Apostolos Georgiadis

Dr. Apostolos Georgiadis serves as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, while maintaining his primary role as a Researcher at Shell's Rock & Fluid Science platform. He acts as principal researcher for Shell's Digital Rock programme, which develops advanced tools for reservoir characterization in collaboration with Imperial College London and other academic partners. Since April 2017, he has also supported Shell's global technology deployments as an advisor for the Commercial Technology Deployment team.

Dr. Georgiadis earned his Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Patras, Greece in 2007. He then pursued his PhD at Imperial College London as part of the Shell-Imperial College Grand Challenge on Clean Fossil Fuels, conducting experimental research on interfacial tension measurements at elevated pressures and temperatures. Following his PhD, he continued as a research associate with the Molecular Systems Engineering group at Imperial, working on heavy oil modeling using the SAFT theoretical framework.

His research expertise centers on petroleum engineering with specialized knowledge in digital rock physics, interfacial phenomena, and enhanced oil recovery processes. Dr. Georgiadis integrates experimental work with theoretical modeling to investigate multiphase flow in porous media, wettability characterization, and thermophysical properties under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions. His work bridges fundamental pore-scale mechanisms with practical reservoir-scale applications, contributing significantly to the understanding of fluid-rock interactions in hydrocarbon systems.

Analysis of Dr. Georgiadis's publication record reveals a consistent focus on pore-scale characterization using advanced imaging techniques like micro-CT and atomic force microscopy. His research spans multiple disciplines including petroleum engineering, materials science, and fluid mechanics, with particular emphasis on wettability, capillary phenomena, and fluid distribution in reservoir rocks. A notable progression is evident from his early fundamental interfacial tension measurements toward applied digital rock physics and field-scale technology deployment.

Dr. Georgiadis has maintained a long-term collaboration with Imperial College London through the Shell-Imperial College Grand Challenge on Clean Fossil Fuels, participating first as a PhD student, then as a research associate, and currently as an industry researcher collaborating with academic partners on cutting-edge reservoir characterization technologies.

Outside his primary research role at Shell, Dr. Georgiadis volunteers with the Perspectivity Foundation as a session leader and facilitator, engaging groups in dialogue around 'wicked problems' related to the water-energy-food nexus and climate change. He has facilitated numerous sessions since 2013, bringing his technical expertise to broader sustainability discussions and demonstrating his commitment to addressing complex global challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.