Τμήμα Επιστήμης & Μηχανικής Υλικών
Coordinator: Asst. Professor Em. Glynos
Harnessing Light-Matter interactions
Lecturer: Dr. Ioannis Petrides
Monday 23 March 2026 at 16:00
The development of functional materials and device architectures is central to technological growth, especially in emerging quantum technologies. Integrating condensed matter systems with photonic platforms offers a powerful route to engineer functio [...]Mechanical phase transitions and rheology of collagen networks
Lecturer: Fred MacKintosh
Friday 13 March 2026 at 14:00
The mechanics of cells and tissues are largely governed by scaffolds of filamentous proteins. Particularly common examples of these are the collagen fiber networks of extracellular matrices. There is now increasing evidence that the mechanics of such [...]Engineering multiphase soft materials for sustainability
Lecturer: Asst. Prof. Manolis Chatzigiannakis
Monday 09 March 2026 at 16:00
The stability and rheology of multiphase materials, such as foams and emulsions, are controlled by interfacial properties and by the thin liquid films (TLFs) that form between neighboring droplets or bubbles. When two bubbles approach each other, a T [...]Innovative Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Devices
Lecturer: Dr. Dimitrios Raptis
Friday 06 March 2026 at 14:00
This presentation focuses on the study and exploitation of innovative materials in next-generation energy conversion devices, aiming at the sustainable transformation of solar energy into electricity and carbon-neutral fuels. In particular, third-gen [...]Small Scale, Big Impact: Harnessing nanomaterials to engineer a sustainable future
Lecturer: Dr. Georgia Potsi
Monday 02 March 2026 at 16:00
Nanomaterials occupy a central role in modern materials science, offering a transformative platform for addressing global technological and environmental challenges. At length scales below 100 nm, quantum confinement and high surface-to-volume ratios [...]Photocatalytic Systems for Solar Energy Utilization
Lecturer: Dr. Georgios Charalambidis
Friday 27 February 2026 at 15:00
The development of efficient photocatalytic systems for solar energy utilization is a key scientific and technological challenge in the context of sustainable energy production and environmental protection. This presentation will focus on my research [...]Superconductivity amidst magnetism climbing high in two-dimensional iron-based materials
Lecturer: Alexandros Lappas
Friday 12 December 2025 at 15:00
At everyday temperatures, all materials resist electrical flow, causing energy to be lost as heat. Cooling typically does not eliminate this resistance. Superconductors are the rare exemption: below a critical temperature (TC), they carry electric cu [...]Polymer Nanocomposites: Correlating Structure with Properties
Lecturer: Dr. Kiriaki Chrissopoulou
Friday 21 November 2025 at 14:00
Polymer materials are often filled with inorganics to improve their properties. The cases in which the additive exists in the form of a fine nm-sized dispersion within the polymeric matrix, thus producing a nanocomposite, allow the investigation of b [...]Non-Carbon Backbone Polytelluroxane
Lecturer: Prof. Huaping Xu
Thursday 16 October 2025 at 15:00
In contrast to other main group elements, group VI elements are rarely observed to form long linear polymer main chains. We reported the synthesis and characterizations of polytelluroxane, a polymer with an inorganic backbone constituted of tellurium [...]Innovative technologies for implantable orthopaedic devices
Lecturer: Prof. Nicola Baldini
Wednesday 08 October 2025 at 15:00
The Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli has played a pioneering role in the development of orthopaedic implants, from the early contributions of Codivilla to the advances under Pizzoferrato in biomaterials research and biocompatibility testing. Building on t [...]