Irene Malegiannaki studied chemistry at the Chemistry Department of the University of Crete (B.Sc.) and received her M.Sc. degree in Physical Chemistry from the same department, in 2020. She joined IESL-FORTH for her MSc thesis focused on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for the analysis of both biogeochemical archives for paleoenvironmental studies and archaeological bronze objects. In 2021, she continued with an Erasmus traineeship at the University of Malaga Laser Lab focusing on LIBS analysis of single particles in an optical trap.
In 2021, she received a scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. within the DEEPICE MSCA ITN project at the Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen, under the supervision of Asist. Prof. Vasileios Gkinis, Prof. Dorthe-Dahl Jensen (Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen) and Prof. Carlo Barbante (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice). She is working on the development of an innovative instrument which couples Laser Ablation with Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy for high quality water isotopic measurements of the Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice core which will be extracted from East Antarctica and it will potentially cover climate history of 1.5 million years.
Education
- 2020, M.Sc., Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-University of Crete / IESL-FORTH, Greece
- 2017, B.Sc., Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Analytical Plasma Spectroscopy
- Development of laser spectroscopic instrumentation
- Laser analytical techniques and instrumentation for Cultural Heritage and Paleoenvironmental Studies
Maria-Eleni Konstantinou is a master's student at the Materials Science and Technology Department at the University of Crete. She studied chemistry at the Chemistry Department of the same university. She joined IESL -FORTH for her thesis concentrating on the spectroscopic characterization of inorganic pigments using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. She is currently performing her master thesis examining the detection of organic residues on archaeological findings with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
Education
- 2019-present, M.Sc. Materials Science and Technology, Department of Materials and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- 2019, Undergraduate Degree in Chemistry (6.98/10), Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Organic residues - Painting materials
- In situ analysis - Spectroscopic technics
Alexia is an Electronic and Computer Engineer working on Power amplifier and integrated RF design. She has worked in numerous projects involving MOSFET modelling, radiation hard environment design, analog ring oscillators and other RF IC.
Education
- 2021, M.Sc in Microelectornics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
- 2016, B.Sc in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 12/2019 - 04/2020, R&D privately funded Project Scholar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
- 12/2017 - 12/2019, R&D EU project scholar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
- 12/2016 - 03/2017, R&D privately funded Scholar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- RF / Analog CMOS design
- Integrated circuits
- Amplifier and oscillators
Eirini Katsipoulaki is a PhD student at the Department of Physics at the University of Crete,Greece. She received her Bachelor degree in Physics from University of Crete, Greece in 2019 and her M.sc. in master program "Photonics and Nanoelectronics" from the same department. In 2019, she joined the “Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing” Group of IESL, FORTH. Her bachelor thesis subject was: “Pulsed laser deposition and characterization of thin films WS2 ”. Her current research interests include two Dimensional Materials (2D), μ-Photoluminescence Spectroscopy (μ-PL), Raman Spectroscopy and Pulsed laser irradiation of the atomically thin lattice in a precursor gas atmosphere. Her research interests, also, lie in the effect of carrier doping.
Education
- 2021 - now : PhD, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
- 2019 - 2021: Master of Science, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece, 9.38/10
- 2015-2019:Bachelor degree in Physics from University of Crete, Greece, 8.54/10
Career
- September 2020-December 2020: Teaching Assistant as a master student, at the undergraduate course “Advanced Physics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof. Eleftherios Iliopoulos.
- September 2019-December 2019: Teaching Assistant as a master student, at the undergraduate course “Advanced Physics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Dr. Ioannis Karadamoglou
- September 2019-Today: M.Sc. Photonics Nanoelectronics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece - Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH
- March 2019-May 2019: Work experience as an undergraduate student at Ultrafast Laser Micro-Nano Processing Laboratory, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH
- March 2019-September 2019: Undergraduate student, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece - Ultrafast Laser Micro-Nano Processing Laboratory, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Bachelor thesis: Pulsed
- September 2018-December 2018: Teaching Assistant as an undergraduate student, at the undergraduate course “Optics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof. Ioannis Kominis.
- February 2018-May 2018: Teaching Assistant as an undergraduate student, at the undergraduate course “Optics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof.Theodoros Tzouros .
- February 2017-May 2017: Teaching Assistant as an undergraduate student, at the undergraduate course “Mechanics and Thermodynamics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof.Andreas Zezas
- September 2016-December 2016: Teaching Assistant as an undergraduate student, at the undergraduate course “Mechanics and thermodynamics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof.Andreas Zezas
Interests
- Mechanical Exfoliation of Two Dimensional Crystals
- Pulsed laser irradiation in a precursor gas atmosphere
- Raman Spectroscopy
- Micro-Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
- Micro-Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy
- Cryogenic System
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- November 2019, Graduation of Physics Department, University of Crete, Second best grade of the Graduation( 8.54/“Arista”)
- First grade of Master program “Photonics and Nanoelectronics” (year of admission 2019-2020)
Education
- 2018, BSc, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
- 2020, MSc, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2/2021-today, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Self-healing polymers and composites
- Organic-inorganic nanohybrid materials
- Polymer crystallization
- Polymer surfaces and interfaces
- Analytical Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Biosensor construction and development
Education
- 2021: B.Sc in Physics University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Interests
- Relative humidity sensors
- Electrical impedance spectroscopy
Education
- Currently pursuing a M.Sc in NTUA, Athens, Greece
- 2020, B.Sc Physics Dpt, Univ of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Carbon nanotubes
- Temperature sensors
