Sophia Sotiropoulou is physicist, University of Athens (1991), post graduated in Physical methods in Archaeology and Museography, Univ. of Bordeaux (1993) and PhD in Chemical Engineering at the NTUA (2000). She is devoted to heritage science, conducting research in the development of analytical strategies and optimization of methodologies for the study of a wide range of archaeological materials, artworks and heritage objects or structures. She has been specialized in applying imaging techniques, optical, photometric and spectroscopic methods for the analysis of materials, the study of mechanisms of natural aging and the characterization of paint surfaces (including optical, chemical and visually perceptible properties) of heritage objects.
Education
- 2000, Phd, National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, Section of Materials Science, Greece
- 1993, D.E.S.S.- “Méthodes Physiques en Archéologie et Muséographie”, BORDEAUX I (Department of Science and Technology), France
- 1993, D.E.A. - “Histoire, Civilisation: Archéologie des mondes antiques”, University of BORDEAUX III (Department of Social and Human Sciences), France
- 1992, D.E.U.G. History of Art, PARIS X NANTERRE (Paris Nanterre University). France
- 1991, Diploma of Physics, Physics Department, School of Sciences, University of Athens, Greece
Career
- 2018 to present, Senior Research Associate, FORTH – Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser(IESL), Greece
- 2010 to present, Assistant Module Coordinator (AMC) at "General Principles of Light, Hellenic Open University (HOU) - School of Applied Arts”- Master course "Lighting Design, Greece
- 1996 to 2017, Senior researcher, “Ormylia” Foundation - Art Diagnosis Centre (OfADC) , GREECE
- 1993 to 1996, Research Associate, N. C. S. R. “Demokritos”, Institute of Materials Science, Laboratory of Archaeometry , Greece
Interests
- Heritage Science
- Colour Science
- Technology of Wall paintings
- Pigments Analysis
- Technical imaging
- Molecular Spectroscopies (microRaman, FTIR)
- XRF elemental analysis
- Ancient Polychromy
- Aegean Prehistory
- Museum Lighting
Dr. Vassilios Binas is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Associated Researcher at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). He has served as Visiting Researcher at Imperial College-UK (2015), International Institute of New Energy, Shenzhen, China (2014), International Research Center for Renewable Energy (IRCRE) School of Energy & Power Engineering, Xi’an, China (2014) and at Electronic Ceramics-K5, Institut ‘Josef Stefan’, Slovenia (2013). He is visiting professor at Department of Physics of UoC since 2016, lecturing the course of Electron Microscopy and Materials Science and Engineering.
His work in nanomaterials for energy, and environmental applications, from design, synthesis, characterization of nanomaterials (such as oxides, hybrids etc), fabrication (additive manufacturing) and study of their physicochemical properties for environmental applications with particular emphasis on photocatalytic nanomaterials (for improved air, water and health quality) and materials for gas sensing to detect toxic gases, and for energy applications (energy storage, CO oxidation, CO2 transformation, water splitting, H2 production etc)
He is co-author of more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and inventor on 5 patents. He won important scientific prizes and awards in Competitions of Innovation and Applied Research (>20) and gave more than 40 invited lectures including 1 Key-note in international scientific conferences and workshops. He has been selected as a next generation Young Researcher in Strasbourg on 2013 and 2017 at the 4th and 6th World Summit on Materials organized by the Int. Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) and he is one of the two European Representatives in the Global Materials Network on Advanced Materials.
Xenophon Zotos obtained his BSc in Physics from the University of Athens in 1976 and his PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Virginia (USA) in 1983. He has been a research associate at the University of Southern California, Bell Labs (USA) from 1982 until 1986 and a researcher at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) from 1986 until 1991. Following that he was researcher at the Federal Polytechnical School - Lausanne & University of Fribourg (Switzerland) until 2003 when he was elected a Professor at the University of Crete. He served as the Chairman of the Department of Physics from 2011 until 2015.
Interests
- Condensed Matter Theory
- Nanoelectronics
- Numerical Simulations
Education
- Diploma, Chemical Engineering, National Technical University, Athens, Greece, 1983
- M.A , Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., USA, 1986.
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., USA, 1990
Career
- Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Affiliated Faculty (2002-)
- Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Assoc. Scientist (1998-2002)
- Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Asst. Scientist (1995-1998)
- Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FO.R.T.H.), Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (I.E.S.L.), Contract Researcher (1992-1995)
- University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Dept. of Materials Science & Technology, Professor (2007- )
- University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Dept. of Materials Science & Technology, Associate Professor (2002-2007)
- University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Dept. of Physics, Adjunct Assoc. Professor (Visiting Professorship 407) (1998-2002)
- Mobil Research & Development Corporation, Paulsboro, N.J., USA (1990-1991). Senior Staff Engineer, Paulsboro Research Laboratory, Process Research & Technical Service Division
- Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., USA (1986-1989), Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Assistant in Instruction and Research Assistant (part of Ph.D work)
- Metelco S.A., Metamorphosis Attikis, Greece. Technical Consultant, printed circuit boards (1992); Production Engineer (1983-1984, summer 1981).
- Military Service (mandatory): Greek Navy, Salamis Naval Base, Greece (1991-1992). Scientific Officer, Center for Fuel Distribution, Office of Technical Planning, Amphiali
Interests
- Molecular Rheology and rheo-physics in the bulk and at liquid interfaces
- Branched, ring and associating polymeric systems and networks
- Soft colloids and mixtures
- Nonlinear rheological measurements
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- FORTH Prize for Basic Research, 2009
- Society of Rheology Publication Award, 2011 (paper: J. Rheol. 54, 643-662, 2010)
- Weissenberg Award, European Society of Rheology, 2015
- E. C. Bingham Medal, The Society of Rheology, 2019
Other
Professional Activities
Member of The Society of Rheology, USA (1985-); Technical Chamber of Greece (Registered Professional Engineer since 7-2-1984); American Institute of Chemical Engineers; member (1979-1994); Hellenic Society of Chemical Engineers (1984-); Hellenic Polymer Society (1993-); founding member of the Hellenic Society of Rheology (1996-); European Society of Rheology (ESR).
Education
- Ph.D, Polymer Chemistry from the University of Sussex, U.K.
- B.Sc., Chemistry at the University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 2004 - now, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, Univ of Crete, Greece
- 2001 - 2004, visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, of the University of Crete, Greece
- 2001 - 2004, visiting scientist, School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science at the University of Sussex, U.K.
- 2000, Research Associate, Chemistry Department of the University of Cyprus, Cyprus
- 1999, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry at the Department of Physical Sciences of the University of Cyprus, Cyprus
- 1997 - 1998, post-doctoral associate, School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science, University of Sussex, U.K.
Interests
- Synthesis and characterization of novel polymers of various architectures
- synthesis of model polymer networks and characterization of their swelling behavior
- self-assembly and structure formation of polymeric materials
- biomedical applications of polymers
Brief CV
Education
- Modern Physics II (Quantum Mechanics)
- Photonic Materials
Career
- Associate Professor, Materials Dept., University of Crete (2011-)
- Principal Researcher, Deputy Director IESL-FORTH, Greece (2009-)
Interests
- Nonlinear interactions of intense femtosecond laser pulses with matter.
- Nonlinear laser propagation phenomena - filamentation.
- Nonspreading wave packets in the linear and nonlinear regimes.
- Intense tunable THz sources and THz nonlinear Optics.
- Ultrafast dynamically tunable THz metamaterials.
- Photonic structuring in the bulk of transparent solid materials.
- Quantum and complexity physics with photonic lattices.
Georgios P. Tsironis is Professor of Physics at the Physics Department of the University of Crete, Director of the Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology at the Physics Department of the University of Crete, and leads the Nonlinear and Statistical Physics Group at the IESL-FORTH. He obtained his PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics from the University of Rochester (USA) in 1987. He was a postdoctoral associate in the University of California San Diego (1987-89) and the Fermi National Accelerator Lab (1989-91), and assistant professor of Physics at the University of North Texas (1991-96). He joined the Department of Physics of the University of Crete in 1994. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Physics in the period 2007-2011 and Vice-Rector of the University of Crete in 2016-2017. He has published over 150 papers in refereed journals and has an h-index of 33. His research interests and activity are in the areas of condensed matter physics, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, nonlinear physics, superconducting metamaterials, and machine learning.
