Dr. Anastasia Giakoumaki is currently an experienced Research Assistant at IESL-FORTH. Her research aims at the development of methodologies and instrumentation based on laser spectroscopy techniques (e.g. LIBS, LIF, Raman etc) targeted for applications in the field of heritage science diagnostics. She has worked for years as a Senior Applications Scientist in a company designing and building LIBS systems in the UK after having worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in several Spanish universities. She has participated in various analytical campaigns in museums and archaeological sites in Greece, Spain, Italy (Pompeii), Syria and Jordan using LIBS, Raman, XRF and DRIFTS portable instruments and has nearly 30 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and books.
Education
- 2008, Ph. D. in Materials Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- 2003, M. Sc. in Protection of Monuments – Materials and Techniques of Conservation (9.16/10), School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- 2002, Diploma in Chemical Engineering (7.87/10), School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Career
- 2014 – 2020: Senior Applications Scientist, Applied Photonics Ltd, UK
- 2011 – 2014: Contracted Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, Spain
- 2011: Contracted Post-Doctoral Researcher, Laser Centre, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
- 2009 – 2010: Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Optics, University of Murcia, Spain
- 2004 – 2009: Researcher with scholarship, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology, Crete, Greece
- Spring semesters 2005 – 2008: Teaching assistant, Laboratory of General Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- Spring semester 2005: Teaching assistant, Laboratory of Methods for the production of soft matter, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- Winter semester 2004: Teaching assistant, Laboratory of Physics I, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- 2003 – 2004: Scientific collaborator, Department of Materials Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Interests
- Development of laser spectroscopic instrumentation (hybrid, portable)
- Development of methodologies for a comprehensive characterization of materials in archaeological objects and artworks
- In-situ analysis
- Heritage science diagnostics
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Post-graduate fellowship of the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (2004-2008)
- Second prize on poster presentation under the subject “Spectroscopic analysis using a hybrid LIBS – Raman system”, A. Giakoumaki, I. Osticioli., D. Anglos in the “Euro-Mediterranean Symposium on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy - EMS-LIBS 2005” Aachen
- Third prize on poster presentation under the subject “A survey over the capabilities of LIBS in the quantification of archaeological Cu alloys”, A. Giakoumaki, A. Doridot, L. Robbiola, D. Anglos in the “Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy 2008” Berlin
Postgraduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete and member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.
Education
- 2021, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Materials Science and Technology Department
Interests
- Organic-inorganic nanohybrid materials
- Polymer surfaces and interfaces
- Polymer nanocomposite coatings
- 2D Materials
Dr. Eleni Pavlopoulou is Assistant Researcher (Researcher, grade C) at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. She studied Physics in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and received a M.Sc. in Materials Physics from the same University. She holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the University of Crete, Greece. After completing her doctoral studies, she moved to Princeton University, USA, and the group of Prof. Y.-L. (Lynn) Loo where she was introduced in Organic Electronics. In 2011, she returned to Europe and joined the Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO) and the group of Prof. Hadziioannou in Bordeaux, France, holding a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship. Between September 2013 and August 2020 she was an Assistant Professor (Maître de Conférences) at the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique (ENSCBP) of the Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), carrying out her research in LCPO. She joined IESL-FORTH on September 2020, where she is leading the Polymer Electronics Laboratory.
Eleni's research focuses on the study of electrically active polymers for energy harvesting and bioelectronic applications. She has a long-standing experience in conducting, semi-conducting and ferroelectric/piezoelectric polymers, with an emphasis on the study of their processing-structure-function relationships. She is particularly recognized for her expertise on the structural characterizations of polymeric thin films and nanostructures by means of x-ray scattering (SAXS, WAXS, GIWAXS, GISAXS), and she is a regular visiting scientist at the ESRF and ALBA synchrotrons. She has hands-on experience in organic electronics device fabrication and performance characterizations.
Education
- 2021 - Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Université de Bordeaux, France
- 2009 - PhD in Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- 2004 - MSc in Materials Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- 2002 - Bachelor in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Career
- 09/2020 - to date: Researcher at IESL-FORTH, Heraklion, Greece
- 09/2013 - 08/2020: Assistant Professor at ENSCBP - Bordeaux INP, Bordeaux, France
- 09/2011 - 08/2013: Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow at LCPO, Bordeaux, France
- 03/2010 - 07/2011: Post-doctoral Fellow at Princeton University, USA
Interests
- Conducting and Semiconducting Polymers
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Polymers
- Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors
- Polymer Electronics (photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, sensors)
- Bioelectronics
- Structure-Function Relationships
- X-ray Scattering (WAXS, SAXS, GIS)
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2021 - "Materials Horizons 2021 Outstanding Paper" Award. For the work on biohybrid plants with electronic routes, reported in Materials Horizons, 8, pp. 3295-3305 (2021)
- 2021 - Invited to the 2nd round of the ERC Consolidator Grants call
- 2013 - “La Recherche” Award, 10th edition, category Chemistry. For the work on the copolymer-based solar cells that is reported in Adv. Mater., 24(16), pp. 2196 - 2201 (2012)
- 2011 - Marie Curie Actions, Intra-European Fellowship – FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF
- 2007 - Best oral presentation award in the XXIII Panhellenic Conference on Solid State Physics & Materials Science
Dr. Minas M. Stylianakis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Nursing of the Hellenic Mediterranean University. Since July 2020, he has joined the Hybrid Nanostructures group at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) – Hellas as a Research Scientist. He received his PhD degree in Chemistry, in 2015 from the University of Crete. His expertise lies in the synthesis, solution processing and characterization of novel universal carbon- and graphene-based materials, 2D materials, metal oxides and organic compounds (small molecules and polymers). His fields of interest include the development of biomedical and environmental applications, regenerative nanomedicine (drug-delivery systems, implants design/development and tissue engineering), self-healing and antimicrobial coatings, additive manufacturing and energy production and storage. He has published 56 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, 3 book chapters, one edited book, 3 peer-reviewed articles in conference proceedings and 2 laboratory manuals. To date, he has received 2235 citations (2118 non-self), with an h-index of 28 (Scopus 01/2022), (h-index 30, 2800 citations, Google Scholar 01/2022). He has presented his work in 4 invited talks in international meetings and in more than 50 times in international conferences. He also serves as Referee, Guest Editor and Editorial Board Member in high impact international scientific journals. Finally, he is a certified evaluator for the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), Greece, since 2017.
Interests
- Biomedical and Environmental applications
- Regenerative nanomedicine and tissue engineering
- Self-healing polymers and composites
- Drug delivery systems incorporating 2D materials
- Biomimetic scaffold materials
- Self-healing polymers and composites
- Additive manufacturing – 3D printing
- Water treatment technologies (desalination, wastewater treatment)
- 2D materials treatment with polymers, small molecules, biomolecules, metal atoms and heteroatoms
- Inks preparation for printed applications
- Optoelectronics, energy generation and storage applications
- Organic and perovskite solar cells
- Lubricants incorporating nanomaterials as additives
My research training aims to advance my field of expertise in energy materials. The program rests on the growth, fundamental science and physical - chemical characterisation of low-dimensional intercalation compounds of metal-chalcogenides. The work is designed around the role of non-trivial topology of electronic/ magentic interactions, when structural rearrangements at the atomic scale accompany the different flow of electrons in superconductors and the motion of charges in structurally related energy storage materials.
Ph.D. dissertation carried out at IESL-FORTH, entitled "Electron Correlations in Layered Metal Chalcogenides: Structure and Physical Properties" (2024); degree awarding Institution, University of Crete (Dept. of Materials Science and Technology).
Education
- 2019, M.Sc. Photonics and Nanoelectronics; University of Crete, Greece
- 2017, B.Sc. Materials Science and Technology; University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- enhanced electron-electron interactions in low-dimensional materials
- emergent quantum phenomena in chalcogenide superconductors
- energy materials for power transmission
Education
- 2019, Buchelor, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2019, MSc Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Organic-inorganic nanohybrid materials Graphene/graphene-based nano-materials,polymers
Ph.D. dissertation carried out at IESL-FORTH, entitled "Growth and Organization of Hybrid Nanocrystals: Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties" (2017); degree awarded by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Dept. of Physics).
Education
- 2010, M.Sc. Physics and Technology of Materials; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- 2006, B.Sc. Physics; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests
- nanocrystals with controlled geometry and composition
- directed-assembly of nanocrystals
- magnetic and optical properties of mesoscale nanoparticle networks
