Education
- 2000, B.Sc. Physics, University of Athens, Physics Department, Greece
- 2006, M.Sc. Physics, University of Crete, Physics Department, Greece
- 2010, Ph.D. Physics, University of Crete, Physics Department, Greece
Interests
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Laser spectroscopy and polarimetry
- Lab automation (LabView, Arduino, etc.)
- Theoretical/computational physics simulations (Mathematica, Python, Comsol, etc.)
- Physical systems modeling and design (Autodesk Inventor and CAD, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, Comsol)
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- University of Crete Summer school in Physics, 2002, 1st place
- Maria Michail Manasaki Scholarship
- IKY Scholarship
- HFRI (ELIDEK) Post-doc Fellowship grant, 2018 - 2021
Maria Kaliva is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology.
Education
- 2004 PhD in Bioinorganic chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
- 2002 MSc in Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
- 2000 Bachelor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Design and synthesis of functional and responsive polymers of various architectures (linear, star, graft, cyclic, etc)
- Synthesis of smart biodegradable polymers
- Modification of natural polymers
- Polymers for biomedical (drug delivery and tissue engineering) applications
- Smart polymer coatings and active packaging
- Porous materials for gas capture and catalysis
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2010 Best Poster Award in Polymer Chemistry, 8th Hellenic Polymer Society Symposium
- 2007 - Best oral presentation award in the XXIII Panhellenic Conference on Solid State Physics & Materials Science
Dr George Filippidis is a Senior Staff Scientist at IESL-FORTH in charge of the non-linear microscopy (NLM) group. He received his B.Sc. degree from the Physics Department of the University of Crete in 1995 and his Doctorate degree from the Medical School of the same University in 2000. He performed his post doctoral studies at IESL-FORTH. His research group activities include the in vivo elucidation of molecular mechanisms and biological processes by employing various spectroscopic techniques with emphasis on advanced microscopic modalities, optical characterization of tissue, nanosurgery and the implementation of non-linear image contrast modalities (MPEF, SHG, PSHG, THG) as novel diagnostic tools for Cultural Heritage studies. He has published 70 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, 31 full-length articles in edited peer-reviewed volumes, 28 conference proceedings and 3 book chapters (Web of Science, h index 23). He was co supervisor in 3 PhD, 8 masters and 10 diploma theses from the Physics Department of the University of Crete and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is co-author in 1 patent. He has given 3 invited talks in international conferences, a plenary talk and an invited internet lecture at Max-Born Institute.
Education
- 2000 Ph.D. in Biophysics, University of Crete
- 1995 B.Sc. in Physics, University of Crete
Career
- 11/2022 - present Senior Staff Scientist (ELE A) at I.E.S.L. - F.O.R.T.H.
- 4/2017 -10/2022 Principal Staff Scientist (ELE Β) at I.E.S.L. - F.O.R.T.H.
- 1/2007 – 3/2017 Research Scientist (permanent position) and Group Leader, Non Linear Microscopy Lab, I.E.S.L. - F.O.R.T.H.
- 1/2002 – 12/2006 Research Associate at I.E.S.L. – F.O.R.T.H.
- 3/2000-12/2001 Compulsory National Service (petty officer Greek Navy)
- 6/1996 – 3/2000 Laboratory Assistant, Biomedical Applications Group, I.E.S.L. FO.R.T.H.
Interests
- Biophotonics
- imaging
- microscopy
- spectroscopy
Aggelos Philippidis received his Doctorate degree from Chemistry Department, University of Crete, Greece, in 2009. His thesis was on the study of molecular compounds metal-chalcogenides: Synthesis, Characterization and study of their solution chemistry. He received his master degree from the same department, in 2003. At that period he has investigated the geographical and botanical classification of Greek extra virgin olive oil by NMR spectroscopy and chemometrics. He received his B.Sc. degree from the same department, in 2001. He is currently performing his post-doctoral studies at IESL-FORTH Crete, Greece. During his post-doctoral research he has focused on the development of a prototype Raman system for the analysis of art works and cultural heritage objects. He has long experience on the use of spectroscopic methods (Raman/SERS, FT-IR, Fluorescence spectroscopies) coupled to chemometrics tools, in relation to analysis of heritage materials and food products (wine, olive oil etc). He has published 43 articles in international refereed journals with more than 1370 citations and h-index 18 (Google Scholar). He has also 29 presentations in international conferences and he has actively participated in a number of national and international research funding projects. He has also teaching experience, as teaching personnel at Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Univ. of Crete, 2018-2020 and at Biomedical Engineering MSc Program, Univ. of Crete, Technical University of Crete, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 2020-2022.
Education
- 2009, PhD, Chemistry Department, Univ. of Crete, Greece
- 2003, MSc. Chemistry Department, Univ. of Crete, Greece
- 1996, BSc, Chemistry Department, Univ. of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2009-today, Post-doctoral researcher, IESL-FORTH
Interests
- Spectroscopic analytical methods in the field of culture heritage and agro-foods.
- Methodology and instrumentation Raman micro-spectroscopy.
- Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)
- Development of portable Raman spectrometer
Dr. Vassilios Binas is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Associated Researcher at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). He has served as Visiting Researcher at Imperial College-UK (2015), International Institute of New Energy, Shenzhen, China (2014), International Research Center for Renewable Energy (IRCRE) School of Energy & Power Engineering, Xi’an, China (2014) and at Electronic Ceramics-K5, Institut ‘Josef Stefan’, Slovenia (2013). He is visiting professor at Department of Physics of UoC since 2016, lecturing the course of Electron Microscopy and Materials Science and Engineering.
His work in nanomaterials for energy, and environmental applications, from design, synthesis, characterization of nanomaterials (such as oxides, hybrids etc), fabrication (additive manufacturing) and study of their physicochemical properties for environmental applications with particular emphasis on photocatalytic nanomaterials (for improved air, water and health quality) and materials for gas sensing to detect toxic gases, and for energy applications (energy storage, CO oxidation, CO2 transformation, water splitting, H2 production etc)
He is co-author of more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and inventor on 5 patents. He won important scientific prizes and awards in Competitions of Innovation and Applied Research (>20) and gave more than 40 invited lectures including 1 Key-note in international scientific conferences and workshops. He has been selected as a next generation Young Researcher in Strasbourg on 2013 and 2017 at the 4th and 6th World Summit on Materials organized by the Int. Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) and he is one of the two European Representatives in the Global Materials Network on Advanced Materials.
Xenophon Zotos obtained his BSc in Physics from the University of Athens in 1976 and his PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Virginia (USA) in 1983. He has been a research associate at the University of Southern California, Bell Labs (USA) from 1982 until 1986 and a researcher at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) from 1986 until 1991. Following that he was researcher at the Federal Polytechnical School - Lausanne & University of Fribourg (Switzerland) until 2003 when he was elected a Professor at the University of Crete. He served as the Chairman of the Department of Physics from 2011 until 2015.
Interests
- Condensed Matter Theory
- Nanoelectronics
- Numerical Simulations
