Category Archives: Phd Fellows

My name is Efstathia Pavlakou, I was born in 19/02/1990 and I come from Filiatra Messinias.
I am a Chemical Engineer graduated from Chemical Engineering Department of University of
Patras in 2013. I have completed my MSc in the field of “Energy and Environment” at the same
Department in 2016 and Christakis Paraskeva was my professor. I am a PhD student at the
same Department. I have good knowledge of English, French and application systems. During
my research studies I have managed to develop my personal and technical skills, along with
the scientific ones. They are related to communication, teamwork, organization, problem
solving and time managing. I have a publication in international scientific journal (1),
participationsin research projects (4), international (2) and national scientific conferences (3),
workshops (3) and seminars (1).

Mr. Dionysios Vroulias earned his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Hons (Grade: Excellent) at the University of Patras in July 2013. After serving in the Hellenic Air Force as a quality control chemist, he obtained his master’s degree in Catalysis at the same university in November 2016. Apart from lab demonstrator and graduate teaching assistant, he worked as a research fellow in a project which was about adding value to the main biodiesel by–product, glycerol, by steam reforming. He is currently pursuing a PhD at FORTH/ICE-HT on ionic liquid and polymeric membrane materials for the process of CO₂ capture under the supervision of Research Director Dr. T. Ioannides.

He received the financial support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation within the framework of the project ARCHERS and he is now participating in the project “Bioconversion of lignite power plant emissions to fuels and fine chemicals (ΒΙΟΜΕΚ)” implemented under the “EPAnEK 2014-2020 Operational Programme”.

Mr. Alex Molfetas is a 1^st year Ph.D candidate at the university of Crete. He received his Bachelor degree from the University of Nottingham in 2014 and his Master degree from the University of Crete in 2016. His research focuses on the structural comprehension of enzymatic mechanisms.

Ms. Maria Kokkali is a 1^st year Ph.D candidate at the University of Crete (Medical School) and the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB). She received her Bachelor degree from the University of Ioannina in 2014 and her Master degree from King’s College London in Neuroscience. Her research focuses on the development of novel agonists of Neurotrophin receptors for pharmacological interventions in neurodegenerative diseases and regulation of adult neurogenesis.

Mr. Grigorios Kounadis is a 5^th year Ph.D candidate at the University of Athens. He received his Bachelor degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens in 2006 and his Master degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Athens. His research focuses on the analysis and approximation of nonlinear water wave equations.

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 1^st 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.

Ms. Panagiota Kalligosfyri is a 1^st 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 4^th 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.