Maria Kaliva is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology.

Education

• 2004 PhD in Bioinorganic chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
• 2002 MSc in Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
• 2000 Bachelor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece

Interests

• Design and synthesis of functional and responsive polymers of various architectures (linear, star, graft, cyclic, etc)
• Synthesis of smart biodegradable polymers
• Modification of natural polymers
• Polymers for biomedical (drug delivery and tissue engineering) applications
• Smart polymer coatings and active packaging
• Porous materials for gas capture and catalysis

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 2010 Best Poster Award in Polymer Chemistry, 8th Hellenic Polymer Society Symposium
• 2007 - Best oral presentation award in the XXIII Panhellenic Conference on Solid State Physics & Materials Science