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Dr. Christos D. Argyropoulos

Assistant Professor, CIPR

Dr. Argyropoulos is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), where he also contributes as a Research Scholar at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining & Advanced Chemicals (IRC-CRAC) and a Guest Research Scholar at the Center of Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR). Since 2025, he has been running his independent Computational Fluid Dynamics and Health, Safety & Environment – Simulation Research Group (CFD & HSE – SRG) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM. His research is driven by a strong commitment to addressing complex challenges at the intersection of engineering, health, environment and safety.

Dr. Argyropoulos’ professional experience includes postdoctoral positions at Texas A&M University and the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Qatar (2015-2018), where he focused on process safety and air pollution. In 2018, he also held a prestigious industrial research fellowship at NCSR Demokritos and served as a Senior Research Fellow (2020-2021) and Adjunct Assistant Professor at European University Cyprus (2022-2024), focusing on health risk assessment and public health.

Dr. Argyropoulos is a chartered Chemical Engineer of Technical Chamber of Greece and Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK), starting in 2008 and 2023, respectively. He is a Fellow of Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), an Associate Member of IChemE and Member of AIChE. He is also a member of International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and member of Cyprus Epidemiology and Public Health Association (CyEPHA). He actively contributes to the scientific community as an Associate Editor for JMIR Public Health and Surveillance and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. He also serves as a member of the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., 2015, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Imperial College London, UK
  • M.S., 2010, Mathematical Modelling in Modern Technologies and Financial Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece.
  • M.S., 2008, Computational Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece.
  • M.Eng., 2006, Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece.

Research Interests

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Utilizing computational tools for simulating fluid flow and transport phenomena in chemical and environmental engineering (e.g. pollutants’ dispersion in building and industrial environments (oil & gas), chemical reactor engineering, bubble droplet formation-flows, multiphase flows, flows in porous media, and airborne transmission of biological agents).
  • Industrial process safety: Ensuring the safe operation of industrial processes. Evaluating and managing risks associated with hazardous materials and processes using qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods.
  • Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): Protecting the health and safety of workers in different industrial sectors (e.g. oil & gas, energy, chemicals, cement, manufacturing).
  • Public Health: Promoting public health through the study of environmental factors (e.g. air pollution, chemical exposure, climate change, etc.), environmental health and exposure, emergency preparedness, public health communication and educational materials.
  • Air Pollution and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Investigating the sources, transport, and impact of air pollutants. Improving IAQ to enhance human health and well-being using monitoring devices and numerical models.

Selected Publications

  • Argyropoulos CD, Sideris GM, Christolis MN, Nivolianitou Z, Markatos NC. Modelling pollutants dispersion and plume rise from large hydrocarbon tank fires in neutrally stratified atmosphere. Atmospheric Environment 2010; 44(6): 803-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.034.
  • Argyropoulos CD, Christolis MN, Nivolianitou Z, Markatos NC. A hazards assessment methodology for large liquid hydrocarbon fuel tanks. J Loss Prevent Proc Ind. 2012; 25(2): 329-35. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2011.12.003
  • Argyropoulos CD, Markatos NC. Recent advances on the numerical modelling of turbulent flows. Applied Mathematical Modelling 2015; 39(2): 693-732. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2014.07.001.
  • Argyropoulos CD, Ashraf AM, Markatos NC, Kakosimos KE. Mathematical modelling and computer simulation of toxic gas building infiltration. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 2017;111:687-700. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2017.08.038
  • Argyropoulos CD, Hassan H, Kumar P, Kakosimos KE. Measurements and modelling of particulate matter building ingress during a severe dust storm event. Build Environ. 2020;167:106441. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106441

List of publications and Research Activities

Awards & Honors

  • Industrial Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 2018.
  • Research Laboratory Safety Award, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2016.
  • Full scholarship from the Transient Multiphase Flows (TMF) consortium for PhD studies at Imperial College London, 2010.
  • Scholarship from the MSc “Mathematical Modelling in Modern Technologies and Finance for outstanding performance in the 2nd semester, 2008.
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