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PHOTO Alkiviadis Paipetis
Professor
Experimental Mechanics & Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite and Smart Materials

LOCATION Administration Building, 1st floor
EMAIL paipetis@uoi.gr
PHONE (+30)-265100-8001 (Office)
PHONE (+30)-265100-9024 (Lab)
FAX (+30)-265100-8054
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Academic Titles
Educational & Professional Experience
Teaching Activities in the Department
Research Interests
Representative Publications

Academic Titles
  • Diploma of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1991)
  • M.Sc. with Distinction, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK (1992)
  • Ph.D., University of London, UK (1997)
Educational & Professional Experience
  • Research Associate, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK (1992-1997)
  • Research Associate, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece (1999-2001)
  • Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Patras, Greece (2001-2007)
  • R&D Engineer, HellenicPowder & Cartridge Company, Greece (2000-2002)
  • Teaching Scientist, Hellenic Naval Academy (2002-2004)
  • Lecturer, Hellenic Naval Academy (2004-2007)
  • Associate Professor of “Experimental Characterisation and Micromechanics of Composite Materials” in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece (2007-2013)
  • Professor of “Experimental Mechanics and Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite and Smart Materials” in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece (2013- )
Teaching Activities in the Department
  • UNDERGRADUATE:
  • Composite Materials
  • Materials Laboratory VII: Composite Materials
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanical Behaviour of Composite Materials
  • Non Destructive testing
  • POSTGRADUATE:
  • Advanced Composite Materials
  • Advanced materials: Self diagnosis & Self healing
  • Composite Materials: The interface
  • Mechanical Behaviour and Testing of Composite Materials
  • Spectroscopic NDT methods: Raman Stress Measurement
  • NDT methods: Ultrasonics
  • NDT methods Acoustic Emission
Research Interests
  • Composite materials (research, Design and Manufacturing).
  • Nondestructive Evaluation & Testing.
  • Hybrid-Hierarchical-Smart Materials.
  • Multifunctional Materials-lightweight, Self sensing & Actuation, Energy Harvesting.
  • Optical instrumentation.
  • Optical and Spectroscopic Characterisation of Materials.
  • Mechanical Testing and Standardisation.
  • On line process monitoring.
  • Chemometrics and numerical algorithms for process identification.
  • Nanotechnology for structural/ smart composites.
  • Fatigue and damage tolerance of composite / hybrid/ hierarchical materials.
Representative Publications
  • Karalis, G., Tzounis, L., Lambrou, E., Gergidis, L.N., Paipetis, A.S. A carbon fiber thermoelectric generator integrated as a lamina within an 8-ply laminate epoxy composite: Efficient thermal energy harvesting by advanced structural materials (2019) Applied Energy, 253, art. no. 113512.
  • Kosarli, M., Bekas, D.G., Tsirka, K., Baltzis, D., Vaimakis-Tsogkas, D.Τ., Orfanidis, S., Papavassiliou, G., Paipetis, A.S. Microcapsule-based self-healing materials: Healing efficiency and toughness reduction vs. capsule size (2019) Composites Part B: Engineering, 171, pp. 78-86.
  • Bekas, D.G., Sharif-Khodaei, Z., Baltzis, D., Aliabadi, M.H.F., Paipetis, A.S. Quality assessment and damage detection in nanomodified adhesively-bonded composite joints using inkjet-printed interdigital sensors (2019) Composite Structures, 211, pp. 557-563.
  • Tsirka, K., Tzounis, L., Avgeropoulos, A., Liebscher, M., Mechtcherine, V., Paipetis, A.S. Optimal synergy between micro and nano scale: Hierarchical all carbon composite fibers for enhanced stiffness, interfacial shear strength and Raman strain sensing (2018) Composites Science and Technology, 165, pp. 240-249.
  • Tsirka, K., Katsiki, A., Chalmpes, N., Gournis, D., Paipetis, A.S. Mapping of graphene oxide and single layer graphene flakes—defects annealing and healing (2018) Frontiers in Materials, 5, art. no. 37.
  • Grammatikos, S.A., Kordatos, E.Z., Matikas, T.E., Paipetis, A.S. On the fatigue response of a bonded repaired aerospace composite using thermography (2018) Composite Structures, 188, pp. 461-469.
  • Bekas, D.G., Baltzis, D., Paipetis, A.S. Nano-reinforced polymeric healing agents for vascular self-repairing composites (2017) Materials and Design, 116, pp. 538-544.
  • Tsirka, K., Foteinidis, G., Dimos, K., Tzounis, L., Gournis, D., Paipetis, A.S. Production of hierarchical all graphitic structures: A systematic study (2017) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 487, pp. 444-457.
  • Bekas, D.G., Paipetis, A.S. Damage monitoring in nanoenhanced composites using impedance spectroscopy (2016) Composites Science and Technology, 134, pp. 96-105.
  • Bekas, D.G., Tsirka, K., Baltzis, D., Paipetis, A.S. Self-healing materials: A review of advances in materials, evaluation, characterization and monitoring techniques (2016) Composites Part B: Engineering, 87, pp. 92-119.
  • Bekas, D.G., Gkikas, G., Maistros, G.M., Paipetis, A.S. On the use of dielectric spectroscopy for the real time assessment of the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in epoxy (2016) RSC Advances, 6 (82), pp. 78838-78845.
  • Gkikas, G., Paipetis, A.S. Optimisation and analysis of the reinforcement effect of carbon nanotubes in a typical matrix system (2015) Meccanica, 50 (2), pp. 461-478.
  • Pavlopoulou, S., Grammatikos, S.A., Kordatos, E.Z., Worden, K., Paipetis, A.S., Matikas, T.E., Soutis, C. Continuous debonding monitoring of a patch repaired helicopter stabilizer: Damage assessment and analysis (2015) Composite Structures, 127, pp. 231-244.
  • Toulfatzis, A.I., Pantazopoulos, G.A., Paipetis, A.S. Fracture behavior and characterization of lead-free brass alloys for machining applications (2014) Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 23 (9), pp. 3193-3206.
  • Grammatikos, S.A., Kordatos, E.Z., Matikas, T.E., David, C., Paipetis, A.S. Current injection phase thermography for low-velocity impact damage identification in composite laminates (2014) Materials and Design, 55, pp. 429-441.
  • Boura, O., Diamanti, E.K., Grammatikos, S.A., Gournis, D., Paipetis, A.S. Carbon nanotube growth on high modulus carbon fibres: Morphological and interfacial characterization (2013) Surface and Interface Analysis, 45 (9), pp. 1372-1381.
  • Gkikas, G., Sioulas, D., Lekatou, A., Barkoula, N.M., Paipetis, A.S. Enhanced bonded aircraft repair using nano-modified adhesives (2012) Materials and Design, 41, pp. 394-402.
  • Gkikas, G., Barkoula, N.-M., Paipetis, A.S. Effect of dispersion conditions on the thermo-mechanical and toughness properties of multi walled carbon nanotubes-reinforced epoxy (2012) Composites Part B: Engineering, 43 (6), pp. 2697-2705.
  • Aggelis, D.G., Barkoula, N.-M., Matikas, T.E., Paipetis, A.S. Acoustic structural health monitoring of composite materials : Damage identification and evaluation in cross ply laminates using acoustic emission and ultrasonics (2012) Composites Science and Technology, 72 (10), pp. 1127-1133. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.10.011
  • Vavouliotis, A., Paipetis, A., Kostopoulos, V. On the fatigue life prediction of CFRP laminates using the Electrical Resistance Change method (2011) Composites Science and Technology, 71 (5), pp. 630-642. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.01.003
  • Kostopoulos, V., Vlachos, D.E., Paipetis A. and Sotiriadis, G. (2006): Anisotropic Damage Evolution on Oxide/Oxide CFCCs under High Temperature long Term Exposure Using Ultrasonic Stiffness Measurements and Quasi-static loading. Composites Science and Technology, 66, p.3221.
  • Paipetis, A. and Galiotis, C. (2001): Modeling the Stress Transfer Efficiency of Carbon / Epoxy Interfaces, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 2011, p.1555.
  • Paipetis, A., Galiotis, C., Liu, Y. C. and Nairn, J. (1999): Stress Transfer from the Matrix to the Fibre in a Fragmentation Test: Raman Experiments and Analytical Modeling, Journal of Composite Materials, 33(4), p.377.
  • Paipetis, A., Vlattas, C., and Galiotis, C. (1996): Remote Laser Raman Microscopy; Part 1: Design and Testing of a Confocal Microprobe, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 27, p. 519.
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