Dimitrios V. Papavassiliou

Dimitrios V. Papavassiliou is the CBME Director and holds the C.M. Sliepcevich Professorship in Chemical Engineering at The University of Oklahoma, where he has served as a faculty member since 1999. He also held a Presidential Professorship from 2013–2016. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. (1996) and M.S. (1993) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1989).

Prof. Papavassiliou's research focuses on computational transport processes, including turbulent transport, micro/nano-fluidics, biological flows, and porous media. His work employs advanced numerical methods like Lagrangian scalar tracking (LST) and Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD), leveraging high-performance computing resources such as OU's supercomputing center and national facilities like XSEDE. Key research areas include nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene), energy systems, and biomedical applications like hemodynamics.

He has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2018) and served as a National Science Foundation Program Director for Fluid Dynamics (2013–2016). Over 70 peer-reviewed publications demonstrate his contributions to fluid dynamics, nanotechnology, and transport phenomena, with collaborations spanning academia and industry.

His teaching and service activities include directing OU's Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering programs and affiliations with major societies like AIChE and APS. Research facilities include access to OU's supercomputing resources and national high-performance computing centers.