KANELLINA GIANNAKOPOULOU
Personal Information
Date of birth
Marital status
Address
Tel.
15/02/1982
Single
Sarkoudinou 109, 11744, Athens, Greece
210 9013772
6938 416492
E-mail
Profile Highly motivated individual, with leadership, organizing, and
problem-solving skills. With good technical background in
chemical engineering issues. Competent in observing,
comparing, analyzing and planning. Able to cooperate and
communicate efficiently with others. Decisive and hard-working.
Education
Dates Oct. 2006 - present
PhD thesis: “Development of a catalytic process for the
conversion of biogenic materials into liquid biofuels”, Graz
University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Design of the catalytic process, construction of a laboratoryscale testing facility, performance of systematic tests with
different feedstocks and catalysts, preparation of a feasibility
study for the upscaling of the developed process.
Dates Oct. 1999 – Feb. 2005
Diploma in Chemical Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Focus on Process Analysis and Design. The Diploma Thesis
included research and experimental work about the “Use of
cerium catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift reaction”.
Professional experience
Dates Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2008
Researcher at Joanneum Research, at the Institute of
Sustainable Techniques and Systems, Graz, Austria
Research work in the field of renewable energy, with special
focus on biomass / bioenergy and solar thermal systems.
Participation in national and international projects.
Dates Jul. 2005 – Dec. 2005
Internship at Joanneum Research, at the Institute of
Sustainable Techniques and Systems, Graz, Austria
Research work in the field of synthetic fuels, solar thermal
energy, energy efficiency and market research for the
development of new products.
Dates Sept. 2003 – Oct. 2003
Internship at the Department of Operations, Engineering
and HSSE of Shell-Gas, Aspropyrgos, Greece
Familiarization with the safety rules and technical specifications
of constructing domestic / industrial LPG facilities and of the
delivering / storage / distribution of LPG.
Dates Apr. 2003 – May 2003 and Oct. 2004 – Dec. 2004
Member of the research team “Development and
Application of Quality Control Systems at Fuels Stations in
Greece” ELIN Fuels in co-operation with the National
Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Sampling of liquid fuels from fuel stations in West Peloponnese
and quality testing at the Laboratory of Fuels and Lubricants of
the National Technical University of Athens.
Languages
Greek Native speaker
English Excellent skills:
(1) Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge University,
Dec. 2000
(2) Qualification of Adequacy for the English Language, Greek
Ministry of Education
German Intermediate speaking and writing skills
Computer Skills Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio), Photoshop,
Mathcad, Matlab, Fortran
Seminars Creativity Techniques (2008),
Innovation for Sustainability in Industry (2008),
Ecological Process Evaluation (2007),
Renewable Resources-Production Technologies (2007),
Production Integrated Environmental Protection (2007)
at the Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Renewable Energy Resources (2006)
at the Halmstad University, Falkenberg, Sweden
Interests Special interest in arts: ballet (10 years), traditional greek
dance (4 years), opera singing (3 years), music, theatre,
cinema. Also, travelling and psychology.
Publications
Books (1) C. Brunner, B. Slawitsch, K. Giannakopoulou, H. Schnitzer,
“Industrial Process Indicators and Heat Integration in
Industry”, Task 33 "Solar Heat for Industrial Processes" of
the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Program and Task IV of
the IEA Solar PACES Program (2008)
Scientific Journals (1) K. Giannakopoulou, M. Lukas, A. Vasiliev, C. Brunner, H.
Schnitzer, “Low pressure co-conversion of biogenic waste
(rapeseed cake) and vegetable oil”. Submitted at the
Bioresource Technology magazine (2009)
(2) K. Giannakopoulou, M. Lukas, A. Vasiliev, C. Brunner, H.
Schnitzer, “Conversion of rapeseed cake into bio-oils in a
batch reactor: effect of catalytic vapor upgrading”.
Submitted at the Microporous Mesoporous Materials
magazine (2009)
Magazines (1) C. Brunner, B. Slawitsch, K. Giannakopoulou, H. Schnitzer,
“Styrian Promise (Produzieren mit solarer Energie) Initiative zur Nutzung von Energieeffizienz und
erneuerbaren Energien (solare Prozesswärme) in
steirischen Betrieben”, Magazine VIU, Issue Nr. 2,
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria (2007)
Conferences (1) C. Brunner, K. Giannakopoulou, G. Gwehenberger, B.
Slawitsch, H. Schnitzer, “Thermal energy optimization in
industrial
processes”,
Environmental
Management
Accounting and Cleaner Production (EMAN/CP),
26/4/2006, Graz, Austria
(2) K. Giannakopoulou, C. Brunner, H. Schnitzer, “Katalytische
Niederdruck Verölung - KNV”, Abschlussworkshop
“Ergebnisse der Machbarkeitsstudie Biotreibstoffzentrum
Steiermark”, 14/5/2007, Graz, Austria
(3) K. Giannakopoulou, M. Lukas, S. Scober, M. Mittelbach, B.
Slawitsch, H. Boechzelt, C. Brunner, H. Schnitzer, “Low
pressure,
catalytic
depolymerization
of
biogenic
feedstocks”, 16th Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 16/6/2008, Valencia, Spain
(4) K. Giannakopoulou, M. Lukas, S. Scober, M. Mittelbach, B.
Slawitsch, H. Boechzelt, C. Brunner, H. Schnitzer,
“Development of a Low Pressure, Catalytic, Direct
Liquefaction Process for the Conversion of Biogenic
Materials into Liquid Fuels”, Advances in Energy Studies,
6th Biennial International Workshop, 29/6-2/7/2008, Graz,
Austria
(5) H. Schnitzer, C. Brunner, B. Slawitsch, K. Giannakopoulou,
W. Weiss, “Energy Efficiency and solar process heat for
industry - Austrian case studies”, Advances in Energy
Studies, 6th Biennial International Workshop, 29/62/7/2008, Graz, Austria
(6) K. Giannakopoulou, C. Brunner, “Low Pressure, Catalytic
Conversion of Biogenic Feedstocks”, National IEA
Bioenergy Workshop, 9/9/2008, Vienna, Austria
(7) H. Schnitzer, C. Brunner, B. Slawitsch, K. Giannakopoulou,
W. Weiss, “Energy Efficiency and solar process heat for
industry - 10 Austrian case studies” (Poster), EuroSun
2008, 7-10/10/2008, Lissabon, Portugal
(8) K. Giannakopoulou, C. Brunner, H. Schnitzer, “Low
Pressure, Catalytic Conversion of Biogenic Materials into
Liquid Biofuels: Effect of Zeolite Catalysts”, 4th
International Symposium on the Environment, 2124/5/2009, Athens, Greece
Conferences Attended (1) 3rd Panhellenic Conference of Chemical Engineering,
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, 31/52/6/2001, Athens, Greece
(2) “Waste utilization in favor of Humans”, FESTIVAL
FOITHSH, 22-23/11/2003, Athens, Greece
(3) Biofuel Marketplace International Workshop and
Stakeholder Event, INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE,
9/3/2006, Budapest, Hungary
(4) Environmental Management Accounting and Cleaner
Production (EMAN/CP), GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY, 26/4/2006, Graz, Austria
(5) World Biofuel Markets, GREEN POWER CONFERENCES,
12-14/3/2008, Brussels, Belgium
(6) 16th Biomass Conference and Exhibition, ETA-Florence
Renewable Energies, 1-6/6/2008, Valencia, Spain
(7) Advances in Energy Studies, 6th Biennial International
Workshop, GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 29/62/7/2008, Graz, Austria
(8) National IEA Bioenergy Workshop, IEA AUSTRIA, 9/9/2008,
Vienna, Austria
(9) “Moving towards a future with Renewable Energy Sources”,
GREEK WOMAN’S ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION,
4/3/2009, Athens, Greece
(10) “Improvement of the Energy Efficiency in Industry,
Buildings,
Transportation”,
GREEK
WOMAN’S
ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION, 5/3/2009, Athens, Greece
(11) 4th International Symposium on the Environment,
AT.IN.E.R., 21-24/5/2009, Athens, Greece
Associations (1) Member of T.E.E. (Technical Chamber of Greece)
(2) Member of E.D.E.M. (Greek Woman’s Engineering
Association)
(3) Member of AT.IN.E.R. (The Athens Institute for Education
and Research)
Scholarships (1) From “Korgialleneion Athlon” for support during the PhD
studies, 10/2006-9/2009
(2) From I.K.Y. (State Scholarships Foundations) for high
academic achievement, 10/1999-6/2000