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.
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).
Eleni Grantzioti is a Research Assistant at the Photonic Materials and Devices Laboratory (PMDL). She received her B.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Crete, Greece in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she joined the PMDL for her bachelor's research project on the development and study of optical fiber sensors. After her studies, she completed her internship at the Department of Applied Physics and Photonics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Melanthia Kafantari is currently a Master of Science candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2015.
Education
- 2017, Master of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering
- 2015, Bachelor of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering
Interests
- Effect of anticoagulants on in vitro bone metabolism
- Cell-drug interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation
Anna Papaioannou is currently a postgraduate student in the Interdepartmental Master Program of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology.
Education
- 2020, Bachelor of Science, University of Patras, Department of Physics
Interests
- Biomaterials
- Hydrogels
- Nanostructured Materials
- Nano-reinforced polymer materials
- Biomedical applications (Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, etc)
