Angeliki Sfakianou is a PhD student at the department of Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Crete, Greece in 2021 and her Master’s degree in “Photonics and Nanoelectronics” from the same department in 2023. In 2020, she joined the Transparent Conductive Materials and Devices group of IESL, FORTH, where she completed her bachelor's and master’s thesis on gas sensors. Her current research interests include the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials for gas-sensing applications.

Education

• 2023-now: PhD, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2023: Master in Photonics and Nanoelectronics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
• 2021: Bachelor, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece

Interests

• Synthesis of nanostructured materials for gas-sensing applications
• Structural, morphological, and optical characterization of nanostructured materials
• Fabrication of thin film gas sensors

Maria Zografaki is a PhD candidate at the Department of Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Physics in 2020 and her Master’s degree in “Materials Science and Technology” from the University of Crete, in 2023. In 2019, she joined the Transparent Conductive Materials and Devices group of IESL-FORTH, where she completed her bachelor's and master’s thesis on photocatalysis, under the supervision of Prof. Vassilios Binas. Her current research activities focus on the development and physicochemical characterization of nanostructured materials, as well as on the study of the photocatalytic activity of these materials for pollutant degradation and hydrogen production. She has 13 participations in national and international conferences.

Education

• 2023-now: Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2023: M.Sc. in Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 2020: B.Sc. in Physics, University of Crete, Greece

Scientific Interests

• Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of nanostructured materials.
• Single-atom catalysts for photo- and photoelectron-catalytic applications
• Photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) production
• water treatment
• Metal Oxide Semiconductors
• photo-catalysis, and photo-electrocatalysis
• Photochemistry
• energy and environmental applications

Sofia Stefa received a Diploma in Physics and a Master’s degree in “Energy and Environment” at the University of Patras in Greece. She is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Production Engineering & Management of the Technical University of Crete and at IESL, FORTH. Her thesis focuses on rational design & development of nanostructured non-precious metal catalysts for energy and environmental applications.

Michalis Charalampakis is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete. He graduated from the Department of Physics of the University of Crete in 2017 where he subsequently received his master’s degree in Photonics and Nano-electronics in 2019. In 2015 he joined the Transparent Conductive Materials & Devices Group (TCMD) where he completed his undergraduate thesis on advanced metal oxides for energy storage applications, followed by his master’s thesis on the development of Nickel Cobalt Oxide inks for printable supercapacitor electrodes and devices.

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.)