Thaleia-Michaela Chatzaki is currently a postgraduate student in the division of Advanced materials - Physical chemistry, at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, in 2021.

Education

• 2021, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Chemistry

Interests

• Organic-inorganic nanohybrid materials
• Polymer surfaces and interfaces
• Polymer nanocomposite coatings
• Polymer dynamics under severe confinement

Education

• 2017, Bachelor (BSc), Chemistry department, University of Crete, Greece

Interests

• Physical Chemistry
• Polymers
• Nanostructured solid polymer electrolytes

Maria Psarrou is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology.

Education

• 2018, Master of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
• 2016, Bachelor in Material Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece

Interests

• Synthesis and characterization of responsive polymers and polymer networks
• Stimuli-degradable polymers and hydrogels
• Self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers
• Polymer-drug conjugates
• Modification of natural polymers
• Hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 2018, Research student 1st best poster presentation award, 12th Hellenic Polymer Society International Conference, Ioannina, Greece