design & construction 
Name : Zissis Samaras  
Birth : Veria 22.2.1956, Greece  
Family Status : Married, two children  
Education : Primary and Secondary Education, Thessaloniki Greece 1962 - 1974
Dept. of Mech. Engineering, Aristotle University Thessaloniki 1974 - 1980
PhD Thesis at the Dept. of Mech. Engineering,
Aristotle University Thessaloniki
1989
Professional Experience : Professor, Lab of Applied Thermodynamics,
Dept. of Mech. Engineering, Aristotle University
2003 - today
  Associate Professor, Lab of Applied Thermodynamics,
Dept. of Mech. Engineering, Aristotle University
1998 - today
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mech. Engineering,
Aristotle University Thessaloniki
1993 - 1998
Consultant to the European Commission (DGXI) on Motor Vehicle Related Environmental Issues 1991 - 1993
Lecturer, Dept. of Mech. Engineering, Aristotle University Thessaloniki 1989 - 1991
Research Assistant, Dept. of Mech. Engineering,
Aristotle University Thessaloniki
1980 - 1989
Research Work : Exhaust Emissions of Internal Combustion Engines
Experimental Techniques for Testing of Exhaust Emissions from Mobile Sources
Aftertreatment of the Exhaust of Mobile Sources: Diesel Particulate Filtration and Catalysts
Inspection & Maintenance of in-use Vehicles
Emission Inventories and Emission Forecasts
Memberships : TEE (Technical Chamber of Greece) since 1980
Greek Association of Mechanical Engineers since 1980
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) since 1984
AWMA (Air & Waste Management Association) since 1992
FEANI (European Fed. of National Eng. Associations) since 1993
Combustion Institute since 1996
Miscellaneous : Reviewer of three scientific Journals  
Reviewer and session organiser of several international conferences  
More than 60 publications  
Member of a UNEP and World Bank working group for Automotive Air Pollution for Developing Countries. 1991/92
Leader of the Topic Group "Mobile Sources" of the UN-ECE Task Force on Emission Inventories 1992 - today
Lecturer at the European Polytechnic Environmental Association (EPEA) 1992 & 1993
Vice Chairman of the COST Action 319 "Estimation of Pollutant Emissions from Transport" 1993 - 1998
Reviewer of the IPCC Methodology for non CO2 emission estimation from mobile sources 1996
Consulting : XI Directorate General (Environment)  
  FIAT Research Centre  
  Greek Minister for the Environment  
  World Bank  
  Dae-Sung Automotive Parts, Korea  
  Rhone-Poulenc, France  
  CONCAWE  
  The French Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CCFA)  
  European Investment Bank  
Personell