Theodoros Papalas is a chemical engineer who graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2018. In December 2018, he began his Ph.D. in the Laboratory of Petrochemical Technology within the Department of Chemical Engineering at Aristotle University, under the supervision of Prof. Angeliki A. Lemonidou, and graduated with distinction in November 2023. Since January 2024, he has been working as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. His research interests include chemical reaction engineering and process intensification, targeting to the development of novel materials and processes for heavy industry decarbonisation and high-value chemicals production. During his PhD thesis, he focused on the carbonate looping technology and its application for the removal of carbon dioxide from the flue gas of cement manufacturing, the intensification of natural gas reforming for high-purity hydrogen production and the demonstration of integrated capture and utilisation of carbon dioxide.
