University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Dr. Angelos M. Efstathiou is a Professor at the Chemistry Department of the University of Cyprus and Director of the Heterogeneous Catalysis Lab. He received BSc from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1981), MSc (1985) and Ph.D (1989) from the University of Connecticut in Chemical Engineering. He has received several awards, and distinctions: CATSA (Catalysis Society of South Africa) Eminent Visiting Award 2019; Royal Award for Sustainable Technology Transfer 2008 (European Environment Agency); First Research Award “Nikos Symeonides - 2007” (Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation); and First European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) Young Scientists Award (2001). He is in the List of Top 0.05% scientists worldwide in the field of Catalysis (ScholarGPS, Highly Ranked Scientists, 2023), and in the List of Top 2% scientists worldwide in Chemistry/Physical Chemistry (Standford University, report prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis). He has published over 175 refereed international journal papers and 4 Book Chapters, and received over 10,300 citations with an h-index of 61 (Google Scholar). He has given over 40 Invited Keynote and Plenary Lectures, and more than 90 oral presentations at international and national conferences. He has collaborated and/or is collaborating with several companies: Linde Engineering AG, Germany (development of H2-SCR of NOx control catalytic technology for stationary applications); MEL Chemicals Ltd, UK (research on commercial ceria-zirconia based solids towards TWC applications); and SASOL Technologies South Africa Ltd (advanced mechanistic studies on commercial Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis catalysts). He served as Editor the Catalysis Communications Journal (2016 - 2023), and since 2012 he is a member of the Editorial Board of Applied Catalysis B: Environment & Energy. Professor Efstathiou’s research activities in heterogeneous catalysis are currently focused on the development of novel catalytic materials for the Dry Reforming of Methane, CO/CO2 Hydrogenation towards Olefins, Methanation Reaction, Low-Temperature NH3-SCR, H2-SCR of NOx, and Low-Temperature CO oxidation. Towards this goal, advanced in situ characterization, kinetic and mechanistic studies are conducted using transient isotopic and step-gas concentration switches coupled with operando methodology (DRIFTS-Mass Spectrometry).