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Mark J. Rood, Ph.D.

Ivan Racheff Professor of Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Illinois
3230E Newmark Lab, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA

Tel. (217) 333-6963
Fax. (217) 333-9464

mrood@illinois.edu

Awards to the “Air Quality Engineering and Science” Research Group

 

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First place awards for Ph.D. research presented at the 82nd National Air and Waste
Management Association (AWMA) Meeting, Anaheim, California and for research given by
Lake Michigan States Chapter of AWMA (1989) “Hygroscopic Properties of Spray Dryer
Sorbents,” by C.S. Yuan (advisor: M.J. Rood)


First place award for MSE research given by Lake Michigan States Chapter of AWMA and
3rd place award for research presented at the 83rd National AWMA Meeting, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania (1990) “Modeling the Combustion of Municipal Solid Waste: Influence of
Recycling on Emission of Air Contaminants and Power Generation,” by R.E. Simek (advisor:
M.J. Rood)


First place award for Ph.D. research given by Lake Michigan States Chapter of the AWMA
(1991) and 3rd place award for research presented at the 84th National AWMA Meeting,
Vancouver, British Columbia (1991) “Evaluation of the Removal of SO2 and NO from Gas
Streams via Dielectric Barrier Discharges,” by M.B. Chang (advisor: M.J. Rood)


First place awards for MSE research presented at the 85th National AWMA Meeting, Kansas
City, Missouri and by the Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (1992) “Theoretical and
Experimental Results Describing the Adsorption of VOCs onto Activated Carbon Fibers,” by
M.P. Cal (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S.M. Larson)


Second place national award for MSE thesis, sponsored by James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers and Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (1992) “Modeling the Simultaneous Removal of Sulfur Dioxide and Hydrogen Chloride from Municipal Waste Combustion Flue Gas via Spray Dryer Adsorbers,” by J.P. Wood (advisor: M.J. Rood)


Third place award for MSE research presented at the 86th National AWMA Meeting, Denver,
Colorado, and 1st place award for M.S.E. research by the Lake Michigan States Chapter of
the AWMA (1993) “Evaluation of Breakthrough Times for Beds of Activated Carbon Fibers
Adsorbing n-Butane from Nitrogen,” by O.W. Graf (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S.M. Larson)


Third place award for MSE research presented at the 88th National AWMA Meeting, San
Antonio, Texas, and 1st place award for M.S.E. research by the Lake Michigan States Chapter
of the AWMA (1995) “Development of Adsorbent Carbons from Waste Tire for Natural Gas
Storage and Multi-Component Air Pollution Control,” by T.A. Brady (co-advisors: M.J. Rood
and M. Rostam-Abadi)

First place award for MSE research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Section of
AWMA (1996) “Cryogenic Recovery of Volatile Organic Compounds for Re-Use,” by K.
Carmichael (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place award for Ph.D. research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Section of
AWMA (1996) “Activated Carbon from Illinois Coal and its Environmental Applications,”
by J. Sun (co-advisors: M. Rostam-Abadi and M.J. Rood)

Student Paper Award for Ph.D. research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Section
of AWMA (1997) "Separation and Recovery of Organic Vapors for Reuse,” by M. Lordgooei
(co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Student Paper Award for Ph.D. research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Section
of AWMA (1997) "Pore size distribution of activated carbon fibers determined by a novel
adsorption isotherm" by J. Sun (co-advisors: M. Rostam-Abadi and M.J. Rood)

First Place award for graduate student platform presentation at 23rd Biennial Conference on
Carbon (Mrozowski Award for best student presentation), Pennsylvania State University,
State College, Pennsylvania, (1997) “Tire-Derived Activated Carbons for Gas Separation,
Storage and Clean-up,” by C. Lehmann (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Richard A. Glenn Best Paper Award, 214th ACS National Meeting, Fuel Chemistry Division,
Las Vegas, Nevada (1997) "Cleanup of Hot Coal Gas with Carbon-Based Sorbents," M. Cal,
B. Strickler, A. Lizzio, and M.J. Rood, pp. 872-876. Rood, M.J. (1997) "Influence of
Anthropogenic Aerosol on Climate at Climactically Relevant Regions," plenary lecture at
Chinese Association of Aerosol Research Conference, October, Tainan, Taiwan, 12 pp.

Graduate Student Award (1999) Air & Waste Management Association, Central Illinois
Section, given to C. Lehmann (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi) Chester P.
Siess Graduate Award (1999) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign given to Christopher M.B. Lehmann (coadvisors:
M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Graduate Student Fellowship (1999-2001) AWMA, 2nd place, Christopher M.B. Lehmann
(co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Student Paper Award for PhD research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Chapter
of AWMA (1999) "Removal of Mercury Vapor from Simulated Coal-Combustion Flue Gases
with Sulfur-Impregnated Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs)," by Hsing-Cheng Hsi (coadvisors:
M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Third place Student Poster Award for PhD research presented at the 92nd Annual AWMA
Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri (1999) "Direct Aerosol Radiative Forcing Based on Optical
Measurements at Contrasting, Climatically Important Sites," by Christian M. Carrico
(advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place Student Paper Awards for PhD research papers provided by the Lake Michigan
States Section of AWMA (2000) "Volatile Organic Compound Recovery Using Activated-
Carbon Fiber-Cloth with Rapid Electrothermal Desorption,” by Patrick D. Sullivan (advisor:
M.J. Rood) and “Adsorption of Methyl Ethyl Ketone and Acetone by Tire-Derived Activated
Carbon and Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth,” by David Ramirez (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Second place Student Paper Award for PhD research papers provided by the Lake Michigan
States Chapter of AWMA (2000) " Preparation of Sulfur-Impregnated Activated Carbon
Fibers (ACFs) for Removal of Mercury Vapor from Simulated Coal-Combustion Flue
Gases,” by Hsing-Cheng Hsi (coadvisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Second place Student Paper Award for PhD research papers provided by the Lake Michigan
States Chapter of AWMA (2000) “Ambient Aerosol Optical Properties at a Midwestern USA
site: Closure for Measured and Modeled Light Scattering Coefficients,” by Pinar Kus
(advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place Student Poster Award for PhD research presented at the 93rd Annual AWMA
Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2000) "Waste Tires: An Air Quality Control Device?" by
Christopher Lehmann and David Ramirez (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Fellowship (2001-2002) AWMA, 2nd place, Christopher M.B. Lehmann
(co-advisors: of M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi) Ph.D. Student Paper Award for PhD research provided by the Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2001) “Application of Optimal Sulfur Impregnation Protocol on Low-Cost Carbonaceous and Non-Carbonaceous Adsorbents for Mercury Removal,” by Hsing Cheng Hsi, (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Second Place Student Poster Award for PhD research at the 94th Annual AWMA Meeting,
Orlando, FL (2001) “Closure Between Measured and Modeled Light Scattering Coefficients
for Sodium Chloride Test Aerosols and Dry Ambient Aerosols,” by Pinar Kus (advisor: M.J.
Rood)

Student Paper Award for PhD research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Section
of AWMA (2001) “Closure Between Measured and Modeled Light Scattering Coefficients
for Sodium Chloride Test Aerosols and Dry Ambient Aerosols,” by Pinar Kus (advisor: M.J.
Rood)

Student Paper Award for PhD research paper provided by the Lake Michigan States Section
of AWMA (2001) “Adsorption Capacities and Heats of Adsorption for Organic Vapors on
Tire-, Coal- and Phenol- Derived Activated Carbons,” by David Ramirez (advisor: M.J.
Rood)

Third Place Student Poster Award for Ph.D. research at the 94th Annual AWMA Meeting,
Orlando, FL (2001) “Adsorption Capacities and Heats of Adsorption for Organic Vapors on
Tire-, Coal- and Phenol-Derived Activated Carbons,” by David Ramirez (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Second Place Student Poster Award for MSE research at the 94th Annual AWMA meeting,
Orlando, FL (2001) “Characterization of Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth
Adsorption/Electrothermal Regeneration System for Compounds with High Vapor Pressures,” by Suk-yi Lo, Katherine Dombrowski, and Christopher M.B. Lehmann (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First Place Student Paper Competition of Lake Michigan States Chapter of AWMA (2001)
“Characterization of Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth Adsorption/ Electrothermal Regeneration
System for Compounds with High Vapor Pressures,” by Christopher M.B. Lehmann,
Katherine Dombrowski, and Suk-yi Lo (advisor: M.J. Rood)

National Scholarship Award (2001-2002) AWMA, Suk-yi Lo (advisor: M.J. Rood)

National Scholarship Award (2002-2003) AWMA, David Ramirez (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First Place Student Paper Competition of Lake Michigan States Chapter of AWMA (2003)
“Development of a Membrane-Based Diffusion Dryer,” by Zaher Hashisho and Michael
Wieczorek (advisor: M.J. Rood)

National Scholarship Award (2003-2004) AWMA, Amit Kaldate (co-advisors: D.L. Thurston
and M.J.Rood)

First Place Student Paper Competition of Lake Michigan States Chapter of AWMA (2003)
“Development of cost- effective adsorption-electrothermal desorption system using activated
carbon fiber cloths,” by Amit Kaldate (co-advisors: D.L. Thurston and M.J. Rood)

Second Place Student Poster Award for PhD research at the 96th Annual AWMA meeting,
San Diego, CA (2003) “Development of cost- effective adsorption-electrothermal desorption
system using activated carbon fiber cloths,” by Amit Kaldate (co-advisors: D.L. Thurston and
M.J. Rood)

First Place Student Paper Competition of Lake Michigan States Chapter of AWMA (2003)
“Capture and Recovery of Organic Vapors with a Pilot-Scale Electrothermal-Swing
Adsorption System," by Eduardo Vidal and David Ramirez (advisor: M J Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2005) “Field
Testing of the Digital Opacity Method to Quantify Plume Opacity,“ by Ke Du (advisor: M.J.
Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2005) “Fixed-Bed
Microwave Swing Adsorption System for the Capture and Recovery of Organic Vapors”, by
Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grant, Graduate College, University of Illinois, 2005,
by Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J. Rood).

Second Place National Student Paper/Poster Competition in Sustainable
Development/Pollution Prevention, 98th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
“Fixed-Bed Microwave Swing Adsorption System for the Capture and Recovery of Organic
Vapors,“ by Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Outstanding Cooperator’s Award from Illinois State Geological Survey (2006), M.J. Rood

Third place award in Sustainable Development/Pollution Prevention Student Paper/Poster
Competition, (2006) “Towards Sustainable Environment: Using Nanoadsorbents and
Microwaves to Capture and Recover Emissions from Dry Cleaners and Petroleum Bulk
Terminals” 99th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J.
Rood).

Third place award in Doctoral Student Paper/Poster Competition, 99th A&WMA Annual
Conference & Exhibition, (2006) “Towards Sustainable Environment: Using Nanoadsorbents
and Microwaves to Capture and Recover Emissions from Dry Cleaners and Petroleum Bulk
Terminals” 99th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J.
Rood).

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2006) “A Novel
Approach to Dampen Concentration Fluctuations Upstream of Biofilters and Oxidizers”, by
Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J. Rood).

CEE Alumni Teaching Fellowship, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department,
University of Illinois, 2006, by Zaher Hashisho, (advisor: M.J. Rood).

Mavis Memorial Fund Scholarship, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, 2006, by
Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J. Rood).

First place award in Doctoral Student Paper/Poster Competition, (2007) “A Novel Approach
to Dampen Concentration Fluctuations Upstream of Biofilters and Oxidizers”, 100th
A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Zaher Hashisho and Hamidreza Emamipour
(advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2007) “Ground–
based Lidar Measurements of Dust Plumes Generated from Unique Military Activities”, by
Ke Du (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2007) “Steady-State Desorption of Organic Vapor from Activated Carbon with Electrothermal Swing Adsorption”, by Hamidreza Emamipour (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2007) “A Closure
Study: Real Refractive Index of Aerosol Particles”, by Wei Wang (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2007) “Dampening
Concentration Fluctuations Upstream of Biofilters and Oxidizers using Concentration and
Flow Rate –Controlled Desorption of Activated Carbon”, by Zaher Hashisho (advisor: M.J.
Rood)

Best Research & Development Team Award Innovative Measurements of Particulate Matter Emissions for Dust from Unique Military Activities, Department of Defense, Energy Research and Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL (2007), Rood Research Group

Fellow, Air and Waste Management Association (2008), M.J. Rood

A&WMA Scholarship (2008-2009), John Atkinson (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

A&WMA Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2009-2010), Kaitlin Mallouk (Advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place award in Doctoral Student Poster Competition, (2009) “Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon-Based Iron Catalysts Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis”, 102nd A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by John Atkinson (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place award in Masters Student Paper Competition, (2009) “Capture and Recovery of Organic Gases for Reuse”, 102nd A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Kaitlin Mallouk (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) “Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon-Based Iron Catalysts Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis”, by John Atkinson (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) “Measurement of Dust Emissions Generated by Military Vehicles Using Optical Remote Sensing Method at Fort Carson, Colorado”, by Wangki Yuen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) “Capture and Recovery of Organic Gases for Reuse”, by Kaitlin Mallouk (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) “Computer Interface for Bench-Scale Gas Capture and Recovery System”, by David Johnsen (advisor: M.J. Rood

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) " Capture and Recovery of Organic Gases with Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth, Electrothermal Desorption, and Post-Desorption Treatment ", by Kaitlin Mallouk (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) by John Atkinson (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) " Electrothermal Heating Control During Regeneration of Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth ", by David Johnsen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) " Quantification and Characterization of Dust Emissions from Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles Using Optical Remote Sensing ", by Wangki Yuen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Graduate Student Scholarship, Lake Michigan States Section of AWMA (2009) by Benjamin Brem (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and T. Bond)

Depart of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship Award (2009) by Andrew Nelson (advisor: M.J. Rood)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2009-2012), Kaitlin Mallouk, (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place MS Thesis award, (2010) " Development of Carbon Adsorbents from Organic Salt Precursors and their Environmental Applications. ", 103rd A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by John Atkinson (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi)

Second place MS Thesis award, (2010) " Bench-Scale Gas Capture and Recovery System using Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth. ", 103rd A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by David Johnsen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place award in Doctoral Student Poster Competition, (2010) " Electrothermal Heating Control During Regeneration of Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth ", 103rd A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by David Johnsen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Young Professional Best Paper Award in the Air Group (2010), "Experimental study of a biocatalyst-promoted carbonate absorption process for CO 2 capture from post-combustion flue gases", 103rd A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Arezoo Khodayari (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and Y. Lu)

Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award, Air & Waste Management Association (2010), M.J. Rood

World Best Technology Showcase, ERDC-CERL/UI, Digital Optical Method, Environmental Quality Technology  (2010), Rood Research Group

Ravindar K. and Kavita Kinra Fellowship (2010-2012), Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

A&WMA Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2010-2011), David Johnsen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place MS Thesis award, (2011) "Experimental and theoretical study of CO2 absorption into potassium carbonate solution promoted with enzyme", 104th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Arezoo Khodayari (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and Y. Lu)

Department of CEE Alumni Graduate Assistantship for Teaching Excellence (2011), Kaitlin Mallouk, (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award. American Chemical Society, (2011), Kaitlin Mallouk, (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Tied 2nd Place, PhD Student Platform Paper Competition (2011) "Energy Efficiency During Capture and Recovery of Organic Gases with Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth, Electrothermal Swing Adsorption, and Post-Desorption Treatment", 104 th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, by Kaitlin Engle Mallouk (advisor: M.J. Rood)

University Research Honor Award, Organic Gas Capture for Effective Reuse or Disposal, Excellence in Environmental Engineering, Award American Academy of Environmental Engineers (2011), Rood Research Group

University of Illinois Mavis Future Faculty Fellows Program (2011-2012), Kaitlin Mallouk, (advisor: M.J. Rood)

University of Illinois Mavis Future Faculty Fellows Program (2011-2012), John Atkinson, (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Engelbrecht Fellowship (2012), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, John Atkinson (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Annual Symposium Best Oral Presentation (2012), John Atkinson (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Annual Symposium Best Technical Poster (2012), Beni Brem (co-advisors: Tami Bond and M.J. Rood)

First place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2012) "Investigation of Bioaerosol Removal from a Gas Stream and Inactivation Using Acoustically Enhanced Impaction" 105th Annual A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, Andy Nelson (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Second place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2012) “Open Burning and Open Detonation PM10 Mass Emission Factor Measurements with Optical Remote Sensing, 105th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Wangki Yuen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

First place Montgomery Watson Harza Consulting Engineers/AEESP Master Thesis Award (2012) “Bench-Scale Evaluation of an Energy Efficient Acoustic Aerosol Purification Device with a Newly Designed Bioaerosol Testing and Evaluation Chamber”, Andy Nelson (advisor: M.J. Rood)

Soporowski Award, Air & Waste Management Association  (2012), M.J. Rood

A&WMA Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship (2012-2013), Andrew Nelson (Advisor: M.J. Rood)

University Research Grand Prize, Determining Atmospheric Plume Opacity Using Low-Cost Digital Still Cameras, Excellence in Environmental Engineering Award, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (2013), Rood Research Group

Third place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2013) “Effects of activated carbon fiber cloth’s physical structure, chemical composition, and adsorbed material on its electrical resistance”, 106th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition. David Johnsen (advisor: M.J. Rood)

US Army Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (2012-2013). Andrew Nelson (advisor: M.J. Rood).

Faculty for the Future Fellowship (2013-2014), Schlumberger Foundation, Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)  

 

Outstanding Student Presentation Award (2013), Platform presentation, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

Third place award in Doctoral Student Paper Competition, (2014) “Modeling Temporal Variability in Gaseous Ammonia Emissions from Chemical Fertilizer Usage in Midwest USA”, 107th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

Lake Michigan States Travel Scholarship, Air&Waste Management Association (2013 & 2014), Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

Racheff Student Travel Award, Environmental Engineering & Science Program, CEE, UIUC (2012 & 2014), Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

Faculty for the Future Fellowship, Schlumberger Foundation (2013-2015), Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

Graduate Conference Travel Award, UIUC (2014 & 2016), Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

Richard S. and Mary E. Engelbrecht Fellowship (2017), Srinidhi Balasubramanian (co-advisors: M.J. Rood and S. Koloutsou-Vakakis)

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