Dr. Panagiotis‐Nektarios Pappas is an experienced Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineer graduated from the Polytechnic School of University of Patras, holding a PhD in Materials Science. He is the founder and co‐owner of Adrine, an Associate Researcher at FORTH/ICE‐HT, a member of the Technical Experts Registry of the Hellenic Technical Chamber and a licensed Building Energy Inspector. From 2006 to 2011 he has served as post‐graduate and post‐doctoral researcher in 3 national funded projects. From 2012 until today, he demonstrates an extensive experience in European projects in the sector of materials’ technology, composites and engineering design and has already served as a Senior Investigator in 5 EU funded programs. His expertise and interests lie in the field of industrial design, mechanics of materials, fabrication of advanced composites, chemical vapor deposition methods, fabrication and applications of graphene, smart/multifunctional structures, and additive manufacturing processes (3D printing). He has co‐authored 15 refereed publications in international journals. He also has more than 16 announcements in national or international conferences and 3 invited lectures. Dr. Panagiotis Pappas exhibits a more than 20 year experience in the field of additive manufacturing technologies and since 2018 under the affiliation of Adrine is active in the development of AMcompatible materials and the design of novel technologies for multi‐materials for FFF and DLP additive methods. Furthermore, he demonstrates extensive experience in the engineering design and structural modelling via CAD and CAE tools.

Dr. George Paterakis is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Univ. of Patras and FORTH/ICE-HT. He received his BSc from the Department of Materials Science (Univ. of Patras) in 2012, an MSc in Polymer Science and Technology (Univ. of Patras) in 2015, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Univ. of Patras) in 2022. His PhD thesis was about the “Development and experimental study of graphene based electrochemical devices”. He has significant expertise in the synthesis and characterisation of graphene and 2DMs, the modification of their properties, and the development of innovative applications. The scientific results that have emerged during his studies have led to the publication of 31 peer-reviewed articles in several international scientific journals (h-index 17, Citations 995, from Google Scholar), 2 national and 1 international patent, as well as he has actively participated in more than 30 national and international conferences.

Konstantinos Dassios is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering (Univ. of Patras). He holds a BSc from the same department, MSc from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA and carried out his PhD at the Institute for Advanced Materials of the European Commission, The Netherlands. He has more than 15 years of academic experience in the University of Patras, University of Ioannina, Hellenic Open University and University of Naples, Italy. He has participated in US, European and national research projects and has lead, as Principal Investigator, two European Commission Horizon 2020 projects.

Dr. Georgia Tsoukleri is a member of the Composites & Nanostructured Materials Laboratory, CNM, since 2004. She received her university degree from Materials Science Dept. of University of Patras in 2005; in 2013 she received the 1^st PhD degree in Greece related to graphene from Physics Depart. of University of Patras and for the period 2014-2015 she was a Postdoctoral fellow at FORTH/ICE-HT. Until 2021 she published 23 papers in high impact international scientific journals, and she collaborated with Nobelists Sir A.Κ. Geim and Sir K.S. Novoselov. The publication «Subjecting a graphene monolayer to tension and compression», G. Tsoukleri, J. Parthenios, K. Papagelis, R. Jalil, A. C. Ferrari, A. K. Geim, K. S. Novoselov and C. Galiotis (Small 2009, 5, No. 21, 2397–2402), is linked to Sir K.S. Novoselov’s Nobel Prize lecture in 2010. Her research activities lie around the production of thermosetting and thermoplastic nanocomposites reinforced by graphitic structures (Graphene, graphene micro-ribbons, GO and carbon fibres) and the study of their static and dynamic mechanical properties, using simultaneously non-destructive techniques such as Raman Spectroscopy. In 2013, she was trained in Clean Room (FIRST) at ETH Zurich to use new techniques and operate several instruments to fabricate high quality graphene nanostructures. Since 2015 she is working as Intellectual Property Engineer for Greek companies (MEGA PLAST Industrial- Exporting S.A. and BIC-VIOLEX S.A). She holds 2 patents, contributes to the research and the development of new products and new patents and supports patent-infringement lawsuits before Courts.

Dr. George Anagnostopoulos is a seasoned Chemical Engineer, PhD with a strong track record in industry as well as in research. Since he obtained his doctoral degree, he has worked as research fellow at University of Patras and as external affiliate with FORTH/ICEHT. For 5 years he worked in Photovoltaic Industry, initially as Process engineer and then as a Production Manager developing technical skills such as production data analysis, research for new processing methods. He has worked as Project Coordinator at Chalmers University of Technology while he has been a freelancer in various companies as project manager. With more than 15 EU and national funded scientific projects participation, he has vast experience in project management. He has published 30 pear reviewed papers in international refereed scientific journals; he has participated in more than 20 international conferences/workshops/schools. His work has been cited more than 750 times and has achieved an h-index greater than 15.

Dr. Anastasios Manikas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras. His research focuses on the development and physicochemical characterization of functional nanomaterials, with a specialization in vibrational spectroscopy (Raman and IR) and two-dimensional materials (2DMs), such as graphene. He has extensive experience in CVD synthesis of single-crystal graphene on liquid metal catalysts, SERS-based biosensors, and multifunctional nanolaminate and composite systems for applications in gas separation, EMI shielding, and sustainable polymer technologies. His approach combines spectroscopy, microscopy, and mechanical diagnostics to explore structure–property relationships across multiple scales. He has participated in more than 20 national and European research projects; he has co-authored over 45 peer-reviewed publications and presented his work at more than 50 international conferences.

Asemina Toliza obtained her diploma in Chemical Engineering in 1996 at the Polytechnic School of University of Patras. Before obtaining her degree, she was trained in industrial environment. For almost five years, she worked as a research assistant at the Laboratory of “Transport Phenomena and Physicochemical Hydrodynamics” Chemical Eng. Department, University of Patras. Next, she worked at the Pharmacy Department of Patras University and she also had a short work contract with Hellenic Bottle Company COCA COLA 3E, at the department of production and incoming raw materials quality control. For almost four years, she worked at SILCIO SA PV Company as a Metrology and Quality engineer. From 2016 to 2023 she worked as research assistant in the context of the Flagship Research Projects Graphene Core 1, 2, 3: “Graphene-Graphene based disruptive technologies” at the institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology – Hellas, (FORTH/ICE-HT). Since 2024 she is working at the University of Patras in the context of the International project 2D ENHANCED: “Lightweight composites with 2D-material enhancement for plastic, construction and aerospace industries”.

Nikolaos Koutroumanis obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Patras in 2020. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Department of Materials Science at the University of Patras in 2014 and 2012, respectively. From 2021 to 2023, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the CNML Lab of ICE-HT FORTH.

Dr. Christos Tsakonas is a postdoctoral researcher at FORTH/ICE-HT and the University of Patras. He got the PhD in Chemical Engineering at University of Patras in 2022. His PhD research focused on production of graphene sheets with chemical vapour deposition by solid and liquid catalytic routes. He received his diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Patras in 2014 and his MSc in computational mechanics from National Technical University of Athens in 2017. His MSc work focused on investigation of chemical vapor deposition processes using computational models. He has coauthored 11 scientific papers in international journals and participated to more than 15 conferences. His current research activities are focused on the production graphene and other 2D materials, their characterization using both in situ and ex situ techniques, and their application in cultural heritage preservation.

Dr. George Gorgolis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Patras and the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences of the Foundation for Technology and Research (ICEHT/FORTH). He received his B.S. from the Department of Materials Science of the University of Patras in 2009. In 2012 he obtained his M.S. from the same department. In 2015 he received his Ph.D. from the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Patras. He has significant expertise in the synthesis and characterisation of graphene and other two-dimensional materials, and the modification of their properties. His current research interests include the design, synthesis and characterisation of advanced materials, the study of their functional properties (such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, etc.) and their application in innovative fields, including, among others, the development of innovative dyes, sorbents of environmental pollutants, the development of protective coatings from UV-vis radiation, etc. The scientific results obtained during his studies led to the publication of 17 peer-reviewed articles in many international scientific journals (h-index 9, Citations 816, from Google Scholar), 2 national and 1 international patent, as well as his active participation in more than 30 national and international conferences.

Dr. Aggeliki Karavioti currently holds the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), where she is also a member of the Composites & Nanostructured Materials Laboratory (CNM) since 2025. She completed her undergraduate studies in Materials Science at the University of Patras, earning a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 2014. Subsequently, she pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Engineering from the same institution, which she completed in 2017, building on a solid foundation of interdisciplinary knowledge in both materials’ science and chemical engineering. Dr. Karavioti’s doctoral research, undertaken at the University of Patras/Physics Department and completed at the beginning of 2022, was focused on the “Synthesis and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells under Ambient Conditions,” where she investigated the fabrication, stability, and performance of perovskite-based photovoltaic devices outside of controlled laboratory conditions. In addition to her doctoral research, she has co-authored 10 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in leading international journals, and she has actively participated in more than five scientific conferences. Her current research interests focus on the exploration and application of graphene-based materials from green synthesis approaches on the protection of cultural heritage items.

Dr. Stefanos Matsalis is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Patras and a member of the Composites & Nanostructured Materials Laboratory. He earned his Diploma in Chemical Engineering in 2020 and completed his PhD in the same department in 2025, with a thesis focused on “Development and chemical functionalization of two-dimensional materials for humidity and gas sensing applications”. His expertise includes the synthesis and modification of 2D materials, the fabrication of nanocomposites, and their integration as sensors, while he has actively contributed to several research projects.

Dr. Elli Bellou has completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Patras, investigating the fracture behavior of graphene and graphene-based nanolaminates. Her doctoral thesis has been focused on understanding the mechanical failure mechanisms of graphene and graphene-based nanolaminates, under tensile loading conditions, elaborating innovative strategies  for the creation of a nano and sub-mm scale defect, and the study of stress distribution at their vicinity along with the crack propagation, using Raman spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy combined with micro-mechanical testing. Beyond her Ph.D., she holds an M.Sc. in Photonics-Lasers and a B.Sc. in Physics, with earlier research experience in laser-based spectroscopy. Dr. Bellou has presented her findings at international conferences, published in leading journals, and contributed to graduate-level teaching, while actively promoting scientific outreach. Currently based at FORTH/ICE-HT, her work focuses on the production of 3D porous graphene using laser-assisted methods and their integration in energy storage devices.

Francesco Millucci is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia (Italy), specializing in the recycling and upcycling of polymeric and composite materials. He holds an MSc in Physics from the University of Perugia, with a thesis focused on spectroscopic investigations of the volume phase transition in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) microgels. He earned his PhD in 2025 from the same institution, developing sustainable protocols for the chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste and composite materials. In 2024, he was a visiting PhD researcher at the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Laboratory (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras). In 2025, he was formally appointed as an external collaborator with the same laboratory.

Georgia Paraskevi Tsouvaltzi is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Patras. She has received a master’s degree from the Interdepartmental Program entitled "Science and Technology of Polymer and Composite Materials” at the University of Patras. Her master thesis with the title “Study of Damping Behavior of Graphene based Nano-Composite Materials” was conducted at the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas / Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT) and the department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Patras. She completed her undergraduate studies in the department of Material Science of the University of Patras with a thesis titled “Development characterization and functionalization of epoxy resin/copper oxide particle composites”.

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