9/1990 - 12/1997: Graduate studies, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
2/1993 - 12/1997: PhD, Polymer Physics, Advisor: Prof. G. Fytas, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
6/1994 Master’s Degree in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
1/1990-8/1990: Graduate student with the theoretical physics group of the Department of Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
9/1984 - 9/1989: Diploma in Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Career
7/2017 - : Full Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
12/2011 - 7/2017: Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
5/2006 - 12/2011: Assistant Professor (tenure, 3/2010), Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
7/2004 - 5/2006: Associated Researcher (Grade C) Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
9/2002 - 8/2005: Adjunct Associate Professor (Visiting Professorship), Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
10/2002 - 9/2003: Individual Marie Curie Research Fellow (return type), Host Institute: Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
2/2002 - 9/2002: Research Fellow of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
4/2001 - 1/2002: Research Fellow of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK
4/1999 - 4/2001: Individual Marie Curie Research Fellow, Project Head: Prof. P.N. Pusey. Host Institute: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK
3/1998 - 3/1999: National service in the Greek Army
1/1998 - 3/1998: Research Fellow of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Interests
Dynamics and structure of colloidal dispersions in equilibrium and under shear
Rheology of colloidal glasses and colloid-polymer gels
Effects of inter-particle interactions on the structure, dynamics and rheology
Slow dynamics and ageing of colloidal glasses and gels
Colloidal dynamics in confinement
Development of new techniques combining rheology, light scattering and microscopy, optical tweezers for the study of soft matter out of equilibrium
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
Graduate Student Fellowship (ΕΜΥ) (1990), Theory division of the Department of Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Distinguished student” award: 2nd “Advanced Physics Summer School of University of Crete (1990), Greece
Graduate Student Fellowship: (1990-1997) University of Crete and Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece
Marie Curie Research Fellow (1999-2001)
Marie Curie Research Fellow (return type) (2002-2003)
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (October 2016) Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany