AMRG Group
Dr Thanos Goulas PhD MSc BEng
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
- +44 (0) 1509 227070
- A.Goulas@lboro.ac.uk
- T202B
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Additive Manufacturing Research Group, Additive Manufacturing Network
Academic/Professional Background:
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Manufacturing of 3D Metamaterials, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, UK.
- PhD in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, UK.
- MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering & Management, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, UK.
- BEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of West Attica, Greece.
Summary/Biography:
Thanos completed his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering in the University of West Attica. He then moved to the United Kingdom to study for a MSc and a PhD at the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering within the Additive Manufacturing Research Group at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, under the supervision of Dr. Ross J. Friel, Dr. Daniel S. Engstrøm and Prof. Russell A. Harris. There he developed a keen interest in additive manufacturing and 3D printing for novel materials; his doctorate investigated the laser additive manufacture of extra-terrestrial materials.
Following the award of his PhD, he undertook post-doctoral research in ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ working with Dr. Daniel S. Engstrøm and Prof. Yiannis J.C. Vardaxoglou, on the SYMETA £5M grand challenge, developing novel additive manufacturing techniques for realising metamaterial structures for high-frequency electronics. Thanos’ research findings have been disseminated via internationally recognised peer reviewed journals, invited book chapters, conferences, UK national radio broadcasts and scientific press.
Research Interests:
- Additive Manufacturing
- Laser Additive Manufacturing (SLM,SLS)
- Novel and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
- Novel Materials, Metamaterials, Ceramics, Polymers and their Composites
- Material Characterisation & Testing
- Astronautics and Aerospace Engineering
- Spare Resources
- In-Space Additive Manufacturing
- In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU)
Selected Publications
- A. Goulas, J.G.P. Binner, D.S. Engstrom, R.A. Harris, R.J. Friel. Mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured lunar regolith simulant components. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of Materials Design & Applications (2018). .
- A. Goulas, J.G.P. Binner, R.A. Harris, R.J. Friel, Assessing extraterrestrial regolith material simulants for in-situ resource utilization based 3D printing, Applied Materials Today 6. (2017) pp. 54-61. .
- A. Goulas, D.S. Engstrom, R.J. Friel, R.A. Harris, Investigating the additive manufacture of extra-terrestrial materials, in: D. Bourell (Ed.), 2016 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp. 2016), Austin, TX, 2016, pp. 2271-2281.
- A. Goulas, R.J. Friel, Laser sintering of ceramic materials for aeronautical & astronautical applications, in: M. Brandt (Ed.), Laser Additive Manufacturing Materials Processes Design Applications, 1st ed., Woodhead Publishing (2016): pp. 373–398.
- A. Goulas, R.A. Harris, R.J. Friel, Additive manufacturing of physical assets by using ceramic multicomponent extra-terrestrial materials, Additive Manufacturing 10 (2016) pp. 36–42. .
- A. Goulas, R.J. Friel, 3D printing with moondust, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 22(6) (2016) pp. 864–870. .