Konstantinos Chrysikopoulos

Konstantinos Chrysikopoulos is a Professor at the Technical University of Crete's School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, leading the Environmental Technology Laboratory (TUCeeL). His research focuses on contaminant transport in porous media, biocolloid dynamics, and innovative remediation technologies.

• Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University (1991)
• Engineer Degree, Civil Engineering (Geothermal Program), Stanford University (1986)
• M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (1984)
• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego (1982)

His experimental and theoretical work covers: biocolloid transport in groundwater, nanoparticle-soil interactions, solar-powered wastewater treatment, and acoustic wave soil remediation. Recent publications analyze graphene oxide nanoparticle behavior and colloid transport in fractured systems.

Research trends include: biocolloid-aggregation dynamics, environmental nanotoxicology, reactive contaminant transport modeling, and coupled physical-chemical-biological processes in subsurface systems. His work bridges environmental engineering with computational hydrology and risk assessment.

• UCOWR Best Dissertation Award (Advisor for Youn Sim, 1998)
• UCOWR Best Dissertation Award (Advisor for Assem Abdel-Salam, 1996)

As a Principal Investigator, he has coordinated major projects like ARISTEIA I (BioNFate, €500,000) and HERACLITOS II (€45,000). His team at TUCeeL develops technologies for groundwater protection and pollution mitigation.