Georgios Charalambidis is the author of 61 publications in International Chemistry journals with an h-index factor of 22 and more than 1100 citations (Scopus database). Based on the international network of scientists (Research Gate) data, he has an RG score of 36.07 and more than 6750 reads. He has also participated in 55 international conferences with oral or poster presentations. Furthermore, he is a reviewer in two international journals: RSC Advances and Synthetic Metals. He is member of the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (SPP) and the Greek Chemical Society. As part of his postdoctoral research, in order to perform various experiments, he has visited several European Institutes and Universities (more than 7) and developed strong collaborations with his supervisors. He participated as a researcher in 3 European and 9 National Projects.
The experience and knowledge gained from its participation in these programs will be transferred to younger researchers (PhD and M.Sc. students) involved in the proposed project. Also, he obtained sufficient experience in the organization, management and administration of financial grants. His research interests include: i) the development of photocatalytic hydrogen production systems, ii) self-organization of porphyrin derivatives and the characterization of their nanostructures, iii) synthesis of chromophores for photovoltaic cells, iv) synthesis of catalysts for polymerization reactions, hydrogenation, formylation and epoxidation, v) construction of biomimetic cytochrome c oxidase models, vi) covalent functionalization of carbon nanostructures (graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes and nanochorns) with porphyrin derivatives, vii) synthesis of new corrole derivatives, viii) interaction of porphyrin derivatives with DNA, ix) application of porphyrin chromophores for keratoconus treatment and x) synthesis of chromophores for artificial photosynthetic models.
He is also familiar with the following laboratory techniques and spectroscopies: UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR), Gas Chromatography (GC-MS), Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI-TOF), X-ray crystallography, Cyclic and Square Wave voltammetry.
Adelais Trapali received her B.Sc. degree (2016) and her M.Sc. degree (2018) in Chemistry at the University of Crete. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Crete under the supervision of Prof. Athanassios G. Coutsolelos. Her undergraduate thesis, focused on the preparation of three dimensional nanocrystal assemblies of mesoporous metal chalcogenides and their study in light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution systems. During her post-graduate studies, she specialized in the synthesis of supramolecular assemblies of iron porphyrin derivatives and polypyridine ruthenium complexes and investigated their photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen production and carbon dioxide reduction. Her current research interests concern the development of efficient carbon dioxide and oxygen reduction photocatalytic systems based on substituted iron porphyrin hybrids. Recently, a part of her research concerning a biomimetic model of a H-bonded TyrZ/His190 pair covalently attached to a porphyrin sensitizer, was published in Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. (Angew.Chem.Int.Ed. 2018, 57, 9013–90174). Apart from this publication, she has been involved in three more peer-reviewed journal articles which are listed below: 1. Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 433-441, 2. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 2018, 20, 7798-7807, 3. ChemPhysChem 2019, 20, 163–172. Moreover, Adelais has participated in seven international and national scientific conferences.
Aspasia Stoumpidi received her B.Sc. degree (2019) in Chemistry at the University of Crete and she is currently pursuing her M.Sc. degree in the Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Crete under the supervision of Prof. Athanassios G. Coutsolelos. Her undergraduate thesis, focused on the synthesis of supramolecular assemblies of iron porphyrin derivatives and investigated their photocatalytic activity towards carbon dioxide reduction. Following, her current research interests concern also the synthesis and study of iron porphyrins towards not only carbon dioxide reduction, but also towards hydrogen evolution. Aspasia has been a laboratory assistant in the Student Practice Laboratories of Inorganic Chemistry I and II for two semesters under the supervision of Prof. E. Vardalachaki. She is also familiar with the following laboratory techniques and spectroscopies: UV-vis, FT-IR, Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies, Gas chromatography (GC-MS) and Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI). Moreover, she has participated in two national conferences with poster presentations.
Professor Athanassios G. Coutsolelos has 147 publications h-index: 32 and more than 2940 citations. In 1988, he joined the University of Crete as an assistant professor, where from 1999 he has been a Professor in Inorganic Chemistry and the group leader of the Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Chemistry (LBIC).
Professor Athanassios Coutsolelos specializes in the design and study of hybrid systems for a wide variety of applications, such as photovoltaics and photocatalytic H2 production. He has significant experience coordinating national and international research programs. Therefore, his contribution in terms of the project coordination the overall management would be significantly important. Additionally, his expertise in the design and synthesis of porphyrin derivatives are required for the smoother completion of the project.
Five of his publications, which are relevant to the proposal, are listed below: 1. Nature Commun., 2016, 7, 12657. 2. Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 2597-2608. 3. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 3095-3103. 4. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 1938-1941. 5. Coord. Chem. Rev., 2012, 256, 2601-2677.
Some of the research programs he has coordinated are outlined below: i) FP7-REGPOT – Capacities, “Bio-inspired Solar Energy Utilization (BIOSOLENUTI)”, ii) Research Funding Program «Heraklitos ΙΙ», “New hybrid materials for solar cells”., iii) COST Action CM1202, “Supramolecular photocatalytic water splitting (PERSPECT-H2O)”, iv) Research Funding Program «Excellence ΙΙ», “Implementing Advanced Interfacial Engineering Strategies for Highly Efficient Hybrid Solar Cells (IMAGINE-HYSOL)” and v) Research programs of excellence IKY−Siemens, “Synthesis of novel porphyrin compounds for the preparation of modified photo-cathodes and their study in photovoltaic devices and in photo-catalytic systems for hydrogen production”.
Asterios Charisiadis started his PhD (December 2015) in the Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Chemistry (LBIC), of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Crete and he is expected to present his thesis in due time. He got his Bachelor and his Master’s degrees from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Crete in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Asterios Charisiadis is the author of 16 publications with h-index of 6 and more than 80 citations. Based on the international network of scientists (Research Gate) data, he has an RG score of 22.98 and more than 1400 reads. Furthermore, he has participated in more than 10 national and international conferences with oral or poster presentations. During his post-graduate studies he obtained extensive experience in synthesis and modification of both organic and inorganic compounds, as well as in the coupling of porphyrin derivatives with several other entities. Additionally, he participated in the scientific research program “Perspect H2O-Supramolecular photocatalytic water splitting (COST Action-CM1202)” and was later funded through the Postgraduate Scholarship: Research Projects for Excellence IKY/Siemens. He was recently awarded the Maria Chatzimarinaki Award from the Department of Chemistry, for his scientific progress during his post-graduate studies in the field of Inorganic Chemistry. Asterios has been a laboratory assistant in the Student Practice Laboratories of Inorganic Chemistry I and II for five semesters under the supervision of Prof. E. Vardalachaki. Furthermore, he was co-supervisor in 13 Undergraduate students in the Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry at the University of Crete. His main scientific interests involve the synthesis of porphyrin-based systems and their study in several applications, such as artificial photosynthetic schemes, solar cells, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and light-emitting electrochemical cells. He is also familiar with the following laboratory techniques and spectroscopies: UV-vis, FT-IR, Fluorescence and Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies, Gas chromatography (GC-MS), Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI), X-ray crystallography, Cyclic and square wave voltammetry.
Aspasia Stoumpidi received her B.Sc. degree (2018) in Chemistry at the University of Crete and she is currently pursuing her M.Sc. degree in the Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Crete under the supervision of Prof. Athanassios G. Coutsolelos.
Eleni Agapaki is the author of 3 publications. Furthermore, she has participated in 3 national and international conferences with poster presentation. Her current research interests concern the development of efficent hydrogen evolving photocatalytic systems based on substituted zinc porphyrins and TiO2 nanoparticles doped with Pt nanoparticles.