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Education
- 2001 Ph. D. in Physics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece.
- 1997, M. Sc in Condensed matter Physics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece.
- 1995, B. Sc in Physics, Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2017 - Today, Research Director, FORTH-IESL
- 2017 - Today, Adjunct Professor, Physics Department, University of Crete
- 2007 – 2017, Application Scientist, FORTH-IESL, Laser and Applications Division
- 2016, Visiting Professor (3 months), CNRS, LP3 Laboratory, Marseille, France
- 2015, Visiting Researcher (5 months), CNR, IOM, Trieste, Italy
- 2008, fall semester, Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, California, USA
- 2003 - 2007, Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Technology Department, University of Crete
- 2006, fall semester, Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, California, USA
- 2003-2005, Postdoctoral Researcher, FORTH-IESL, Amorphous Materials Laboratory
Interests
- Laser-matter interaction
- Ultrashort pulsed laser processing of biomimetic surfaces
- Laser processes for organic & hybrid electronics
- Laser engineeering and diagnostics of Graphene and related 2D materials
- Advanced photonic processes in photovoltaic and energy storage devices
- Photo-assisted synthesis of nanocrystals
- Applications on non linear imaging in materials science and biology
- Laser assisted biofabrication for tissue engineering applications
- Multipurpose 3D printing complemented with subtractive manufacturing
Awards/Prices/Distinctions
- Principal Investigator and co-Investigator in 12 European and 10 National Research Projects, (6 as Coordinator)
- Awarded a FET–OPEN grant (LiNaBioFluid) as the Coordinator
- Awarded a FET Innovation Launchpad grant (LaBioNics) as the Coordinator
- 5 Cover Pages in Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Optical Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Nanoscale, ChemNanoMat
- 1992, 1993, 1994, Greek National Scholarship Foundation Fellowship