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Sustainable Energy & Clean Air Research Laboratory

Hydrogen production; Solar energy conversion and lighting technologies; Materials for solar energy conversion and storage; Catalysis and reaction engineering for energy applications; Separation technologies for energy applications (e.g., CO2 capture, utilization, storage); Modeling, simulation and optimization of energy systems; Design and synthesis of energy conversion systems; Control, scheduling, planning, safety, risk analysis, and uncertainty in energy systems; Energy and sustainability

Kakosimos’ main research activities are focused on the development and application of the tools needed to improve and sustain the quality of the environment. In 2014, he established the Sustainable Energy and Clean Air Research lab (SECAReLab) with unique facilities for the development and testing of solar-driven chemical processes and the involved equipment and materials. He received the IChemE Hutchison medal for 2015. In brief, he conducts research on:

• Environmental fluid mechanics and monitoring for air quality
• Risk analysis and effects estimation of fires, explosions, and toxic gases dispersion
• Solar photo- and thermochemical processes, reactors, and materials

2013-Present	Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar
2011-2012	Design Engineer – Environmental Expert, Spyridis A. – Koutalou V. G.P. HYETOS
2002-2010	Research Assistant/ Associate, Laboratory of Thermophysical Properties and Environmental Processes, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2009, 2010	Short Term Scientific Missions in National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus (NERI DMU), Denmark.
2000-Present	Consulting Engineer for a number of private firms (Hellenic Petroleum, Titan Cement Company SA, Hellenic Gold, etc.)