Physics of nanostructures and biomaterials
at the Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)Webpage http://users.uoa.gr/~csimseri/physics_of_nanostructures_and_biomaterials.html Biophysics: electronic structure, charge transfer and transport in nucleic acids, and other organic systems. Molecular structure.
Biomaterials: novel oligomers and polymers based on bioelements, carbon allotropes.
Quantum Optics: coherence, Rabi oscillations in mutli-level systems, optical properties of quantum dots, quantum wells, etc, e.g. absorption, emission, with or without magnetic field.
Spintronics: magnetic properties of diluted magnetic semiconductors and of their nanostructures, critical temperature.
Semiconductor nanostructures: with or without magnetic impurities, thermodynamics, electronic structure, transport.
Using ab initio and tight binding variants.
Psychoacoustics.
• Current
composition (students, postdoctoral fellows, and technicians) of the laboratory
Constantinos Simserides
(Associate Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter
Physics),
Konstantinos Lambropoulos (Post-Doctoral free collaborator),
Marilena Mantela (Post-Doctoral free collaborator),
Andreas Morphis (Post-Doctoral free collaborator),
Dimitrios Ntzioras (MSc free
collaborator),
Stefania Kaklamani (BSc free collaborator),
Paul Banev (MSc student),
Christos Nodaras (MSc student),
Now running the BSc Theses of S. Vitsara, P. Mavrikos,
A. Gdisis.
Supervision of post-doctoral researchers, PhD
students, MSc students and BSc students
• Scientific Supervisor of post-doctoral fellow Dr.
Konstantinos Lambropoulos. Charge transfer and transport in open and closed
molecular wires made of carbon or carbon - nitrogen. Young Researchers - cycle
B, ESF, 01/04/2020 - 30/06/2021.
• Scientific Supervisor of post-doctoral fellow Dr.
Maria Tassi. Electronic structure, charge transfer,
and charge oscillations and optical properties of nucleic acid bases and DNA
oligomers or polymers. Fellowship of Excellence for postdoctoral research in
Greece, IKY-Siemens, 15/9/2014 -14/9/2016.
• Within the Group, I supervised three (3) PhD Theses (A. Morphis, M. Mantela, K. Lambropoulos). I co-supervised (with G. Triberis) the PhD
Thesis of A. Zora.
• Scientific Supervisor of PhD
student Andreas Morphis. Charge transfer in carbynes and DNA nanowires. Successfully examined (excellent) 21 Sep 2023. IKY Fellowship of
Excellence for postgraduate studies in Greece - Siemens Program,
1/3/2013-31/8/2016 and Young Researchers - cycle B, ESF, 01/04/2020 -
30/06/2021.
• Scientific Supervisor of PhD
student Marilena Mantela. Electronic structure of aperiodic
and natural nucleic acid segments and influence of mutations
in charge transfer and transport properties. Successfully examined (excellent) 22 Mar 2023. IKY PhD
Scholarship, 4/04/2018-24/04/2021.
• Scientific Supervisor of PhD
student Konstantinos Lambropoulos. Energy structure & charge
transport-transfer in molecular wires:
carbynes, and periodic, deterministic aperiodic and random DNA. Successfully
examined (excellent) 12 Feb 2020. HFRI PhD Scholarship,
21/8/2017-30/9/2019.
• Scientific Co-Supervisor (with G. P. Triberis)
of PhD student Anna
Zora. Optical properties
of quantum dots. Successfully
examined (excellent) 7 Dec 2007.
• Supervised 11
MSc Theses [D. Ntzioras, A. Rissaki, L. Chalkopiadis, P. Bilia, M. Theodorakou, K. Kaklamanis, M. Mantela, Ch. Zacharaki, G. Georgiadis, Ch. Maroulis, K. Lambropoulos].
• Supervised 34 BSc Theses, co-supervised 5 BSc Theses: S. Sampatakos, G. Papadopoulos, P. Banev, A. Falliera, A. Kordas, A. Tsaros, E. Orfanaki, S. Kaklamani, D. Ntzioras (co-supervisor K. Lambropoulos), P. Glabedaki (or here), N. Margariti, J. Pispas (or here), S. Georgiou, J. Apostolou (or here) (co-supervisor A. M. Alvertis), L. Chalkopiadis (or here), M. Chliara, P. Bilia, Th. Adamantopoulos (or here), F. Amargianou, M. Bazini, D. Nioras (or here), E. Pappas (or here), Ch. Vantaraki (or here), A. Kosma, A.-D. Stefanou, S.-B. Atata, M. Theodorakou, K. Kaklamanis, N. Kamilaris, M. Chatzieleftheriou, M. Mantela, Sp. Karydis, S. Vasilogamvros, C. Grossler, K. Lambropoulos, A. Avelizos, D. Bronowski (co-supervisor G. Triberis), K.
Koumbouras (co-supervisor I. Galanakis), L. Hawke (co-supervisor
G. Kalosakas). Formally supervised 4 BSc Theses:
C. Politi (supervisor Th. Arabatzis, History and
Philosophy of Science Department, NKUA), Ch. Korakitis
(supervisor I. Seimenis, Medical School, NKUA), M. Giotsaliti (supervisor E. Pantelis, Medical School, NKUA),
D. Manousou (supervisor A. Dimoulas,
NCSR Demokritos). Now I supervise the BSc Theses of: S. Vitsara, Ch. Nodaras, P. Mavrikos, A. Gdisis.
International Internships
1. RISE worldwide DAAD BSc student Richard
Lopp from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, 2 Jul - 6 Sep 2015,
Evolution of electron or hole transfer along DNA 2. Erasmus+ MSc student
Chloe Olacia, from Materials Engineering, Université de Montpellier,
France, 24 May - 30 Jul 2021, Charge transfer in carbynes & carbon-nitrogen
polymers (like NCCCCN), via density functional theory & tight-binding. 3.
RISE worldwide DAAD BSc student Raef Milies
from Universität Leipzig, Germany, 23 Aug - 15 Oct 2022, Charge transfer along
quasiperiodic and fractal B-DNA sequences. 4. RISE worldwide DAAD
BSc student Amelie Schmohl from Technische
Universität Dresden, Germany, 4 Sep - 15 Oct 2023, Charge transfer along
quasiperiodic and fractal B-DNA sequences. 5. RISE worldwide DAAD
BSc student Tina Ruckdeschel from Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena,
Germany, 19 Aug - 11 Oct 2024, Charge transfer along aperiodic B-DNA sequences.
Our previous research, computing and academic projects received ≈ 204
k€ and 15 M core hours.
Scientific
Supervisor of the following research projects (173 k€):
• Young Researchers - cycle B, ESF, 01/04/2020-30/06/2021, 37 k€. Charge transfer and transport in open
and closed molecular wires made of carbon or carbon-nitrogen, with Dr. K.
Lambropoulos & A. Morphis. • IKY
PhD scholarship of Marilena Mantela, 24/04/2018-24/04/2021, 30 k€. Electronic structure of aperiodic and
natural nucleic acid segments and influence of mutations in the charge
transport and transfer properties. • HFRI
PhD scholarship of Konstantinos Lambropoulos, 21/8/2017-30/9/2019, 23 k€. Energy structure and physical
properties of periodic, quasi-periodic, fractal, amorphous, random and natural
DNA segments. • IKY fellowship
of excellence for postdoctoral studies in Greece - Siemens program,
grant for Dr. Maria Tassi, 15/9/2014-14/9/2016, 32
k€. Electronic structure, charge transfer and charge oscillations and
optical properties of nucleic acid bases and DNA oligomers or polymers. • IKY fellowship of excellence for
postgraduate studies in Greece - Siemens program, grant for PhD Student
Andreas Morphis, 1/3/2013-31/8/2016, 51 k€.
Electronic structure, magnetic and optical properties of organic molecules and
nanomaterials.
Scientific
Supervisor of the following computing projects (15 Mch):
• CODNA (charge oscillations in DNA) at supercomputer ARIS ΥΠΑΙΘ,
6.6 M core hours (ch), •
MONanoBio (charge movement in atom-thick nanowires
based on bioelements) at supercomputer ARIS ΥΠΑΙΘ, 5.3 Mch, 2015-2022, +
current 3.0 Mch 2023-2024.
• Electronic structure
of nucleic acid bases & analogues, 0.1 Mch,
LinkSCEEM-2 Cyprus-Egypt, 2015. • We
maintain a cluster of 13 machines for modest calculations.
Academic
Supervisor and author of the following grants (31 k€):
• Academic textbooks (1) States of Matter, (2) Quantum Optics and Lasers,
Kallipos ESF Oct 2014 - Sep 2015, 15 k€. • Open Academic Courses at the
University of Athens (1) States of Matter, (2) Quantum Optics and Lasers, ESF
Mar 2014 - Sep 2015, 1 k€. • Academic textbooks. Kallipos+
(1) Tight Binding in Molecules, Polymers, Solids, (2) Quantum Optics, ΠΔΕ
ΥΠΑΙΘ July 2021 - August 2022, 15 k€.
IKY = Hellenic State Scholarship Foundation. HFRI = Hellenic Foundation
for Research and Innovation. ESF = European Social Fund. ΠΔΕ ΥΠΑΙΘ = Public Investments Program, Hellenic Ministry of Education.
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Academic textbooks (1) States of Matter, (2) Quantum
Optics and Lasers, action "Kallipos"
(http://www.kallipos.gr/) |
ESF |
Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 |
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(1) States of Matter, (2) Quantum Optics
and Lasers, action "Open Academic
Courses at the University of Athens" (http://ocw-project.uoa.gr/) |
ESF |
Mar 2014 - Sep 2015 |
Author |
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Academic textbooks. Action "Kallipos+" (http://www.kallipos.gr/) In Thematic category 2-II, Natural Sciences
and Agricultural Sciences. (1) Tight
Binding in Molecules, Polymers, Solids. In category Π2.4 Monographs, reveived the 1st higher grade. (2) Quantum Optics. In category Π2.1, Undergraduate Textbooks,
received the 2nd higher grade. |
ΠΔΕ ΥΠΑΙΘ |
July 2021 - August
2022 |
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• CODNA (charge oscillations in DNA) at supercomputer
ARIS ΥΠΑΙΘ, 6.6 M core hours (ch), • MONanoBio
(charge movement in atom-thick nanowires based on bioelements) at
supercomputer ARIS ΥΠΑΙΘ, 5.3 Mch,
2015-2022, + current 3.0 Mch
2023-2024. |
Hellenic
Ministry of Education |
2015-2023 |
Scientific Supervisor |
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• Electronic structure of
nucleic acid bases & analogues, 0.1 Mch, LinkSCEEM-2 Cyprus-Egypt, 2015. |
Cyprus -
Egypt |
2015 |
• Our Group maintains
a cluster of 13 machines for modest calculations, constructed mainly via the
grants that we host.