Athanasios K. Karamalidis is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He has conducted research on the dissolution and surface reactions of complex mineral assemblages in aqueous systems. His research also includes studies of geochemical phenomena for CO2 storage systems and shale gas development. He has published his work in peer-reviewed international journals in environmental engineering and science, in the proceedings of international conferences and has authored one book.