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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.grmail

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