Dr. Orestes Marangos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus and is a Research Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics of the Cyprus Institute of Technology (CUT).
Orestes began his studies at the Higher Technical Institute in Cyprus where he earned the Diploma of Technician Engineer in the field of Civil Engineering. He continued his education in the United States of America and earned his B.Sc. and M.S. degrees from University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2002 and 2004 and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Kansas (with honors), in Civil Engineering in 2010.
Orestes’ doctoral
[...]dissertation was centered on the non-destructive characterization of the dentin structure relevant to composite restorations, using scanning-acoustic microscopy.
His research interests include ultrasonic wave propagation modelling of heterogeneous substrates such as metal foams and biomaterials, quantitative scanning acoustic microscopy and numerical methods for ultrasonic field computations that arise from acoustic objectives lenses. At present, he is applying experimental testing methods to study the mechanics and fracture of composite materials reinforced with carbon fabrics.
So far, he has published a significant number of peer-reviewed articles in journals and conference proceedings and several presentations in international conferences in the aforementioned research areas. Orestes is a current member of the Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) and has been a member of professional organizations such as: the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) He is also a member of Tau Beta Pi (2002) and Chi Epsilon (2008) honor societies.
