Manopoulos Christos

Christos Manopoulos is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, within the Fluids Section. His roles include Director of the Biofluid Mechanics & Biomedical Technology Laboratory and Health and Safety Officer for the Fluid Mechanics Section. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (2009) and M.Sc.E. in Biomedical Engineering (1999) from NTUA and University of Patras, alongside a Mechanical Engineering Diploma (1995).

• Professional Experience: Includes senior researcher roles, postdoctoral fellowships, and teaching positions at multiple institutions since 1998.

Research Focus: Biofluid mechanics, biomedical device design, and cardiovascular hemodynamics. Specializes in computational modeling of valveless pumping, arterial wall mechanics, and endovascular repair systems. His work integrates experimental, theoretical, and computational methods.

Key Research Trends: Recent articles emphasize patient-specific computational studies of aortic aneurysms, novel biomedical device designs, and fluid dynamics in medical systems. Topics include finite element analysis, peristaltic pumps, and pulsatile flow modifications.

• Awards: Doctoral Excellence (2009), Thomaideio awards (2012, 2005–2010), and a patent for a mechanical ventilator component (2021).
• Labs/Teams: Leads the Biofluid Mechanics Lab at NTUA, focusing on translational biomedical engineering and computational modeling.