Dr. Thanos Balafoutis

Agricultural University of Athens,
Iera odos 75, 11855, Athens
Office: +302105294053
Mobile: +306977262730,
email: abalafoutis (at) aua.gr

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EDUCATION

  • 2005-2012: PhD in Agricultural University of Athens “Vegetable oil Use as fuel in Internal Combustion Engines”
  • 2002-2003: Cranfield University MSc Agricultural & Environmental Engineering Degree Grade: 72% (Distinction)
  • 1997-2003: Agricultural University of Athens Department of Natural Resources & Agricultural Engineering Section of Agricultural Constructions & Agricultural Engineering Degree Grade: 7.11/10

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Full tuition fees bursary from Cranfield University, UK
  • 6-month scholarship for joint PhD work in University of Coimbra

REPORTS

  • Publications in Journals: 6
  • Publications in International Conferences: 21
  • Thesis: 3
  • Research Project Reports: 17

WORKING EXPERIENCE

  • Research work: Participation in 10 International, 10 National and 4 Corporate Research Projects as main researcher (2005-2016)
  • Teaching Experience Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Tractors and Energy Field (2006-2012)
  • Reserved Second Lieutenant (2004-2005)
  • Part time member of staff in Student Union of Cranfield University (2003)
  • Internships: 2 (IAMC, Athens, Greece and UPM, Valencia, Spain)

LANGUAGES

  • Greek
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu)
  • Windows Office
  • AutoCAD
  • SimaPro
  • ArcGIS