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Tassos Stamatelos

Professor of Internal Combustion Engines, University of Thessaly; IMO 1979 bronze medalist (Greece)
University of Thessaly · Volos, Thessaly, Greece · academic
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IMO 1979 Bronze Medalist For Greece (rank 71, 21 Points)Director Of The Laboratory Of Thermodynamics & Thermal Engines, University Of ThessalyPhD Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (1988)80+ Journal Papers, H-index 26 (Scopus) / 32 (Google Scholar)Multiple Energies (MDPI) Reviewer/editor Awards

Greek mechanical engineering professor at the University of Thessaly specialising in internal combustion engines and automotive exhaust aftertreatment, and director of the Laboratory of Thermodynamics & Thermal Engines since 2000. PhD Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 1988; earlier led a research group there funded by the European Commission and industry (PSA, DaimlerChrysler, Degussa-Huels, IBIDEN). 80+ refereed journal papers and 60+ conference papers, h-index 26 (Scopus). Repeated winner of Energies (MDPI) reviewer and editor awards. Represented Greece at the 1979 International Mathematical Olympiad, winning a bronze medal.

Tassos (Anastasios) Stamatelos is a Greek mechanical engineer and Professor of Internal Combustion Engines at the University of Thessaly in Volos, where he directs the Laboratory of Thermodynamics & Thermal Engines (LTTE). Born in Thessaloniki in 1962, he studied Mechanical Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Diploma 1984) and earned his PhD there in 1988. After serving as a reserve officer of the Corps of Engineers (1988-1990), he was elected adjunct lecturer and led a research group in the Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics at Aristotle University, funded by EU and industrial research money, before moving to Volos in January 2000. His research covers internal combustion engines, automotive exhaust aftertreatment (catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters), applied thermodynamics, HVAC engineering, building energy simulation and photovoltaic performance. As a schoolboy he represented Greece at the 1979 International Mathematical Olympiad in London, winning a bronze medal.

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LocationVolos, Thessaly, Greece
Company siteuth.gr
UniversityUniversity of Thessaly
Internal Combustion EnginesExhaust AftertreatmentCatalytic ConvertersDiesel Particulate FiltersApplied ThermodynamicsHVAC EngineeringCFDBuilding Energy SimulationInfrared ThermographyHeat TransferInternal combustion enginesAutomotive emissions controlEnergy efficiency of buildingsPhotovoltaics
Notes
  • His industrial research is funded directly by automotive/chemical majors - PSA Peugeot Citroen (1999-2004), DaimlerChrysler AG (2002-03), Degussa-Huels AG (2000-2002), IBIDEN Co. (2001-2002) - showing a lab model built on OEMS paying for modelling tools, unusual for a Greek university lab.2004
  • Won a bronze medal at the 21st IMO (London, 1979), ranking 71st of 267 with 21 points (7 on P2, 7 on P3); the third-highest score on a Greek team whose leader was I. Merminghis and deputy leader Theodoros Exarchakos.Jul 1979
  • Born in Thessaloniki in 1962; took the 1979 IMO as a ~17-year-old, then studied mechanical engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Diploma 1984) - a mathematics-competition start that gave way to engineering.1962
  • Publication record per his own CV: 80+ refereed journal papers, 60+ conference papers, ~2600 Scopus citations (h=26) and ~4000 Google Scholar citations (h=32); also 200 citations in SAE papers and 10 citations in the patent literature.2025
  • Directed the Process Equipment Design Lab at AUTh from 1998 after being elected Assistant Professor of Transport Phenomena in Reacting Flows; moved to Volos in January 2000 to a full professorship at the University of Thessaly.Jan 2000
  • Founded direction of the Laboratory of Thermodynamics & Thermal Engines (LTTE, est. 1995) at the University of Thessaly, which he has directed since 2000; the lab pairs modelling with experiment for automotive exhaust aftertreatment.2000
  • The 1979 Olympiad came roughly two decades before his most-cited work, so his early mathematical ability is the kind of signal that rarely appears in an engineering CV - it survives only in the IMO archive and marks him as part of Greece's early IMO cohort.Jul 1979
  • Research spans two eras: classic automotive exhaust aftertreatment (catalytic converters, diesel particulate filters) and, more recently, building energy simulation, nZEB interaction with smart grids and the actual efficiency of PV installations - a late-career shift to energy-systems topics.2025
  • Repeatedly honored by the journal Energies (MDPI): 2021 Reviewer Award, 2022 and 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Awards, and an Editor of Distinction Award - a sustained editorial/reviewer relationship with that journal.2023
  • His ~H2020 project HERCULES-2 (GA-634135), a large-engine emissions program, ran as a subcontractor to NTUA/LME in 2016-18 - the most recent major funded project, keeping him in the marine/large-engine emissions space.2018
  • Served as Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department (2005-2007) and Vice-Chairman (2003-2005), and as Vice Rector of Infrastructures & Technical Works (2013-2014) - a decade-plus of senior university administration alongside research.2005
  • Developed Diesel filter modelling software in MATLAB/Simulink for DaimlerChrysler and 1D/3D diesel-filter models for IBIDEN - his group's computational codes were licensed/used by industry rather than released open-source, explaining the absence of any GitHub footprint.2003

Competition record

Greece · IMO

1979 · Bronze · Rank 71