Nikolaos Michailidis
Professor and Director of the Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (PML), School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Dr. Nikolaos Michailidis is Professor and Director of the Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (PML), School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece and Chair of the Centre for Research & Development οn Advanced Materials. He served as Research Professor at Texas A&M University (2018-2024). He is Board Member of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), Deputy Board Member of Space Partnership Association for the Competitiveness of Europe (S.P.A.C.E) AISBL (S.P.A.C.E AISBL), and co-founder of PLiN Nanotechnology S.A. (AUTH’s spin-off). He is Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), Fellow of International Academy of Engineering and Technology (AET), Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Materials by Taylor & Francis and FEMS, Scientific Coordinator of Megaproject 1: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Thessaloniki International Technology Center (ThessINTEC), and member of various Scientific Societies and Boards. Served as President of the Hellenic Metallurgical Society (2016-2022), Chair of EUROMAT 2019, Chair of the 73rd CIRP General Assembly ‘24, and Chair of the 14th European Aeronautics Science Network (EASN) 2024, Chair of ESAFORM’26. He serves as Director of the Interdepartmental Post Graduate Studies Program: “Processes & Technology of Advanced Materials” - AUTH), steering committee member of the Interdepartmental Post Graduate Studies Program: “Biomedical Engineering” at AUTH and Coordinator of the Dual Master’s Program on “Design and Manufacturing of Sustainable Medical Devices”, between AUTH and TAMU. He was Visiting Professor at Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT), Aachen-Germany (2008-2009). His research interests include: Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials and Composites, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials & Bioengineering, Porous Materials, Coatings and Inspection.