Georgios Neofotistos obtained his Ph.D. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics from Temple University (USA), joining afterwards the Electrical Engineering Department of Purdue University (USA) as a post-doctoral researcher, the Physics Department of Temple University as a visiting Assistant Professor, and the Physics and Space Sciences Department of the Florida Institute of Technology (USA) as an Assistant Professor of Physics and Space Sciences, before returning to Greece. Since 2013 he is Senior Researcher with the Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology of the Physics Department of the University of Crete. His research work focuses on developing advanced machine learning methods and computational models toward the study of non-linear complex systems.
Antigonos Theodorakis is currently a postgraduate student in the division of Advanced materials / Physical chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete and member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, in 2019.
Education
- Master of Science in Chemistry (2019-), Chemistry Department, University of Crete
- Bachelor of Science in Materials (2015-2019), Materials Science and Technology Department, University of Crete
Interests
- Organic-inorganic nanohybrid materials
- Polymer surfaces and interfaces
- Polymer nanocomposite coatings
- Materials for aerospace applications
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Linked.in profile: linkedin.com/in/antigonos-theodorakis-070276189
Costas Soukoulis, Ames Laboratory senior scientist and Iowa State University Frances M. Craig Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor and collaborating Researcher in our Institute, has been named as a 2018 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow.
As stated in the press release by Ames Laboratory USA, Prof. Soukoulis was chosen for induction having “demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.” Prof. Soukoulis’ research has focused on the development of a theoretical understanding of the properties of disordered systems, photonic crystals, metamaterials, left-handed materials, random lasers, random magnetic systems, nonlinear systems and amorphous semiconductors. In addition to being an NAI Fellow, Prof. Soukoulis is also a fellow of the Optical Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society. He has received the Descartes Prize for Research of Metamaterials, the Max Born Award, the Humboldt Research Award, the James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, the Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship, the Rolf Landauer Medal and numerous other awards from Iowa State University and the Department of Energy. His research has been among the most-cited work for the past years.
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