Dr Alkistis Karabela holds a PhD in Aerospace Materials in collaboration with and Rolls Royce, plc Derby, UK (funded by the EPSRC) obtained from the University of Portsmouth, UK in 2011. She holds an MSc and BEng(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the same University.
She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portsmouth. She currently teaches:
- Computer Aided Engineering & Product Manufacture (Year2) – Creo 3.0/Solid Modelling/Simulate/CAM.
- Engineering Design (Mechanics of Machine Elements) (Year 2).
She has supervised numerous undergraduate, distance learning and MSc student projects. She provides pastoral care to many students within the Engineering department. She is supervising many industrial secondments of students at various companies including Pall Europe UK, Elta Fans UK, GKN, Qinetic Target Systems and others.
Her research interests are mainly in the area of aerospace materials, fatigue & oxidation at high temperature and more.