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