Laboratory of BioInorganic Chemistry

chemistry department

Athanassios G Coutsolelos

• Date of Birth January 30, 1957
  Place of Birth Lamia, Greece
  Marital status Married 2 children
  Nationality Greek
• Address Chemistry Department
  College of Sciences - University of Crete
  Laboratory of BioInorganic Chemistry
  PO Box 2208, Voutes Campus
  710 03- Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• tel: ++30.2810.545045 office 545036 lab
  fax: ++30.2810.545001
• coutsole@chemistry.uoc.gr

Academic Background

• June 1975 Diploma in Education  from A! High School of Lamia, Greece.
• August 1975 Distinction in  Exams for University, Chemistry.
• September 1975-November 1979 Aristotelian University, Chemistry,Undergraduate, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• September 1979 B.S. Chemistry, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
• November 1979-June 1980 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Voluntary scientific work, title: "Dipole moments and Conformation of 1-(N,N-Diaroyl)-amino-1,2,3-triazoles".
• July 1980-June 1981 Scholarship from Rhône-Poulenc, France.
• July 1981 D.E.A. degree in France (Diplôme d' Etudes Approfondies), Thesis title: “Phosphorus porphyrins, synthesis and characterization”, University of Dijon, France.
• September 1981-September 1985 Scholarship from the Franco-Greek Commission, with the agreement of the Academy of Dijon, for PhD degree.
• September 1981-September 1985 Postgraduate Student, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Dijon, France.
• September 1985 Ph.D. (Thèse d' Etat), Thesis title: "Synthesis and Study in gallioporphyrinic series - Elaboration of Polymeric Materials with Gallioporphyrinic units", University of Dijon, France

Professional Experience

• July-August 1979 Student's work Subject: "Study and control of used water  during the production", Control's Laboratory of Pechiney, Saloniki, Greece.
• November 1979-May 1980 Research Scientist Subject: "Dipole moments and conformation of 1-(N,N-Diaroyl)-amino-1,2,3-triazoles", Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, University of Saloniki, Greece.
• September-October 1984 Responsible of Laboratory Subject: "Set-up of Laboratory for control analysis of wine during the preparation", Liergues, Ville-Franche, France.
• December 1984-April 1985 Private contract with SEB Group, Laboratory of Heterocyclic Chemistry of Dijon, France.
• September 1985-August 1986 Post-Doctoral Position, Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, University of Houston, Texas Subject: "Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry of Metalloporphyrins".
• Mars 1987-April 1988 Compulsory National Service with the Greek Army.
• May 1988-April 1990 Scientific Responsible, for the Proposal "Synthesis of Highly Conducting Low-Dimensional Compounds involving Metalloporphyrinic Complexes. Study of their Catalytic Properties". Research Grant by the Greek Ministry of Industry and Technology.
• February 1988-December 1993 Assistant Professor University of Crete, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Bioinorganic  Coordination Chemistry.
• June-July 1992 Visiting Researcher Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry (LCC), Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Toulouse, France.
• December 1993-March 1999 Associate Professor University of Crete, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Bioinorganic Coordination Chemistry.
• April-May 1994 Visiting Professor Institut de la Chimie Moleculaire d'Orsay (ICMO), Laboratoire de Chimie Bioinorganique, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
• July-June 1996 Visiting Professor (Sabbatical Year), University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Notre Dame, USA.
• April 1999-to day Professor University of Crete, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Bioinorganic Coordination Chemistry.
• December 2000-January 2001 Visiting Professor Institut de la Chimie Moleculaire d'Orsay (ICMO), Laboratoire de Chimie Bioinorganique, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
• August 2010-September 2010 Visiting Professor Laboratoire de chimie biomimetique des metaux de transition (LCBM), UMR CNRS 7177, Institut de Chimie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.

Membership * Professional Societies* Awards

• Scholarship from the Academy of Dijon 4 years.
• Scholarship from Rhône-Poulenc for 1 year.
• Member of the French, American, and Greek Chemical Society.
• Member of the Porphyrin and Pthalocyanine Chemical Society.
• Member of the ABCUB, Association des Docteurs et Ancienes Elèves de Chimie de l’Université de Bourgogne.
• Member of the Greek Bioinorganic Chemistry Consortium
• Member of the Recruitment Committee of National Research Center
• Member of the Committee of State Scholarships Foundation
• Member of the European Science Foundation.
• Reviewer to
  • BioInorganic Chemistry and Applications
  • Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
  • Catalysis Today
  • Chemistry Reviews
  • Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Current HIV research
  • Dalton Transactions
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry Communications
  • Journal of American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • Journal of Hasardous Materials
  • Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
  • Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
  • Journal of Trace Elelements and Biology
  • Laser Chemistry
  • Materials chemistry
  • Molecules
  • Organic Electronics
  • Polymer Bulletin
  • Reactive and Functional Polymers Journal
• Member of
  • the Greek Bioinorganic Chemistry Consortium
  • Recruitment Committee of National Research Center
  • Committee of State Scholarships Foundation ΙΚΥ
  • European Science Foundation
  • Member of Nanoforum (European nanotechnology consortium)
  • the “Green University Consortium” from 2011
  • the Energy Group of Regional Council of Crete Innovation from 2011.
    
    
  • BIOSOLENUTI FP7 (www.biosolenuti.gr) Regional Potential, Coordinator
  • BIOSOL 2011 (http://www.biosol2011.gr) International Conference, chairman
  • COST CM2012, http://www.perspect-h2o.eu, National Coordinator & Scientific Comittee