Rate My Professor Spiros Koutsonas

Dr. Spiros Koutsonas serves as Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Kingston University London, part of the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment. He holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Nottingham, with a focus on Advanced Composites Truss Structures, an MRes with Distinction from the University of Reading, and a BSc in Physics from the University of Bath. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Before joining Kingston University, Koutsonas worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Northern Ireland Advanced Composites and Engineering Centre (NIACE), in collaboration with Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast.

His academic interests encompass novel materials such as polymers, concrete, hybrid materials, glass fibres, carbon fibres, graphene, and carbon materials; advanced polymer and composites structures for civil applications; sustainability; energy production; fluid flow behaviour; materials and mechanical properties; and FEA modelling and CFD simulations using computer-aided design software. Koutsonas contributes to teaching on the MSc in Structural Engineering, MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, MEng/BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, and MEng/BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering. Notable publications include 'Calculation of interphase elastic properties of esterified cellulose nanocrystal/epoxy bio-nanocomposites using analytical and finite element methods' (Science Progress, 2025, Vol. 108(1)), 'Effect of the Interphase Properties and Elastic Modulus of Acetyl Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC)/Epoxy on Bio-Composite Performance' (7th International Conference on Natural Fibers, 2025), 'Computational Optimization of voids formation on 3D woven Composites Truss Structures during Infusion' (Intelligent Computing, Springer Nature, 2021), and 'Modelling race-tracking variability of resin rich zones on 90º composite 2.2 Twill fibre curved plate' (Composites Science and Technology, 2018). He has edited several volumes in the Applied Mechanics and Materials series by Trans Tech Publications Ltd, such as 'Achievements in Mechanical Engineering and Green Building Materials' (2024), 'Achievements and Solutions in Materials Science and Engineering Data Processing' (2023), 'Materials, Technologies and Machines of Modern Manufacturing' (2022), 'Materials and Production Technologies in Machinery' (2022), and 'Materials and Mechanical Engineering Research' (2022). As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Mechanics and Materials, he plays a key role in advancing research in mechanical engineering and materials science.