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Christos Spitas is professor of Machine Design at Nazarbayev University and leader of the Space Technology Research group, the Space, Industry and Transportation Research Cluster, and the Personal Development Support Platform for Teaching and Learning. His research interests focus on mechanics- and mutiphysics-based design of advanced systems in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering including space satellites, aircraft, road vehicles and track vehicles, with a number of currently running projects on topics of architecture, material/ structural design (including novel meta-materials and nano-composites), mechanisms/ powertrains and high-power high-precision actuators. Parallel to technology development, his research covers systematic design methodology, abstract systems representation (idea algebra) and reliability modelling.
Prior to joining Nazarbayev University, he was professor of Embodiment Design and head of the Product Engineering Section at Delft University of Technology and served in a number of senior positions in the industry, with a track record of leading over 15 major projects funded by the European Commission, ESA, CERN, Toyota, Kawasaki, and other industrial partners. At Nazarbayev University, Christos Spitas is currently teaching the subjects Machine Design, Mechanical Systems Design, Advanced Design and Manufacturing, and Space Systems Design, and has previously served as the coordinator of the BEng and MSc study programmes in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He is Principal Investigator and Co-Principal investigator of several running research projects with partners Ghalam/ Airbus Defence and Space, Alstom/ EKZ, Tynys, Paramount Engineering, Koepfer, UC Berkeley etc.
Research interests
Machine design, mechanical systems design, structural design, meta- and nano-materials and composites, multi-physical systems, mechatronic systems, multi-scale modelling, idea algebra, design theory and methodology
Teaching
Machine design, mechanical systems design, aerospace systems design
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Multi-layered inertial reactive armour
Zhang, D., Spitas, C., Wei, D., Amrin, A., Ajan, B., Shakirov, M. & Manousaridou, M.
1/1/21 → 12/31/23
Project: Other
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Design, development and testing of a 3-U University Nanosatellite for Earth Remote Sensing and University Research
Hashmi, M., Jamwal, P., Venkat, S., Sagin, J., Nauryzbayev, G., Akhtar, M. T., Kudaibergenovich , B. G., Spitas, C., Arzykulov, S. & Aringozhaevich, A. K.
1/1/21 → 12/31/23
Project: Monitored by Research Administration
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Development of centrifugal additive manufacturing technologies for fabrication of fine powder composites
Golman, B., Kostas, K., Spitas, C. & Berkinova, Z.
1/1/21 → 12/31/23
Project: Other
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ULTRASAT: Development of smart passive-active multiscale composite structure for earth Remote Sensing Satellites (RSS) of ultrahigh resolution
Kostas, K., Spitas, C., Insepov, Z., Papathanasiou, A., Utegulov, Z. & Ibrayev, M.
1/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: Monitored by Research Administration
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RA.RE: Rapid response fixed astronomical telescope for gamma ray bust observation
Spitas, C., Grossan, B., Wei, D., Insepov, Z., Zhang, D., Abishev, M. & Bibossinov, A.
1/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: Monitored by Research Administration
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Applied stress anisotropy effect on melting of tungsten: molecular dynamics study
Akzhigitov, D., Srymbetov, T., Golman, B., Spitas, C. & Utegulov, Z. N., Mar 2022, In: Computational Materials Science. 204, 111139.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atomistic analysis of 3D fracture fingerprints of mono- and bi-crystalline diamond and gold nanostructures
Molaei, F., Hamed Mashhadzadeh, A., Spitas, C. & Reza Saeb, M., Mar 15 2022, In: Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 263, 108291.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crosslinking multilayer graphene by gas cluster ion bombardment
Almassov, N., Kirkpatrick, S., Alsar, Z., Serik, N., Spitas, C., Kostas, K. & Insepov, Z., Jan 2022, In: Membranes. 12, 1, 27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamics of Antimicrobial Peptide Encapsulation in Carbon Nanotubes: The Role of Hydroxylation
Dehaghani, M. Z., Yousefi, F., Seidi, F., Sajadi, S. M., Rabiee, N., Habibzadeh, S., Esmaeili, A., Mashhadzadeh, A. H., Spitas, C., Mostafavi, E. & Saeb, M. R., 2022, In: International Journal of Nanomedicine. 17, p. 125-136 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energy transport in one-dimensional oscillator arrays with hysteretic damping
Bountis, T., Kaloudis, K., Shena, J., Skokos, C. & Spitas, C., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: European Physical Journal: Special Topics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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