Dr. Maria Chatzinikolaidou, FBSE, FTERM, FIAMBE, is a Professor of Biomaterials in Bioengineering and Head of the Laboratory for Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Crete, and affiliated faculty member at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH). Her research activities focus on the development of biomaterials and scaffolds for tissue engineering applications including bone, cartilage, dental, cardiovascular, skin, and the validation of their in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility, functionality and biomechanical characteristics. Her work has led to the development of novel orthopaedic and dental biomaterials and medical devices, and tunable biomaterial platforms that control specific physiological processes for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, using the fundamentals of biological sciences and engineering.

Education

• Ph.D in Biochemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
• B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Essen, Germany

Career

• Since July 2024, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Crete, Greece
• 2019 - 2024, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Crete, Greece
• 2010 - 2018, Assistant Professor (tenured in 2014), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Crete, Greece
• 2007 - 2010, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Crete, Greece
• 2006 - 2008, post-doctoral fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), FORTH, Greece
• 2004 - 2006, post-doctoral associate at the University Medical School of Essen, Germany

Interests

• Tissue Engineering (bone, cartilage, dental, cardiovascular, skin)
• In vitro and in vivo biocompatibility evaluation of biomaterials, scaffolds and nanoparticles
• Investigation of the osteoinductive potential of implantable biomaterials and drugs
• Development of osteoinductive and osteoconductive biomaterials and scaffolds
• Investigation of the osteogenic potential of implantable biomaterials and drugs
• 3D printing technologies, bioprinting, electrospinning
• Biomechanics
• Functionalization of biomaterials with growth factors
• Development of protein immobilization techniques on biomaterials surfaces
• Adsorption and desorption studies of proteins on biomaterials surfaces

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• Elected Governing Council member of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) (term 2025-2027)
• Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE, elected 2024)
• Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) awarded by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUS-BSE, elected in 2020)
• International Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM, elected in 2023)
• Elected Steering Committee member of the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (ICF-BSE) (term 2024-2028)
• European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS) Ambassador for Greece (elected in 2023)
• Chair of the 28th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2017) in Athens
• Program Chair of the TERMIS-EU 2019 (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society) Conference in Rhodes

Demetrios Anglos is Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete and Associated Researcher at IESL-FORTH, where he leads the Applied Spectroscopy Laboratory (since 2001). The activities of his research group focus on a) the study of photophysics in molecules and novel nanomaterials with potential sensing applications and b) the applications of laser spectroscopic techniques (LIF, LIBS, Raman spectroscopy) in the analysis of materials, with particular emphasis on the development of mobile, field-deployable instrumentation. The output of his research is presented in over 100 publications (4 invited) in peer-reviewed journals and in several talks (25 invited) at major international conferences. He has been involved in a number of EU and nationally-funded research projects (in 6 as a scientist in charge). During the period 2001-2016, he served as the Technical Manager of the Ultraviolet Laser Facility operating at IESL-FORTH, which is currently a member of LASERLAB-EUROPE. He has over the past few years concentrated his attention on European and National Initiatives which aim at developing Research Infrastructures relevant to Cultural Heritage Science, E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructures for Heritage Science), and E-RIHS.gr. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Heritage Science.

Education

• 1994, PhD, Physical Chemistry, Cornell University, USA
• 1989, MSc, Physical Chemistry, Cornell University, USA
• 1985, BSc, Physical Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece

Career

• 09/2016 - present, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete
• 09/2009 - 09/2016, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete
• 04/2005 - 09/2009, Principal Researcher, IESL-FORTH
• 11/2001 - 03/2005, Associate Researcher, IESL-FORTH
• 1999 - 2001, Research Scientist, IESL-FORTH
• 1995 - 1999, Post-doctoral Researcher, IESL-FORTH
• 1989-1993, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University
• 1986 - 1989, Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University

Interests

• Photophysics
• Photochemistry
• Laser Spectroscopy
• Laser analytical techniques and instrumentation

S. H. Anastasiadis is a Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering at the Dept. of Chemistry of the Univ. of Crete and the former Director of the Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH). He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 1988. He has been a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center in 1988-1989. He was awarded the John H. Dillon Medal of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1998 and was elected Fellow of APS in 2000. He has been an Editor of the Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics (5/2006-7/2010). He served as a Consulting Editor of AIChE J. and as a Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Macromolecules.  He is a Member of the Quality Assurance Committee (01/2009–now) whereas he has served as the Vice Chair of the Committee on Research Integrity and Ethics (07/2018–12/2021) and the Vice Chair of the Technical Council (02/2011–10/2016) of the University of Crete. He has served as the elected President of the European Polymer Federation (EPF) for the years 2018 and 2019 whereas he serves as President of the Hellenic Polymer Society (12/2012-now).  He was elected a Mary Shepard B. Upson Visiting Professor at Cornell University for the Academic year 2018-2019. He is a Member of the Supreme Council of the Hellenic Authority of Higher Education (8/2023-now) whereas he has served as a Member of the Evaluation and Accreditation Council of the Hellenic Authority of Higher Education (5/2020-5/2023) and the Vice-Chair of the Sectoral Scientific Council on Engineering Sciences of the National Council of Research, Technology and Innovation (11/2020-now).  He was elected Director of IESL-FORTH in 05/2013 and was re-elected in 11/2018; his tenure ended in 02/2023.

Education

• 1988 ​Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, U. S. A.
• 1984, Master of Arts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, U. S. A.
• 1983, Diploma, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Career

• 10/2008 – Today, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Crete, Heraklion Crete, Greece
• 05/2013 – 02/2023, Director, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 09/1991 – Today, Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 09/2005 – 10/2008, Professor, Dept. of Chem. Eng., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
• 05/2004 – 09/2005, Professor, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 10/1997 – 05/2004, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 05/1993 – 10/1997, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• 04/1988 – 12/1989, Visiting Scientist, IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Interests

• Polymer Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films
• Polymer Blends, Homopolymer / Copolymer Blends
• Block Copolymers - Order/Disorder Transitions
• Dynamics & Diffusion in Multiconstituent Systems
• Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrid Materials
• Responsive Polymer Systems
• Polymer Materials for Energy Applications

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 1998, American Physical Society John H. Dillon Medal: “For pioneering studies of the structure and dynamics of polymer solutions, melts, interfaces, and thin films”
• 2000, American Physical Society Fellow: “For important contributions to the dynamics of block copolymers in the melt and in solution and on the structure and dynamics of polymer interfaces and thin films” Editor,
• 2018 & 2019, President of the European Polymer Federation (EPF)
• 2018-2019, Mary Shepard B. Upson Visiting Professor, Cornell University
• 8/2023 - Today, Member of the Supreme Council, Hellenic Authority of Higher Education
• 5/2020-5/2023, Member of the Evaluation & Accreditation Council, Hellenic Authority of Higher Education
• 11/2020-Today, Vice-Chair of the Sectoral Scientific Council on Engineering Sciences of the National Council of Research, Technology and Innovation
• 3/2021-Today, Chairman of the Regional Committee of Model and Experimental Schools of the Region of Crete
• 5/2006 - 7/2010, Editor, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
• 7/2010-12/2021, Consulting Editor, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
• 8/2012-12/2016, Consulting Editor, AIChE Journal
• 1/2015-12/2017, Member of the Editorial Board, Macromolecules
• 1/2020-Today, Member of the Editorial Board, Polymers
• 02/2003-05/2006, Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
• 1987, Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society
• 1985, Best Paper Award, Society of Plastics Engineers - Plastics Analysis Division (ANTEC)
• 1979, 1980, 1983, Hellenic Engineering Society Award - Fellowship
• 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, Greek National Scholarship Foundation Fellowship
• 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, "A. Tiftixi" Foundation Award - Fellowship

Education

• 1970-1975 : Physics Dept., University of Athens/ degree of Physics, Athens / Greece
• 1976-1980 : Physics Dept., University of Freiburg/ Diplom, Freiburg i.Br./FRG
• 1983-1987 : Ph. D. Physics (Dok. Rer. Nat.), University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br. / FRG

Career

• 1987-1992 Researcher, FORTH-IESL, Heraklio, Greece and teaching staff at the Univ. of Crete
• 1992-1996 Assist. Prof., Physics Dept. Univ. of Crete and affiliated Univ. Prof. of FORTH-IESL
• 1996-2003: Assoc. Prof., Physics Dept. Univ. of Crete and affiliated Univ. Prof. of FORTH-IESL
• 2003-2020: Full Prof., Physics Dept. Univ. of Crete, affiliated Univ. Prof. of FORTH-IESL
• 2020-today: Prof. Emeritus, Univ. of Crete and affiliated faculty member of FORTH-IESL (till 06/2024) /FORTH-IA (since 06/2024) and Chief Scientific Advisor of ELI-ALPS

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• FORTH-Price for Basic Research 2000
• CAS-LMU Fellowship 2013

Other

 

• Member of the ERC Starting Grants Panel PE2 - Fundamental constituents of matter
• Member of the HFRI (ELIDEK) post-doc proposals evaluation panel for Physical Sciences
• Member of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Division (AMPD) of the EPS.
• Board of Editors of the European Physical Journal D
• Chief Scientific Advisor of the European Research Infrastructure (ERI) ELI-ALPS
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the ERI ELI-ALPS
• National delegate of the Steering  Committee of the European -XFEL
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the European -XFEL
• National delegate of the Analytical Research Infrastructure of ESFRI
• Head of the attosecond S&T laboratory of FORTH-IESL
• Director of the postgraduate program on Micro- and Opto-electronics, Physics Dept., Univ. of Crete.
• Chair of the Sectorial Scientific Council (TES) for Physical Sciences
• Member of the HFRI (ELIDEK) Advisory Committee