Curriculum Vitae

RENEWAL DECEMBER 2023

Name:                    ATHANASSIOS G. KONTOS

Title:                      Professor

Main Affiliation:  School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou, Athens, Greece

Second Affiliation: Collaborative Researcher, Inst. Nanoscience Nanotechnology, NCSR Demokritos

Date of Birth:      13 November 1967          Nationality: Greek

Marital status:    Married (2 children)

Telephone:            +30(210)7723014

e-mail Address:    akontos@mail.ntua.gr, a.kontos@inn.demokritos.gr

Skype Address:   athanassios.kontos            Orcid iD: 0000-0001-9193-0198

Web page:             physics.ntua.gr/~akontos/ 

http://semfe.ntua.gr/el/faculty-members/item/1038-kontos-athanasios

 https://inn.demokritos.gr/research_group/npsecsp/

SCIENTIFIC METRICS

No of Articles in Scientific Journals: 139, No of Articles as 1st author: 25 No of Articles as Corresponding Author: 31

Chapters on Books: 5 Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings: 37, Abstracts in Conferences: 154, Educational Notes: 4. 

Citations – Non-Shelf Citations (Scopus): 8590-7890 h-index: 42

Work Experience:

2019-today           Professor at the Dept. of Physics, School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, (SAMPS) of National Technical Univ. of Athens NTUA with educational activity and research work in optical spectroscopy and electrical characterization of biological and solid state materials and devices.

2008-2019         Director of Research at the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanomaterials (INN), NCSR Demokritos. Research was based on photocatalysis, hydrophilicity, dye sensitized and perovskite solar cells and characterization of materials with spectroscopic, optical and microscopic methods.

1996-2008             Lecturer – Researcher in the SEMPS-NTUA

Lecturer with the task of organising new Undergraduate Laboratories and teaching Experimental Physics; I was co-author in several experimental booklets. I carried out extensive spectroscopic research on bulk semiconductors, hetero-structures, multi-layer structures and micro­electro­nic devices. The research work was developed as a part of se­veral national research programs and international co-operations.

2002-                     Assistant Researcher in the Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR, Demokritos.

Performing structural, optical and photoelectrochemical characterization of dye sensitized solar cells and photocatalytic materials. The research work was funded by national and EU projects.

1999-2002             Associate Professor under a 3 years contract in the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Univ. of Thessaly.

Degrees and Research Activities:

1990-1994           University of Warwick, U.K.

                                PhD in Experimental Solid State Physics.

Thesis title: “An 89Y and 63Cu NMR study of some high-Tc superconductors”

1989-1990             University of Athens in collaboration with the Hellenic National Research Center “Demokritos”.

Research student on Solid State Physics.

Research topic: “EPR study of high-Tc superconductors”.

1985-1989              University of Athens, Greece.

B.Sc. Degree in Physics

Distinctions and Titles:

1990-1994             Scholar of the Greek state Scholarship Foundation.

1991-1994             President of the Greek society of the University of Warwick.

2002-                  Referee in international scientific journals (Appl. Surf. Sc., Phys. Stat. Sol., J. Chem. Techn. Biotechn., J. Phys. Chem., J. Phys.          Chem. Sol., J. Cryst. Growth, Electrochimica Acta, Hazard. Mat., Envir. Sc. & Techn., J. Raman Spectr. Nanoscale Res. Lett., Chem. Engin. J., Catal. Today e.t.c.) - member of the organizing committees of national conferences.

Recent Research Grants

• BIOPHASMA: Development of advanced portable biophotonic system for the personalized spectroscopic distrimination of cancer margins/tissues, GSRT-ESPA, Τ2ΕΔΚ-01223, 2020-2023, Coordinator

• Deposition of perovskite halides in the form of thin films with Controlled Crystallinity and study of their Structural and Optoelectronic properties", GSRT-ESPA, MIS 5049176, 2020-2021, 2018-2022, Coordinator

• ΣΕΛΑΣ: Autonomous System of Uninterrupted Production and Storage of electricity using photovoltaics on motorways, GSRT-ESPA, 2019-2022, Member

• Slow Photon: Advanced Slow-Photon Photocatalytic Nanostructures, 16335, HFRI, 2019-2022, Member

• PureAgroH20: Innovative photo-catalytic nanofiltration technology for micropollutants abatement and water reuse of Agro-industrial effluents, Life Program EU, 2018-2022, Member

• MAESTRO:  Making perovskites truly exploitable, H2020-ITN, 2017-2020, Member

• Development of Materials and Devices applied to Industry, Health, Environment and Culture, KRIPIS II, 2018-2020, Member, WP leader