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Professor Tassos G. Karayiannis.

Professor of Thermal Engineering, Fellow IMechE and EI, was installed as H.T.S. President for 2023.

Tassos Karayiannis obtained a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from City University and a PhD in heat transfer from the University of Western Ontario. He returned to the UK as a research fellow based at Southampton University moving later, as a British Technology Group Researcher, to City University. Subsequently he joined London South Bank University where he served as the School Head of Research, Head of Division and Head of the Department of Engineering Systems. He moved to Brunel University London in 2005 and was instrumental in setting up the new School of Engineering and Design and later the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, serving as Deputy Head and Vice Dean. Tassos currently leads the Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Group and directs the Brunel Energy Efficient and Sustainable Technologies Research Centre.

Tassos has carried out fundamental and applied research in a number of single and two-phase heat transfer areas funded by EPSRC, Innovate UK and industry. He is a Member of the Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences, Editor, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, of the J. Mech. Eng. Sc. Part C, and the Chairman of the UK National Heat Transfer Committee.

Past Presidents

  • 1965 Mr WP Sutherland
  • 1966 Mr WP Sutherland
  • 1967 Mr M Noone OBE
  • 1968 Mr R Vessey
  • 1969 Mr ES Sellers OBE
  • 1970 Mr GA Dummett FREng
  • 1971 Dr HWD Hughes OBE
  • 1972 Mr JN Mompson MBE
  • 1973 Prof DB Spalding FREng, FRS
  • 1974 Mr HB Merriman
  • 1975 Mr AJ McKerracher
  • 1976 Mr AR Jenkins CBE, JP
  • 1977 Prof GF Hewitt FREng, FRS
  • 1978 Mr RA Smith
  • 1979 Mr AM Morrison
  • 1980 Mr J.Barfoot
  • 1981 Mr JA Henley
  • 1982 Mr RA Ragon
  • 1983 Dr J Taborek
  • 1984 Mr JG Collier FREng, FRS
  • 1985 Mr H Eenkhoorn
  • 1986 Mr DF Clarke
  • 1987 Mr AD Neville
  • 1988 Mr D Butterworth FREng
  • 1989 Mr MJ Baker
  • 1990 Mr I Wigham
  • 1991 Prof. H Simpson
  • 1992 Mr A Reid
  • 1993 Mr P Johnson
  • 1994 Prof PJ Heggs FREng
  • 1995 Mr M Morris
  • 1996 Mr K Mangnall
  • 1997 Dr TR Bott MBE.
  • 1998 Mr D. Bate
  • 1999 Mr T Mowbray
  • 2000 Prof. G F Hewitt FRS, FREng
  • 2001 Dr GT Polley
  • 2002 Mr MJC Moore
  • 2003 Mr R Marsland
  • 2004 Prof DA Reay
  • 2005 Dr AW Deakin
  • 2006 Mr AR Guy
  • 2007 Prof J Rose
  • 2008 Mr G Bowes
  • 2009 Ms C Beyer
  • 2010 Mr D King
  • 2011 Mr E Watters
  • 2012 Mr R Spear
  • 2013 Prof. B Crittenden FREng
  • 2014 Prof. G L Quarini
  • 2015 Mr G Hart
  • 2016 Mr Jeff Downey
  • 2017 Prof Stuart Cameron MBE
  • 2018 Prof D.Eng. Dr.-Ing. habil Hans Muller-Steinhagen
  • 2019 Mr Martin Gough
  • 2020 Mr Martin Gough
  • 2021 Mr Martin Gough
  • 2022 Mr Colin Weil

 

 

 

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