, U.S.A. , Research Associate (on leave),1984
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Research in the Surface Science Laboratory , Department of Chemical Engineering University of Patras, an experimental research group active in the following areas:
-Surface Physics and Chemistry of Metals and Semiconductors
-Spectroscopic characterization of materials
-Surface Science Aspects of Heterogeneous Catalysis
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Graduate and undergraduate courses in : Physical Chemistry, Applied
Thermodynamics, Reaction Engineering, Mass and Energy Balances,
Heterogeneous Catalysis, Surface Science, Inorganic Materials
( 5 PhD Theses supervised)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS
Member of: Greek Technical Society
Greek Association of Chemical Engineers
Hellenic Catalysis Society
Athens Academy Award, 1992
Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, Research Fellow, 1987-1988
PUBLICATIONS
Dissertations : 2
Refereed publications : 105
Non-refereed publications : 8
PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES
International Conferences : 42
National Conferences : 45
CITATION INDEX
ca. 3500(without self-citations) h-factor : 25
LANGUAGES
Greek :Mother tongue
English: Excellent
German : Good
French : Reading ability only