I hold a PhD in Chemistry (2006) and a MA in Chemistry (2003) from the University of California at San Diego/ San Diego State University. I also hold a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Cyprus. During 2006-2011 I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Cyprus carrying out research in the general field of computational and surface chemistry with emphasis on heterogeneous catalysis. During this period apart from receiving a 3-year fellowship (~100.000 euros) to carry out experimental and computational studies of the Water-gas shift (WGS) reaction on noble metal nanoparticles; I was a visiting lecturer for the undergraduate general and physical chemistry courses for 1 term.

In 2008 I founded a startup company in the field of rational materials design, CysilicoTech Research Ltd that won a price at the National Entrepreneurship competition in 2012. Between 2012-2014 I was a research assistant at Cardiff University (Cardiff Catalysis Institute) and a research fellow at The University of Warwick, looking at mechanistic aspect of the selective oxidation of crotyl alcohol on oxidised gold nanoparticles.

Between 2014-2018 I was a research associate at the department of chemistry of University College London (UCL), doing research for an EPSRC funded project with the title 'First principles design of novel ammonia synthesis catalysts'.   

Between 2018-2025 I have been an academic teaching various levels of chemistry (Physical, Computational, Inorganic, Environmental, Organic, General, Analytical) at various universities in London such as the University of Greenwich, the University of East London, Middlesex University and since 2023  Northeastern University London.

My academic profile at NU London can be found here.

Top: Cover articles published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics about ammonia synthesis reaction mechanisms and modelling reactions occurring on gold nanoparticles using DFT calculations.

I have expertise in first-principle electronic structure calculations to estimate the physical, chemical, mechanical and spectroscopic properties of molecules, clusters and materials. Participated in a broad range of projects including the elucidation of reaction mechanisms and the development of kinetic models for reactions occurring on transition and noble metal nanoclusters. I have more than 65 peer-reviewed publications with an h-index of 23 and 2050 citations.(according to google scholar accessed 15/5/2025). I also have about 26000 reads of my 131 research an educational items (papers, posters, datasets,...) on ResearchGate and my doctoral thesis alone has been read more than 7000 times and it explains nice analytical techniques such as STM, AFM and XRD as well as DFT calculations.

Currently my research focus is in three major fields:

a. Design of innovative nano-materials with various applications (e.g. coatings, catalysts, and engineering materials) by tailoring and optimizing the microscopic properties and processes to ensure optimum performance.

b. Mapping out the reaction potential energy diagram of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic reactions to understand the mechanism of reactions on surfaces, metal nanoparticles and in solution.

c. Using cost effective recent analytical instruments to measure physical parameters and reveal through these studies new pedagogic approaches that do rely on practical skills and  experimentation.

You can find a full record of my publications at various sites that are listed below.

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