DrDemetra Achilleos

Our group is interested in developing sustainable solutions to tackle significant global challenges as derived from the UN Sustainable Development goals, so to promote prosperity without harming the environment.
To do so, we combine the strength of two worlds, that of synthetic nanomaterials and renewable energy resources (solar light), to achieve clean energy production, toxic waste utilization, chemical synthesis and water purification at marginal cost.
To make these processes sustainable we develop/employ low cost/scalable polymeric, inorganic, carbonaceous and biological materials, which can be embedded into organized nanostructures upon using scalable/automated processes and can be further nanoengineered to improve efficiency and performance.
The optimum design, development and performance evaluation of these materials is achieved via a highly multidisciplinary approach; combination of (1) theoretical calculations, (2) newly developed synthetic/nanoengineering approaches, (3) sophisticated spectroscopic/structural characterization and (4) materials testing, which altogether allow us to make structure-property correlations and use our know-how as platform for the design/development of the next-generation of materials.
We welcome applications from motivated graduate students/postdoctoral researchers from a diverse range of scientific backgrounds! If interested, contact Dr. Achilleos with a CV, research interests, and a list of potential funding bodies.

Available PhD and Postdoc positions:

1. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/345233 (PhD position), https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/phd-position-on-photoelectrochemical-systems-for-green-fuel-and-chemical-synthesis/?p185237
2. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/345235 (Postdoc position), https://www.findapostdoc.com/search/job-details.aspx?jobcode=12396&paid=y

3. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/383701 (Postdoc position)