Journal Publications

1. Zoras, S. , Tsermentselis, A., Kosmopoulos, P., Dimoudi, A. Evaluation of the application of cool materials in urban spaces: A case study in the center of Florina, Sustainable Cities and Society,Article in press (2014)

2. C. Georgakis, S. Zoras, Studying the effect of 'cool' coatings in street urban canyons and its  potential as a heat island mitigation technique, Sustainable Cities and Society,Article in press (2014)

3. A. Dimoudi, S. Zoras, A. Kantzioura, X. Stogiannou, P. Kosmopoulos, C. Pallas, Use of cool materilas in outdoor places in order to mitigate the urban heat island in a medium size city in Greece, Sustainable Cities and Society,Article in press (2014)

4. S. Zoras, Urban Environment Thermal Improvement by the Bioclimatic Simulation of a Populated Open Urban Space in Greece, International Journal of Ambient Energy, Article in Press 2013.

5. A. Dimoudi, A. Kantzioura, S. Zoras, C. Pallas, P. Kosmopoulos, Investigation of urban microclimate parameters in an urban center, Energy and Buildings, 64, 1-9 (2013).

6. Zoras, S. , Dimoudi, A., Kosmopoulos, P., Analysis of conductive temperature variation due to multi-room underground interaction, Energy and Buildings, 55 433-438, (2012).  

7. A. Kantzioura, P. Kosmopoulos, S. Zoras. Urban surface temperature and microclimate measurements in Thessaloniki, 44  63–72, (2012), Energy and Buildings.

8. S. Zoras, A. Dimoudi, P. Kosmopoulos. Analysis of conductive temperature variation due to multi-room underground Interaction, Energy and Buildings, 55 433-438, (2012)

9. Kantzioura, P. Kosmopoulos, S. Zoras. Urban surface temperature and microclimate measurements in Thessaloniki, 44  63–72, (2012), Energy and Buildings.

10. S. Zoras, C. Georgakis, P. Kosmopoulos, A. Dimoudi. Multi-year application of the three-dimensional numerical generation of response factors (NGRF) method in the prediction of conductive temperatures in soil and passive cooling earth-contact components, 85 2275–2282, (2011), Solar Energy.

11. S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, J. Pytharoulis, G. Kallos, The development and validation of a novel based combination operational air quality forecasting system in Greece, 106(3-4), 127-133, (2010), Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics.

12. S. Zoras, A review of building earth-contact heat transfer, Advances in Building Energy Research, 3, 289-314, (2009), INVITED PAPER.

13. S. Zoras, P. Kosmopoulos, Development of the three-dimensional numerical generation of response factors (NGRF) method of conductive temperatures in passive cooling earth-contact components, Solar Energy, 83, 862-872 (2009).  

14. S. Zoras, A. G. Triantafyllou, V. Evagelopoulos, Aspects of year-long DOAS and ground station measurements in an urban street canyon nearby industrial pollution sources, Atmospheric Environment, 42, 4293-4303 (2008).  

15. A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Garas, C. Diamantopoulos, DOAS measurements above an urban street canyon in a medium sized city, Global NEST Journal, 10(2), 160-167 (2008).

16. A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Garas, PM10, O3 and CO concentrations and elemental analysis of airborne particles in a school building, Water Air and Soil Pollution: Focus, 8, 77-87 (2008).

17. A. Iordanidis, S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou, J. Buckman, A. Asvesta, V.G. Evagelopoulos, Characterisation of airborne particles collected proximal to lignite mines and power plants of Ptolemais-Kozani area, Northern Greece, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 17(3), 378-398 (2008).

18. A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Garas, S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos and A. Asvesta, Particulate matter concentrations and elemental analysis in four cities of Northwestern Greece, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 16(5), 508-516 (2007).

19. S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou and P.J. Hurley, Grid sensitivity analysis for the calibration of a prognostic meteorological model in complex terrain by a screening experiment, Journal of Environmental Modelling and Software, 22(1), 33-39 (2007).

20. C. Papadimitriou, V. Evagelopoulos, P. Samaras, A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras and T.A. Albanis, Toxicity of atmospheric particulate matter using aquatic bioassays, WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health, 10, 31-39 (2006).

21. S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou and V. Evagelopoulos, Modelling of PM2.5 episodes in four cities of Northwestern Greece, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 15(4), 306-313 (2006).

22. A. Sfetsos,  S. Zoras, J.G. Bartzis, A.G. Triantafyllou, Extreme value modelling of daily PM10 concentrations in an industrial area, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 15(8b), 841-845 (2006).

23. V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou and T.A. Albanis, PM10-PM2.5 Time series and fractal analysis, Global NEST Journal, 8(3), 234-240 (2006).

24. S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou and D. Deligiorgi, Atmospheric stability and PM10 concentrations at far distance from elevated point sources in complex terrain: worst case episodes study, Journal of Environmental Management, 80(4), 295-302 (2006).

25. A.G. Triantafyllou, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, Design of a web-based information system for ambient environmental data, Journal of Environmental Management, 80(3), 230-236 (2006).

26. A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, Particulate matter over the last 7 years in urban and rural areas within, proximal and far from mining and power station operations in Greece, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 122, 41-60 (2006).

27. S. Zoras, M. Davies and L.C. Wrobel, Earth-contact heat transfer: Improvement and application of a novel simulation technique, Energy and Buildings, 34, 333-344 (2002).

28. S. Zoras, M. Davies and M.H. Adjali, A novel tool for the prediction of earth-contact heat transfer: A multi-room simulation, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C – Journal of Mechanical Engineers, 215, 1-8 (2001).

29. M. Davies, S. Zoras and M.H. Adjali, Improving the efficiency of the numerical modeling of built environment earth-contact heat transfer, Applied Energy, 68, 31-42 (2001).

30. M. Davies, S. Zoras and M.H. Adjali, The development and testing of a novel earth- contact heat-transfer simulation method, Building Serv. Eng. Research Tech., 21(1), 21-29 (2000).

 

Conference Publications

1. S. Zoras, A. Tsermentselis, P. Kosmopoulos, A. Dimoudi, Evaluation of the application of cool materials in urban spaces: a case study in the center of Florina, Energy conservation technologies for mitigation and adaptation in the built environment: the role of ventilation strategies and smart materials (34th AIVC Conference), Athens 2013.

2. C. Georgakis, S. Zoras, M. Santamouris, Studying the effect of 'cool' coatings in street urban canyons and its  potential as a heat island mitigation technique, Energy conservation technologies for mitigation and adaptation in the built environment: the role of ventilation strategies and smart materials (34th AIVC Conference), Athens 2013.

3. A. Dimoudi, S. Zoras, A. Kantzioura, X. Stogiannou, P. Kosmopoulos, C. Pallas, Use of cool materilas in outdoor places in order to mitigate the urban heat island in a medium size city in Greece, Energy conservation technologies for mitigation and adaptation in the built environment: the role of ventilation strategies and smart materials (34th AIVC Conference), Athens 2013.

4. S. Zoras, A. Dimoudi, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Lyssoudis, S. Dimoudi, A.M. Tamiolaki, V. Stathis, Using Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Bioclimatic Design of Open Spaces in Two Greek Cities, International Conference on “Changing Cities” Spatial, morphological, formal & socio-economic dimensions, Skiathos island, Greece, June 18 to 21, 2013.

5. Dimoudi A., Zoras S., Tamiolaki A-M., Dimoudi S., Liveris P. , Pallas Chr., Stathis V., Varnalidou E-E, Microclimate improvement through redesign of open urban areas with bioclimatic criteria in a city centre, International Conference on “Changing Cities” Spatial, morphological, formal & socio-economic dimensions, Skiathos island, Greece, June 18 to 21, 2013.

 

6. A. Dimoudi, A. Kantzioura, S. Zoras, P. Kosmopoulos, The influence of urban design in microclimate inside the urban canyons, ICUC8 – 8th International Conference on Urban Climates, 6th-10th August, 2012, UCD, Dublin Ireland.

7. A. Dimoudi, A. Kantzioura, X. Stogiannou, S. Zoras, P. Kosmopoulos, Experimental study of surface temperatures inside urban canyons during summer period, ICUC8 – 8th International Conference on Urban Climates, 6th-10th August, 2012, UCD, Dublin Ireland.

8. I. Kosmopoulos and S. Zoras. ENERGY EFFICIENCY EVALUATION OF A PUBLIC BUILDING IN GREECE, USING APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE AND APPLIED R.E.S., 16th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, September 24th to 27th, 2011, Ioannina, Greece.

9. IOANNIDOU, Alexandra, SAMAROPOULOS, Ioannis, ZORAS, Stamatis, EFSTATHIOU, Maria, PASHALIDIS, Ioannis. Uranium in ground water samples of Northern Greece, 3rd - International Nuclear Chemistry Congress, Sicily - Italy
18 - 23 September 2011.

10. A. Sfikas, S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, P. Angelidis and P. Samaras. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-PARAMETER SENSORS NETWORK FOR MONITORING THE WATER QUALITY OF KOZANI LIGNITE MINES REGION, GREECE, 3rd  International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2009) & SECOTOX Conference, Skiathos, June, 2011.

11. A. Kantzioura, P. Kosmopoulos, S. Zoras. Urban surface temperature and microclimate measurements in Thessaloniki. Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment PALENC 2010, Rhodes, October 2010.

12. P. Kosmopoulos, L. Bourikas, A. Kantzioura, Fragidou, D. Georgiadou, S. Zoras, Pan-Hellenic Research on the R.E.S. application : A social survey of the cognitive level and the attitudes of the Greek people. Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment PALENC 2010, Rhodes, October 2010.

13. C. Georgakis, S. Zoras, M. Santamouris, Neuro-fuzzy models for air flow predictions in canyons. Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment PALENC 2010, Rhodes, October 2010.

14. Zoras S, Kosmopoulos P, Georgiadou D, Evagelopoulos V. Application of the three-dimensional numerical generation of response factors (NGRF) method of multi-year based conductive temperatures in soil and passive cooling earth-contact components, IBSA 2009, Glasgow, 23-26 July, 2009

15. V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, P. Samaras, A. G. Triantafyllou, T. A. Albanis, P. Kassomenos, Toxicity of fine and coarse atmospheric particles using Vibrio fischeri, 2nd International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2009) & SECOTOX Conference, Myconos, 21-26 July 2009.

16. Sfikas A, Christidis S, Zoras S. Monitoring of drinking water quality in the region of Kozani, Greece, 2nd International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2009) & SECOTOX Conference, Myconos, 21-26 July 2009.

17. Evagelopoulos V, Triantafyllou A.G., Albanis T.A., Zoras S., Garas S., Asvesta A. and C. Diamantopoulos. POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHs) IN FINE AND COARSE PARTICLES. 11th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology CEST 2009, Chania, Crete, 3-5 September 2009.

18. Aidaoui, L, Zoras, S, Azzi, A, Papalexiou, S, Akermi, N, Statistical evaluation of mesoscale photochemical pollution simulation results. 1st Conference of the Central European Network, LIFESTAT 2008, March 10-13 Munich Germany.

19. Triantafyllou A.G., Zoras S., Evagelopoulos V., Garas S., Diamantopoulos C, 2007, DOAS MEASUREMENTS ALONG AN URBAN STREET CANYON IN A MEDIUM SIZED CITY, 10th International Conference on the Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2007), 5 - 7 September 2007, Cos island, Greece, pp 190.

20. S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou, V. Evagelopoulos, 2007, A new web-based air quality forecasting and environmental data acquisition system, 11th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, Cambridge, U.K. July 2nd-7th, 2007, pp 170-174

21. S. Zoras, A. Merah, L. Aidaoui, S. Papalexiou, A.G. Triantafyllou, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Garas and C. Diamantopoulos, Assessing The Influence Of Small Scale Phenomena To Local/Meso-Scale Simulation Results By Two-Way Model Coupling I. Fast Chemistry Module Implementation & Vertical Fluxes Calculation II. Mesoscale Simulations, 11th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, Cambridge, U.K. July 2nd-7th, 2007, pp 383.

22. Triantafyllou A.G., Garas S., Evagelopoulos V., Zoras S., Diamandopoulos C., Specific pollutants concentrations and elemental analysis of airborne particles in a school building, Protection and Restoration of the Environment VIII, Chania, Greece, Presented July 2006, pp 521-522.

23. C. Papadimitriou, V. Evagelopoulos, P. Samaras, A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras and T.A. Albanis, Toxicity of atmospheric particulate matter using aquatic bioassays, First International Conference on Environmental Toxicology, Mykonos, Greece, Presented September 2006, pp 31-39.

24. V.G. Evagelopoulos, A.G. Triantafyllou, T.A. Albanis, C. Papadimitriou, P. Samaras and S. Zoras, Atmospheric particulate matter ecotoxicity to aquatic organisms, 6th International Symposium on Advanced Environmental Monitoring Heidelberg, Germany, Presented June 2006.

25. S. Zoras and A.G. Triantafyllou, A grid sensitivity analysis method for the calibration of prognostic meteorological models in air pollution modeling, 10th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, pp. 230-234, Sisi, Crete, Greece, Presented October 2005, pp 230-234.

26. S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Garas, V. Evagelopoulos and C. Diamadopoulos, Air quality measurements and modeling in West Macedonia region, 13th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, Thessaloniki, Greece, Presented October 2005. 

27. A. Sfetsos,  S. Zoras, J.G. Bartzis, A.G. Triantafyllou, Extreme value modelling of daily PM10 concentrations in an industrial area, 13th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, Thessaloniki, Greece, Presented October 2005. 

28. V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou and T.A. Albanis, PM10-PM2.5 Time series and fractal analysis, 9th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Rhodes Island, Greece (Presented September 2005).

29. S. Zoras, M. Davies and L.C. Wrobel, Earth-contact heat transfer: A novel simulation Technique, 7th REHVA WORLD CONGRESS CLIMA 2000/NAPOLI 2001 (Presented in Sept 2001).        

30. M. Davies, S. Zoras and M.H. Adjali, A potentially fast, flexible and accurate earth-contact heat transfer simulation method, 6th International Conf. Building Simulation, Vol 2: 605-611 (Presented in Sept. 1999, Kyoto Japan).

 

Hellenic Conferences

31. V. Evagelopoulos., C. Diamadopoulos, S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou, P. Kassomenos, PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in urban and rural areas in Kozani-Ptolemais basin, 9th International Conference on Meteorology – Climatology and Atmospheric Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2008

32. S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, I. Pytharoulis, A.G. Triantafyllou, Development, application and results of an operational prediction system in West Macedonia, Greece, 9th International Conference on Meteorology – Climatology and Atmospheric Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2008

33. C. Rados, S. Zoras, A.G. Triantafyllou, Atmospheric modeling in an industrial area with complex terrain: application and assessment of the mesoscale COAMPS model, 9th International Conference on Meteorology – Climatology and Atmospheric Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2008

34. S. Zoras, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Garas, S. Papalexiou, A.G. Triantafyllou, Fluid dynamics model application in the simulation of photochemical pollution in a street canyon, 3rd Environmental Macedonian Conference, Thessaloniki, March 2008 
35. V. Evagelopoulos, T. Albanis, A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras, S. Garas, LVImethoddevelopment – GC/MSinthedeterminationofpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbonsin PM10/2.5 sample fractions. 3rd Environmental Macedonian Conference, Thessaloniki, March 2008 

36. V. Evagelopoulos, A.G. Triantafyllou, C. Diamantopoulos, S. Zoras, T. Albanis,  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM10 fraction samples in rural and urban areas in Kozani-Ptolemaida basin, 3rd Environmental Macedonian Conference, Thessaloniki, March 2008 

37. A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Garas,  V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, C. Diamadopoulos, Indoor air quality in educational buildings, 11th Hellenic Physicists Association Conference, Larisa, Presented April 2006.

38. S. Garas,  A.G. Triantafyllou, V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, C. Diamadopoulos, Κ. Samara, Suspended particles measurements and determination of absorbed poly-aromatic hydrocarbons in urban areas of West Macedonia, 2nd Macedonian Environmental Conference, Thessaloniki, Presented October 2005.

39. V. Evagelopoulos, A.G. Triantafyllou, S. Zoras, C. Diamadopoulos, Measurements by the phasmatoscopic differential absorption technique (DOAS) in the city of Kozani, 20th Hellenic Chemistry Conference, Joannina, Greece, Presented September 2005.

40. V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, S. Garas, C. Diamadopoulos, A.G. Triantafyllou, Air quality measurements in West Macedonia, 6th Hellenic Environmental Conference, Integrated Development & Environment, Thessaloniki, Presented December 2004.

41. S. Garas,  V. Evagelopoulos, S. Zoras, C. Diamadopoulos, Κ. Samara, A.G. Triantafyllou, Analysis of chemical contaminants of suspended particles in West Macedonia,6th Hellenic Environmental Conference, Integrated Development & Environment, Thessaloniki, Presented December 2004.

 

Books

1. Solar Radiation: Protection, Management and Measurement Techniques Chapter contribution titled: Solar Radiation and CFD Photochemical Modeling in the Urban Canopy, Nova Science Publications, New York. ISBN: 978-1-61470-064-7

2. Εnergy, buildings and environment. Chapter contribution titled: Use of simulation tools in proof energy design. Editor: Kosmopoulos P. University Studio Press.

3. Air Quality in the 21st Century. Chapter contribution titled: Solar Radiation and CFD Photochemical modeling in the urban canopy. Editors: Gaia C. Romano and Alice G. Conti, Nova Science Publications, New York. ISBN: 978-1-61761-390-6

4. Progress in Air Pollution Research. Chapter contribution titled: Modeling and forecasting around power plants in complex terrain: an integrated web based environmental data acquisition and forecasting system. Editor: Sergio P. Balduino, Nova Science Publications, New York. ISBN:1-60021-804-0