Andreas Mavrantonakis (Mavrandonakis)
Computer-Aided Design of Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Applications (CADFUN)
Senior Assistant Researcher,
Institute IMDEA Energy, Electrochemical Process Unit.
email: andreas@mavrantonakis@imdea.org , andreas@mavrantonakis@gmail.com
Avda. Ramón de la Sagra, 3,
Parque Tecnológico de Móstoles
28935 - Móstoles (MADRID)
Spain
Research Interests
Applying computational modeling approaches (Density Functional & Wave-Function Theory and Molecular Dynamics) to study:
Electrochemical energy storage.
Solvation phenomena.
Structural characterization of layered/porous materials.
Catalytic and electrocatalytic processes.
Gas adsorption and separation in porous materials.
Computational spectroscopy. (IR, UV-Vis)
Porous materials: Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks.
Host-Guest interactions: Accurate calculations and qualitative/quantitate analysis of the interaction mechanisms.
Carbon and Hetero-atom Nanotubes.
List of publications can be found here.
Previous Positions
2017 - 2018: Postdoctoral Researcher. IMDEA Energy, Spain.
2015 - 2017: Postdoctoral Researcher. University of Minnesota, USA.
2011 - 2014: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
2009 - 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher. Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
2007 - 2009: Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
2004 - 2007: Postgraduate Researcher. University of Crete, Greece.
Education
2007: PhD in Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece.
2004: MSc in Applied Molecular Spectroscopy, University of Crete, Greece.
2001: BSc in Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece.