Agamemnon Koutsospyros

Education:

Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY.
M.S.C.E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY.Diploma, Chemical Engineering, National Technical University Of Athens, Greece.

Recent Publications

Christodoulatos C., Su T. S., Koutsospyros A. D., "Kinetics of Alkaline Hydrolysis of Nitrocellulose", Water Environment Research, 73, 2, 185-191, 2001

Koutsospyros, A., C. Christodoulatos, N. Panikov, O. Malcheva, P. Karakaya, and S. Nicolich "Environmental Relevance of CL-20: Preliminary Findings", Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus, 4 (4-5), 460-470, 2004.

Koutsospyros, A., Yin, S. -M., Christodoulatos, C., Becker K., "Destruction of hydrocarbons in non-thermal, ambient-pressure, capillary discharge plasmas", International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 233(1-3), 305-315, 2004.

Koutsospyros, A., Yin, S-M, Christodoulatos, C., Becker, K., "Plasmochemical Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in a Capillary Discharge Plasma Reactor", IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 33(1), 42-50, 2005.

Strigul, N., Koutsospyros, A., Arienti, P., Christodoulatos, C., Dermatas D., Braida W., "Effects of tungsten on environmental systems", Chemosphere, 61, 248-258, 2005.

K. Becker, A. Koutsospyros, S -M Yin, C Christodoulatos, N Abramzon, J C Joaquin and G Brelles-Mari, Environmental and biological applications of microplasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 47 (2005) B513-B523.

Koutsospyros A., Braida W., Christodoulatos C., Dermatas D., Strigul N., A review of Tungsten: from environmental obscurity to scrutiny. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 136, 1-9, 2006

Pavlov, J., Christodoulatos, C., Sidhoum, M., Nicolich, S., Balas, W., Koutsospyros, A. Hydrolysis of Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20). Journal of Energetic Materials, 25: 1-18, 2007.

Ogundipe,A. A.; Braida, W. J., Koutsospyros, A., Christodoulatos, C.; O'Connor; G., Larson, S. Comments to "Release of copper from sintered tungsten-bronze shot under different pH conditions and its potential toxicity to aquatic organisms" by Vernon Thomas, Robert Santore and Ian McGill (Science of the Total Environment 374 (2007) 71-79), Letter submitted to the Editor of  Science of the Total Environment,( currently on line). 

A. Koutsospyros, Shu Yi Min, C. Christodoulatos, K. Becker, and G. Korfiatis,  Destruction of environmental air contaminants in advanced life support systems using a non-thermal, ambient-pressure plasma. Symposium on Application of Plasma Processes XIV, Liptov, Slovakia, Jan. 13-18, 2003.

A. Koutsospyros, C. Christodoulatos, K. Becker, Shu-Min Yin, "Destruction of Environmental Air Contaminants Using a Non-Thermal, Ambient-Pressure Plasma", International Conference On Environmental Systems, , Vancouver, BC, CANADA, July 2003, SAE International 2003-01-2501.  

Sidhoum M, Patel P, Christodoulatos C, Koutsospyros A, ‘Perchlorate biodegradation under hydrogen oxidizing conditions in a novel bioreactor'. 3rd European Bioremediation Conference, Chania , Crete, 2005 

W. Braida, Kruti Oza, Dimitris Dermatas, Agememnon Koutsospyros, and Christos Christodoulatos "Addressing remedial alternatives for the treatment of tungsten contaminated soils and water", ETS 2005 Conference, Portland, OR, March 2005. 

Christodoulatos C and Koutsospyros A. D., "Bioslurry Reactors", in Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, G. Lewandowski, L. J. DeFilippi Eds., Wiley Interscience, 1998. 

C. Christodoulatos, D. Dermatas, A.D. Koutsospyros, Guest Editors, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 136, Number 1: Selected Proceedings of the Seventh Biennial Protection and Restoration of the Environment International Conference. (August 2006).

Braida, W., Koutsospyros, A. Picatinny Arsenal US Army TACOM / ARDEC, contract W15QKN-05-D-0011 Task Order 05, sub task C.3.2.6 "TUNGSTEN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES"(2007).

Koutsospyros, A., W. Braida C. Christodoulatos, D. Dermatas, N. Strigul, "Tungsten Occurrence Across Environmental Compartments", 230th ACS National Meeting,Washington, DC, Aug 28-Sept 1, 2005.

 Harding, W. D., Schwartz, P., Nocito-Gobel, J., Koutsospyros, A., A Hybrid First Year Science Course for Engineering Students - Integrating Biology With Chemistry, Presented at the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii June 24-27, 2007.

Conferences and Workshops Organized:

Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committees for the International Conference: Restoration and Protection of the Environment V, July 1-5, 2000, Thasos, Greece.
Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committees for the International Conference: Restoration and Protection of the Environment VI, July 1-5, 2002, Skiathos, Greece.
Co-Editor of the Proceedings of the International Conference: Restoration and Protection of the Environment VI, July 1-5, 2002, Skiathos, Greece.
SETAC, 24th Conference, Austin, TX, November 2003.
29th Environmental and Energy Symposium and Exhibition, Richmond, VA, April 7-10, 2003
Co-Editor of the Proceedings of the International Conference: Restoration and Protection of the Environment VII, June 28 -July 1, 2004, Mykonos, Greece.

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate Courses:

CE 315 Environmental Engineering and Sanitation

CE 328 Hydraulics & Environmental Laboratory

CE 404 Sanitary Engineering

Graduate Courses:

CE 601 Physical-Chemical Treatment of Aqueous Wastes

CE 602 Biological Treatment of Aqueous Wastes

CE 603 Contaminant Fate and Transport

CE 605 Solid Waste Management

CE 612 Advanced Wastewater Treatment

CE 617 Wastewater Residuals Management

CE 618 Hazardous Waste Treatment

CE 690 Master Project