Professor Kontis is a world-leading authority in aerodynamics, wind tunnel testing, flow control, shock physics, and diagnostics. He has published 108 journal articles, 1 book on shock waves (2 volumes, published by Springer), 6 book chapters, and 176 conference papers focusing on both fundamental scientific research and practical engineering applications. He is regularly invited to publish his conference papers in Special Issues of prestigious journals. He has received continuous EPSRC funding since 2001; other sources of funding include Royal Society, EU, Nuffield Foundation, USAF, USNavy, JSPS, and the industry. He has raised over £13.5M in external funding in the last 10 years, including over 60 separate collaborative projects with industrial partners-a testament to the industrial applicability of his work. The new developed methodologies are now being adopted by industry and universities worldwide. He has given 57 invited presentations and keynote lectures to peer-reviewed conferences and international advanced schools in the USA,