Leila Zouridi (she/her/they/them) is a chemist with a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Crete (UOC) in Greece. Focus of their doctoral thesis was the synthesis of perovskite oxide nanomaterials as electrodes for symmetrical solid oxide cells (SOCs) and the fabrication of such electrochemical devices by additive manufacturing (AM) methods. Current research interests include the synthesis, characterization, crystalline structure and properties of nanomaterials, such as transition metals oxide semiconductors (TMO) and mixed ion-electron conductors (MIEC); the development of colloidal dispersions and thin film devices; and applications for sustainable energy production (solid oxide fuel cells, protonic ceramic fuel cells and green hydrogen technology) as well as energy-saving technologies (thermochromic coatings). Research activities are being conducted under the supervision of Prof. Vassilios Binas at IESL-FORTH facilities, in collaboration with university facilities at UOC, AUTh, UOWM, TUC and RUG.

Education

• 2024: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering; University of Crete, Greece
• 2019: M.Sc. in Materials Science and Technology; University of Crete, Greece
• 2017: B.Sc. in Chemistry; University of Crete, Greece

Scientific Interests

• metal oxides and perovskite oxides
• mixed conductors and semiconductors
• synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials
• additive manufacturing/printing
• thin film devices and coatings
• electrocatalysis and electrochemical cells
• low-tech/energy-saving solutions and green chemistry

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 2023: Excellence scholarship awarded by I.P.T.O./Α.Δ.Μ.Η.Ε. (Independent Power Transmission Operator) for research on Energy and Environment related topics during the Doctoral Thesis.
• 2018: Participation and 2^nd prize award in the ‘PowerUp! 2018 country final in Greece’ innovation competition for start-ups on environmental issues by the InnoEnergy EU.
• 2017: Participation and mention award (4^th place) in the ‘EYCN Photochimica’ competition on scientific photography organized by the EuCheMS – European Young Chemists’ Network.
• 2011: Participation and 1^st prize in the ‘Fotochemica’ science photography contest.

List of Selected Recent Publications

• 2025: L. Zouridi, D. Totnios, L. Papoutsakis, E. Daskalos, G. Karagiannakis, G. Marnellos, V. Binas; Direct Salt Precursor Mechanochemical Synthesis for La_1-xSr_xTi_1-yMn_yO_3±δ Perovskite Nanomaterials as Solid Oxide Oxygen Electrodes; ACS Applied Nano Materials; 10.1021/acsanm.4c06363
• 2024: M. Charalampakis, L. Zouridi, I. Garagounis, A. Vourros; G. E. Marnellos, V. Binas; Inkjet-Printed LSM-YSZ Thin Films for Enhanced Oxygen Electrodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; Energy Fuels; acs.energyfuels.4c00673
• 2022: L. Zouridi, I. Garagounis, A. Vourros, G. E. Marnellos,V. Binas; Advances in inkjet-printed Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; Advanced Materials Technologies; 10.1002/admt.202101491
• 2022: L. Zouridi, E. Gagaoudakis, E. Mantsiou, T. Dragani, X. Maragaki, E. Aperathitis, G. Kiriakidis, V. Binas; The Effect of Additives on the Hydrothermal Synthesis and Thermochromic Performance of Monoclinic Vanadium Dioxide Powder; Oxygen; 10.3390/oxygen2040028

Eleni Mantsiou received a diploma in Physics at the University of Crete in Greece. She is currently a master's student at the Department of Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.  Her research activities focus on the synthesis and characterization of material properties and ink development for printing thin films for energy-efficient technologies. In particular for energy-saving applications (thermochromic coatings), toxic gas detection, and energy storage devices (supercapacitors).

Dr. Evangelia Skliri is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Transparent and Conductive Materials and Devices Laboratory in IESL/FORTH. (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). She graduated from the Department of Materials Science and Technology in 2011 from the University of Crete, Greece. She received her Master in 2014 and her Ph.D. in 2020 from the Department of Materials Science and Technology of Crete, Greece. Her research activities focus on the synthesis and characterization of advanced photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications such as photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) production and treatment wastewater. Her published work includes 11 peer-reviewed articles (Citations: 346, h-index: 9 and 10 participations in national and international conferences.)