Panos PapanastasiouPanos Papanastasiou is a Professor in the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cyprus, where
he also serves as Director of the Natural Gas
Engineering and Energy Transition Program.
He is a Member of the oard of Directors
of the PHAETHON Centre of Excellence. He
holds an M.Eng. from the National Technical
University of Athens (1984) and an M.Sc.
(1986) and Ph.D. (1990) from the University
of Minnesota. Before joining academia, he
spent over 15 years in the oil and gas industry
as a researcher and consultant. His
current research focuses on the challenges
of energy transition, including carbon capture
and storage (CCS), geological hydrogen
storage, and the cracking and degradation
of photovoltaic systems. He has published
over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles, 120
conference papers and book chapters, edited
six conference proceedings and books, and
holds three patents. He currently serves as
Editor-in-Chief of Geomechanics for Energy and
the Environment (Elsevier). Read More Read Less