Dr. Kyriakos Kourousis
Adjunct Associate Professor
Details
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College: STEM College
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Department: STEM College
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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kyriakos.kourousis@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0003-0861-4931
About
Dr Kyriakos I. Kourousis is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Engineering of RMIT University.
He is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering of the University of Limerick (UL). He was previously the Programme Director for UL's postgraduate & undergraduate programmes in airworthiness.
His research expertise is in the areas of metal plasticity of conventional and additively manufactured (3D printed) metals, working on modelling and characterisation of their mechanical behaviour under complex loading. He also conducts research in airworthiness management and engineering, with a focus on safety regulations and standardisation. Associate Professor Kourousis is leading the following research groups in the School of Engineering: Metal Plasticity and Additive Manufacturing Group and Airworthiness Group.
Associate Professor Kourousis has 24 years of experience in the fields of aircraft maintenance, airworthiness, quality control and assurance, engineering and technical/logistics support of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, as an Aeronautical Engineer Officer (Major ret.) of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). He was formerly the manager of the Mirage 2000/-5 airframe/systems airworthiness, quality control and assurance programme, as well as the fleet fatigue monitoring/structural integrity programme, at HAF Support Command. He has also served as aircraft maintenance officer and quality control and assurance officer for Mirage 2000 aircraft at 114 Combat Wing (Tanagra air base).
He is a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the UK Engineering Council and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). Associate Professor Kourousis is a member of the Society's Airworthiness & Maintenance Specialist Group, where he has previously held the position of Chair, and a member of the Structures & Materials Specialist Group.
He is also Associate Editor in the Aeronautical Journal, published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of RAeS.
He is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering of the University of Limerick (UL). He was previously the Programme Director for UL's postgraduate & undergraduate programmes in airworthiness.
His research expertise is in the areas of metal plasticity of conventional and additively manufactured (3D printed) metals, working on modelling and characterisation of their mechanical behaviour under complex loading. He also conducts research in airworthiness management and engineering, with a focus on safety regulations and standardisation. Associate Professor Kourousis is leading the following research groups in the School of Engineering: Metal Plasticity and Additive Manufacturing Group and Airworthiness Group.
Associate Professor Kourousis has 24 years of experience in the fields of aircraft maintenance, airworthiness, quality control and assurance, engineering and technical/logistics support of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, as an Aeronautical Engineer Officer (Major ret.) of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). He was formerly the manager of the Mirage 2000/-5 airframe/systems airworthiness, quality control and assurance programme, as well as the fleet fatigue monitoring/structural integrity programme, at HAF Support Command. He has also served as aircraft maintenance officer and quality control and assurance officer for Mirage 2000 aircraft at 114 Combat Wing (Tanagra air base).
He is a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the UK Engineering Council and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). Associate Professor Kourousis is a member of the Society's Airworthiness & Maintenance Specialist Group, where he has previously held the position of Chair, and a member of the Structures & Materials Specialist Group.
He is also Associate Editor in the Aeronautical Journal, published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of RAeS.
Research fields
- 4001 Aerospace engineering
- 4016 Materials engineering
- 4017 Mechanical engineering
- 4014 Manufacturing engineering
- 4005 Civil engineering
- 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
- 4019 Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy
- 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
- 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
- 3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains
Academic positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- , Australia
- 2024 – Present
- Associate Professor
- University of Limerick
- Limerick, Ireland
- 2014 – Present
Non-academic positions
- Aero. Engineer Officer (Major ret.)
- Hellenic Air Force
- , Greece
- 2000 – 2012
Teaching interests
Metal plasticity, Material constitutive modelling, Solid mechanics, Airworthiness management, Aircraft Systems Engineering, Aircraft maintenance, Aviation safety
Research interests
Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metal Plasticity, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Aviation, Airworthiness, Military Aviation
