Dr Papakonstantinou is an Associate Professor of the Civil Engineering Department and director of the Laboratory of Concrete Technology and Reinforced Concrete Structures. He holds a Civil Engineering diploma from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a MSc degree from the University of South Carolina (USA), and a PhD from Rutgers University (USA). His research interests include the strengthening of reinforced concrete structures with composite materials, the technology and performance of composite materials and reinforced concrete, and the use of recycling materials for the production of “green” concrete. Furthermore, he deals with the use of inorganic fireproof materials as matrices for composite materials. He is member of ACI and ASCE, and he has worked as Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (2003-2009), and in the faculty of the Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE(2012-2015). He has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed magazines and international conferences and has served as the principal investigator on NSF-funded research projects.