Dr. Dimitrios K. Savvidis
Educational Material
My CV
PhD in Road Transport Emissions in the Real World, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering - SPEME, The University of Leeds
2011
Certificate of pedagogical and teaching competence, Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (A.S.P.E.T.E.) of Thessaloniki.
2005
Master of Science in Transport Engine Emissions, Energy and Resources Research Institute - ERRI, The University of Leeds
2004
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds
1999
Graduated in Automotive Engineering, Department of Automotive Engineering, TEI of Thessaloniki.
1998
Research projects as scientific director
"System for calculating CO2 emissions from heavy vehicles as well as calculating their fuel consumption under different test cycles and different weights - VECTO tool".
Funding body: European Commission (Directorate-General for Climate Action), Total project amount (until March 2018) > €1,700,000.
12/2013-Today
Research projects as a member of a core research team
"Training Center for Private MOT Inspectors" with the purpose of teaching and providing notes in the context of seminars held during the implementation of the project.
02/2000-07/2001
"Archimedes - Strengthening research groups at the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki" subproject 2.2.12
"Impacts on the operation of four-stroke diesel engines and on the environment from the use of diesel blends with vegetable oils" with project scope:
- Preparation of mixtures of diesel and vegetable oils.
- Improvement of laboratory infrastructure and conversion of the Land Rover Jeep diesel engine to a gasoline engine.
- Measurement of physical and chemical properties of mixtures.
- Stable engine performance and exhaust mapping.
- Measurement of engine and exhaust gas efficiency by feeding the diesel engine with a mixture of diesel and cottonseed oil biodiesel.
- Measuring the engine and exhaust gas performance of a Land Rover Jeep diesel engine under road conditions.
- Measurement of engine and exhaust gas efficiency by feeding the diesel engine with a mixture of diesel and biodiesel from used vegetable cooking oils.
- Measurement
01/2004-03/2007
"Pilot inter-seasonal research program on environmental quality and noise in the greater Florina area" with project scope:
Field measurements.
12/2004-08/2006
"Control of pollution levels of the Marine Environment of the coasts of Pieria" with project objective: Control of pollution levels of the Marine Environment of the coasts of Pieria.
06/2006-12/2007
Educational programs as a speaker and/or team member
Member of the University of Antwerp teaching team, for the preparation of the proposal for the Master's Degree Programme "G-DRIVE: Green
Development, Research and Innovation in Vehicle Engineering" submitted to the
EU for funding. Responsible for the budget of the proposal. The specific Master's Degree Programme was approved and
funded by the EU and the "Erasmus+ Programme" in June 2013 (539105-LLP-1-2013-1-BE-ERASMUS-EQR), www.master-greendrive.eu
01/2013-05/2013
Training of IKTEO inspectors, Scientific coordinator: Dr. Triantafyllis, Professor, Department of Vehicles, Technical University of Thessaloniki.
10/2005-12/2006
Participation in the development and creation of the curriculum (Curriculum Development) and course syllabus for the Postgraduate Program "MSc in New Technological and Ecological Standards in
Automotive Engineering - Car Ecology" in collaboration with six additional Universities in Europe (Karel de Grote-Hogenschool, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia,
Technical University of Wroclaw, Turku University, University of Cologne,
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and ATEI of Thessaloniki).
10/2006-09/2009
Participation as student supervisor in the Leonardo Da Vinci II program "Car technicians in the EU and their future in the automotive industry", LdV project number: EL/2005/PL/120, IEK Epanomi, Epanomi, Greece.
11-25/09/2005
Dimitrios Savvidis, "Road Transport Emissions in the Real World", School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering - SPEME, The University of Leeds, May 2011.
PhD Thesis
Dimitrios Savvidis, "Road Transport Emissions in the Real World", School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering - SPEME, The University of Leeds, May 2011.
Monographs and books
Pierre Bonnel, Adolfo Perujo, Alessio Provenza, Pablo Mendoza Villafuerte in collaboration with Dimitris Savvidis, "Non Road Engines Conformity Testing Based on PEMS", JRC Scientific and
Policy Reports, Report EUR 26438 EN, ISBN 978-92-79-35090-0, doi: 10.2789/18679, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.
Chapters in books
D. Savvidis, K. Bounos, B. Sochacki and C. Ioakimidis, "Engine emissions measurements from passenger cars at two different locations within the metropolitan area of Antwerp in Belgium and further statistical analysis", Internal Combustion Engines: Performance, Fuel Economy and Emissions, IMechE Combustion Engines and Fuels Group Conference, London, England, 27-28 November 2013: 67-77, ISBN: 9781782421849. Woodhead Publishing
Chapters in books
Savvidis D., Grammatikis V., Pecqueur M., Triandafyllis J., Vosniakos F., Zoumakis N., Kelesis A.,
"Four-stroke diesel engines operated on plant oil methylester mixtures-performance and environmental effects", Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 8B, 2006, Pages 898- 904, ISSN: 10184619.
Chapters in books
Li H., Andrews G.E., Savvidis D., Daham B.K., Ropkins K., Bell M.C. and Tate J.E., "Comparisons of the Exhaust Emissions for Different Generations of SI Cars under Real World Urban Driving
Conditions", SAE Technical Paper Series 2008-01-0754. SAE Book SP-2150: Emissions Measurement and Testing, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-7680-1992-6. SAE World Congress & Exhibition,
Detroit, USA.
Chapters in books
Διδακτική εμπειρία
Associate Professor (full-time) at the Department of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering of the University of Antwerp. Teaching in the Undergraduate Programs "Vehicle Engineer" and "Mechanical Engineer" of the following courses:
Internal Combustion Engines - MEK (7th semester) - Teaching semesters: 1 (2012-13). Development of Engine Technologies (1st semester) - Teaching semesters: 5 (2012-13).
Power Measurements (6th semester) - Teaching semesters: 1 (2012-13).
Vehicle Dynamics (3rd semester) - Teaching semesters: 1 (2012-13).
2012-2013
Associate Professor (part-time) at the Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering of the University of Antwerp (formerly Karel de GroteHogeschool - KdG). Teaching in the Master's Program "MSc in New Technological and Ecological Standards in Automotive Engineering - Car Ecology" of the courses:
Internal Combustion Engines - MEK and Emissions (1st and 2nd semester) – Teaching semesters: 2 (2009-2010)
Development of Engine Technologies (1st semester) - Teaching semesters: 5 (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14).
Energy-efficient design of the drivetrain and body (1st semester) - Teaching semesters: 5 (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14).
Green fuels (2nd semester) - Teaching semesters: 5 (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14).
2009-2014
