Sofia
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics
University of patras
Greece
Biography
"1979 Visiting graduate student, Imperial College. 1977-1984 Assistant, UOP. 1984-1998 Lecturer, UOP. 1988-1994 Member of Technical Committee ΤΕ35 of Greek Standardization Office (Solar Energy National Standards). 1992 National Representative of Technical Committee ISO for Solar Energy. 1992-1994 Technical Expert for Car repair and Maintenance, Responsible for Design-Assessment of training modules (Euroqualification-ΕUROFORM). 1994-1996 Visiting Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. 1994-now Design-Development of Mechanical-Biomedical Systems. 1998-2002 Assistant Professor, UOP. 2003–now, Associate Professor, UOP. 2007–2009 Construction Division Director, DMEA, UOP. 2009-now Health-Safety Committee member, UOP. 2009-now Collaboration between Johns Hopkins and UOP, committee member. 2003-now Hellenic NARIC, Academic Consultant. } 2000-2001 and 2010-2011 DMEA. Senate elected-representative, UOP. Greek Engineers Technical Chamber and Courts, technical expert. Conference Scientific-Organizing Committees member. "
Research Interest
"Dynamic behavior of thermo mechanical continua, Design of mechanical and biomedical systems, Product design, Development of analytical and experimental methodology for assessment of structural integrity, Development of assessment tool for mandible bone quality, Rotating dental tools, Assessment of mechanical properties of the prostate gland, Mapping of vagina stiffness, Cartilage structural integrity, Bone fracture healing, Structural integrity assessment of fibrocartilage meniscus tissue. "
