Ioannis Paradeisanos obtained his B.Sc. in 2012 from the University of 
Crete in Greece. In September 2014, he completed his Masters’ studies in 
micro-optoelectronics at the Physics department of the University of 
Crete and in March 2018 he obtained his Ph.D. degree from the same 
department. During his Ph.D. dissertation he studied the physics of 
different excitonic species in atomically thin semiconductors. After 
that, he moved as a postdoctoral research associate to the University of 
Cambridge, where he worked on the optical and vibrational properties of 
layered materials. From October 2019 to September 2022 he was a member 
of the Quantum Optoelectronics group in Toulouse to study the optical 
properties of transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers and their 
heterostructures. In October 2022 he moved to Crete and IESL/FORTH with 
a financial support by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and 
Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under the “3rd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects 
to support Post-Doctoral Researchers.

Education

• 2018, Ph. D. in Exciton Physics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece.
• 2014, M. Sc in Micro-Optoelectronics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece.
• 2012, B. Sc, Department of Materials Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece.

Career

• 10/2022 - Today, H.F.R.I. Research Fellow, FORTH-IESL, Greece
• 10/2019 - 09/2022, Senior Research Associate, Quantum Optoelectronics Group, INSA/CNRS, Toulouse, France
• 04/2018 - 09/2019, Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK

Interests

• Light-matter interactions in 2D semiconductors
• Exciton formation and relaxation
• Spin-valley polarization phenomena
• Exciton-exciton, exciton-phonon, exciton-carrier interactions
• Stark and Zeeman effects
• Interlayer coupling in 2D heterostructures
• Lattice vibrations and phonons
• Near-field interactions

Education

• 2021, M.Sc Social neuroscience, social pedagogics and training, Biology Dpt, Athens University, Greece
• Bachelor in Philosophy, University of Crete, Greece

In my final year (2022) practical work, carried out at IESL-FORTH, I am involved in a collaborative project entitled "Characterisation of Hybrid Halide Perovskite Dynamics by Dielectric Spectroscopy"; degree awarding Institution, University of Patras (Dept. of Physics).

Career

• 2022, Physics, University of Patras, Greece

Interests

• Hybrid halide perovskites
• Broadband dielectric spectroscopy
• Low-temperature physics

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.