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 chemist and currently a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Crete, Greece, working on “Development of an effective analytical methodology using spectroscopic techniques for the characterization of organic residues in archaeological finds.” Her master’s thesis, entitled “Detection of organic residues on archaeological findings with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy,” was conducted in the Department of Materials Science and Technology. She joined IESL–FORTH for her thesis work, focusing on the spectroscopic characterization of inorganic pigments using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
Education
- 2022-present, PhD Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
- 2022, 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
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
