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Dr. George KosmadakisDirector of Research
Dr. George Kosmadakis is a Research Director at SESL since 2026. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (2003), a M.Sc. in “Energy Production and Management” (2004),
and a Ph.D. (2011) from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).
His doctoral research focused on hydrogen combustion and emissions through the development of a 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code.
Since 2006, Dr. Kosmadakis has served as a lead researcher on numerous European (FP7, H2020) and national projects at the Agricultural University of Athens and NTUA.
His expertise expands to waste heat recovery via Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology, heat pumps, solar energy, and desalination systems. In 2017, he joined NCSR “Demokritos” as an Adjunct Researcher, focusing on industrial high-temperature heat pumps. Since 2019, he has served as (co-)Principal Investigator for diverse research initiatives involving energy systems in the building, industrial, and marine sectors.
Studies:
- Ph.D., School of Mechanical Engineering, National technical University of Athens, 2011
- M.Sc. “Energy Production and Management”, National technical University of Athens, 2004
- Diploma, School of Mechanical Engineering, National technical University of Athens, 2003
Research interests:
- Heat pumps for domestic applications
- High-temperature heat pumps for heat upgrading
- Technologies for exploiting waste heat sources in industrial and marine applications
- Organic Rankine cycle systems
- Solar thermal and applications, renewable energy sources
- Energy systems based on thermal processes for electricity generation, heating and cooling
Research work:
Dr. Kosmadakis has 78 publications in Int. peer-reviewed Journals, 3 book chapters, and 57 conference publications, with an h-index of 35 (Scopus, April 2026, excluding self-citations)
and more than 4000 citations in total. He is also a member of the Editorial Board in six Int. Journals, reviewer in more than 30 peer-review journals, and has been acting as a proposal evaluator for various organisations and programs (H2020, Horizon Europe, Eurostars, etc.).
Publications: See laboratory publication list.
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