Chrysoula Bliatsiou

Chemical/Process Engineer (M.Sc. Environmental Engineering)

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Chemical engineer and doctoral candidate with expertise in multiphase flows, particle technology, and mixing in biotechnological and chemical processes. Extensive experience in international scientific publishing, communicating science at conferences and in interdisciplinary working groups, acquiring research funding, and supervising university laboratory courses and student research projects.

Experience

  • Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin)-Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at Technische Universität Berlin
    Aug 2016 - Present · 10 yrs

    Research area: Process Engineering focused on multiphase flow and particle technology. ✓ Currently working on the field of autonomous particle processes and dynamic operation of mixer-settlers for liquid/liquid systems via data-driven model-based control. ✓ Doctoral research on agitation and aeration processes and shear stress phenomena in multiphase and biological systems. Research projects: >> May 2024-today: Model-based process control for dynamic and efficient operation of liquid/liquid mixer-settler systems, within the DFG priority programme SPP 2364 "Autonomous processes in particle technology-APP" >> Aug. 2016-Oct. 2023: Interaction of mechanical stress and productivity of biological agglomerates in an aerated stirred tank, within the DFG priority programme SPP 1934 "Dispersity-, structure- and phase- modifications of proteins and biological agglomerates in biotechnological processes – DiSPBiotech" Scientific contributions: - 13 journal articles (peer review publications) - 1 book chapter - 12 conference lectures (national, international) Supervision of: • 7 Master thesis • 11 Bachelor thesis • 5 student practical research projects Teaching: • Energy, momentum and mass transfer II A for chemical engineers (lab course) Science communication: • Supervision of the project "Mixing (Im)Possible" in the frame of the Techno Club at the Center for Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender's Studies (ZIFG) of the TU Berlin aiming at informing and motivating upper-grade female students of secondary school into technical studies. (2016-2020)

  • Full-time parenting at Career Break
    Apr 2022 - Nov 2022 · 8 mos

  • Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft) at Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB
    Aug 2015 - May 2016 · 10 mos

    Nutrients recovery from wastewater, manure and digestate via crystallization. Lab: Nutrient- and Waterprocess

  • Tutor for exam preparation in M.Sc. WASTE at Institute of Combustion and Power Plant Technology (IFK), University of Stuttgart
    Mar 2015 - Aug 2015 · 6 mos

    Tutoring of the modules: - Mechanical Process Engineering - Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants - Thermodynamics of fluid mixtures and adsorption

  • Intern at Melissa Kikizas s.a.
    Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 · 2 mos