
Laboratory of Ultrafast Science
University of Cyprus
ABOUT ME
I was born in Cyprus, a small island in the Mediterranean sea. Being interested in sciences from a young age, I was curious to understand how nature works and I always wanted to study Physics.
In 2007 I moved to Greece for undergraduate studies where I obtained a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Patras. My specialization area was Energy and Environmental Physics. In 2012 I joined the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester to study for a masters degree in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology. For my dissertation project, with title 'Effects of temperature and series resistance variation in the performance of silicon solar cells', I undertook experiments at the Photon Science Institute (PSI) at the University of Manchester.
In 2018 I obtained a PhD in Physics from the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Prof. David Lidzey. During the 4 years of my PhD, I worked on strong light-matter interactions in organic and hybrid nanostructures. My thesis title was "Exciton-Polaritons in BODIPY-filled Microcavities". I am interested in photonics and organic/hybrid optoelectronics with a particular focus on utilising the properties of organic polaritons in optoelectronic devices. From October 2018 until October 2020 I was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield working on the EPSRC-funded project Hybrid Polaritonics within the Electronic and Photonic Molecular Materials group.
Between October 2020 and March 2022 I was an Onisilos Research Fellow at the Department of Physics at the University of Cyprus working within the Laboratory of Ultrafast Science led by Prof. Andreas Othonos.
From March 2022 until March 2023, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Argonne National Laboratory working at the Center for Nanoscale Materials within the Division for Nanoscience and Technology. At the same time I was affiliated with the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago.
Since April 2023, I have returned to the Laboratory of Ultrafast Science at the University of Cyprus as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, working closely with Prof. Andreas Othonos. My main research activities concern hybrid organic/inorganic polariton LEDs and ultrafast dynamics of novel materials and nanostructures.
Fall Semester 2021: Lecturer of the final-year undergraduate module 'PHY 322 - Advanced Physics Laboratory II (Atomic and Nuclear Physics)' in the Department of Physics at the University of Cyprus.






RESEARCH INTERESTS
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2014 - 2018
University of Sheffield
Department of Physics and Astronomy
PhD in Physics
Thesis Title: Exciton-Polaritons in BODIPY-filled Microcavities
2012 - 2013
The University of Manchester
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
M.Sc. in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
2007 - 2012
University of Patras
Department of Physics
B.Sc. in Physics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Photonics
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Optoelectronics
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Polaritonics
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Device Physics
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Nanostructures
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Semiconductor Physics
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Solid State Physics
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Material Physics
2022 - 2023 - Argonne National Laboratory
Center for Nanoscale Materials
Postdoctoral Scholar
2022 - 2023 - University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Postdoctoral Scholar
2020 - 2022 - University of Cyprus
Department of Physics
Onisilos Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2018 - 2020 - University of Sheffield
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Postdoctoral Research Associate
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Royal Society International Exchanges (University of Exeter – University of Cyprus) - Grant No. ‘IES\R3\213193’ (2022 - 2023) - Holder
Laserlab Europe Collaboration - Visiting Researcher Grant (Politecnico di Milano) – ‘CUSBO002805’ (2021 - 2023) - Holder
Honorary Research Fellowship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield. (Sept. 2020 - Sept. 2022) - Holder
Onisilos Fellowship at the University of Cyprus. Onisilos Research Fellow in the Physics Department at the University of Cyprus working on Organic and Hybrid Polaritonics. (Sept. 2020 - Sept. 2022) - Holder
EPSRC-funded research grant 'Hybrid Polaritonics' EP/M025330/1. Postdoctoral Research Associate (Oct. 2018 - Sept. 2020).
PhD Scholarship: EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant (Oct. 2014 - Oct. 2018).
First prize award winner for the poster presentation ‘Hybridization of Frenkel-excitons through strong coupling.’ Research Away Day, Sheffield, UK, July 2016.
Awarded a small research grant (£1000) by the University of Sheffield to use in any way to develop my doctoral skills under the scheme Postgraduate Researcher Experience Programme (PREP), May 2017.
Awarded a small grant (1000EUR) by the Special Account of Funds and Research of the University of Patras, Oct. 2011.
2023 - date - University of Cyprus
Department of Physics
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow
Co-PI on project HoloCIM funded by CODEVELOP – RESTART RESEARCH – ΙδΕΚ Grant No. ‘CODEVELOP-ICT-HEALTH/0322/0047’ 600,000EUR (2023-2025)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship – SYZEFXIS – European Commission – Grant Agreement No. ‘101066752’ – 164,328EUR – (2023-2025) - Holder