(I) Contact

Democritus University of Thrace,
School of Engineering,
Department of Environmental Engineering
P.O. Box 447, GR 671 00,
Xanthi, Greece
 

(II) Education and Qualifications

1998-date Professor, Chairman of the Department 2002-2004, Director, Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and of Pollution Control Engineering of Atmospheric Pollutants, Department of
Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace.

1990 - 1997 Group Leader of the Research Group "Ocean Atmosphere Interactions", Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Biogeochemistry Department, Mainz, GERMANY.

1988 - 1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54 006, GREECE.

1985 - 1987 Senior Research Officer, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Aerosol Science, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.

1983 - 1985 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., U.S.A.

1983 Ph.D.

1980 - 1983  School of Chemistry, Leicester DeMontford University, LE1 9BH, U.K.

1980  B.Sc.(Honours).

1976-1980 Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University, U.K. 
 

III.- Examples of recent publications

-“Multi-wavelength Raman lidar, sunphotometric and aircraft measurements in  combination with inversion models for the estimation of  the aerosol optical and physico- chemical properties over Athens, Greece”,  R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis , D.  Mueller , P. Kokkalis , S. Rapsomanikis , E. T. Karageorgos , G. Tsaknakis , A. Nenes,  S. Kazadzis, E. Remoundaki, Atmos. Meas. Tech., Vol. 5, 1793–1808, (2012).

-“Multi-wavelength Raman lidar, sunphotometric and aircraft measurements in  combination with inversion models for the estimation of  the aerosol optical and physico- chemical properties over Athens, Greece”,  R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis , D.  Mueller , P. Kokkalis , S. Rapsomanikis , E. T. Karageorgos , G. Tsaknakis , A. Nenes,  S. Kazadzis, E. Remoundaki, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., Vol. 5, 589-625, (2012).

-“Scalar transport from a planar source in a turbulent boundary layer”, G. A. Sideridis, E. G.Kastrinakis, S. G. Nychas, S. Rapsomanikis, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 54, (25-26) 5337–5347, (2011).

-“Optical properties of aerosol over a South European urban environment”, K. Kelektsoglou, S. Rapsomanikis, E. T. Karageorgos, I. Kosmadakis, Int. J. Rem. Sensing, Vol. 33, (4) 1214-1233, (2011).

-“A 1-year remote sensing study of radiative effects of aerosol and clouds over the NE Mediterranean”, K. Kelektsoglou, K. Kourtidis, D. S. Balis, S. Rapsomanikis, Int. J. Rem. Sensing, Vol. 32, (23) 8747-8762, (2011).

-“AERONET observations of direct and indirect aerosol effects over a south European conurbation”,
K. Kelektsoglou, S. Rapsomanikis, Int. J. Rem. Sensing, Vol. 32, (10) 2779-2798, (2011).

-“Potential effects of particulate matter from combustion during services on human health and on works of   art in medieval churches in Cyprus”, G. Loupa, E. Karageorgos, S. Rapsomanikis, Env.Pollut., Vol. 158, 2946-2953, (2010).

-“Estimation of the microphysical aerosol properties over Thessaloniki,Greece, during the SCOUT-O3  campaign with the synergy of Raman lidar and sunphotometer data”, D. Balis, E. Giannakaki, D. Mueller, V. Amiridis, K. Kelektsoglou, S. Rapsomanikis, A. Bais., J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 115, D08202, doi:10.1029/2009JD013088, (2010).

-“Assesment of the sources of the inorganic fraction of aerosol in a conurbation”, E. T. Karageorgos, S. Rapsomanikis, Int. J. Env. Analyt. Chem., Vol. 90, (1) 64-83, (2010).

-“Origins of n-alkanes, carbonyl compounds and molecular biomarkers in atmospheric fine  and coarse particles of Athens, Greece” G. Andreou, S. Rapsomanikis, Sci.Tot Env., Vol. 407, 5750–5760, (2009).

- “Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsand their oxygenated derivatives in the urban atmosphere of Athens”, G. Andreou, S. Rapsomanikis, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 172, 363–373, (2009).

-“Partial pressure and air–sea CO2 flux in the Aegean Sea during February 2006”, E. Krasakopoulou, S. Rapsomanikis, A. Papadopoulos , E. Papathanassiou, Continental Shelf  Research, Vol. 29, 1477–1488, (2009).

- “Air pollutant emission rates and concentrations in medieval churches”, G. Loupa, E. Charpantidou,
E. Karageorgos, S. Rapsomanikis, J. Atm. Chem., doi: 10.1007/s10874-008-9116-z, (2009).

-“Indoor–outdoor atmospheric particulate matter  relationships in naturally ventilated offices”, G. Loupa, I. Kioutsioukis, S. Rapsomanikis, Indoor Built Environ., Vol. 16, (1) 63–69, (2007).

- “Nine years of UV aerosol optical depth measurements at Thessaloniki,Greece”, S. Kazadzis, A. Bais, V. Amiridis, D. Balis, C. Meleti, N. Kouremeti, C. S. Zerefos, S. Rapsomanikis, M. Petrakakis, A. Kelesis, P. Tzoumaka, K. Kelektsoglou. Atmos. Chem. Phys., Vol. 7, 2091–2101, (2007).

-“Chemical characterization of the inorganic fraction of aerosols and mechanisms of the neutralization of atmospheric acidity in Athens, Greece”, E. T. Karageorgos, S. Rapsomanikis, Atmos.Chem. Phys., Vol.7, 3015-3033, (2007).

-“The chemistry of gaseous acids in medieval churches in Cyprus”, G. Loupa, E. Charpantidou, E. T. Karageorgos, S. Rapsomanikis, Atmos. Environ., Vol. 41, (39) 9018-9029, (2007).

-“Characterisation of indoor airborne particles by using real-time aerosol mass spectrometry”, M. Dall’Osto, R. M. Harrison, E. Charpantidou, G. Loupa, S. Rapsomanikis, Sci.Tot Env., Vol. 384, 120-133, (2007).

-“Identification, abundance and origin ofaliphatic hydrocarbons in the atmospheric particulate matter of Athens (Greece)”, G. Andreou, S. D. Alexiou, G. Loupa, S. Rapsomanikis, Water Air Soil Pollut: Focus, doi: 10.1007/s11267-007-9142-x, (2007).

-“Distribution of dissolved inorganic carbon and related parameters in the Thermaikos Gulf (Eastern Mediterranean)”, E. Krasakopoulou,C. Anagnostou, E. Souvermetzoglou, E. Papathanasiou, S. Rapsomanikis, Med. Marine Science, Vol. 7/1, 63-78, (2006).

-“Indoor microclimate, ozone and nitrogen oxides in two medieval churches in Cyprus”, G. Loupa, E.  Charpantidou, I. Kioutsioukis, S. Rapsomanikis, Atmos.Environ., Vol. 40, (39) 7457-7466, (2006).

-“Robust Stochastic Seasonal Precipitation Scenarios”,  I. Kioutsioukis, S. Rapsomanikis, R. Loupa, Int. J.Climatol., Vol. 26, (14) 2077-2095, (2006).

-“Effects of methane outgassing on the Black Sea Atmosphere”, K. Kourtidis, I. Kioutsioukis, D. F. Mc Ginnis, S. Rapsomanikis, Atmos. Chem. Phys., Vol. 6, 5173-5182, (2006).