Dr Erifyli Tsagkari
- Research Associate (Infrastructure & Environment)
email: Erifyli.Tsagkari@glasgow.ac.uk
504 office / Rankine building, Oakfield Avenue, G12 8LT
Research interests
I work as a Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. I have integrated advanced multiphase CFD with additive manufacturing to engineer the design of surfaces in silico and rapidly 3D print prototype the designs to optimize the interaction between biofilms and hydrodynamics. I obtained my PhD from the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow in November 2017. In my PhD I investigated the the role of physical and biological processes in the growth of biofilms in drinking water systems using microscopy and programming. I obtained my MEng from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in April 2013. My MEng thesis was focused on the optimisation of a geothermal energy system using genetic algorithms.
Additional information
Achievements
- Certificate “Develop as a Teacher in Higher Education” DAT HE aligned to the UK
Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) and Recognizing Excellence in Teaching Associate Fellowship (RET AF) (09/2019 – 03/2020) - Partner in “Biofilms at an interdisciplinary perspective” research proposal from the European Space Agency (01/2019 – 09/2021)
- Member of the VisNET (Virtual in situ networking to reinvent the rules of international collaborations and reduce gender differences in academic careers) Postdoctoral Researcher Leadership Program (01/2019 – 10/2020)
- Young Scientist Award (First Award) in Protection and Restoration of the Environment XIV International Conference (July 3-6, 2018)
- Research poster prize (1st award), 16th International Water Association (IWA) UK National Young Water Professionals (YWP) conference, Glasgow, UK (April 17, 2015)
- James Watt scholarship - University of Glasgow, UK (2013-2017)