I studied Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with Highest Honors in 1986. I then studied under Prof. Dan Neumark at the University of California at Berkeley, graduating in 1991 with a PhD in Chemical Physics/Physical Chemistry. Following two years of postdoctoral research at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore California with Dr. David Chandler, I returned to Greece to join the Faculty at the University of Crete and the Institute of Electronic Structure and Lasers at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas. From 2013 I have also an Adjunct Professorship at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University and the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, in Göttingen Germany.
My main research interests are in the field of chemical dynamics. I have made well-recognized important contributions to the understanding of the state to state Photodissociation dynamics of molecules and clusters that helped shape the field. My laboratory was amongst the first photofragment ion imaging machines in Europe and part of the EU- funded Imaging Research Networks, continuously since 1997. In 2001 we pioneered a new variant of ion imaging and velocity mapping that called Slice Imaging. My team has also extended the use of charged particle imaging to the fields of (i) Molecular Electronics, by studying the electron transmission through organized thin films, (ii) Dye Sensitized Photovoltaics, and (iii) in Medical Spectroscopy / Ophthalmology, where we pioneered laser-based methods to the cross linking treatment of keratoconus, (iv)
Since 2013 I am also group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinery Sciences, in Göttingen Germany, where I have built a new experimental operation looking at fundamental processes on surfaces. My new team has demonstrated for the first time that the novel imaging techniques, developed on Crete, can be implemented towards studying the underlying chemical dynamics and kinetics for elementary processes in heterogeneous catalysis (Velocity Resolved Kinetics).
Education
- 1986, BSc with Highest Honors in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
- 1991, PhD in Physical Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Career
- 1994-1999, Assistant Professor University of Crete and Research associate IESL-FORTH, Greece
- 1999-2007, Associate Professor University of Crete and Research associate IESL-FORTH, Greece
- 2007- present, Professor University of Crete and Research associate IESL-FORTH, Greece
- 2012-present, Affiliated Professor University and Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany
Interests
- Chemical Dynamics and Kinetics, Ion and Electron Imaging, Heterogeneous Catalysis
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Humboldt Foundation Research Award 2012
- Friedrich von Bessel Award, Humboldt Foundation 2004
- Bodossaki Science Award in Chemistry 2003
- University of California Regents Fellow, Berkeley 1988-89
- IBM Predoctoral Fellow, Berkeley 1987-88
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1986
- B.J. Freud Award, Outstanding Junior in Chemistry, University of Illinois 1985
George Kioseoglou is a Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and an affiliated member of IESL/FORTH. He obtained his PhD in Physics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1999 in the area of spectroscopic studies of electronic states in semiconductor heterostructures. After a postdoctoral position at Brookhaven National Laboratory, he joined the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington DC where he continued his work on efficient electrical spin injection and detection in semiconductors. From 2004 to 2007 he was a National Research Council (NRC) Fellow with the materials physics branch at NRL. In 2007 he joined the Department of Materials Science and served as its Director of Graduate Studies in the period of 2010-2015. His main research interests are in the physics and applications of semiconductor nanostructures, Spintronics and Valleytronics, and in the electronic and optical properties of 2D materials. Prof. Kioseoglou has shared 3 times the NRL Alan Berman research publication award for his work on spin injection in GaAs and Si spin-LEDs. He has co-authored over 90 scientific publications in refereed journals with 4 very-highly cited papers in Spintronics, more than 6500 total citations and an h-index of 37, and more than 270 contributed conference presentations. He gave more than 40 invited talks in international conferences and written one book chapter in Handbook of Spintronics.
Education
- 1999, Ph.D. in Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
- 1991, M.Sc. in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1987, B.Sc. in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Career
- 2021-present, Professor, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
- 2015-present Affiliated member IESL-FORTH
- 2010-2015 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
- 2007-2012, Researcher at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
- 2007-2020 Associate Professor, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
- 2004-2007 National Research Council Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
- 2002-2004 Postdoctoral Associate, GeoWashington University and Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
- 1999-2001 Postdoctoral Associate, State University of New York at Buffalo and Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton Ny, USA
Interests
- 2D Materials: optical and electronic properties
- Valley polarization and scattering mechanisms in 2D Materials
- Semiconductor Spintronics and Valleytronics
- Physics and applications of semiconductor nanostructures
- Spin-LEDs: Spin injection and detection in Fe/GaAs and Fe/Si
- Magneto-optical studies on magnetic semiconductors and ferromagnet/semiconductor heterostructures for spintronic applications
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2007: Alan Berman Research Publication and NRL Edison Awards for the paper "Electrical Spin-Injection into Silicon from a Ferromagnetic Metal/Tunnel Barrier Contact" Nature Physics 3, 542 (2007)
- 2004-2007: National Research Council (NRC) Fellowship
- 2002: Alan Berman Research Publication and NRL Edison Awards for the paper "Reduction of Spin Injection Efficiency by Interface Defect Spin Scattering in ZnMnSe/AlGaAs-GaAs Spin-Polarized Light-Emitting Diodes " PRL 89, 166602 (2002)
- 2000: Alan Berman Research Publication and NRL Edison Awards for the paper"Robust Electrical Spin Injection into a Semiconductor Heterostructure" PRB 62, 8180 (2000)
- 1997: Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - The American Association of Physics Teachers
Maria Kafesaki is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and Adjunct Researcher at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). She obtained her Ph.D. in 1997, at the Physics Department of the University of Crete, Greece. She has worked as post-doctoral researcher in the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas in Madrid, Spain, and in IESL of FORTH (1997-2001). Her current research is on the area of electromagnetic wave propagation in periodic and random media, with emphasis on photonic crystals and metamaterials. She has more than 100 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings (with more than 5000 citations), she has participated in various European projects as well as in the organization of many international conferences and schools. Also she is Fellow of the Optical Society of America.
Education
- PhD in 1997, from Physics Department, Univ. of Crete, Greece
- MSc in 1992, Physics Department, Univ. of Crete, Greece
- BSc in 1990, at Physics Department, of the Univ. of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Electromagnetic waves in complex media (metamaterials, photonic crystals, plasmonic materials, ...)
- Elastic waves in random and periodic composite media
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America, 2014
- Member of the team which achieved the EU Descartes prize for collaborative research in metamaterials, in 2005
Other
- Associate editor at EPJ: Applied Metamaterials Journal (http://epjam.edp-open.org/)
- Section editor at JEOS:RP (Journal of European Optical Society: Rapid Publications) (https://www.jeos.org/index.php/jeos_rp)
- Governing Board Member of Metamorphose VI (the Virtual Institute for Artificial Electromagnetic Materials and Metamaterials), http://www.metamorphose-vi.org/
Dr. Iliopoulos is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Physics, University of Crete and an Associated Researcher of IESL-FORTH. He holds a Ph.D. (2002) from Boston University, Center for Photonics Research, USA. He has collaborated with a number of international companies (Lokheed-Martin Inc., EADS N.V., Aixtron SE, III-V Lab, EG&G Inc., BAE Inc., Astex Inc., Epion Inc.) and organizations (ARPA, ESA) in epitaxial growth of III-Nitride semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures, in development of (opto)electronic devices based on them and in novel, QDs based, device concepts. He was a national representative and workgroup vice-chair in the European program COST-MP0805 “Novel gain materials and devices based on III-V-N compounds” and an elected member of the board of directors of the Hellenic “Micro&Nano” organization. He is a permanent member of the biannual EXMATEC workshop international steering committee and a management committee member of the “Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology (CCQCN)”. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 publications in recognized international peer-reviewed journals with more than 1800 citations and an h-index of 25. He has been awarded as principal investigator/coordinator two international and one national research projects and has participated as co-investigator in numerous European ones.
Education
- 2001, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Boston University, Boston MA, U.S.A.
- 1996, M.Sc. in Physics, Northeastern University, Boston MA, U.S.A.
- 1994, B.Sc. in Physics, Physics Dpt, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Career
- 11/2017 - today, Associate Professor Physics Dpt., University of Crete
- 01/2009 - 10/2017, Assistant Professor Physics Dpt., University of Crete
- 01/2009 - today, Collaborating faculty member, FORTH - IESL, Greece
- 09/2007 - 12/2008, Visiting Assistant Professor (PD407) Physics Dept., University of Crete
- 01/2007 - 12/2008, Microelectornics research gorup, FORTH - IESL, Greece
- 01/2004 - 12/2006, Postdoctoral Researcher, Physics Dept., University of Crete
Education
- 1979, PhD in Physics, University of Wales, U.K.
- 1975, M.Sc in electronics, University of Wales, U.K.
- 1974, B.Sc in Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Career
- 2008 – today, Associate Professor, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 1984 – today, Collaborating Researcher, FORTH - IESL, Greece
- 1992 – 2008, Assistant Professor with tenure, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 1988 – 1992, Assistant Professor, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 1985 – 1988, Lecturer, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 1981 – 1985, Lecturer - Researcher, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- ΜΒΕ grown III-V compound semiconductors (arsenides)
Education
- 1990, Ph.D in Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
- 1989, M.Sc in Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
- 1984, B.Sc in Physics, University of Patra, Patra, Greece
Career
- 05/2010 - today, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
- 10/2002 - 05/2010, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
- 09/1999 - 09/2002, Assistant Professor with tenure, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
- 09/1995 - 09/1999, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
- 10/1994 - 08/1995, Research Associate, MRG/IESL/FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 10/1991 0 12/1992, Visiting Research Scientist, CALCE Electronic Packaging Research Center, Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Maryland, USA
- 2/1989 - 2/1993, Research Associate, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Interests
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) of novel III-V nanostructure-heterostructure materials for advanced electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices
- Development of technologies integrating III-V semiconductor devices on other substrates, such as Si
- Understanding the structural properties and their interrelation with the electronic properties of III-V semiconductor interfaces and thin films
- Understanding the material effects on the performance of III-V semiconductor devices
Costas Fotakis is currently Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Crete and Distinguished Member of the Foundation Organization for Research and Technology (FORTH). He has served as Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation from January 2015 till July 2019. During this time, he designed and implemented Research and Innovation policies in Greece and participated in the EU Research Ministers Council.
Interests
- laser spectroscopy and photonics
- laser interactions with materials and biomaterials and related biomedical diagnostic and processing applications.
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2004 ‘Leadership Award’ of the Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Springer Professor at the University of California, Berkeley for 2005-6
- Life Member and Fellow of OSA
- Member of the Fellows Committee of the European Optical Society (EOS)
- Honorary Doctorate by the Mediterranean University of Marseille.
