Dr. Eleftheria Babaliari is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the 
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Institute of 
Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL). She received a Bachelor’s, a 
Master’s and a Ph.D.’s Degree in Materials Science and Technology from 
the University of Crete, Greece in 2012, 2015 and 2020, respectively. 
During the undergraduate program, she joined the Polymer Group of the 
IESL, FORTH where she worked on the rheology of hard spheres colloidal 
suspensions and binary mixtures. Ιn the master’s degree program, she 
joined the Biomaterials Lab of the Department of Materials Science and 
Technology in Crete where she studied the effect of microfluidics in 
biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications. During her 
Ph.D., she joined in 2015 the Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano 
Processing Group of the IESL, FORTH performing research on the laser 
microstructured scaffolds for tissue engineering under dynamic cell 
culture conditions. Her current research interests include the 
development of laser-microstructured scaffolds for tissue engineering 
applications, using ultrafast laser structuring, and the study of the 
combined effect of flow-induced shear stress and surface topography on 
tissue growth.

Education

• 2015 – 2020, Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science, University of Greece, Crete
• 2012 - 2015, Master of Science, Materials Science, University of Crete, Greece
• 2008 - 2012, Bachelor, Materials Science, University of Crete, Greece

Career

• 01/2021 – present, Postdoctoral Researcher at Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser , Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 01/2023 - 12/2023, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 09/2022 - 12/2022, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 01/2021 – 12/2021, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 01/2020 – 12/2020, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 12/2015 – 10/2020, PhD thesis: Laser microstructured scaffolds for tissue engineering under dynamic cell culture conditions, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser , Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 11/2019 – 12/2019, Assistant in soft matter lab, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 01/2019 – 12/2019, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 11/2018 – 12/2018, Assistant in soft matter lab, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 01/2018 – 12/2018, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 11/2017 – 12/2017, Assistant in soft matter lab, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 01/2017 – 12/2017, Assistant in the laboratory of laser and modern physics, University of Crete, Greece
• 09/2016 – 12/2016, Teaching Assistant in chemistry lesson, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 09/2015 – 12/2015, Teaching Assistant in chemistry lesson, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 02/2014 – 04/2015, Master thesis: Microfluidics in biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser – Biomaterials Lab (University of Crete)
• 09/2014 – 12/2014, Teaching Assistant in chemistry lesson, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 10/2013 – 01/2014, Teaching Assistant in chemistry lesson, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 09/2011 – 10/2012, Diploma thesis: Rheology of hard sphere colloidal suspensions and binary mixtures, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 2/2011 – 05/2011, Practical exercise: Rheology of hard sphere colloidal suspensions and binary mixtures, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 02/2011 – 05/2011, Assistant in chemistry lab, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 09/2010 – 12/2010, Teaching Assistant in chemistry lesson, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece

Interests

• Microfluidics
• Laser Processing
• Tissue Engineering
• Biomaterials
• Polymers

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• Best Poster Presentation Award – IESL, «Combined effect of shear stress and topography on Schwann cells behavior E. Babaliari, P. Kavatzikidou, A. Mitraki, Y. Papaharilaou, A. Ranella, E. Stratakis» 12th FORTH Retreat, Patra, Greece, 15 – 16 October 2019
• 2017, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Technology (ELIDEK) (PhD Scholarship)
• 2016 – 2019, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) (PhD Scholarship, «ΕSPΑ 2014 – 2020»)
• 2016, Onassis Scholarship, Onassis Foundation (PhD Scholarship)
• 2011 – 2012, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) (Undergraduate Scholarship)
• 2011 – 2012, Soukouli Scholarship, University of Crete (Undergraduate Scholarship)