Dr. Symeon Tsintzos has received his BS degree in Physics by the Physics department of the University of Patras in 2003. In 2006 received the MsC degree in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics from the Physics department of the University of Crete, whereas he received his PhD degree in 2010 by the Materials Science and Technology department of the same University. His PhD was on the design and fabrication of electrical injected polariton LED devices. He worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas (Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser) and at the Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology. He was a visitor researcher at the Nano-photonics Croup, Cavendish Laboratory, in Cambridge and at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute, Saint Petersburg. His scientific work extends in various fields of polariton physics and technology including electrically injected polariton lasers, design and developing of novel polariton devices (transistors, switches random number generators), on chip manipulation of polariton condensates, polariton condensate optical circuits and polariton analogue and quantum simulators. Furthermore, he involved in the design and fabrication of conventional semiconductor optoelectronic devices such as edge and vertical emitting lasers as well as on the development of quantum dot single photon emitters. In 2008, he awarded Manasaki’s scholarship for the importance of his scientific work during his PhD studies, while in 2017 awarded by the Stavros Niarchos foundation scholarship in the frame of the project “Advancing Young Researchers’ Human Capital in Cutting Edge Technologies in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Tackling of Societal Challenges – ARCHERS. Currently, he is an external associate researcher with the MRG of IESL through the GREEK CSRT ΕΔΒΜ34 program, while he holds a permanent position in EULAMBIA Advanced Thechnologies LTD as a scientist engineer working on classical and quantum photonic cryptographic schemes and all optical processing.

Education

• 2010, Ph.D. Material Science, Materials Science and Tecnhology Dpt, University of Crete, Greece
• 2006, M.Sc. in Microelectornics / Optoelectronics, Physics Dpt, University of Crete, Greece
• 2003, B.Sc in Physics, Physics Dpt, University of Crete, Greece

Career

• 07/2018 - today, Scientist engineer in Eulambia tecnhologies Ltd, Greece
• 07/2018 - today, External Associate Researcher, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
• 12/2016 - 06/2018, Postdoctoral fellow, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
• 10/2015 - 11/2016, Postdoctoral fellow, Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology, Physics Dpt, University of Crete, Greece
• 01/2014 - 09/2015, Postdoctoral fellow, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece
• 06/2014 - 10/2014, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 06/2013 - 10/2013, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 05/2012 - 09/2012, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 12/2012 - 12/2013, Postdoctoral fellow, Microelectronics Research Group, Materials Science and Tecnhology Dpt, Greece
• 06/2011 - 12/2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Nano-photonics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
• 01/2011 - 11/2012, Postdoctoral fellow, Microelectronics Research Group, FORTH - IESL, Greece

Interests

• Novel polaritonic devices
• Hybrid semiconductor-organic polariton LEDs.
• Semiconductor optoelectronic devices
• Classical and quantum photonic cryptographic schemes
• all optical processing

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 2017, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Scholarship within the framework of the project ARCHERS
• 2008, Manasaki Scholarship for postgraduate students

Education

• 2020, Ph.D. Physics Dpt, University of Crete, Greece

Kyriaki Savva is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) at Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete. She received her PhD in Physics from University of Crete in 2018.

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Education

• 2018 ​Ph. D. Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece. 
• 2012, Master of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, University of Crete, Greece. 
• 2009, Bachelor, Physics, University of Crete, Greece

Interests

• Laser ablation in liquid medium for the generation of metallic nanoparticles
• Laser processing of 2D materials
• Pulsed laser deposition of thin films
• Photochemical synthesis of graphene oxide derivatives for applications in organic photovoltaics
• Characterization of photovoltaic devices with electrical measurements
• UV-visible spectroscopy
• Raman spectroscopy
• Optical Microscopy
• XRD spectroscopy

Saurabh started his second postdoc  at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the group of Malcolm Boshier. He will be working on the demonstration of a novel atomtronic rotation sensor based on optical dipole potentials.

Saurabh was previously a PhD student and postdoc  on BEC 1 on guided matterwaves, where he was the lead author on our Nature paper on matter-wave guiding.

Before coming to us Saurabh studied for an integrated Master of Science in applied Physics at the Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad.
 

Dr. Vasileia Melissinaki received her PhD degree from the department of Physics of University of Crete. She received her Master degree (2011) and her Bachelor (2009) from the same department. In her PhD thesis she worked on the fabrication and studying of 3D micro-optical elements on the end face of optical fibers and their use as gas and liquid sensors.

 

Education

• 2017, Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 2011, M.Sc. in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 2009, B.S. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.

Interests

• Direct laser writing via polymerization
• Mechanical metamaterials
• Endface fiber sensors
• 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering
• 3D micro-implants for medical applications

 

Dr Dimitrios Louloudakis earned his PhD in 2016 at University of Crete. His PhD thesis is focused on thermochromic and electrochromic coatings for smart windows applications. After his PhD, he worked as postdoctoral researcher at Technological Educational Institute of Crete on Smart electrochromic windows for energy saving applications and after that he joined the research group of Prof. Chennupati Jagadish at the Australian National University to work on the synthesis and characterization of Gallium oxide thin films using a PLD system. In 2018 he joined the research group of Prof. Pisith Singjai at Chiang Mai University to work on the synthesis and characterization of tungsten oxide thin film using a spark method deposition. Currently he is working as postdoctoral researcher at the Microelectronics research group focusing on growth and characterization of 2D materials.

Education

• 2016, Ph.D. Physics Departement, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 2009, M.Sc. Physics Departement, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 2006, B.Sc. Physics Departement, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Career

• 2017 - 2018, Postdoctoral researcher at Nanoscience Research Laboratory and Chemical Sensor Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
• 2017, Postdoctoral researcher at Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University
• 2016 - 2017, Postdoctoral researcher on “Smart electrochromic windows for energy saving applications”, TEI of Crete

Interests

• Nanomaterials
• Metal oxides, chromic coatings, smart windows
• Chemical vapor deposition, pulsed laser deposition

Education

• 2015, PhD, Chemistry Department, University of Crete, Greece
• 2008, MSc, Chemistry Department, University of Crete, Greece
• 2006, BSc, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece

Career

• 3/2019 – today, Post Doctoral Researcher, Hybrid Nanostructures Group, FORTH – IESL, Greece
• 2016 – 2019, Research and Development Manager, Natural Cosmetics and Natural Oil Products Light Industries, Rethimno, Greece
• 2010, Production Manager, Plastic Packaging Products Light Industry, Heraklion, Greece

Interests

• Synthesis and characterization of organic – inorganic hybrid materials
• Polymer surfaces and interfaces
• Responsive polymer systems
• Synthesis and characterization of novel polymers of various architectures