Dr Michaela Gkantou
School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email: M.Gkantou@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 8034
Dr Michaela Gkantou is a Reader (Associare Professor) in Structural Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) which she joined in 2018. She is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (CEng MICE) (Registration No: 74104993), and of the Institution of Structural Engineerings (CEng MIStructE) (Membership number: 028392078)a member of the ICE Merseyside Branch Committee, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (Recognition reference No: RP175236), a member of Women’s Engineering Society (WES), a member of Hellenic Society for Steel Structures Research (EEME), a Member of Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) (No: 20413), a Management Committee Member of COST Action CA 20109 and a STEM Ambassador. She is also a member of EPSRC Peer Review College and a member of the British Standard Committee: CB/203 - Design & execution of steel structures and of B/525/9 - Structural use of aluminium of the British Standards Institution.
UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE TEACHING
Dr Michaela Gkantou has experience in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the structural engineering field. Since 2021, Dr Gkantou serves also as the Level 6 leader of Civil Engineering Programme. She has external examiner roles for University of East London and University of Derby. She is responsible for creating module content, delivering lectures, leading tutorials and labs, conducting assessments, and addressing feedback from both students and staff for the following modules:
2023-now: Structural Analysis and Design II (20 credits), Level 5 Civil Engineering (Module Leader)
2019-now: Engineering Design Project (60 credits), Level 7 Civil Engineering (Module Support)
2018-now: Structural Design and Risk Management (20 credits), Level 6 Civil Engineering (Module Leader)
2018-now: Applied Finite Element Analysis (20 credits), Level 7 Civil and Structural Engineering (Module Leader)
2018-now: Design and Skills Project (20 credits), Level 4 Civil Engineering (Module Support)
2018-now: Structural and Earthquake Engineering (20 credits), Level 7 Civil Engineering (Module Support)
2018-2019: Structural analysis and design (20 credits), HNC Civil Engineering (Module Leader)
2018-2019: Structures and materials (20 credits), Level 4 Civil Engineering (Module Support)
DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Dr Gkantou has an active research group and her principal research interests lie in the area of: sustainable structural materials and design procedures, experimental structural testing and finite element modelling. She has published 30+ peer-reviewed journal articles and 40+ conference publications and is reviewer in 25+ scientific journals. She currently has scopus h-index: 16 (accessed Jul 2024). Dr Gkantou is accepting candidates for PhD in the field of Structural Engineering.
Current PhD Students:
2024-now: PhD Candidate: Farhan Ahmed, Thesis title: Performance and design of structural components of modular metal frame structures (MMFS), in the context of Net Zero and affordable housing, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. (Supervisor)
2024-now: PhD Candidate: Mehrdad Ameri Vamkani, Thesis Title: Development of autonomous healing cementitious composites for resilient and sustainable sewer and manhole rehabilitation, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. (Supervisor)
2024-now: PhD Candidate: Edouardos Karavakis, Thesis Title: Geosynthetics and their effect on the bearing capacity of multi layered soil, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. (Supervisor)
2021-now: PhD Candidate: Taylor Larsen, Thesis title: Development of a Framework for Reliability and Survivability of Wave Energy Converters, School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. (Supervisor)
Completed PhD Students:
2019-2022: PhD Candidate: Evangelia Georgantzia, Thesis title: Structural response and design recommendations for aluminium alloy tubular structures, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. (Supervisor)
2019-2022: PhD Candidate: Shafayat Bin Ali, Thesis title: Experimental and numerical investigation of aluminium-concrete structural members, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. (Supervisor)
2016-2019: PhD Candidate: Georgios Kokosis, Thesis Title: Development of plastic design procedures for stainless steel indeterminate structures, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK. (Advisor)
Degrees
2019, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCert in Higher Education
2017, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, PhD in Structural Engineering
2013, University of Naples Federico II, Italy, MSc in Design of Steel Structures (110/110 cum laude)
2012, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, MEng in Civil Engineering (8.51/10 - Excellent)
Academic appointments
Reader (Associate Professor) in Structural Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Senior Lecturer, Civil (Structural) Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, 2019 - 2023
Lecturer, Civil (Structural) Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - 2019
Research Visitor, SHOWTIME RFCS Project, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2018 - 2018
Research Fellow, EPSRC Research Project (EP/P006787/1), Development of inelastic design procedures for stainless steel indeterminate structures, Civil (Structural) Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2017 - 2018
Research Fellow, RFCS Project (RFSR-CT-2015-00021), Steel Hybrid Onshore Wind Towers Installed with Minimal Effort (SHOWTIME),, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2016 - 2017
Research Fellow, RFCS Project (RFS2-CT-2014-00023), High-Strength Steel Tower for Wind Turbines (HISTWIN_Plus), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2015 - 2016
Research Fellow, RFCS Project (RFSR CT 2012-00028), High Strength Long Span Structures (HILONG), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2014 - 2015
Journal article
Marino E, Gkantou M, Malekjafarian A, Bali S, Baniotopoulos C, van Beeck J, Borg RP, Bruschi N, Cardiff P, Chatzi E, Čudina I, Dinu F, Efthymiou E, Ferri G, Gervásio H, Heng J, Jiang Z, Lenci S, Lukačević I, Manuel L, Meyer A, Méndez-Morales M, Osmanović A, Pakrashi V, Pandit A, Rega G, Skejić D, Tesch L, Ungureanu V, Uzunović T, Verma AS. 2024. Offshore renewable energies: A review towards Floating Modular Energy Islands—Monitoring, Loads, Modelling and Control Ocean Engineering, 313 DOI Publisher Url
Ali SB, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M, Huang Y. 2024. Comparative Study of Life-Cycle Environmental and Cost Performance of Aluminium Alloy–Concrete Composite Columns Sustainability, 16 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Jemaa Y, Yeboah D, Gkantou M. 2024. Flexural performance of glulam timber beams with glued-in BFRP rods connections Construction and Building Materials, 443 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Tziavos NI, Dirar S, Theofanous M, Ukpedor OP, Foster A. 2024. Assessment of design models for aluminium alloy CHS beam-columns with stocky cross-sections Structures, 65 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Wei X, Zhou H, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M, Yun F, Zuo X, Guo X, Ali SB. 2024. Cyclic behaviour of welded stainless steel beam-to-column connections: Experimental and numerical study Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 218 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Ran H, Ma J, Chen X, Sun Y, Gkantou M, McCrum D. 2024. Local Stability of Laser-Welded Stainless-Steel T-Section Stub Columns Journal of Structural Engineering, 150 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bock M, Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Afshan S, Yuan H. 2023. Ultimate behaviour of hybrid stainless steel cross-sections Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 210 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Georgantzia E, Kadhim A, Kamaris GS, Sadique M. 2023. Geopolymer concrete-filled aluminium alloy tubular cross-sections Structures, 51 :528-543 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bin Ali S, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M. 2022. Flexural buckling behaviour of concrete-filled double skin aluminium alloy columns Engineering Structures, 275 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS. 2022. Aluminium alloy channel columns: Testing, numerical modelling and design Thin-Walled Structures, 182 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bin Ali S, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M. 2022. Flexural behaviour of concrete-filled double skin aluminium alloy tubes Engineering Structures, 272 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Ali SB, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Kot P, Hashim K. 2022. Numerical modelling of concrete-filled aluminium alloy 6082-T6 columns under axial compression Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2198 :012045-012045 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Kansara KD. 2022. Ultimate response and plastic design of aluminium alloy continuous beams Structures, 39 :175-193 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Kansara KD. 2022. Design of aluminium alloy channel sections under minor axis bending Thin-Walled Structures, 174 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Ali SB, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M, Kansara KD. 2022. Concrete-filled and bare 6082-T6 aluminium alloy tubes under in-plane bending: Experiments, finite element analysis and design recommendations Thin-Walled Structures, 172 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Aldeka AB, Tziavos NI, Gkantou M, Dirar S, Chan AHC. 2021. Seismic design of non-structural components mounted on irregular reinforced concrete buildings Journal of Building Engineering, 46 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Yeboah D, Gkantou M. 2021. Investigation of flexural behaviour of structural timber beams strengthened with NSM basalt and glass FRP bars Structures, 33 :390-405 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Bin Ali S, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Kansara KD, Atherton W. 2021. Flexural buckling performance of concrete-filled aluminium alloy tubular columns Engineering Structures, 242 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Ali SB, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Kansara K, Atherton W. 2021. Structural response of aluminium alloy concrete filled tubular columns ce/papers, 4 :614-620 DOI Publisher Url
Almatrafi M, Theofanous M, Dirar S, Gkantou M. 2021. Structural response of cold-formed lipped Z purlins & ndash; Part 1: Experimental investigation Thin Walled Structures, 161 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kadhum M, Mahdi Z, Funfakh Y, Mohammed Z, Abdulraheem M, Gkantou M. 2021. Experimental investigation on the post-fire performance of reactive powder concrete columns Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska, 30 :315-326 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Kot P, Muradov M, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Hashim KS, Yeboah D. 2021. Recent Advancements in Non-Destructive Testing Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring Applied Sciences, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Omer G, Kot P, Atherton W, Muradov M, Gkantou M, Shaw A, Riley ML, Hashim KS, Al-Shamma'a A. 2021. A Non-Destructive Electromagnetic Sensing Technique to Determine Chloride Level in Maritime Concrete Karbala International Journal of Modern Science, 7 :61-71 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Ali SB, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M, Kansara K, Hashim K. 2021. Numerical study of concrete-filled aluminium alloy tubular columns under eccentric compression IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012010-012010 DOI Publisher Url
Alkizwini RS, Alquzweeni SS, Thejeel KA, Aldhafiri HS, Kot P, Gkantou M, AlKhayyat AH. 2021. Optimization of electrochemical removal of metal pollution from aqueous solution IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012022-012022 DOI Publisher Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS. 2021. Aluminium alloys as structural material: A review of research Engineering Structures, 227 :111372-111372 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Bock M, Theofanous M. 2021. Design of stainless steel cross-sections with outstand elements under stress gradients Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 179 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Tziavos NI, Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Dirar S, Baniotopoulos C. 2020. Behaviour of grout-filled double-skin tubular steel stub-columns: Numerical modelling and design considerations Structures, 27 :1623-1636 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Rebelo C, Baniotopoulos C. 2020. Life Cycle Assessment of Tall Onshore Hybrid Steel Wind Turbine Towers Energies, 13 :3950-3950 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hashim KS, Ali S, AlRifaie J, Kot P, Shaw A, Al Khaddar RM, Idowu IO, Gkantou M. 2020. Escherichia coli inactivation using a hybrid ultrasonic–electrocoagulation reactor Chemosphere, 247 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Muradov M, Kamaris GS, Hashim KS, Atherton W, Kot P. 2019. Novel Electromagnetic Sensors Embedded in Reinforced Concrete Beams for Crack Detection Sensors, 19 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Martinez-Vazquez P, Gkantou M, Baniotopoulos C. 2019. Strength and ductility demands on wind turbine towers due to earthquake and wind load Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, 172 :556-563 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Baniotopoulos C. 2019. A NUMERICAL STUDY OF PRESTRESSED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL TUBULAR MEMBERS Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Afshan S, Theofanous M, Wang J, Gkantou M, Gardner L. 2019. Testing, numerical simulation and design of prestressed high strength steel arched trusses Engineering Structures, 183 :510-522 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Teng KH, Kot P, Muradov M, Shaw A, Hashim KS, Gkantou M, Al-Shamma'a A. 2019. Embedded Smart Antenna for Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E) of Moisture Content and Deterioration in Concrete Sensors, 19 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Baniotopoulos P. 2018. Plastic design of hot-finished high strength steel continuous beams Thin-Walled Structures, 133 :85-95 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Kokosis G, Theofanous M, Dirar S. 2018. Plastic design of stainless steel continuous beams Journal of Constructional Steel Research, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Antoniou N, Baniotopoulos C. 2017. Compressive behaviour of high-strength steel cross-sections Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, 170 :813-824 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Wang J, Baniotopoulos C, Gardner L. 2017. Behaviour and design of high-strength steel cross-sections under combined loading Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, 170 :841-854 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Martinez-Vazquez P, Gkantou M, Baniotopoulos C. 2017. Strength demands of tall wind turbines subject to earthquakes and wind load Vestroni F, Romeo F, Gattulli V. Procedia Engineering, 199 :3212-3217 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gkantou M, Martinez-Vazquez P, Baniotopoulos C. 2017. On the structural response of a tall hybrid onshore wind turbine tower Vestroni F, Romeo F, Gattulli V. Procedia Engineering, 199 :3200-3205 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Wang J, Afshan S, Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Baniotopoulos C, Gardner L. 2016. Flexural behaviour of hot-finished high strength steel square and rectangular hollow sections Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 121 :97-109 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS. Numerical Modelling and Design of Aluminium Alloy Angles under Uniform Compression CivilEng, 2 :632-651 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Conference publication
Jemaa Y, Yeboah D, Gkantou M. 2024. Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Glulam Timber Beams Bonded with Glued-in BFRP Rods Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 489 LNCE :243-252 DOI Publisher Url
Ali S, Kamaris G, Gkantou M, Kansara K. 2022. Experimental investigation of concrete-filled and bare 6082-T6 aluminium alloy tubes under in-plane bending Proceedings of the SLIIT International Conference on Engineering and Technology, The SLIIT International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2022 :432-441 DOI Publisher Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M. 2021. Flexural Buckling of Concrete-Filled Aluminium Alloy CHS Columns: Numerical Modelling and Design Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 3rd International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering 143 :697-707 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Abdulredha M, Muhsin AA, Al-Janabi A, Alajm BN, Gkantou M, Amoako-Attah J, Al-Jumeily D, Mustafina J, AlKhayyat A. 2021. Using SF and CKD as cement replacement materials for producing cement mortar IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1st Conference on Science and Technology for Early Career Researchers and Postgraduate Students (STEPS 2020) 1058 :012007-012007 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Cotterill J, Ethaib S, Hashim KS, Alqashou F, Al-Hayawi AY, Abdellatif M, Gkantou M, Shubbar AAF. 2021. Evaluation of the Use of Lignocellusic Biomass in Thermal Insulation for Green Building IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Georgantzia E, Gkantou M, Kamaris GS, Kansara K, Hashim K. 2021. Aluminium alloy cross-sections under uniaxial bending and compression: A numerical study IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012011-012011 DOI Publisher Url
Jawad SF, Saddam NS, Adaami QJ, Kareem MM, Abdulredha M, Mubarak HA, Kot P, Gkantou M, AlKhayyat A. 2021. Dye removal from textile wastewater using solar-powered electrocoagulation reactor IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012016-012016 DOI Publisher Url
Gkantou M. 2021. Numerical Study of Aluminium Alloy Square Hollow Section Columns Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 143 LNCE :709-717 DOI Publisher Url
Ali SB, Georgantzia E, Kamaris GS, Gkantou M, Kot P. 2020. Experimental study of square and rectangular hollow section aluminium alloy columns Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 15th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM) 2198 :012046-012046 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Alnaimi H, Idan IJ, Al-Janabi A, Hashim K, Gkantou M, Zubaidi S, Kot P, Muradov M. 2020. Ultrasonic-electrochemical treatment for effluents of concrete plants 2nd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCEET 2020) DOI Publisher Url
Alenezi A, Hasan H, Hashim KS, Amoako-Attah J, Gkantou M, Muradov M, Kot P, Abdulhadi B. 2020. Zeolite-assisted electrocoagulation for remediation of phosphate from calcium-phosphate solution IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2nd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCEET 2020) DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bock M, Gkantou M, Theofanous M. 2019. SLENDERNESS LIMITS OF ALUMINIUM OUTSTAND ELEMENTS SUBJECTED TO STRESS GRADIENTS Lam D, Dai X, Sheehan T, Yang J, Zhou K. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES (ICSAS19), 9th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures (ICSAS) :186-197 Author Url
Kokosis G, Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Dirar S. Ultimate response and design of stainless steel continuous beams EUROSTEEL 2017 DOI Publisher Url
Gkantou M, Theofanous M, Baniotopoulos C. Structural response of high strength steel hollow sections under combined biaxial bending and compression EUROSTEEL 2017 DOI Publisher Url
Alyafei AA, AlKizwini RS, Hashim K, Yeboah D, Gkantou M, Al Khaddar R, Al-Faluji D, Zubaidi S. Treatment of effluents of construction industry using a combined filtration-electrocoagulation method 2nd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCEET 2020) DOI Publisher Url
Books (edited)
2023. Current Trends in Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Karkush M, Choudhury D, Han J. Springer Nature Singapore 9789811973574 DOI Publisher Url
Chapters
Chandrasekar R, Gkantou M, Nikitas G, Hashim KS, Pradeep HR, Ahuja A. 2022. Integration of 3D Concrete Printing in the Construction Industry: A Short Review Karkush M, Choudhury D, Han J. :445-452 Springer Nature 978-981-19-7357-4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Chandrasekar R, Gkantou M, Nikitas G, Hashim K, Pradeep HR, Ahuja A. 2022. Integration of 3D Concrete Printing in the Construction Industry: A Short Review Current Trends in Geotechnical Engineering and Construction: Proceedings of 3ICGE-Iraq 2022 :445-452 DOI Publisher Url
Research Grants Awarded:
UKRI Horizon Europe HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-01-02, Med-IREN: Mediterranean critical Infrastructure Resilience Engineering with Nature based solutions (Co-Investigator), PI: Prof Ana Bras, Grant value (£): €10M / LJMU: €827,460, Duration of research project: 48 months. 2024
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships, Development of a real-time opportunistic maintenance strategy for floating offshore wind turbines (Co-Investigator), PI: Prof Jin Wang, Grant value (£): €237,000, Duration of research project: 24 months. 2024
Innovate UK sub-contract, Realising Net-zero Liverpool (Co-Investigator), PI: Prof Ana Bras, Grant value (£): £111,000, Duration of research project: 15 months. 2024
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Assessment of post fire strength of aluminium alloy structural components (Principal Investigator), Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2024
British Council UK Malaysia Catalyst 2022, Network4training&research: A collaborative capacity building network for training and research for rails and seaports Infrastructure industry development aligned with SDGs (Co-Investigator), PI: Prof Ana Bras, Grant value (£): £53,000, Duration of research project: 15 months. 2022
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: A study of the failure mechanism of a slope and cantilever wall under seismic loading using a combined approach of image analysis techniques and fibre optic sensors (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Maria Ferentinou, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2022
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Bio-mediated soil liquefaction mitigation (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Georgios Nikitas, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2022
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Experimental study of 3D printed cementitious materials (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Georgios Nikitas, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2022
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Feasibility of Fibre Bragg Sensors (FBGs) as an early warning system for sinkhole detection (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Maria Ferentinou, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2022
The Royal Society, Optimising Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Concrete for Prefabrication Construction (Principal Investigator), Grant value (£): £15,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2022
European COST ACTION, CA20109, Modular energy islands for sustainability and resilience (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Carlos Rebelo (University of Coimbra, Portugal), Grant value (£): £300,000, Duration of research project: 48 months. 2021
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Small scale testing of “hybrid” foundation systems (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Georgios Nikitas, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2021
Global Challenges Research Fund, A novel minimal damage structural device for improving the earthquake resilience and sustainability of buildings in China (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Georgios Kamaris, Grant value (£): £8,880, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Flexural response of structural reinforced timber (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr David Yeboah, Grant value (£): £4,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Investigation of structural performance of aluminium under static loading conditions (Principal Investigator), Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Smart lab-scale treatment for pollutants detection using electromagnetic sensors (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Khalid Hashim, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: Structural aluminium under cyclic loading (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Georgios Kamaris, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, REF Upskilling Project: Structural testing in aluminium alloy specimens (Principal Investigator), Grant value (£): £2,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: A novel microwave sensor to be applied in concrete samples (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Patryk Kot, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2018
Liverpool John Moores University, Pump Priming Award: A novel technology for waste water treatment using electrocoagulation method (Co-Investigator), PI: Dr Khalid Hashim, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2018
Award:
Highly Commended – Individual Teaching Excellence Award,, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University. 2023
International Journal of Steel Structures - BEST REVIEWER AWARD 2022. 2022
Outstanding Doctoral Supervisor Award 2020, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. 2020
1st prize, University Postgraduate Poster Conference 2018, University of Birmingham, UK. 2018
Academic Performance Full Scholarship, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. 2011
Academic Performance Scholarship. Ranking: 1st/180 in years 2 and 3 in undergraduate studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (IKY). 2009