Dr Sotiris Psilodimitrakopoulos is a post-doctoral researcher with specialty in polarization non-linear microscopy (P-NLM) in the ULMNP. He received his BSc in Physics from the University of Crete and his MSc in Microsystems and Nanodevices from the National Technical University of Athens. He then received his PhD in Photonics from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) at the Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya in Barcelona Spain, while studying nonlinear optics. He then continued as a research engineer at the Super-resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Facility of ICFO and as a post-doctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Optics & Biosciences, at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France. His main scientific interest is the design and development of advanced non-linear microscopy techniques based on raster-scanning of fs laser beams. His latest implementation (October 2018) is the upgrade of a Zeiss Axio Observer, simple one-photon excited fluorescence microscope, into a fully-motorized, polarization-resolved, SHG, THG, 2PEF and 3PEF, dual-beam, dual-scanner, 6-detection channels, multi-photon microscope [1-4].
Education
- 2012, PhD in Photonics – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2005, MSc in Microsystems and Nanodevices – Faculty of Applied Mathematics & Physics, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
- 2003, BSc in Physics – School of Sciences & engineering, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
Career
- 2014 - Today, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- 2013 - 2014, Postdoctoral Researcher, CNRS, Laboratoire d' Optique et Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France.
- 2011 - 2013, Research Engineer, Super-resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Facility, ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2005 - 2006, Research Associate, Institute of Computer Systems, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Interests
- Non-linear Optics.
- Development of novel measurements and instrumentation for linear and non-linear microscopy.
- Polarization-Resolved Second Harmonic Generation imaging.
- Third Harmonic Generation and Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence imaging.
- Electrical Dynamics and Synchronization in living neural networks
- Two-Dimensional Graphene Related Materials
- Structure and function of Collagen, Muscle, and Neurons in-vitro and in-vivo.
- Dual Scanners Microscopy and Nano-surgery.
- Super-Resolution Microscopy.
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2017–2018, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Fellowship, “Advancing Young Researchers’ Human Capital in Cutting Edge Technologies in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Tackling of Societal Challenges – ARCHERS”.
- 2007–2011, FPI Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture.
- 2005–2006, Research Fellowship, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
- 2005, “Thomaidio Award” for the Best Interdisciplinary MSc Research Project of National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Dr. Maria Pervolaraki is a Research Associate in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser at FORTH since November 2018. She received her Master in Physics with Honours (MPhys) in Applied Physics with Laser Technology (2001), her Postgraduate Diploma in Research Training (2004) and her Ph.D. in Physics (2006) from the University of Hull, UK. She has worked as post-doctoral and research associate in several national and international projects in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cyprus and as a Senior Research Consultant in ALTER ECO SOLUTIONS. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications in the field of laser material interactions. Her main interests are laser ablation, laser micromachining, short pulse laser-matter interactions at high repetition rates, laser assisted growth of complex, functional thin films and nanostructures using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) technique, and Picosecond Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Deposition (UFPLD) for various applications in microelectronics, photonics, energy harvesting and medicine.
Education
- 2006, Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Hull, UK
- 2004, PGDip, Postgraduate Diploma in Research Training, University of Hull, UK
- 2001, MPhys, Master of Physics with Honours (4 years degree), Applied Physics with Laser Technology, First Class, University of Hull, UK
Career
- 11/2018 – Today, Research Associate, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) at Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- 12/2017 – 10/2018, Senior Research Consultant, ALTER ECO SOLUTIONS LTD, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Fall semester 2016, Special Scientist: Teaching Laser Fundamentals, Laser Safety, Optics and Beam Alignment, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 01/2015 – 12/2017, Organizer and Instructor: Interactive STEM actions for Preschool and Primary School kids, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 05/2007 – 12/2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 04/2005 – 03/2007, Instructor in secondary schools, First Class Education, Hull, UK
- 10/2001 - 03/2005, Assistant Tutor, Department of Physics, University of Hull, UK
Interests
- Laser ablation
- Laser micromachining of polymers, semiconductors and metals
- Short pulse laser-matter interactions at high repetition rates
- Growth of complex, functional Oxides, Thermoelectric and Diamond-like thin films with nano-inclusion contents using pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and their characterisation
- Picosecond ultrafast pulsed laser deposition (UFPLD) of Si and C nanostructures
- Matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) of fragile molecules
- Laser-matter interactions using high repetition rate nanosecond and high power picosecond DPSS Nd:YVO4 lasers, F2, KrF and CO2 lasers
- Laser sintering of metals and dielectrics
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2012- BEST POSTER AWARD, “Ultra-fast pulsed laser deposition of Carbon nanostructures: Structural and Optical characterization”, Symposium V: Laser materials processing for micro and nano applications, E-MRS, Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France
- 2009- BEST POSTER AWARD, “Mn12 benzoate thin films on Si substrates fabricated by Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation”, Symposium Q: Laser and Plasma Processing for Advanced Materials, E-MRS, Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France
- 09/2001-12/2004, Awarded a full Scholarship for Ph.D. from the Department of Physics, University of Hull, , Hull, UK
- 04/2001- Intensive course on Lasers and their applications on Telecommunication, Medicine and Industry. Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
- 09/1999 – 06/2000, 3rd year of the MPhys: Socrates-Erasmus exchange program, Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic
E. N. Petrakakis is a PhD Candidate in Applied Theoretical Laser – Matter Interaction Physics at the Dept. Material Science & Technology of Univ. of Crete under the supervision of Dr. Tsibidis George. He received his M.Sc. in Advanced Theoretical Physics from University of Crete in 2016. He has been a Temporary Associate Researcher in the A&M Texas University of Qatar in 2017. He has been a scientific collaborator and short temporary visitor to the Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processes (LP3) laboratory in Aix – Marseille University at France.
Education
- 2016 Master of Science, Advanced Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
- 2014, Bachelor of Science, Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
Career
- 12/2018 - Today, PhD Candidate, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 10/2018 – Scientific Collaboration and short visit at LP3, Aix – Marseille University, France
- 10/2017 - Temporary Associate Researcher at A&M Texas University of Qatar
- 02/2014 - 10/2016, Master of Science, Advanced Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
- 1/2009 – 7/2014, Bachelor of Science, Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
Interests
- Multi-Scale Ultrafast Laser – Matter Interaction Modelling
- Thermal, Reaction – Diffusion and Fluid Dynamical Kinetic Equations
- Laser Induced Plasma Generation
- Periodic Structure Formation via Surface Plasmon Excitation
- Out of Equilibrium Excitation & Relaxation Dynamics in Laser Excited Metals
- Non – Linear Effects in Laser – Semiconductor Dynamics in the Mid –IR Regime
- Laser Surface Melting Front Movement in Sub – Ablation Conditions
- Near Field Electromagnetic Scattering by Plasmonic Nanostructures
- Non-Linear Schrödinger Equation – Paraxial Wave Equation
- Monte Carlo – Quantum Trajectory Dynamics, Parallel Cluster Computing
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2012 , First chosen candidate for the “Thales” Scholarship to participate in the construction of the first and only existing heavy ion accelerator in Greece, the 5.5MV TANDEM at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP), of the National Centre for Scientif
A. Papadopoulos is a PhD student at the department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete. He received his Master’s degree from the department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete at 2016.
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Education
- 2016, Master of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
- 2014, Bachelor, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Career
- 4/2018 - Today, Laboratory Assistant, Laser and Modern Optics Undergraduate Laboratory, Fabrication of biomimetic surfaces on silicon using ultrafast lasers, Dep. of Physics, University of Crete.
- 11/2016 – Today, PhD Thesis "Advanced Laser Processing and Spectroscopy of 2D materials", Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas.
- 3/2016 - Today, Laboratory Assistant, Solid State - Undergraduate Lab, Doping and Characterization of Semiconductors, Dep. of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete.
- 10/2015 - 10/2016, Master Thesis "Ultrafast Laser Processing on Transparent Materials", Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas.
- 09/2014 - 12/2014, Professor’s Assistant, Introduction to programming – FORTRAN, Dep. of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
- 1/2014 – 09/2015, Undergraduate thesis for "Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable copolymers for tissue engineering", Dep. of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete.
- 10/2013 – 12/2013, Practice internship, Biotechnology for cell culture, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse (France).
Interests
- Time resolve spectroscopy
- 2D materials
- Laser processing
- Laser materials interaction
- Material science
- Polymers
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 8/2017 – 11/2019 - Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI)- Fellowship
- 10/2016 – 10/2016Best Poster Award - 2nd Israel - Greece Join Meeting on Nanotechnology and Bionanoscience
L. Papadimitriou is a PostDoctoral Researcher in the IESL, FORTH. She received her PhD in Molecular Biology/Immunology from the University of Crete in 2009. She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens (BRFAA), at the Biology Department of the University of Crete and at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB). Her main research interests focus on the interaction of cells with biomaterials for tissue engineering applications and on the study of the immuno-modulatory potential of biomaterials and scaffolds. Her research interests include the study of biocompatibility and immunocompatibility of potential implantable biomaterials and the investigation of the interaction of cells and scaffolds, in the concept of morphological, physiological and molecular aspects of their interface. She is also interested in the anti-microbial performance of nanotextured multifunctional surfaces for medical applications.
Education
- 2009: PhD in Molecular Biology/Immunology - Department of Biology University of Crete, Greece
- 2000: MSc in Molecular Biology-Biotechnology/Biomedicine, University of Crete, Greece
- 1997: BSc in Biology, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2/2018 - Today, PostDoc Researcher, Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing Lab/Tissue engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Immunology Group, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 04/2014 – 04/2015, PostDoc Researcher, Biomaterials Lab, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 12/2011 - 12/2013, PostDoc Researcher, Plant Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), FORTH, Crete, Greece
- 01/2011 – 11/2011, PostDoc Researcher, Cell cycle and Division lab, Biology Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 06/2010 – 03/2011, PostDoc Researcher, Metabolic Diseases and Stress lab, Biomedical Research Foundation (BRFAA) Academy of Athens, Greece
Interests
- Tissue engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Cell-Biomaterials Interface
- Scaffolds – Immune System interactions.
- Cell adhesion and intracellular signaling
- Cell sensing and response to chemical and topographical clues
- Neuronal cells differentiation and regeneration
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2006-2009: Fellowship from General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Ph.D thesis)
- 1999-2000: Fellowship from Greek Ministry of Education co-funded by European Union (Bachelor’s thesis)
M.A. Pantelaiou is an undergraduate student at the Departement of Materials Science & Technology of the University of Crete. She is currently doing her bachelor thesis at the ULMNP group. Particularly, she is working on the synthesis and characterization of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals.
Education
- 2015-Today, BSc., Materials Science & Technology, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
Career
- 06/2017 – 09/2017, Internship, FORTH, IESL, ULMNP, ‘Ultrafast laser- assisted synthesis of metallic nanoparticles for perovskite solar cells.’
Interests
- Nanomaterials Synthesis & Characterization
- 0D Perovskites
- Perovskite/Graphene Thin Films & Photovoltaics
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2012, Euroscola Program
Dr Leonidas Mouchliadis is a post-doctoral researcher in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser. He received his BSc in Physics (2003) and MSc in Theoretical Physics (2005) from the University of Crete. He then obtained a PhD in Physics (2008) from Cardiff University in UK while studying the transport and coherence properties of 2D excitons in quantum wells. His main research interest is the interaction between light and matter in a variety of physical phenomena ranging from light-induced phase transitions in complex systems with many degrees of freedom to excitons and polaritons in semiconductors, organic molecules and photonic crystals. Leonidas joined the Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano-Processing Laboratory in March 2017 as a member of the 2D materials team. His current research focus is on the nonlinear optical properties of two dimensional crystals such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. In parallel, he performs ab initio calculations with Quantum Espresso and Yambo. Leonidas is also interested in the philosophy of science and holds an MSc in Philosophy (2018) from the University of Crete.
A. Mimidis is a PhD student at the Dept. of Materials Science & Technology at the University of Crete. He received his MSc in Materials Science and Technology from University of Crete in 2017.
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Education
- 2017, Master of Science, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
- 2014, Bachelor, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Interests
- Materials Science
- Light – matter interaction with metallic, semiconducting and dielectric materials
- Laser induced carrier excitation on dielectric materials
- Laser processing with the use of ultra-short laser pulses
- Laser induced periodic surface structures
- Optics
- Biomimetic surfaces and fabrication of biomimetic surfaces via laser texturing
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Best Poster Award on 2nd Israel - Greece joint meeting on nanotechnology & bionanoscience.
George Miltos Maragkakis is a PhD Candidate at IESL-FORTH and the Department of Physics, University of Crete. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physics in 2016, and his Master of Science in “Advanced Physics” in 2017, from the same Department. In 2018, he joined the Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing (ULMNP) Laboratory at IESL-FORTH, led by Research Director Emmanuel Stratakis, where he is conducting his PhD on 2D Materials and Multiphoton Microscopy.
Education
- 2018-Today, PhD, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece & IESL, FORTH
- 2017-Master's Degree, “Advanced Physics”, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 2016-Bachelor, Physics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- 2D Materials
- Multi-photon Imaging
- Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications
- First Principle Calculations
- Digital Adaptive Optics
- Valleytronics
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006–2007, Awards by the Greek Mathematic Society for the performance in the Panhellenic Competition “Thales”
- 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006–2007, Awards by the Greek Mathematic Society for the performance in the Panhellenic Competition “Euclid”
- 2007-6th prize for the performance in the 17th Panhellenic Physics Competition
