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

Education

• Diploma, Chemical Engineering, National Technical University, Athens, Greece, 1983
• M.A , Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., USA, 1986.
• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., USA, 1990

Career

• Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Affiliated Faculty (2002-)
• Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Assoc. Scientist (1998-2002)
• Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Asst. Scientist (1995-1998)
• Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Contract Researcher (1992-1995)
• University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Dept. of Materials Science & Technology, Professor (2007- )
• University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Dept. of Materials Science & Technology, Associate Professor (2002-2007)
• University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Dept. of Physics, Adjunct Assoc. Professor (Visiting Professorship 407) (1998-2002)
• Mobil Research & Development Corporation, Paulsboro, N.J., USA (1990-1991). Senior Staff Engineer, Paulsboro Research Laboratory, Process Research & Technical Service Division
• Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., USA (1986-1989), Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Assistant in Instruction and Research Assistant (part of Ph.D work)
• Metelco S.A., Metamorphosis Attikis, Greece. Technical Consultant, printed circuit boards (1992); Production Engineer (1983-1984, summer 1981).
• Military Service (mandatory): Greek Navy, Salamis Naval Base, Greece (1991-1992). Scientific Officer, Center for Fuel Distribution, Office of Technical Planning, Amphiali

Interests

• Molecular Rheology and rheo-physics in the bulk and at liquid interfaces
• Branched, ring and associating polymeric systems and networks
• Soft colloids and mixtures
• Nonlinear rheological measurements

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• FORTH Prize for Basic Research, 2009
• Society of Rheology Publication Award, 2011 (paper: J. Rheol. 54, 643-662, 2010)
• Weissenberg Award, European Society of Rheology, 2015
• E. C. Bingham Medal, The Society of Rheology, 2019

Other

Professional  Activities

Member of The Society of Rheology, USA (1985-); Technical Chamber of Greece (Registered Professional Engineer since 7-2-1984); American Institute of  Chemical Engineers;  member (1979-1994); Hellenic Society of Chemical Engineers (1984-); Hellenic Polymer Society  (1993-); founding member of the Hellenic Society of Rheology (1996-); European Society of Rheology (ESR).

 

Education

• Ph.D, Polymer Chemistry from the University of Sussex, U.K.
• B.Sc., Chemistry at the University of Crete, Greece

Career

• 2004 - now, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, Univ of Crete, Greece
• 2001 - 2004, visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, of the University of Crete, Greece
• 2001 - 2004, visiting scientist, School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science at the University of Sussex, U.K.
• 2000, Research Associate, Chemistry Department of the University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• 1999, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry at the Department of Physical Sciences of the University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• 1997 - 1998, post-doctoral associate, School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science, University of Sussex, U.K.

Interests

• Synthesis and characterization of novel polymers of various architectures
• synthesis of model polymer networks and characterization of their swelling behavior
• self-assembly and structure formation of polymeric materials
• biomedical applications of polymers

Brief CV

Education

• Modern Physics II (Quantum Mechanics)
• Photonic Materials

Career

• Associate Professor, Materials Dept., University of Crete (2011-)
• Principal Researcher, Deputy Director IESL-FORTH, Greece (2009-)

Interests

• Nonlinear interactions of intense femtosecond laser pulses with matter.
• Nonlinear laser propagation phenomena - filamentation.
• Nonspreading wave packets in the linear and nonlinear regimes.
• Intense tunable THz sources and THz nonlinear Optics.
• Ultrafast dynamically tunable THz metamaterials.
• Photonic structuring in the bulk of transparent solid materials.
• Quantum and complexity physics with photonic lattices.

Georgios P. Tsironis is Professor of Physics at the Physics Department of the University of Crete, Director of the Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology at the Physics Department of the University of Crete, and leads the Nonlinear and Statistical Physics Group at the IESL-FORTH. He obtained his PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics from the University of Rochester (USA) in 1987. He was a postdoctoral associate in the University of California San Diego (1987-89) and the Fermi National Accelerator Lab (1989-91), and assistant professor of Physics at the University of North Texas (1991-96). He joined the Department of Physics of the University of Crete in 1994. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Physics in the period 2007-2011 and Vice-Rector of the University of Crete in 2016-2017. He has published over 150 papers in refereed journals and has an h-index of 33. His research interests and activity are in the areas of condensed matter physics, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, nonlinear physics, superconducting metamaterials, and machine learning.​

Deceased

T. Peter Rakitzis is a Professor of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics at the Dept. of Physics of the Univ. of Crete, and is the leader of the Polarization Spectroscopy group at IESL-FORTH. The main research goals of this group are the development of cavity-based polarimeters for the ultrasensitive measurement of chirality, and the production high-density and high production rates of spin-polarized hydrogen isotopes for applications in magnetometry, the production of polarized beams, and the study of polarized nuclear fusion.  

Education

• 1992, B.A. Physics, Cornell University, USA
• 1992, B.A. Chemistry, Cornell University, USA
• 1997, Ph.D. Chemistry (major) and Physics (minor), Stanford University, USA

Career

• 2001, Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Crete
• 2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete
• 2011, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete
• 2016, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete

Interests

• Production of spin-polarized atoms and molecules
• Angular momentum polarization
• Photodissociation dynamics
• Cavity-based polarimetry
• Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
• Atomic and Molecular Parity Nonconservation

Education

• 1991, Ph.D. in Physics, Brown University, Providence (RI), USA
• 1987, M.Sc. in Physics, Brown University, Providence (RI), USA
• 1985, B.Sc. in Physics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Career

• 2009 - today, Full Professor, Materials Science & Technology Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
• 2003 - 2009, Associate Professor, Materials Science & Technology Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
• 2001 - 2003, Senior Researcher, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Heraklion, Greece
• 1994 - 2001, Research Engineer, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Laboratory of Semiconductor Physics, Grenoble, France
• 1993 - 1994, Postdoctoral Researcher, Max-Planck-Institute, Ultrafast Spectroscopy Group, Stuttgart, Germany
• 1992 - 1993, Research Engineer, France-Telecom, Centre National d’Etudes des Télécommunications, Optical Interconnection Group, Lannion, France
• 1991 - 1992, Postdoctoral Researcher, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Laboratory of Semiconductor Physics, Grenoble, France

Interests

• Quantum dot-based high temperature sources of single and entangled photons
• Polariton lasing and parametric scattering at room temperature
• Next generation solar cells based on halide perovskites and III-V semiconductor nanostructures
• 2D materials for optoelectronic applications

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 2014, Chaire d’Excellence LANEF, funded by the French government, for a project entitled “Nanowire Innovative Solar Cells”
• 2011, Solar Innovation 2010 Award, by the French Atomic Energy Commission for a proposal on “III-V Nanowires for Next Generation Photovoltaics”
• 1993, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung fellowship,
• 1991, Bourse du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères