Funktion und Aufgaben:

Research associate in Geochemistry/Geophysics.
FTIR Lab manager (Vertex 80v coupled with Hyperion 2000 microscope).

Wissenschaftliche Interessen:

My research interests involve the application of experimental techniques and methods for probing the structural and electronic properties of geomaterials under varying pressure and temperature conditions. These include:

• Heated diamond anvil cell for generating extremely high pressure and temperature environments
• Infrared (in-house and synchrotron-based) and Raman spectroscopy for monitoring vibrational properties at extreme conditions
  
• X-ray diffraction for full structural information (Rietveld refinements)
  
• Near-infrared and UV-VIS spectroscopy for electronic properties

Karriere:

• since 12/2015: Postdoctoral research associate at GFZ Potsdam, Section 4.3 "Chemistry and Physics of Earth Materials"
• 03/2015 - 11/2015: Postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Theoretical and Physical Chemtstry, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
  
• 10/2012 - 01/2014: Postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Physics, Oakland University, Michigan U.S.A.
• 12/2011 - 09/2012: Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany

Werdegang / Ausbildung:

• 2011: PhD in Solid State Physics. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany and Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (joint)
  
• 2007: Master of Science in Material Physics. Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2005: Bachelor of Sciences in Physics. Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Projekte:

- Carbonate P- T phase diagrams from vibrational spectroscopy (CarboPaT, Research unit FOR 2125)

- Synthesis of new functional materials as substitutes for natural resources (with Dr. Maribel Núñez-Valdez)

- High-pressure behavior of kesterite-based photovoltaics (with Prof. Martin Lerch, TU Berlin, and Prof. Beate Paulus, FU Berlin)

- Pressure-induced evolution of selected spinels and energy-related materials (with Dr. Ulrich Schade, BESSY II, Prof. Yuejian Wang, Oakland University U.S.A., Prof. Vladimir Tsurkan & Prof. Alois Loidl, University of Augsburg, Prof. Sanjay Khare, University of Toledo U.S.A.)