Education
- 1989, Ph.D., Applied Physics Dpt, Hull University, Hull England, U.K.
- 1984, M.Sc, Physics Dpt, Dundee University, Dundee Scotland, U.K.
- 1983, B.Sc, Physics Dpt, University of Patra, Patra, Greece
Career
- 2024 - today, Senior Scientist, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
- 2019 – today, Member of Health & Safety Committee of employees at FORTH-Heraklion, Crete
- 2017 - today, Safety manager, Microelectronics Rersearch Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
- 2004 - 2024, Principal application acientist, Microelectronics Rersearch Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
- 2000 – 2005 Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Information & Multimedia, School for Technological Applications, Tecnological Educational Institute, Crete, Greece
- 1992 - 2000, Adjunct Professor, Physics Department, Crete University, Crete, Greece.
- 1991 - 2004, Application acientist, Microelectronics Rersearch Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
Interests
- Oxide-based thin film materials & devices for transparent optoelectronic applications
- Photovoltaics (transparent and non-transparent)
- Materials and devices for smart windows and energy efficient buildings
- Nanostructured materials based on strongly correlated oxides for energy saving and storage.
Efthymis Serpetzoglou is a PhD Candidate of “Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing” Group in “Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser” on “Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)”. He obtained his 5 years Diploma in Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 2012 and his M.Sc. in Micro-systems and Nano-devices in Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences from NTUA (Athens) in 2014. He has experience in Laser Laboratory, as well as fabrication and characterization of Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) and Biosensors. His current research interests involve Spectroscopy Techniques, such as Transient Absorption, Photo-induced Absorption and Laser Induced Fluorescence, in OPVs and Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs).
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Education
- 2015-Present, PhD Candidate, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation of Research and Technology – Hellas, University of Crete, Physics Department
- 2014, Master of Science, Applied Mathematics and Physical Science, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
- 2012, Diploma, Diploma “Integrated Master” Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Career
- 02/2015 - Present, PhD Candidate
- 02/2015 - Present, Assistant Researcher, Physics Department, University of Crete
- 09/2006 - 02/2015, Personal Tutor
- 0/2011 – 12/2011, Trainee, Air Traffic Safety Electronic Engineer at Civil Aviation Authority of Greece, Athens, Athens (Greece)
Interests
- Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy
- Perovskite Solar Cells and Organic Photovoltaics
- Optics and Quantum Optics
- Applications of Laser
- Nanoelectronics
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2018 Best Oral Presentation, 7th International Symposium on Transparent Conductive Materials & 4th EMRS & MRS-J Bilateral Symposium on Advanced Oxides and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (2018)
- 2018 Best Poster Award, 2nd NFFA-Europe Summer School, Nanoscience Foundries and Fine Analysis (NFFA), available instruments and techniques
Dr. Abdus Salam Sarkar is a Post Doctoral Research fellow in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). He received his B.Sc degree in Physics (Honors) from University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. He obtained his M.Sc in Physics from Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He received his Ph.D degree in Emerging two dimensional (2D) materials and their van der Waals heterostructures for electronic applications from School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India. He joined in Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano- Processing Laboratory of IESL in September 2018 as a member of the 2D materials research. His research focus on the preparation/synthesis of structural anisotropic 2D Group IVA-VI transitional metal monchalcogenides and other emerging novel 2D materials using exfoliation and laser-based techniques for fundamental sciences (Valley polarization and Polarized Second Harmonic Generation) and electronic device applications (Solar cells, FET and sensors).
Career
- Sep 2018 –present Post-Doctoral Researcher (Physicist), Institute of Electronic Structures and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Crete, Greece 70013
- Nov 2017 – July 2018 Researcher, School of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India.
- 2012 – 2017 PhD student, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India.
- 2014 – 2017 Senior Research Fellowship from Ministry of Human Research Development, Govt. of India.
- 2012 – 2014 Junior Research Fellowship from Ministry of Human Research Development, Govt. of India.
Dr. Ioanna Sakellari is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for Research and Technology (IESL-FORTH). She received her PhD in Physics from the University of Crete in 2011 and, soon after, moved as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley in USA. Later on, in 2013, she joined the 4th Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart in Germany, where in 2015 she was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship funded under the European program Horizon2020. In 2017, she moved at IESL-FORTH as a Stavros Niarchos Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Ioanna Sakellari joined the Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing Laboratory at IESL since December 2018.
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Education
- 2011, Ph. D. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
- 2007, Master in “Optics and Vision”, Department of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
- 2005, Bachelor, Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Career
- 12/2018 - Today, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing Laboratory, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 07/2018 - 08/2018, Postdoctoral Researcher, Nonlinear Lithography group, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 07/2017 - 06/2018, Stavros Niarchos Postdoctoral Fellow, Nonlinear Lithography group, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 04/2017 - 06/2017, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing Laboratory, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 03/2015 - 02/2017, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, 4th Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- 08/2013 - 02/2015, Postdoctoral Researcher, 4th Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- 07/2011 - 06/2013, Postdoctoral Researcher, Laser Thermal Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Interests
- Nanotechnology
- Linear and Nonlinear 3D Photonic Crystals
- Metamaterials, Metasurfaces
- Plasmonics
- Nonlinear Optics
- Materials Science including hybrid inorganic/organic sol gel composites, quantum dots, graphene materials
- Lasing in quantum dots
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2017, Stavros Niarchos Postdoctoral Fellowship: “Development of novel 3D nanomaterial-based devices for their implementation as anodes in photo-electrochemical cells for hydrogen generation based on water splitting”, ARCHERS Project, SNF-FORTH
- 2015, Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship: “Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Chiral Plasmonic Metamaterials”, Horizon2020-MSCA-IF, G.A. 655249
Dr Sotiris Psilodimitrakopoulos is a post-doctoral researcher with specialty in polarization non-linear microscopy (P-NLM) in the ULMNP. He received his BSc in Physics from the University of Crete and his MSc in Microsystems and Nanodevices from the National Technical University of Athens. He then received his PhD in Photonics from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) at the Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya in Barcelona Spain, while studying nonlinear optics. He then continued as a research engineer at the Super-resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Facility of ICFO and as a post-doctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Optics & Biosciences, at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France. His main scientific interest is the design and development of advanced non-linear microscopy techniques based on raster-scanning of fs laser beams. His latest implementation (October 2018) is the upgrade of a Zeiss Axio Observer, simple one-photon excited fluorescence microscope, into a fully-motorized, polarization-resolved, SHG, THG, 2PEF and 3PEF, dual-beam, dual-scanner, 6-detection channels, multi-photon microscope [1-4].
Education
- 2012, PhD in Photonics – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2005, MSc in Microsystems and Nanodevices – Faculty of Applied Mathematics & Physics, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
- 2003, BSc in Physics – School of Sciences & engineering, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
Career
- 2014 - Today, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- 2013 - 2014, Postdoctoral Researcher, CNRS, Laboratoire d' Optique et Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France.
- 2011 - 2013, Research Engineer, Super-resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Facility, ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2005 - 2006, Research Associate, Institute of Computer Systems, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Interests
- Non-linear Optics.
- Development of novel measurements and instrumentation for linear and non-linear microscopy.
- Polarization-Resolved Second Harmonic Generation imaging.
- Third Harmonic Generation and Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence imaging.
- Electrical Dynamics and Synchronization in living neural networks
- Two-Dimensional Graphene Related Materials
- Structure and function of Collagen, Muscle, and Neurons in-vitro and in-vivo.
- Dual Scanners Microscopy and Nano-surgery.
- Super-Resolution Microscopy.
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2017–2018, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Fellowship, “Advancing Young Researchers’ Human Capital in Cutting Edge Technologies in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Tackling of Societal Challenges – ARCHERS”.
- 2007–2011, FPI Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture.
- 2005–2006, Research Fellowship, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
- 2005, “Thomaidio Award” for the Best Interdisciplinary MSc Research Project of National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Dr. Maria Pervolaraki is a Research Associate in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser at FORTH since November 2018. She received her Master in Physics with Honours (MPhys) in Applied Physics with Laser Technology (2001), her Postgraduate Diploma in Research Training (2004) and her Ph.D. in Physics (2006) from the University of Hull, UK. She has worked as post-doctoral and research associate in several national and international projects in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cyprus and as a Senior Research Consultant in ALTER ECO SOLUTIONS. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications in the field of laser material interactions. Her main interests are laser ablation, laser micromachining, short pulse laser-matter interactions at high repetition rates, laser assisted growth of complex, functional thin films and nanostructures using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) technique, and Picosecond Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Deposition (UFPLD) for various applications in microelectronics, photonics, energy harvesting and medicine.
Education
- 2006, Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Hull, UK
- 2004, PGDip, Postgraduate Diploma in Research Training, University of Hull, UK
- 2001, MPhys, Master of Physics with Honours (4 years degree), Applied Physics with Laser Technology, First Class, University of Hull, UK
Career
- 11/2018 – Today, Research Associate, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) at Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- 12/2017 – 10/2018, Senior Research Consultant, ALTER ECO SOLUTIONS LTD, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Fall semester 2016, Special Scientist: Teaching Laser Fundamentals, Laser Safety, Optics and Beam Alignment, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 01/2015 – 12/2017, Organizer and Instructor: Interactive STEM actions for Preschool and Primary School kids, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 05/2007 – 12/2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 04/2005 – 03/2007, Instructor in secondary schools, First Class Education, Hull, UK
- 10/2001 - 03/2005, Assistant Tutor, Department of Physics, University of Hull, UK
Interests
- Laser ablation
- Laser micromachining of polymers, semiconductors and metals
- Short pulse laser-matter interactions at high repetition rates
- Growth of complex, functional Oxides, Thermoelectric and Diamond-like thin films with nano-inclusion contents using pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and their characterisation
- Picosecond ultrafast pulsed laser deposition (UFPLD) of Si and C nanostructures
- Matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) of fragile molecules
- Laser-matter interactions using high repetition rate nanosecond and high power picosecond DPSS Nd:YVO4 lasers, F2, KrF and CO2 lasers
- Laser sintering of metals and dielectrics
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2012- BEST POSTER AWARD, “Ultra-fast pulsed laser deposition of Carbon nanostructures: Structural and Optical characterization”, Symposium V: Laser materials processing for micro and nano applications, E-MRS, Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France
- 2009- BEST POSTER AWARD, “Mn12 benzoate thin films on Si substrates fabricated by Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation”, Symposium Q: Laser and Plasma Processing for Advanced Materials, E-MRS, Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France
- 09/2001-12/2004, Awarded a full Scholarship for Ph.D. from the Department of Physics, University of Hull, , Hull, UK
- 04/2001- Intensive course on Lasers and their applications on Telecommunication, Medicine and Industry. Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
- 09/1999 – 06/2000, 3rd year of the MPhys: Socrates-Erasmus exchange program, Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic
L. Papadimitriou is a PostDoctoral Researcher in the IESL, FORTH. She received her PhD in Molecular Biology/Immunology from the University of Crete in 2009. She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens (BRFAA), at the Biology Department of the University of Crete and at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB). Her main research interests focus on the interaction of cells with biomaterials for tissue engineering applications and on the study of the immuno-modulatory potential of biomaterials and scaffolds. Her research interests include the study of biocompatibility and immunocompatibility of potential implantable biomaterials and the investigation of the interaction of cells and scaffolds, in the concept of morphological, physiological and molecular aspects of their interface. She is also interested in the anti-microbial performance of nanotextured multifunctional surfaces for medical applications.
Education
- 2009: PhD in Molecular Biology/Immunology - Department of Biology University of Crete, Greece
- 2000: MSc in Molecular Biology-Biotechnology/Biomedicine, University of Crete, Greece
- 1997: BSc in Biology, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2/2018 - Today, PostDoc Researcher, Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing Lab/Tissue engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Immunology Group, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 04/2014 – 04/2015, PostDoc Researcher, Biomaterials Lab, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- 12/2011 - 12/2013, PostDoc Researcher, Plant Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), FORTH, Crete, Greece
- 01/2011 – 11/2011, PostDoc Researcher, Cell cycle and Division lab, Biology Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 06/2010 – 03/2011, PostDoc Researcher, Metabolic Diseases and Stress lab, Biomedical Research Foundation (BRFAA) Academy of Athens, Greece
Interests
- Tissue engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Cell-Biomaterials Interface
- Scaffolds – Immune System interactions.
- Cell adhesion and intracellular signaling
- Cell sensing and response to chemical and topographical clues
- Neuronal cells differentiation and regeneration
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2006-2009: Fellowship from General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Ph.D thesis)
- 1999-2000: Fellowship from Greek Ministry of Education co-funded by European Union (Bachelor’s thesis)
Dr Leonidas Mouchliadis is a post-doctoral researcher in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser. He received his BSc in Physics (2003) and MSc in Theoretical Physics (2005) from the University of Crete. He then obtained a PhD in Physics (2008) from Cardiff University in UK while studying the transport and coherence properties of 2D excitons in quantum wells. His main research interest is the interaction between light and matter in a variety of physical phenomena ranging from light-induced phase transitions in complex systems with many degrees of freedom to excitons and polaritons in semiconductors, organic molecules and photonic crystals. Leonidas joined the Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano-Processing Laboratory in March 2017 as a member of the 2D materials team. His current research focus is on the nonlinear optical properties of two dimensional crystals such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. In parallel, he performs ab initio calculations with Quantum Espresso and Yambo. Leonidas is also interested in the philosophy of science and holds an MSc in Philosophy (2018) from the University of Crete.
Dr. Stella Maragkaki is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at IESL-FORTH. She graduated from the Physics Department at the University of Crete and she holds a MSc degree in Photonics/Nanoelectronics. In 2018 she graduated with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Chair of Applied Laser Technologies, in Ruhr-University of Bochum in Germany. Later that year, she joined the Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing group of the IESL, FORTH. Her current research interests include ultrafast laser micro/nano processing and functionalization of material surfaces with a focus on biomimetic micro- and nano- structuring and advanced photonic processes on graphene-based materials.
Phanee Manganas is a post-doctoral researcher at IESL-FORTH. She received her BSc in Biology (Specialisation in Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology) and MSc in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine from the University of Crete. She then continued her studies at the University of Glasgow (UK), from where she obtained a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, while working on oxidative regulation mechanisms in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Since joining the team of the Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano-Processing (ULMNP) group, she has been interested in interpreting the effect of 3D architecture on various cellular processes – including growth, survival, adhesion and differentiation – from a molecular and biochemical viewpoint, in order to understand the ways in which cells interact with the fabricated environment.
Education
- 2017 – PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 2013 – MSc in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine, University of Crete, Heraklion-Crete, Greece
- 2011 – BSc in Biology (Specialisation in Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology), University of Crete, Heraklion-Crete, Greece
Career
- 09/2018 – Today – Post-doctoral research assistant, Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano-Processing (ULMNP) Group, IESL-FORTH, Heraklion-Crete, Greece
Interests
- Biocompatibility assessment of micro- and nano-patterned surfaces
- Molecular and biochemical characterisation of cellular responses on micro- and nano-patterned surfaces
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2011-2012 – M.Sc. Studentship from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), Heraklion-Crete, GR
- 2010 – Scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) for the academic year 2008-2009
