Dimitrios G PavlouDimitrios Pavlou is Professor of Mechanics at University of Stavanger in Norway, and Elected Academician of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. He has had over twenty-five years of teaching and research experience in the fields of Theoreical and Applied Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Finite and Boundary Elements, Structural Dynamics, Anisotropic Materials, and their applications in Engineering Structures.

Professor Pavlou is the author of titles, "Essentials of the Finite Element Method" (Elsevier) and "Composite Materials in Piping Applications" (Destech Publications), and guest co-editor of several international journal Special Issues and conference proceedings.

His research portfolio includes over 120 publications in the areas of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Mathematics (majority as single or first author). Since January 2020, Professor Pavlou joined the Editorial Board of the journal "Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering" (IF=11.775, 1st of 134 journals in Civil Engineering - 2020 Journal Citation Reports).

He works as Editor for the journals "Maritime Engineering" (IF=5.952); "Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation" (IF=2.098); "Advances in Civil Engineering" (IF= 1.843); "Aerospace Technology and Management" (IF= 0.713);
"Dynamics"; "Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal" and "Journal of Materials Science and Research".

He is also an Editorial Board Member for the "International Journal of Structural Integrity," the "International Journal of Ocean Systems Management" and "Journal of Materials Science and Research". Read More Read Less