STOP project aims at developing antimicrobial and antiviral nanocoatings that can be flexibly or permanently applied to high-touch surfaces. These nanocoatings will be derived from a combination of inorganic nanoparticles, antimicrobial peptides and nanoscale laser surface patterning. The nanocoatings will be thoroughly characterised for their efficacy, using both existing international standards and improved testing methods developed within the project (the new testing methods will be proposed to standards agencies for adoption). Several different active substances will be explored (i) to allow formulation in highly flexible, sprayable, and long-lasting coatings, (ii) provide broad spectrum antimicrobial antiviral activity, and iii) reduce the chances of the development of resistance. To this end, the mode-of-action, and the risk of selection for antimicrobial resistance in bacteria and viruses will be assessed.
The flexible nanocoatings will provide a long-lasting (30 days) reduction in bioburden that resembles standards set for microbial colonization of surfaces in hospitals, which can only be reached after intense surface disinfection or permanent introduction of known antimicrobial material such as copper. This effect will be studied in a real-life intervention trail and with epidemiological models. The developed nanocoatings are expected to lead to significant reductions in infectious diseases transmitted from high-touch surfaces, healthcare cost savings, reduction in environmental pollution by disinfectants, and increased preparedness of the EU public health system to future pandemics. The safety of the nanomaterials will be backed up by human and environmental toxicity studies and life cycle analyses. From the beginning, attention will be paid to end-user acceptance, manufacturing scalability, and short-term exploitation by SMEs
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The global concerns in the development of human civilization and the scientific and technological issues of energy utilization and environment protection are currently facing challenges. Functional materials and devices based on pure, mixed, and doped transition metal oxides, heterojunction and hybrid materials involving 2D materials are of great technological importance in energy and environmental applications because of their capability to generate charge carriers when stimulated with a required amount of energy. The promising arrangement of electronic structure, light absorption properties, and charge transport characteristics of most nanomaterials render them potential candidates particularly for effective environmental and energy applications. Moreover, these materials can be synthesized with low cost, high yield, through easily controlled solution-based techniques.
In this talk, I will outline our recent research effort on new synthetic methods and concepts for utilizing photocatalytic and gas sensing materials based on pure, mixed, and doped transition metal oxides, heterojunction and hybrid materials involving 2D materials.
Anastasia Vantaraki is an undergraduate student at the Physics Department of the University of Crete. She is at the 4th year of her studies and currently working on her final year research project on fiber Bragg grating sensors.
Position Description
Computational modelling of spin systems with emphasis in novel methodologies involving the driving of a spatial photonic spin simulator into the quantum regime by upgrading its coherent drive to squeezed light and designing dedicated custom-tailored and purpose-built algorithms.
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Required Qualifications
- PhD Degree in Physics
- Experience in simulations and modelling of condensed matter systems with emphasis in quantum well excitons and microcavity polaritons
- Strong publication record
- Two (2) reference letters
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience in European Programs management
- Fluency in English and German
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to Prof. P. Savvidis (psav@materials.uoc.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (Form Greek or Form English to the left)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
Appointment Duration
12 monthsPosition Description
Development of set of phase-only spatial light modulators (SLMs), coupled with appropriate optical components in order to perform specific operations on the spatial profile of a laser beam encoding a spin system. The key point to realise an XY Hamiltonian within this approach is the use of several phase levels on each SLM mode, which allows approximating a continuous optical spin.
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Physics
- Experience in laser laboratory
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with programming, automation and electronic circuit
- Fluency in English
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to Prof. P. Savvidis (psav@materials.uoc.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (Form Greek or Form English to the left)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
- Certificate for enrollment in a master’s program
Appointment Duration
8 monthsPosition Description
The applicant will investigate analytically and numerically metamaterials incorporating free electron plasma. The potential of such metamaterials for dynamical beam-steering and beam-forming will be investigated.
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor in Physics
- Master in Physics or Photonics
- Good knowledge of English
Desirable Qualifications
- Knowledge of Python
- Knowledge of Matlab
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to Prof. Maria Kafesaki (kafesaki@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (Form Greek or Form English to the left)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
Appointment Duration
6 monthsPosition Description
Synthesis of novel green materials based on wood extracts
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree marks
- Diploma thesis in polymer synthesis
- Proven knowledge of English language
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to Prof. Maria Vamvakaki (vamvakak@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (Form Greek or Form English to the left)
- Brief CV
- Scanned copies of academic titles
- University department certificate for enrollment in a master’s program
Appointment Duration
3 monthsPosition Description
The PhD candidate will work on the fabrication of polymeric nanocomposite materials with multifunctional properties varying from energy harvesting devices to heating insulators for buildings and constructions, following the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing technique.
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) from a School of Sciences or a related school
- Postgraduate Diploma in a School of Sciences or a related school
- Technical skills: Electrical characterization (DC, noise and RF); Microwaves material characterization
- Scientific publicalion(s) in building construction materials
- Effective Communication & Presentation Skills; Excellent knowledge of Greek and English
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the Scientific Coordinator Dr George Kenanakis (gkenanak@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (Form Greek or Form English to the left)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
- Certificate for enrollment in PhD program
Appointment Duration
9 monthsIn ReNew we propose innovative bioengineered microenvironments fabricated from biocompatible, electroconductive materials via electrospinning to mimic the interfibrillar ECM network and stimulate neural tissue repair. The proposed functional scaffolds, based on their chemical composition and structural attributes, will be evaluated for their potential to enhance the necessary growth and differentiation parameters that promote remyelination using in vitro and ex vivo approaches.
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