| Silica and Metal-Silicate Scale Deposits in Process Waters: Mitigation Approaches Based on Chemical Additives. British Association for Crystal Growth Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Great Britain, September, 10-12, 2006 (Invited Lecture). |
| The Role of Metal Complexes in Calcium Crystal Deposition Diseases: Molecular Basis of Therapy. British Association for Crystal Growth Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Great Britain, September, 10-12, 2006. |
| Industrial Water Systems: Problems, Challenges and Solutions. AQUA2005: Aquaculture of South East European Countries, Athens, Greece, October, 21-23, 2005 (Invited Lecture). |
| Use of Biodegradable Chemical Compounds as Control Additives for Colloidal SiO2 and Their Possible Application in Industrial Water Systems, 2nd Macedonian Environmental Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 8-12, 2005. |
The Role of “Green” Additives in Precipitation Control and Potential Applications in Industrial Water Systems. 20th National Greek Chemistry Conference, Ioannina, Greece, September 20 – 24, 2005. |
| Solving Water Treatment’s “Gordian Knots” the “Green Way”. EUROCORR 2005-The European Corrosion Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, September 4-8, 2005 |
| Silica Scale Growth, Fouling and Deposition: Can Chemists Solve Water Treatment’s “Gordian knot”? 10th European Symposium on Corrosion and Scale Inhibitors, Ferrara, Italy, August 29-September 2, 2005. |
| Inhibition of Calcium Phosphate-DNA Co-precipitates Induced Cell Death by Phosphocitrate Salts. American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, November 12-17, 2005, Arthritis and Rheumatism 50 (9): S334 Suppl. S, September 2004, paper # 797 |
| Use of Environmentally Benign Chemical Additives in Water Treatment Technologies: The Contribution of Green Chemical Technology. 9th International Conference of Environmental Science and Technology, September 1st – 3rd 2005, Rhodes Island, Greece. |
| Metal Organopolyphosphonate Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials: Synthetic Approaches, Structural Chemistry and Applications. 8th FIGIPAS Meeting in Inorganic Chemistry, Session on Molecular Materials and Nanochemistry, Athens, Greece, July 6-9, 2005 |
| Inorganic Foulants in Membrane Systems: Chemical Control Strategies and the Contribution of “Green Chemistry”. Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production, L’ Aquila, Italy, November 15-17, 2004. |
| Crystal Growth and Its Inhibition in Biological and Industrial Systems. 8th Greece-Cyprus Chemistry Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 10 – 13, 2004. |
| Metal-Phosphonate Polymeric Materials: Synthesis, Structural Chemistry and Applications in Crystal Growth and Corrosion Inhibition. 8th Greece-Cyprus Chemistry Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 10 – 13, 2004. |
| Synergies in the Effects of Polyelectrolytes on Colloidal SiO2 Growth in Water Systems. 8th Greece-Cyprus Chemistry Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 10 – 13, 2004. |
| Biodegradable Additives as Control Agents for Colloidal SiO2 Growth and Their Possible Utility in Industrial Water Systems. 8th Greece-Cyprus Chemistry Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 10 – 13, 2004 |
| Synthesis and Structural Chemistry of Metal-Phosphonate Polymers. Applications in Crystal Growth and Corrosion Inhibition. 2nd Conference of the Greek Crystallographic Association, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece, October 15 – 16, 2004 |
| Mitigation Approaches for Silica (SiO2) Fouling and Deposition in Open Recirculating Cooling Systems: Inhibition and Dissolution. Fouling and Critical Flux: Theory and Applications, June 16-18 2004, Lapeenranta, Finland |
| Use of Antiscalants for Mitigation of Silica Fouling and Deposition: Fundamentals and Applications in Desalination Systems. EUROMED 2004: Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries. May 29-June 2, 2004, Marrakech, Morocco. |
| Biodegradable Additives in Chemical Cooling Water Treatment: The contribution of “Green Chemistry”. 1st Greek Symposium on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Growth, Athens-EXPO, Athens, Greece, 27-28 February, 2004. |
| Uses of Biodegradable Additives in the Inhibition of Amorphous Silica (SiO2) and Magnesium Silicate and in their Dissolution. 1st Greek Symposium on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Growth, EXPO-Athens, Athens, Greece, 27-28 February, 2004. |
| The “Other” Kind of Bioinorganic Chemistry: Potential of Organophosphate Therapeutic Agents to Influence Pathological Biomineralization in Calcium Deposition Diseases. Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Meeting (IRMM-2003), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 8-10 January, 2004 |
| Combating Heat Exchanger Fouling and Corrosion Phenomena in Process Waters. 4th International Conference on Compact Heat Exchangers and Enhancement Technology for the Process Industries, Fodele Beach Hotel, Crete, Greece, September 29 – October 3, 2003 |
| Silica Scale Growth Inhibition in Industrial Waters by Additives of Dendrimeric Structure. 4th Greek Chemical Engineering Conference, Patras, Greece, May 29 – May 31, 2003. |
| Hybrid Materials Based on Calcium-Phosphocitrate and Their Application in Anti-Calcification Therapy. 19th National Greek Chemistry Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, November 6 – 10, 2002. |
| A 9-Coordinate Calcium Phosphocitrate Complex As Calcification Inhibitor In Vivo. International Conference of Coordination Chemistry (ICCC 35), Heidelberg, Germany, July 21– 26, 2002. |
| Multiple Electron and Atom Transfers in Osmium Polypyridyl and Polypyrazolyl Complexes. 216th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., August 1998, INOR-222 |
INVITED LECTURES
| Magnesium Silicate Formation and Control. Rhodia Company, Oldbury, Birmingham, United Kingdom, October 19, 2005. |
| Phosphonate Chemistry in Industrial Process Water Treatment. Solutia Company, Louvain, Belgium, February 23, 2005 |
| The Role of Organophosphate-Based Therapies in the Management of Calcium Deposition-Related Biomineralization Disorders. Department of Chemistry, University of Kuopio, Finland, November 3, 2004 |
| Industrial Cooling Water: Problems and Solutions Based on Chemical Approaches, WATERTEC 2004, Athens, Greece, October 29-November 1, 2004. |
| Crystal Growth in Biological and Industrial Systems: “Gordian Knots” and Possible Solutions, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, February 27, 2004 |
| Biological and Non-Biological Crystallization and the Contribution of Chemical Research, Annual Graduate Student Chemistry Conference, Anogeia, Crete, 27-29 June, 2003. |