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Dr. Eugene Skouras is a Post-Doctoral research fellow at FORTH/ICE-HT. He received his Ph.D degree from the University of Patras in 2000 and he continued as a Post-Doctoral fellow at FORTH/ICE-HT. His research focuses on simulation and optimization studies of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and sorption phenomena in porous media across atomistic, meso­scopic and macroscopic scales.


Mr. Papadakis Ioannis is a 1st year Ph.D candidate at Physics Departments at the University of Patras. He received his Bachelor degree from the University of Patras in 2015 and his Master degree from the University of Patras in Photonics – Lasers. His Master thesis is titled: “Nonlinear optical response of graphene and graphene derivatives”. His research focuses on the nonlinear optical response of graphenes, nanoribbons and other carbon based nanomaterials.


Ms. Mystiridou Emmanouela is a 1st year Ph.D candidate at Department of Materials Science, University of Patras. She received her Bachelor degree from the University of Patras in 2013 and her Master degree in “Hybrid graphene materials with functional polymers” in 2016. Her research focuses on biomaterials science with emphasis on calcium phosphate bone cements and calcium alginate hydrogels.


Dr. Nikolaos Koromilas is a Post-Doctoral research fellow at University of Patras and Foundation for Research and Technology/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT). He received his Ph.D degree from the University of Patras in 2016 and he continued as a Post-Doctoral fellow at FORTH/ICE-HT. His research focuses on the synthesis of random, block and grafted/crosslinked copolymers containing groups with bacteriostatic activity via techniques like free radical polymerization (FRP), atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and synthetic procedures such as reactive blending. Currently, he is working on the development of polymeric membranes for water purification.


Ms. Panagiota Kalligosfyri is a 1st year Ph.D candidate at University of Patras. She received her Bachelor degree from the University of Patras in 2015 and her Master degree from the University of Patras in Analytical Chemistry and Nanotechnology. Her research focuses on Exploiting Nanoparticles for the Development of Analytical Methods.


Mrs. Govatsi Katerina is a 4th year Ph.D candidate at FORTH-ICEHT Institute and Department of Chemistry Univ. of Patras. She received her Bachelor degree from the University of Patras in 2011 and her Master degree from the University of Patras in Solid State Physics. Her research focuses on 1D and 2Dmaterial synthesis and characterization, and their application in water splitting.


Dr. Maria Daletou is a Post-Doctoral research fellow at ICEHT/FORTH. She received her Ph.D degree from the University of Patras in 2007 and she continued as a Post-Doctoral fellow at NEU in Boston, University of Patras and ICEHT. Her research focuses on polymeric and hybrid materials, electrocatalysis and liquid and solid state electrochemistry in the field of fuel cells for the development of new materials and integrated systems.


Dr. Christos Τ. Chasapis received his PhD in Chemistry in 2005 from University of Ioannina and Center of Magnetic Resonance (CERM) at University of Florence (Italy) (Marie Curie fellow). He did his early postdoctoral research in CERM from 2005 to 2006 and then he joined the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Patras  from 2008 to 2015. From 2015, he is a senior researcher fellow in the Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology Lab (MESBL) in FORTH/ICE-HT. His main research activities are in the field of Structural Systems Biology, focusing both on the structure-function relationship of individual proteins/enzymes (NMR protein structure and dynamics) and how they interact to modulate the behavior of biological systems (modeling of protein-protein interactions, expansion of the content and predictive capability of PPI networks based on structural information).


Dr. Antonopoulou Georgia is a Post-Doctoral research fellow at FORTH/ICE-HT. She received her Ph.D degree from the University of Patras, Department of Chemical Engineering in 2006 and she continued as a Post-Doctoral fellow at University of Patras until 2011 and afterwards at FORTH/ICE-HT. Her research focuses on biofuels production via anaerobic digestion as well as via different types of fermentations (for H2 and ethanol production), MFC technology, pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass and modeling of microbial processes.


Dr. Konstantinos S. Andrikopoulos is a Post-Doctoral research fellow at FORTH/ICEHT. He received his Ph.D degree from the University of Patras (Dpt. Chem. Eng.)  in 2001 and he continued as a researcher in “Ormylia” Art Diagnosis Center and as a Post-Doctoral fellow at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and FORTH/ICEHT. His research focuses on Chemical Physics and Applied Spectroscopy.