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Tsatsaronis, George was born on September 22, 1949 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Son of Asterios and Chrysoula (Ioannidou) Tsatsaronis. came to the United States, 1982.
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Tsatsaronis, George was born on September 22, 1949 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Son of Asterios and Chrysoula (Ioannidou) Tsatsaronis. came to the United States, 1982.
Diploma in mechanical engineering, National Technology University, Athens, Greece, 1972. Master of Business Administration, Technology University Aachen, Germany, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Technology University Aachen, Germany, 1977.
Habilitation in thermoeconomics, Technology University Aachen, Germany, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Polytech., Bucharest, 2004.
From research associate to lecturer to senior staff member Institute of Thermodynamics, Aachen, 1972-1982. Research professor Energy & Environmental Engineering Center Desert Research Institute, Reno, 1982-1986. Professor mechanical engineering Center for Electric Power, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, 1986-1994.
Professor energy engineering and protection of environmental Technology University Berlin, 1994—2005, director Institute for Energy Engineering, since 1996. Reviewer in field; honorary professor North China Electric Power University, 1997. Co-organizer 25 international conferences.
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Chairman executive committee International Center for Applied Thermodynamics, 1998-2001. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life, chairman systems analysis committee 1987-1990, member executive committee advanced energy system division 1993-1997). Greek Society Engineers, German Association University Professors.