The Team
Who We Are
Ioanna Zergioti
Professor
Prof. Ioanna Zergioti is a Professor at the NTUA, School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences since 2003. She studied Physics at the University of Crete and she received the PhD degree at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas. After her PhD, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Max Planck Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie in Göttingen, on Laser matter interactions studies. Then, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Philips CFT on Laser Stereolithograpy of sol gels for electronics until 2000. Her main research activities are related to the laser printing, patterning, sintering for printed and flexible electronics and sensors applications as well as laser bioprinting for regenerative applications and organ on chip. Since 2019 she is an acting CEO at the spin off PHOSPRINT, aiming to advance the regenerative applications of the bioprinting. She has co-authored more than 200 publications in international refereed journals and conference proceedings, 15 patents. Over the years she has gained experience in leading R&D activities in the frame of EU funded RIA as a principal investigator (in more than 20 projects overall)
Chrysoula Chandrinou
Senior Researcher/ Chemist
Chrysoula Chandrinou received her Chemistry degree from Queen Mary (University of London), UK in 1998. In 1999, she was awarded an MSc in Physical Chemistry with the title “Studies of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reactions of Diborane” from the same university. Her PhD entitled “MBE Growth of GaAs and InAs on GaAs(001) Patterned Substrates” was received in 2004 from Imperial College, London. In May 2010 she has been awarded with the designation Chartered Chemist from Royal Society of Chemistry. Her research activities are focused in the area of semiconducting nanomaterials (growth, characterization) and their applications (sensors, biosensors, solar cells etc).
Filimon Zacharatos
Senior Researcher/ Physicist
Dr. Filimon Zacharatos is currently a senior researcher in the physicsdepartment of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), working within the framework of EC and national funded projects. He received the Physics diploma from Patras University in 2003 and the Ph.D. degree, specializing in nanotechnology, from the Physics department of (NTUA) in 2009. Until 2009, he had been working at the Institute of Microelectronics, of the National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” in Athens, as a Ph.D. researcher, investigating nanostructured materials for applications in Microelectronics and RF systems. Between 2011 and 2013 he worked in the field of Plasmonics and their applications in telecom waveguides and optical switches, as a postdoctoral fellow in the sub-micron optics group of CNRS, University of Burgundy. His current research interests are mostly focused on the laser processing of 2D materials, as well as thin metal films and nanostructures for applications in optoelectronics and flexible electronics. He is the author or the co-author of 22 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, of 1 book chapter and co-inventor of 3 patents.
Dimitra Mandala
Project and Financial Management – Physicist
Dimitra Mandala is a Physicist. She graduated from the University of Patras – Department Of Physics. Her scientific work is in the field of Physics especially in Laser and LIFT technique on bio and electronics, she has laboratory experience in Optics and also the characterization of materials. She is also dealing with the financial and administrative management of many National and EU funded projects of our team.
Marina Makrygianni
Senior Researcher/ Physicist
Marina Makrygianni is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Physics Department of the National Technical University of Athens within the framework of the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and project “ΣΥΝ-LASER”. She received her PhD entitled "Fabrication of hybrid (organic / inorganic) transistors with a laser direct-write technique", from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. She received her diploma in School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Science, Physics Department from the National Technical University of Athens in 2008, and her Master degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at the National Technical University of Athens in 2010. She has been involved in a project funded by the EU as a junior researcher. The focus of her research is on the laser printing of organic electronics (i.e.: Organic Thin Film Transistors) and on the characterization of the printed devices. She is the author or the co-author of more than 10 publications in international refereed journals, 3 publications in conference proceedings, and 1 book chapter in peer-reviewed scientific book.
Ioannis Theodorakos
Senior Researcher/ Physicist
Ioannis Theodorakos is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the physics department of NTUA. He received his diploma in School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Science, Physics Department from the National Technical University of Athens in 2010, and his Master degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at the National Technical University of Athens in 2012. In 2019 he received the Ph.D. degree specializing in laser printing and materials’ laser processing from the Physics department of National Technical University of Athens. Between 2012 and 2019 he has been working as a junior researcher at the Physics Department at the National Technical University of Athens, within the framework of EC and national funded projects. The focus of his research is on the printing of conductive materials on flexible substrates for microelectronics application and the laser treatment of inorganic materials (i.e.: laser annealing of amorphous silicon, laser sintering of metallic nanoparticle inks). He is the author or the co-author of 8 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and of 2 publications in conference proceedings.
Marianneza Chatzipetrou
Senior Researcher/ Physicist
Marianneza Chatzipetrou finished her PhD at the Physics Department at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. She received her diploma in Physics, at the University of Patras in 2009 and her Master degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at the National Technical University of Athens in 2011. She has been involved in a project funded by the EU as a junior researcher. The focus of her research is on the laser printing of biomaterials, for sensor applications.
Kostas Andritsos
Junior Researcher/ Physicist
Kostas Andritsos is a PhD candidate in the physics department of NTUA. He received his diploma in School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Science, Physics Depart- ment from the National Technical University of Athens in 2018. He has been working as a junior researcher within the framework of EC and national-funded projects. His research focuses on the printing of materials in the liquid phase for microelectronics applications and functional devices in the flexible state. He is the co-author of 5 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has participated in a number of international conferences.
Matthaios Tsinis
Junior Researcher/ Mechanical Engineer
Matthaios Tsinis is a Mechanical Engineer. He received his diploma at the school of Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens. He is currently a master student in Automation Systems at the National Technical University of Athens. His work focuses on designing and modeling of mechanical and mechatronic systems, developing and testing control algorithms and software, integration of mechatronic systems into larger systems and troubleshooting.
Maria Chliara
Junior Researcher/ Physicist
Maria Anna Chliara is a PhD candidate in the physics department of NTUA. She received her Physics diploma at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2019, and her master’s degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at National and Technical University of Athens, NTUA, in 2021. She has been working as a junior researcher within the framework of European funded projects. She is working on the printing process of biomaterials using Laser Induces Forward Transfer technique and her research focuses on the development of microfluidic devices and circuits for biological applications in Organ-on-chip studies.
Ilias Cheliotis
Junior Researcher/ Physicist
Ilias Cheliotis is a PhD candidate in the Physics Department of the National Technical University of Athens. He received his Physics diploma from University of Patras in 2020 and his Master degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at the NTUA in 2022. His scientific background is in the field of materials science, LASER-matter interaction and photophysics. His research focus is on the Laser direct transfer of graphene and other 2D materials for advanced photonic and electronic applications at micro-scale devices. Ηe also has experience in quantum mechanical computational methods for the study of solid state materials.
Evina Elezoglou
Junior Researcher/ Physicist
Stavroula (Evina) Elezoglou is a PhD candidate in Physics Department at National Technical University of Athens. She received the Physics diploma from University of Patras in 2020 and her Master degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at National and Technical University of Athens, NTUA, in 2022. Her scientific background is in the field of photonics and laser science, tissue engineering and biomaterials. She has been participating as a junior researcher in a European funded program. Her research focuses on the bioprinting of cells, organoids and biomaterials using the Laser Induced Forward Transfer, LIFT, technique with application in bio fabrication and Organ-on-Chip technology.
Christos Katopodis
Junior Researcher/ Physicist
Christos Katopodis is a PhD candidate at the Physics department of the National Technical University of Athens. He received his diploma at the school of Physics at the University of Athens and his MSc at the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical sciences at the National Technical University of Athens. He has been involved in EU funded projects. His research focuses on Optical Design and Engineering for applications in laser printing of materials.
Katerina Magoula
Junior Researcher/ Physicist
Katerina Magoula is currently a PhD candidate in the Physics Department of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). She received her diploma in School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Physics Department at NTUA in 2021, where she worked on laser printing of perovskites and computational study of their properties. She has also received her Master’s degree on Microsystems and Nanodevices at the NTUA in 2023, where she worked in the field of Laser direct transfer of graphene and other 2D materials. She has been involved in EU funded project. Her research focuses on Laser Direct Transfer of materials for electronic applications.
Nektaria Protopappa
MSc Student / Physicist
Nektaria Protopappa is a Master student in Microsystems & Nanodevices at National Technical University of Athens. She received her Physics diploma at University of Crete in 2022 and started her postgraduate studies. Her scientific background is in the field of Laser & Materials Processing. Her current research for her thesis focuses on bioprinting of cells using Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) with application in Regenerative Medicine.
Savvas Sarigiannidis
MSc Student / Physicist
Savvas Sarigiannidis received his diploma from the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Physics department at the National and Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 2021. He focused on nanoparticle-based vibrational sensors. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Microsystems and Nanodevices at NTUA and is working on ballistics using direct laser transfer techniques, and optical systems design under the supervision of Prof. Ioanna Zergioti.
