Prof. Georgios Pilidis

Prof. George Pilidis
University of Ioannina,
Department of Biological Applications & Technology,
University Campus of Ioannina,
Greece – 45110
tel.:+302651007518
fax:+302651007274

gpilidis@uoi.gr

Education
Diploma Degree: University of Stuttgart, Germany (1973)
Ph.D.: University of Regensburg, Germany (1978)
Post – Doctorate Research Fellow: Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Germany (1980 - 81) Institute of Spectroscopy, University of Grenoble, France, 1982

Grants
3-months research grand from NATO (June-October1980, University of Regensburg)
3-months research grand from DAAD (June-October1981, University of Regensburg)

Scientific publications and projects
• 53 Papers in international journals (685 hetero citations, h factor 14)
• 3 Patents
• 39 Papers in international conferences
• 1 Diploma Thesis, 1 Ph. D. Thesis
• 1 Didactic Book in "Basic Organic Chemistry", 185 p. (1983)
• 1 Translation of the Didactic Book in "Organic Chemistry" (Morrison-Boyd) in the Greek language, 2000 p. (1989)
• 1 Photographic Guide Book "The lake Pamvotis", 135 pages (2010)
• 33 Research and development projects over 2.220.000 €

Other Scientific Activities
• Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
• Member of the Greek Chemical Society (ΕΕΧ)
• Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
• General Secretary of the Mediterranean Scientific Association for the Environmental Pro-tection (MESAEP, 1993 – 1995), member of the executive committee (2001-2009)
• President of MESAEP (2009-2011)
• Member of the Core Group in Cost Action 637 "Metals and related substances in drinking water"
• Technical Consultant by the companies "Environmental Protection Engineering S.A." and "Polyeco S.A".
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Water Supply Company of the city of Io-annina (2002-2006)
• Member of the International Water Association (IWF)

Research and development projects
1. Research Committee of the University of Ioannina. Silyl-protective groups for tyrosine and threonine peptides synthesis, 1990, 3 000 €
2. General Secretariat for Research and Development, EPET II. Establishment of the Euro-pean Environmental Research Institute, 1991, 265 000 €
3. Ministry of National Economy, INTERREG I. Environmental Impact Study at the border area between Greece and Albania, 1991, 300 000 €
4. General Secretariat for Research and Development, PAVE II. Synthesis of new com-pounds for the sensibilisation of the phenol spectrophotometric method in natural waters, 1993, 47 000 €
5. European Commission, DG XVI, Programme EMAS-Pilot programme for the introduc-tion of the "Environmental Monitoring Audit System" (later ISO 14000) in small-medium enterprises in West-Macedonia, 1993, 15 000 €
6. General Secretariat for Research and Development, PENED I. Development of new methods and their application in the determination of toxic substances in real samples, 1994 40 000 €
7. Ministry of Finance, Program ENVIREG. Determination of organic substances and heavy metals in ecosystems of the region of Epirus, 1994, 40 000 €
8. General Secretariat for Research and Development, EPET II. Construction and valuation of a pilot unit for the management of olive oil mill waste waters 1995, 500 000 €
9. General Secretariat for Research and Development, Greek-German Co-operation. Pilot study for the remediation of soils polluted by petroleum products 1997, 30 000 €
10. Ministry of the Environment. Environmental Impact Study for Greek Refineries, 1998, 64 000 €
11. European Commission, Joint Research Centre/Ispra - Contract :No14141-1998-07 F1ED ISP GR Study and physicochemical evaluation of secondary aerosol precursors, 1998, 29 000 €
12. European Commission, DG III, ESPRIT IV, Project 28757 (LORE)-Recyclers as learn-ing organizations towards the sustainable recycling economy, 1998, 46 000 €
13. General Secretariat for Research and Development – SYN-Programme-Study, isolation and biological activity of taxol and similar compounds from coniferous trees in the re-gion of Epirus, 1999, 30 000 €
14. Research Committee – University of Ioannina. Isolation of phenolic compounds from olive oil mill waste waters,1999, 3 000 €
15. European Commission DG III. Inter-laboratory study for the determination of azo-dyes in leather articles, 1999, 3 000 €
16. General Secretariat for Research and Development, EPET II. Construction and evalua-tion of a pilot unit for the management of waste waters from the olives production 2000, 75 000 €
17. General Secretariat for Research and Development. Study for the management of sol-vents in chemical laboratories, 2000, 42000 €
18. Research Committee of the University of Ioannina. Atmospheric pollution in the city of Ioannina and proposals for the regulation of circulatory troubles, 2001, 13200 €
19. DG XII, GROWTH Programme, EU Contract, GRD1-CT2001-40698. A non destructive Pulse Neutron Multiple Detector Tool for use in environmental, hydrocarbon and min-eral exploration, 2001, 24000 €
20. General Secretariat for Research and Development, PENED 2001. Installation and op-eration of pilot units for the remediation of soils polluted by petroleum hydrocarbons us-ing microencapsulated microorganisms, 2001, 88000 €
21. Ministry of Education, Program Pythagoras. Human exposure of people to atmospheric pollutants, 2002, 50000 €
22. General Secretariat for Research and Development, Program PRAXE. Pilot unit for the treatment of wastewaters from table olives, 2003, 44000 €
23. Municipal Enterprise of Water Supply Lamia. Drinking water quality, 2005, 50000€
24. CRAFT Programme, EU contract COOP-CT-2005-017641 (PIGMAN). A sustainable solution for pig manure treatment, 2005, 92500 €
25. Prefecture of Ioannina. Study of cyanobacteria in the lakes Pamvotis, Toumba and Metsovo, 2006, 28000 €
26. Cost Action 637: Metals and related substances in drinking water, 2006, 21600 €
27. Private contract: Tycheros- Chantzis. Operation of table olive processing wastewater treatment plant, 2007, 35700 €
28. INTERREG III A Greece-Italy. International center of standardization and commerciali-zation of traditional products of the region Epirus-South Italy, 2007, 100000 €
29. SEE-ERA NET. Continuous water quality monitoring in surface waters at Montene-gro/Serbia, 2007, 20000 €
30. ETVA-Industrial areas SA. Drinking water quality, 2008, 17756 €
31. Private contract: Terramentor SA. Determination of toxic metals, hydrocarbons, pesti-cides and PCBs in soils, 2008, 6850 €
32. General Secretariat of Epirus. Up-dating of technical studies for the environmental reme-diation of 49 wild landfills in the region of Epirus, 2009, 100000 €
33. FP7-ENV.2010.1.2.2-1-On the reduction of health effects from combined exposure to indoor air pollutants in modern offices (OFFICEAIR)-Grant agreement no: 265267, 2010, 57567 €


Journal articles

2011	I Zarkadas, G Pilidis (2011) Anaerobic Co-Digestion of table olive debittering & washing Effluent, cattle manure and pig manure in batch and high volume laboratory anaerobic digesters: Effect of temperature Bioresource Technology 102: 4995. Abstract: Notes:
2010	S Karakitsios, P Kassomenos, D Sarigiannis, G Pilidis (2010) Exposure modelling of benzene exploiting passive-active sampling data Environmental Modelling and Assessment 15: 283 Abstract: Notes:
2009	P Kassomenos, S Karakitsios, G Pilidis (2009) Daily variation of traffic emissions in a South-Eastern European urban agglomeration International Journal of Environmental Pollution 36: 324 Abstract: Notes:
	G Pilidis, S Karakitsios, P Kassomenos, E Kazos, C Stalikas (2009) Measurements of benzene and formaldehyde in a medium size urban environment. Indoor/outdoor health risk implications on special population groups Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 150: 285 Abstract: Notes:
	K Vareli, G Pilidis, E Briasoulis, I Sainis (2009) Molecular identification of Planktothrix rubescens as the cause of a potentially toxic intense algal bloom for a fist time in Greece (Lake Ziros) Harmful Algae 8: 447 Abstract: Notes:

	K Vareli, G Pilidis, M - C Mavrogiorgou, E Briasoulis, I Sainis (2009) Molecular characterization of cyanobacterial diversity and yearly fluctuations of Microcystin loads in a suburban Mediterranean Lake (Lake Pamvotis, Greece) J. Environ. Monit. 11: 1506 Abstract: Notes:
	E Karabika, A Kallimanis, A Dados, G Pilidis, C Drainas, A Koukkou (2009) Taxonomic Identification and Use of Free and Entrapped Cells of a New Mycobacterium sp., Strain Spyr1 for Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 159: 155 Abstract: Notes:
	D Sarigiannis, S Karakitsios, A Gotti, C Papaloukas, P Kassomenos, G Pilidis (2009) Bayesian Algorithm Implementation in a real time exposure assessment model on benzene with calculation of associated cancer risks Sensors 9: 731 Abstract: Notes:
2007	C Parinos, C Stalikas, G Pilidis (2007) Chemical and physico-chemical profile of wastewaters produced from the different stages of Spanish-style green olives processing Journal of hazardous materials 145: 339 Abstract: Notes:
	S Karakitsios, C Papaloukas, P Kassomenos, G Pilidis (2007) Assessment and prediction of exposure to benzene of filling station employees Atmospheric Environment 41 41: 9555 Abstract: Notes:
	S Karakitsios, V Delis, P Kassomenos, G Pilidis (2007) Contribution to ambient benzene concentrations in the vicinity of petrol stations. Estimation of the associated health risk Atmospheric Environment 41: 1889 Abstract: Notes:
	G Varvounis, Y Fiamegos, G Pilidis (2007) Pyrazol-3-ones. Part III: Reactivity of ring substituents Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry 95: 27 Abstract: Notes:
2006	S Karakitsios, C Papaloukas, G Pilidis, P Kassomenos (2006) Assessment and prediction of benzene concentration in a street canyon using artificial networks and deterministic models-their response to what if scenarios Ecological modelling 193: 253 Abstract: Notes:
	S Karakitsios, I Hadjidakis, P Kassomenos, G Pilidis (2006) Development of an artificial neural network to predict benzene concentrations in a street canyon Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 15: 424 Abstract: Notes:
	K Lasaridi, I Protopapa, M Kotsou, G Pilidis, T Manios, A Kyriacou (2006) Quality assesment of composts in the Greek market: The need for standards and quaity assurance Journal of Environmental Management 80(1): 58 Abstract: Notes:

	P Kassomenos, S Karakitsios, G Pilidis (2006) Assessment and prediction of benzene concentrations in a street canyon using a variety of models, in the means of environmental management purposes Global NEST Journal 8(3): 265 Abstract: Notes:
2005	P Kassomenos, S Karakitsios, G Pilidis (2005) A methodology to estimate benzene concentrations in a town though a traffic model The Sciences of the Total Environment 347: 272 Abstract: Notes:
	G Pilidis, S Karakitsios, P Kassomenos (2005) BETX measurements in a medium sized European city Atmospheric Environment 39: 6051 Abstract: Notes:
	A Kyriacou, K Lazaridi, M Kotsou, C Balis, G Pilidis (2005) Combined bioremediation and advanced oxidation of the green table olive processing wastewater Process Biochemistry 40: 1401 Abstract: Notes:
2004	A Dados, C Stalikas, G Pilidis (2004) Determination of aromatic amines in textile after bromination by gas chromatography coupled with an electron capture detection Chromatographia 59: 335 Abstract: Notes:
	M Kotsou, A Kyriacou, K Lazaridi, G Pilidis (2004) Integrated aerobic biological treatment and chemical oxidation with Fenton’s reagent for processing of green table olive wastewater Process Biochemistry 39: 1653 Abstract: Notes:
	G Varvounis, Y Fiamegos, G Pilidis (2004) Pyrazol-3-ones. Part II: Reactions of the Ring Atoms Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry 87: 141 Abstract: Notes:
	P Kassomenos, S Karakitsios, G Pilidis (2004) A simple semi-empirical approach to modeling benzene concentration in a street canyoν Atmospheric Environment 38: 6073 Abstract: Notes:
	A Kyriacou, K Lazaridi, M Kotsou, C Balis, G Pilidis (2004) Combined bioremediation and advanced oxidation of the green table olive processing wastewater Process Biochemistry 40: 1401 Abstract: Notes:
2003	Y Fiamegos, C Nanos, G Pilidis, C Stalikas (2003) Phase-transfer catalytic determination of phenols as methylated derivatives by gas chromatography with flame ionization and mass-selective detection J. Chromatography A 983: 215 Abstract: Notes:

2002	Y Fiamegos, C Stalikas, G Pilidis (2002) 4-Aminoantipyrine spectrophotometric method of phenol analysis. Study of the reaction products via liquid chromatography with diode array and mass spectrometric reaction Analytica Chimica Acta 467: 105 Abstract: Notes:
2001	G Varvounis, Y Fiamegos, G Pilidis (2001) Pyrazol-3-ones. Part 1. Synthesis and applications Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry 80: 73 Abstract: Notes:
	Y Fiamegos, G Pilidis, G Varvounis (2001) Synthesis of 1-methyl-, 4-nitro-, 4-amino- and 4-iodo-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-ones J. Heterocyclic Che 38: 1065 Abstract: Notes:
	P Conte, A Zena, G Pilidis, A Piccolo (2001) Increased retention of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils induced by soil treatment with humic substances Environmental Pollution 112: 27 Abstract: Notes:
2000	C Stalikas, G Pilidis (2000) Development of a method for the simultaneous determination of phosphoric and amino acid group containing pesticides by gas chromatography-mass selective detection. Optimisation of the derivatiztion reaction using an experimental design approach J. Chromatogr. A 872: 215 Abstract: Notes:
	Y Fiamegos, C Stalikas, G Pilidis, M Karayannis (2000) Synthesis and Analytical Applications of 4-Aminopyrazolone derivatives as chromogenic agents for the spectrophotometric determination of phenols Anal. Chim. Acta 403: 315 Abstract: Notes:
	E Paleologos, C Stalikas, S M Tzouvara Karayanni, G Pilidis, M Karayannis (2000) Micelle-mediated method for the speciation of Chromium J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 15: 287 Abstract: Notes:
	C Stalikas, G Pilidis, M Karayannis (2000) An integrated gas chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of phosphoric and amino acid group containing pesticides Chromatographi 51: 741 Abstract: Notes:
	C Piperidou, C Chaidou, K Soulti, C Stalikas, G Pilidis, C Balis (2000) Chemical study of an olive oil mill wastewater bioremediation system based on Azotobacter Vinelandii J. Agric. Food Chem. 48: 1941 Abstract: Notes:
1999	C Stalikas, G Pilidis, S M Tzouvara Karayanni (1999) Investigation of metal distribution in agricultural soils irrigated by lake using a sequential extraction scheme Sci. Total Environ. 236: 7 Abstract: Notes:

1998	G Vassilikiotis, J Chatzianestis, J Bartzis, F Vosniakos, G Pilidis (1998) Determination of VOCs in the atmosphere of the city of Thessaloniki/Greece Fresen. Environ. Bull. 7: 1 Abstract: Notes:
	Y Fiamegos, G Pilidis, C Stalikas, A Dados, M Karayannis (1998) Alternative reagents for the improvement of the spectrophotometric method of phenol analysis Fresen. Environ. Bull. 7: 558 Abstract: Notes:
1997	C Stalikas, A Mantalovas, G Pilidis (1997) Multielement concentration in vegetable species grown in two typical agricultural areas of Greece Sci. Total Environ. 206: 17 Abstract: Notes:
	C Stalikas, C Chaidou, G Pilidis (1997) Enrichment of PAH’s and heavy metals in soils in the vicinity of the coal-fired power plants of West Macedonia (Greece) Sci. Total Environ. 204: 135 Abstract: Notes:
1996	G Pilidis, A Ioannidou, M Saraci, C Stalikas (1996) Determination of organochlorine pesticides and selected heavy metals in Albanian soils Fresen. Environ. Bull. 5: 551 Abstract: Notes:
	C Stalikas, G Pilidis, M Karayannis (1996) Determination of lead and cadmium in environmental samples optimised by simplex optimised atomic adsorption methods J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 11: 595 Abstract: Notes:
	C Piperidou, C Chaidou, M Saraci, C Stalikas, G Pilidis (1996) Determination of phenolic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in surface waters in Albania Fresen. Environ. Bull. 5: 557 Abstract: Notes:
1995	N Hine, G Pilidis (1995) An assessment of the Efficiency of a Macrophyte-based Biological Treatment Plant to treat Wastewater from a Wood Impregnation Factory Fresen. Environ. Bull. 4: 630 Abstract: Notes:
1994	C Stalikas, G Pilidis, M Karayannis (1994) Heavy metal concentration in sediments of Lake Ioannina and Kalama’s river in North- Western Greece Fresen. Environ. Bull. 3: 505 Abstract: Notes:
	E Lahaniatis, W Bergheim, D Kotzias, G Pilidis (1994) Formation of chlorinated hydrocarbons by water chlorination Chemosphere 28: 229 Abstract: Notes:

1987	G Pilidis (1987) One Pot Oxidation and Dehydration with Selenium Dioxide Ind. J. of Chemistry 26B: 1176 Abstract: Notes:
	G Pilidis (1987) Isolierung, Charakterisierung und Nachweis von σ-Komplexen bei der Chlorierung von 1,3,5-Tripyrrolidino und 1,3,5-Tridimethylaminobenzol Chim. Chron. New Series 16: 227 Abstract: Notes:
1986	G Pilidis (1986) Synthese von Bis(norcara-2, 4, 2΄, 4΄-tetraenyliden) über eine Carben dimerisierung. Coll. Cz. Chem. Commmun. 51: 2151 Abstract: Notes:
1984	J Bindl, G Pilidis, J Daub (1984) Chiral Electron Transfer Compounds: Binaphto [2,3a] azulenequinone and Binaphto [2,3a] Derivates by Oxidative Coupling Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. in Engl. 23: 314 Abstract: Notes:
1983	G Pilidis (1983) Etherspaltung mit Chlorsulfonylisocyanat (CSI): Tropylium-N-(Chlorsulfonyl)-O-methylcarbamidat aus CSI und 7-Methoxy-1,3,5-cycloheptatrien Chem. Ber. 116: 3516 Abstract: Notes:

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