Additive Manufacturing Research Group

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Dr Thanos Goulas PhD MSc BEng

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Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Academic/Professional Background:

  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Manufacturing of 3D Metamaterials, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, UK.
  • PhD in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, UK.
  • MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering & Management, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 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). doi: 10.1177/1464420718777932.
  • 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. doi: 10.1016/j.apmt.2016.11.004.
  • 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 Proceedings (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. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100433-3.00014-2
  • 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. doi:10.1016/j.addma.2016.02.002.
  • A. Goulas, R.J. Friel, 3D printing with moondust, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 22(6) (2016) pp. 864–870. doi:10.1108/RPJ-02-2015-0022.