Dr. Assimakopoulos Vasiliki

Research Director
Civil and Environmental Engineer
Institute for Environmental research and Sustainable
Greece

Biography

Dr. Vasiliki Assimakopoulos, is a Civil and Environmental Engineer (MEng. 1997) with a PhD in "Urban Air Quality and Environmental Modelling" (2001, Imperial College, University of London, UK). Current research interests include: 1) Design and Implementation of scaled experiments in wind tunnels with modern instrumentation (Triple hot wire sensor) and field studies (Indoor and Outdoor areas). 2) Emission inventory development and application of Chemical Transport Models (MM5-CAMx). 3) Application of CFD codes (PHOENICS) for the study of the indoor and outdoor urban environment. She has been involved in over 20 projects, as coordinator or research associate funded by national, EU and/or private sources, she has more than 70 publications in peer reviewed international journals and conferences with more than 300 citations from other researchers.

Research Intrest

Civil and Environmental Engineer Studies

List of Publications
. Angelidis, D., Assimakopoulos, V.D., Bergeles, G., (2015), “A Cartesian grid refinement method for simulating thermally stratified urban environments”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 142, pp. 149-163.
. Barmparesos Ν., Assimakopoulos V.D., Assimakopoulos M.N. and Tsairidi E., (2016), “Particulate matter levels and comfort conditions in the trains and platforms of the Athens underground metro”, AIMS Environmental Science, 2016, 3(2): 199-219. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2016.2.199
Fameli, K.-M., Assimakopoulos, V.D., (2016), “The new open Flexible Emission Inventory for Greece and the Greater Athens Area (FEI-GREGAA): Account of pollutant sources and their importance from 2006 to 2012”, Atmospheric Environment, 137, pp. 17–37.