Background
Stephanos graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a Dipl-Ing in Mechanical Engineering (in 1995) and with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (in 2000). After a career break due to compulsory military service in the Greek Air Force, he joined Loughborough University (Wolfson School) in 2002 as Research Associate and then Research Fellow. In 2003 he continued his employment in Wolfson School as a Lecturer in Engineering Dynamics, progressing to Senior Lecturer (2007), Reader (2011) and Professor of Dynamics (2015).
Stephanos has led and collaborated on a variety of research projects (funded by Research Councils, Innovation Agencies, as well as directly from industry) across a range of engineering dynamics and tribology topics. His research focuses on two streams: i) Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) and efficiency of propulsion systems with emphasis on automotive powertrains; ii) Self-powered sensing for structural health and environmental monitoring, including energy harvesting and custom-made sensing design.
He is currently serving as Associate Editor for the Journal of Vibration and Control (since 2024) and Meccanica (since 2021).
Key awards
Academic
- Executive MBA (December 2005)
Loughborough University Business School - PhD. in Mechanical Engineering (July 2000)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. “Nonlinear Vibrations and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems with Gears” - Dipl-Ing in Mechanical Engineering (November 1995)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Professional
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- Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, MIMechE / Chartered Engineer, CEng (2006 - )
- Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME (2004 - )
- EPSRC Peer Review College – Member
- Fellow (Higher Education Academy)
Research Interests and Activities
Engineering Dynamics and Vibrations with the following particular applications:
- Efficiency and Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) in automotive powertrains
- Tribodynamics of mechanical systems with lubricated conjunctions
- Self-powered sensing, Energy Harvesting and MEMS sensing design
- Structural and Dynamic analysis of medical devices / virtual prototype development
External Links
European Commission
EPSRC
Royal Society
National Nuclear Laboratory
ETH Zurich
Politecnico di Torino
University of Ferrara
Technical University of Denmark
Beijing Institute of Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Patras
Hefei University of Technology
Ford Motor Company
AVL
Ferrari S.p.A
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team
Current teaching responsibilities:
- WSC101 Vibration and Noise
- WSD102 Engineering Dynamics for Digital Twins (Responsible Examiner)
- WS50META, WSP502META Supervision of UG and PG Individual Student Projects
- WSI010 - DIS Industrial Placement (non credit bearing)
- WSI020 - DPS Industrial Placement (non credit bearing)