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Costas Tsouris Environmental Chemistry and Technology Group Environmental Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6181 Phone:  (865)241-3246 Fax:  (865)241-4829 tsourisc@ornl.gov

Research Interests

His research interests include separations enhanced by electric and magnetic fields (electroseparations: electroextraction, electrodistillation, electrofiltration, electrosorption, electropumping, electromixing, electrooxidation, electroozonation, magnetic flocculation, magnetic filtration), particle interaction forces in colloidal systems and their effects on aggregation and filtration of colloidal particles, turbulent liquid dispersions encountered in extractive/reactive systems, and interfacial phenomena in gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid liquid systems with applications in separations. He studied drop coalescence and breakup in liquid-liquid extraction systems; electrohydrodynamic pumping, spraying, and mixing of fluids; and bubble interactions in gas/liquid reactive systems. He recently employed electrohydrodynamic flows in microfluidic devices performing pumping and mixing operations. In parallel, he works on gas hydrates as a means for carbon storage in the ocean, as well as gas separations.

Education

• Ph.D. Syracuse University, 1992. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• M.Sc. Syracuse University, 1988. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• Diploma of Engineering Aristotle University (Greece), 1984. Chemical Engineering

Vitae 

September 2005