Dr George Antonakos is a Mechanical Engineer (NTUA) and Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Thermal Engineering Section of the School of Mechanical Engineering at National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He has extensive teaching experience in both secondary and higher education and specializes in the organization of laboratory courses and experimental setups.
He teaches “Industrial Refrigeration Systems” and “Thermodynamics of Pure Substances” at the School of Mechanical Engineering and “Heat Transfer I” at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He also contributes to the postgraduate programs “Environment and Development” and “Energy Production and Management.”
He has designed and installed numerous experimental setups for the analysis of heat transfer phenomena, energy balance in thermal systems, and thermodynamic data evaluation. At the Applied Thermodynamics Laboratory, he contributed to the installation and operation of a CHP Solo Stirling 161V unit—one of the few operating in research institutions globally.
His field of expertise is: Energy and Exergy Analysis of Cogeneration and Trigeneration Systems – Experimental Evaluation and Computational Methods for Heat Exchanger Analysis at Micro and Macro Scale.
He is the author of the books “Thermodynamic Analysis of Stirling Engines” and “Cooling and Air Conditioning for Buildings and Industrial Applications”. His recent publications appear in Energies, Energy, and Journal of Energy Engineering.
He has presented in international conferences including ECOS, ASME ESDA, and the International Stirling Forum.
As researcher or project coordinator, he has participated in multiple Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ projects (e.g., SolBioRev, STEAM3D Academy, ECO-leaders, COOL, ENTER, HEART, INSIDE, Reverse Engineering for VET, 3D Vision). He focuses on sustainability, reverse engineering, inclusive education, and 3D printing for accessibility.
