Koutsovitis Petros
Associate Professor of Petrography-Petrology
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Sector: Earth Materials
Office: 212 (Geology Building, 2nd Floor)
| Associate Professor Dr. Petros Koutsovitis (University of Patras, Department of Geology) specializes in the fields of Petrology, Mineralogy, Volcanology, and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) applications. He has conducted postdoctoral research in Greece and Austria at Institutions including the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), the University of Vienna (UNIVIE), the Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CERTH), and the Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (HSGME). His research focuses on the petrogenesis of magmatic rocks, ophiolites, lava formation, metasomatic processes, and the sustainable use of geological raw materials. He has authored over 45 publications in SCI-indexed international journals and has presented his work at numerous International conferences. Dr. Koutsovitis has been actively involved in European research projects, including Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and also RFCS initiatives. His contributions to geoscience have been recognized with an award from the Academy of Athens. He also serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research in Petrology and Volcanology. |
| -El-Bialy, M.Z., Zoheir, B.A., Koutsovitis, P., Feigenson, M., Omar, M.M., 2023. The anorogenic late Ediacaran granite-rhyolite porphyries of Gabal Abu Durba, Sinai: Termination of magmatism in the Neoproterozoic Arabian-Nubian Shield crust. International Geology Review 65, 843-882. -Petrounias, P., Rogkala, A., Giannakopoulou, P.P., Pyrgaki, K., Lampropoulou, P., Koutsovitis, P., Tsikos, H., Pomonis, P., Koukouzas, N., 2023. Sustainable removal of uranium from acidic wastewater using various mineral raw materials. Journal of Environmental Management 330, 117159. -Zoheir, B., Diab, A., Koutsovitis, P., Alam, T.A., Feigenson, M., El-Bialy, M., Abdelnasser, A., 2022. Mantle source heterogeneity in a Neoproterozoic back-arc basin: Geochemical and thermodynamic modeling of the volcanic section of Wadi Ghadir ophiolite, Egypt. Precambrian Research 368, 106480. -Koutsovitis, P., Soukis, K., Voudouris, P., Lozios, S., Ntaflos, T., Stouraiti, C., Koukouzas, N., 2022. The Late Cretaceous magmatic arc of the south Aegean: Geodynamic implications from petrological and geochemical studies of granitoids from Anafi island (Cyclades–Greece). International Geology Review 64, 820-843. -Sideridis, A., Zaccarini, F., Koutsovitis, P., Grammatikopoulos, T., Tsikouras, B., Garuti, G., Hatzipanagiotou, K., 2021. Chromitites from the Vavdos ophiolite (Chalkidiki, Greece): Petrogenesis and geotectonic settings; constrains from spinel, olivine composition, PGE mineralogy and geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews 137, 104289. |
Undergraduate Courses
| GEO_309 – Petrography of igneous rocks GEO_310 – Petrography of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks GEO_804E – Petrogenesis of Ophiolititic Complexes GEO_609E – Marbles and Aggregates GEO_451 – Magmatism of Greece Geol_022 – Geological fieldwork II Geol_084 – Seminars on authoring scientific papers and CV writing |
MSc Courses
| GEO_OME07 – Preservation and enhancement of geological and cultural heritage GEO_OME03 Advanced topics in Mineralogy/Petrology/Ore Geology |
Petrological and Petrogenetic study of Magmatic Systems
Volcanology and Volcanic Hazard Management
Metasomatism / Low-grade Metamorphic processes
Climate change / Energy Storage in Geological Formations
Applied Petrography
EUROPEAN UNION – HORIZON Grant Agreement No. 101022664, PilotSTRATEGY, Scaling up CO2 storage – pilot studies in regions with promising geological resources, 2021-2025.
EUROPEAN UNION – HORIZON Grant Agreement No. 837754, STRATEGY CCUS, Strategic planning of Regions and Territories in Europe for low-carbon energy and industry through CCUS, 2019-2022.
EUROPEAN UNION – RFCS (Research Fund for Coal and Steel) Grant Agreement No. 754157, COALBYPRO, Innovative management of COAL BY-PROducts leading also to CO2 emissions reduction, 2017-2020.