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National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.)
School of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy
9 Heroon Polytechniou str. – NTUA Campus
15780 Zografou – GREECE

M.Sc.E.: University of New Brunswick

Professor Mitsoulis, P.Eng., FCIC, was born in Athens, Greece, in 1954. He received his Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 1977. He then moved to Canada, where he obtained his Master's degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick in 1979, and his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1984.

He joined the University of Ottawa as an Assistant Professor in 1984. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1989 and to Full Professor in 1994. He has spent sabbatical leaves at the Ecole des Mines de Paris, Sophia-Antipolis, France (1990-91) and at the NTUA in Athens, Greece (1991, 1994-1995). He was a visiting Professor at the Laboratoire de Rhéologie, Grenoble, France (1995).

Since 1998 is back at his Alma Mater, NTUA, where he is currently a Professor in the School of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology.

Professor Mitsoulis has published over 340 scientific and technical papers in the areas of rheology, polymer and materials processing, and computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He has also published 7 chapters in books, including chapters in the Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics. Professor Mitsoulis is an active participant in International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars.

Professor Mitsoulis is the Director of the Computer-Aided Materials Processing - Rheology and Design (CAMP - R&D) research group and lab funded originally in Canada by NSERC and the Ontario Centre for Materials Research (OCMR), a provincial centre of excellence, in which he was a project leader. At NTUA funding is provided from University, National, and European research projects.

Professor Mitsoulis is a registered professional engineer in Greece (TEE) and in the Province of Ontario (APEO), Canada, a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (FSPE), a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada (FCIC), member in 15 professional societies, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Society of Rheology. He is also one of the founders and the first president of the Hellenic Society of Rheology. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Canadian Engineering, and Hellenic Who's Who.

Professor Mitsoulis has been involved in research pertaining to the field of computational rheology and modelling of materials processing with particular emphasis on polymer processing. To that effect he has established the Computer-Aided Materials Processing - Rheology and Design (CAMP - R&D) research group and lab.

Professor Mitsoulis's work has direct applications in the plastics industry. His models on viscoelastic behaviour of polymeric liquids are now incorporated in several commercial packages. He has also developed a series of computer software packages for use in the plastics and advanced materials industries. These include:

The main current research interests of Professor Mitsoulis are:

Professor Mitsoulis has served and is willing to serve as expert witness in patent litigation, patent dispute, etc.

133. Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulation of Viscoelastic Effects in Blade-over-Roll Coating Forming Flows", Comp. Meth. Mater. Sci., 10, 156-166 (2010).
132. Mitsoulis, E., Athanasopoulos, G., "Numerical Simulation of Blade-over-Roll Coating Forming Flows", Comp. Meth. Mater. Sci., 10, 214-224 (2010).
131. Muravleva, L., Muravleva, E., Georgiou, G.C., Mitsoulis, E., "Unsteady Circular Couette Flow of a Bingham Plastic with the Augmented Lagrangian Method", Rheol. Acta, 49, 1197-1206 (2010).
130. Mitsoulis, E., "Some Issues Arising in Finding the Detachment Point in Calendering of Plastic Sheets", J. Plastic Film & Sheeting, 26, 141-165 (2010).
129. Ansari, M., Alabbas, A., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., Mitsoulis, E., "Entry Flow of Polyethylene Melts in Tapered Dies", Intern. Polym. Proc., 25, 287-296 (2010).
128. Mitsoulis, E., "Extrudate Swell of Boger Fluids ", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 165, 812-824, 2010.
127. Muravleva, L., Muravleva, E., Georgiou, G.C., Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulations of Cessation Flows of a Bingham Plastic with the Augmented Lagrangian Method", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 165, 544-550 (2010).
126. Mitsoulis, E., "Fountain Flow Revisited: The Effect of Various Fluid Mechanics Parameters", AIChE J., 56, 1147-1162 (2010).
125. Mitsoulis, E., "Fountain Flow of Pseudoplastic and Viscoplastic Fluids", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 165, 45-55 (2010).
124. Mitsoulis, E., "Effect of Viscoelasticity in Fountain Flow of Polyethylene Melts", Intern. Polym. Proc., 24, 439-451 (2009).
123. Hatzikiriakos, S.G., Mitsoulis, E., "Slip Effects in Tapered Dies", Polym. Eng. Sci., 49, 1960-1969 (2009).
122. Mitsoulis, E., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., "Rolling of Bread Dough: Experiments and Simulations", Food Bioprod. Proc., 87, 124-138 (2009).
121. Mitsoulis, E., "Annular Extrudate Swell of Newtonian Fluids Revisited: Extended Range of Compressible Simulations", J. Fluids Eng., 131, 71203.1-10 (2009).
120. Mitsoulis, E., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., "Modelling PTFE Extrusion: The Effect of an Objective Flow Type Parameter", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 159, 41-49 (2009).
119. Mitsoulis, E., Galazoulas, S., "Simulations of Viscoplastic Flow past Cylinders in Tubes", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 158, 132-141 (2009).
118. Mitsoulis, E., Argyropaidas, I., "Numerical Simulation of Contraction and Expansion Flows of Langmuir Monolayers", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 157, 163-174 (2009).
117. Mitsoulis, E., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., "Steady Flow Simulations of Compressible PTFE Paste Extrusion under Severe Wall Slip", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 157, 26-33 (2009).
116. Mitsoulis, E., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., "Rolling of Mozzarella Cheese: Experiments and Simulations", J. Food Eng., 91, 269-279 (2009).
115. Beaulne, M., Mitsoulis, E., "Rectilinear Viscoelastic Flows in Ducts", Comp.Meth. Mater. Sci., 8, 121-129 (2008).
114. Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulation of Calendering Viscoplastic Fluids", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 154, 77-88 (2008).
112. Sofou, S., Muliawan, E.B., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., Mitsoulis, E., "Rheological Characterization and Constitutive Modelling of Bread Dough", Rheol. Acta, 47, 369-381 (2008).
109. Alexandrou, A., Mitsoulis, E., "Transient Planar Squeeze Flow of Semi-Concentrated Fiber Suspensions Using the Dinh-Armstrong Model", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 146, 114-124 (2007).
108. Mitsoulis, E., Delgadillo-Velazquez, O., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., "Transient Capillary Rheometry: Compressibility Effects", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 145, 102-108 (2007).
107. Beaulne, M., Mitsoulis, E., "The Effect of Viscoelasticity in the Film-Blowing Process", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 105, 2098-2112 (2007).
105. Mitsoulis, E., "Annular Extrudate Swell of Pseudoplastic and Viscoplastic Fluids", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 141, 138-147 (2007).
102. Gustin, A., Zupancic, A., Mitsoulis, E., "Pressure Drop Estimation for Polyamide-6 Flow through Spinnerets and Filters", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 100, 1577-1587 (2006).
97. Mitsoulis, E., "Multilayer Film Coextrusion of Polymer Melts: Analysis of Industrial Lines with the Finite Element Method", J. Polym. Eng., 25, 393-410 (2005).
96. Mitsoulis, E., Kazatchkov, I.B., Hatzikiriakos, S.G., "The Effect of Slip in the Flow of a Branched PP Polymer: Experiments and Simulations", Rheol. Acta, 44, 418-426 (2005).
88. Mitsoulis, E., Schwetz, M., Münstedt, H., "Entry Flow of LDPE Melts in a Planar Contraction", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 111, 41-61 (2003).
87. Matsoukas, A., Mitsoulis, E., "Geometry Effects in Squeeze Flow of Bingham Plastics", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 109, 231-240 (2003).
86. Beaulne, M., Mitsoulis, E., "Rheological Characterization of Fiber-Filled Polymer Composites via Constitutive Modeling", J. Reinf. Plast. Comp., 22, 1625-1640 (2003).
79. Mitsoulis, E., Beaulne, M., "Numerical Simulation of Rheological Effects in Fiber Spinning", Adv. Polym. Technol., 19, 155-172 (2000).
76. Beaulne, M., Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulation of the Film-Casting Process", Intern. Polym. Proc., 14, 261-275 (1999).
71. Missirlis, K.A., Assimacopoulos, D., Mitsoulis, E., "A Finite Volume Approach in the Simulation of Viscoelastic Expansion Flows", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 78, 91-118 (1998).
67. Beaulne, M., Mitsoulis, E., "Creeping Flow of a Sphere in Tubes Filled with Herschel-Bulkley Fluids", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 72, 55-71 (1997).
66. Blackery, J., Mitsoulis, E., "Creeping Flow of a Sphere in Tubes Filled with a Bingham Plastic Material", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 70, 59-77 (1997).
62. Barakos, G., Mitsoulis, E., "Viscoelastic Simulations of Stratified Bicomponent Extrusion through Slit Dies", Intern. Polym. Proc., 11, 147-153 (1996).
61. Barakos, G., Mitsoulis, E., "Non-Isothermal Viscoelastic Simulations of Extrusion through Dies and Prediction of the Bending Phenomenon", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 62, 55-79 (1996).
59. Kajiwara, T., Barakos, G., Mitsoulis, E., "Rheological Characterization of Polymer Solutions and Melts with an Integral Constitutive Equation", Int. J. Polymer Analysis & Characterization, 1, 201-215 (1995).
56. Barakos, G., Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulation of Extrusion through Orifice Dies and Prediction of Bagley Correction for an IUPAC-LDPE Melt", J. Rheol., 39, 193-209 (1995).
55. Pham, T.V., Mitsoulis, E., "Entry and Exit Flows of Casson Fluids", Can. J. Chem. Eng., 72, 1080-1084 (1994).
51. Loest, H., Lipp, R., Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Flow Simulation of Viscoplastic Slurries and Design Criteria for a Tape Casting Unit", J. Amer. Ceram. Soc., 77, 254-262 (1994).
49. Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulation of Planar Entry Flow for a Polyisobutylene Solution Using an Integral Constitutive Equation", J. Rheol., 37, 1029-1040 (1993).
47. Kiriakidis, D.G., Park, H.J., Mitsoulis, E., Vergnes, B., Agassant, J.-F., "A Study of Stress Distribution in Contraction Flows of an LLDPE Melt", J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 47, 339-356 (1993).
43. Mitsoulis, E., Abdali, S.S., Markatos, N.C., "Flow Simulation of Herschel-Bulkley Fluids through Extrusion Dies", Can. J. Chem. Eng., 71, 147-160 (1993).
41. Park, H.J., Kiriakidis, D.G., Mitsoulis, E., Lee, K.-J., "Birefringence Studies in Die Flows of an HDPE Melt", J. Rheol., 36, 1563-1583 (1992).
40. Abdali, S.S., Mitsoulis, E., Markatos, N.C., "Entry and Exit Flows of Bingham Fluids", J. Rheol., 36, 389-407 (1992).
33. Hannachi, A., Mitsoulis, E., "Deformation Fields and Residence Time Distributions in Some Polymer Melt Flows", Intern. Polym. Proc., 5, 244-251 (1990).
32. Luo, X.-L., Mitsoulis, E., "A Finite Element Study of Viscoelastic Effects in Double-Layer Coextrusion of Polymer Melts", Adv. Polym. Technol., 10, 47-54 (1990).
29. Luo, X.-L., Mitsoulis, E., "A Numerical Study of the Effect of Elongational Viscosity on Vortex Growth in Contraction Flows of Polyethylene Melts", J. Rheol., 34, 309-342 (1990).
27. Luo, X.-L., Mitsoulis, E., "Memory Phenomena in Extrudate Swell Simulations from Annular Dies", J. Rheol., 33, 1307-1327 (1989).
21. Mitsoulis, E., "Multilayer Sheet Coextrusion: Analysis and Design", Adv. Polym. Technol., 8, 225-242 (1988).
20. Mitsoulis, E., Wagner, R., Heng, F.L., "Numerical Simulation of Wire-Coating Low-Density Polyethylene: Theory and Experiments", Polym. Eng. Sci., 28, 291-310 (1988).
16. Mitsoulis, E., "Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Wire Coating: A Review", Adv. Polym. Technol., 6, 467-487 (1986).
14. Mitsoulis, E., "Extrudate Swell in Double-Layer Flows", J. Rheol., 30(S), S23-S44 (1986).
6.   Mitsoulis, E., Vlachopoulos, J., Mirza, F.A., "Calendering Analysis without the Lubrication Approximation", Polym. Eng. Sci., 25, 6-18 (1985)..

10.  Mitsoulis, E., "Computational Polymer Processing", in Modeling and Simulation in Polymers, Eds. P.D. Gujrati, A.I. Leonov, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, Germany, 2010, Ch. 4, pp. 127-195.
9.   Mitsoulis, E., "Calendering of Polymers" , in Advances in Polymer Processing, Eds. S. Thomas, Y. Weimin, Woodhead Publ., Cambridge, UK, 2009, pp. 312-351.
8.   Mitsoulis, E., "Flows of Viscoplastic Materials: Models and Computations", invited review in Rheology Reviews 2007, Eds. D.M. Binding, N.E. Hudson, and R. Keunings, Brit. Soc. Rheol., London, UK, 2007, pp. 135-178.
7.   Mitsoulis, E., Kotsos, P., "Numerical Simulation of Wire Coating Pseudoplastic and Viscoplastic Fluids", in Advanced Methods in Material Forming, Ed. D. Banabic, Springer Verlag, Berlin, GERMANY, 2007, pp. 279-295.
6.   Mitsoulis, E., "Secondary Flow Instabilities", invited review in Polymer Processing Instabilities, Eds. S.G. Hatzikiriakos, K.B. Migler, M. Dekker Inc., New York, New York, USA, 2005, pp. 43-71.
5.   Hannachi, A., Mitsoulis, E., "Multilayer Calendering of Coextruded Sheets", Plastic Film Technology, Vol. 2, Extrusion of Plastic Film & Sheeting, Ed. K.M. Finlayson, Technomic Publ. Co., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 1993, pp. 11-36.
4.   Mitsoulis, E., "Computer-Aided Analysis and Design for Multilayer Flows Using the Lubrication Approximation Theory (LAT)", invited review in Computer Modeling for Extrusion and Other Continuous Polymer Processes - Applications, Ed. K.T. O'Brien, Hanser Publishers, New York, New York, USA, 1992, pp. 51-84.
3.   Mitsoulis, E., "Numerical Simulation of Viscoelastic Fluids", invited review in Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 9, Polymer Flow Engineering, Ed. N.P. Cheremisinoff, Gulf Publ. Co., Dallas, Texas, USA, 1990, pp. 649-704.
2.   Tiu, C., Podolsak, A.K. , Mitsoulis, E., "Process and Simulation of Wire Coating", invited review in Handbook of Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. 3, Applications and Processing Operations, Ed. N.P. Cheremisinoff, M. Dekker Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1989, pp. 609-647.
1.   Vlachopoulos, J., Mitsoulis, E., "Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Calendering", invited review in Advances in Transport Processes, Eds. A.S. Mujumdar and R.A. Mashelkar, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA, 1988, pp. 78-104.