Research Profile
Computational (bio)inorganic chemistry, modeling metalloproteins and artificial analogs
Spectroscopy and reactivity of (mono- and multinuclear) transition-metal complexes
Catalysis, small molecule activation, solar to chemical energy conversion
Electronic structure and magnetic properties of open-shell systems
Employment
04/2022 – present: Postdoctoral Researcher; Department of Molecular Theory and Spectroscopy, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany
Education
02/2022: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
02/2018: M.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
07/2016: B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
Prizes and Awards
2023: Ernst Haage Prize for Doctoral Students/Postdocs 2023
2022: Quantum Bio·Inorganic Chemistry Society award for oral presentation in GDR Solar Fuels Réunion Annuelle
2019 - 2022: Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation Scholarship for Ph.D.
2018 - 2022: Onassis Foundation Scholarship for Ph.D.
2017: University of Athens, M.Sc. honours with distinction
2016: University of Athens, B.Sc. with honours (8.6/10, top 3%)
2012: Eurobank Scholarship for excellence in Greek National Exams
Funding
2023 - 2025: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Scholarship for Postdocs
2023: Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) Programme for Project-Related Personal Exchange (PPP) with France
Teaching
09/2023: Tutor at the Summer School “Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes”, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2016 – 2017 and 2017 – 2018: Laboratory Instructor at the Chemistry Department, University of Athens
Member of Scientific Communities
International Society of Photosynthesis Research (ISPR)
Quantum Bio·Inorganic Chemistry Society (QBIC)