Marios Ioannidis

Marios Ioannidis serves as Department Chair and Professor specializing in transport phenomena within porous materials. His research bridges fundamental pore-scale processes with macroscopic engineering applications across energy, environmental, and materials science domains.

Education:

• Dipl. Eng. from University of Patras, Greece
• PhD from University of Waterloo

His research focuses on pore-scale transport mechanisms in complex porous systems. Key areas include characterization of vuggy carbonate reservoirs using multi-scale experimental probes (NMR, SEM, mercury porosimetry), modeling of NAPL dissolution dynamics in contaminated aquifers, and optimization of gas diffusion layers for PEM fuel cells. His work integrates stochastic microstructure modeling with experimental validation to predict macroscopic properties like capillary pressure and mass transfer rates.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2004-2015) reveals consistent emphasis on porous media characterization techniques and multi-scale transport modeling. Dominant themes include fuel cell water management (22% of articles), NAPL remediation (27%), and microstructure reconstruction (33%), with strong methodological focus on pore network simulations and multi-modal experimental validation.

No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials.

His collaborative research involves extensive experimental work using glass micromodels, NMR relaxometry, and pore-network simulations. Current projects address gas bubble nucleation in supersaturated solutions, surfactant-enhanced contaminant dissolution, and capillary properties of fuel cell components, with applications in hydrocarbon recovery and clean energy systems.