He is the deputy director of the Environmental Technology Laboratory at his academic department, with research emphasis on novel separation and purification processes and hydrogen technologies for energy applications. He obtained his diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece and his Ph.D. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, USA. He has authored over 100 publications and several book chapters and has been involved in over 20 national and international research projects and contracts.