Dr. Vlachopoulos is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is also cross-appointed to the Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Department at Queen's as well as to the School of Environmental Studies at Queen's University.
He is the Founder and Director of the RMC Green Team that addresses Environmental Engineering issues within Canadian Forces Bases and Wings. For his innovative solutions to environmental issues, he was awarded the DND Deputy Minister’s / Chief of Defense Staff Innovation Award.
His research interests include topics in Geotechnical, Geomechanical and Environmental Engineering. He uses physical testing and/or field scale observation combined with analytical techniques in order to improve the state of the art.
He is the Founder and Director of the RMC Green Team that addresses Environmental Engineering issues within Canadian Forces Bases and Wings. For his innovative solutions to environmental issues, he was awarded the DND Deputy Minister’s / Chief of Defense Staff Innovation Award.
His research interests include topics in Geotechnical, Geomechanical and Environmental Engineering. He uses physical testing and/or field scale observation combined with analytical techniques in order to improve the state of the art.
Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos has had a distinguished 20+ year career in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Military Engineer Officer. Nicholas Vlachopoulos has worked within the Canadian Forces in many capacities. He has been employed as an Infrastructure Planning Engineer Officer within the Base Construction Engineering Section at CFB Toronto, a Combat Engineer and Engineer Troop Commander at 2 Combat Engineering Regiment in Petawawa, and an Engineering Operational Planner and DART Engineer at the Canadian Forces Joint Head Quarters based in Kingston. He has also been deployed domestically to the Floods in Winnipeg and deployed to multiple tours of duty internationally.