GEORGIOS D. CHRYSSIKOS 

Senior Researcher

Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute

National Hellenic Research Foundation

48, Vass. Constantinou Ave., Athens 116 35

Tel. 7247973, Fax. 7249104

e-mail: gdchryss@eie.gr

EDUCATION

1987 PhD in Physical Inorganic Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Thesis title: Vibrational and Dielectric Investigation of Glasses.

1983 Diploma of Chemistry, University of Athens

AWARDS AND HONORS

1988 The Potter Prize for the best doctorate Thesis in Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

1987 AT&T Prize for outstanding research

1984 William T. King Award for excellence in teaching, Brown University, USA

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1998- Senior Researcher at the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation. (see Current Research Interests)

1992-1998 Associate Researcher at the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation. Vibrational spectroscopic investigation of materials.

1988-1991 Assistant Researcher at the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation. Synthesis and spectroscopic investigation of materials with technological importance

1986-1987 Research Assistant, Chemistry Department and Materials Research Laboratory, Brown University, USA. Dielectric investigation of fast ionic conducting glasses from dc to the microwaves.

1985-1986 Travelling Scholar from Brown University to the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens. Synthesis and vibrational investigation of semiconducting and fast ionic conducting glasses.

1984-1985 Research Assistant, Chemistry Department, Brown University, USA

Polymer-supported metal and oxide particles for heterogeneous catalysis. Infrared investigation of photoconducting oxide glasses.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1988- Advisor to PhD and honours students. Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation.

1983-1984 Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department, Brown University. Taught General Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry courses.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Current research interests include:

• The synthesis of inorganic materials (glasses and ceramics).
• The use of vibrational spectroscopic techniques (Fourier transform infrared and Raman) for the structural investigation of materials.
• The establishment of structure / property relationships in glasses, polymers, ceramics, biomaterials etc.
• The chemical / spectroscopic characterization of polymers.
• The chemical relaxations associated with the glass transition.
• The relationship between medium range order and the formation of amorphous solids.
• Universalities of the vitreous state.
• Ionic transport in glass. Correlations between dielectric and far-infrared activity of ionically conducting glasses. Mixed-alkali and mixed network glasses.

G. D. Chryssikos has co-authored more than 82 publications in international magazines and conference proceedings (see detailed list). His work has been referenced in more than 540 papers (source: Citation Index). He has active research collaboration with several laboratories and Universities in the UK, France, Germany and the USA. He has participated in many international conferences on amorphous materials. GDC has active involvement in several research projects funded by National, European Community and other institutions.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

GDC is a Greek citizen, born in Athens the 25th of April 1960. He lived in Athens until the end of his undergraduate studies and then moved to Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He returned to Greece in January 1988, and is living in Athens ever since. He is married and has two children. He has completed his military service. He is fluent in English and French.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

1. Dielectric and structural investigation of alkali triborate glasses, G. D. Chryssikos, Liping Liu, C. P. Varsamis and E. I. Kamitsos, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, in press (1998)
2. Vibrational investigation of lithium metaborate metaaluminate glasses and crystals, G. D. Chryssikos, M. S. Bitsis, J. A. Kapoutsis and E. I. Kamitsos, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 217, 278 (1997)
3. Structural investigation of polyester resins by Infrared spectroscopy, G. D. Chryssikos, E. I. Kamitsos, I. A. Kapoutsis, C. G. Varelas, V. Kotsonis and C. Toprakcioglu, Proc. 4^th Greek Conference on Polymers, Patras, November 1997, pp. 111-114 (in greek)
4. Effect of Li₂SO₄ on the structure of Li₂O-B₂O₃ glasses, G. D. Chryssikos, E. I. Kamitsos and A. P. Patsis, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 202, 222 (1996)
5. Towards a structural interpretation of fragility and decoupling trendsin borate systems, G. D. Chryssikos, E. I. Kamitsos and Y. D. Yiannopoulos, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 196, 244 (1996)
6. X-Ray Diffraction and Infrared Investigation of RBa₂Cu₃O₇ and R_0.5Pr_0.5Ba₂Cu₃O₇ Compounds (R=Y and lanthanides), G. D. Chryssikos, E. I. Kamitsos, J. A. Kapoutsis, A. P. Patsis, V. Psycharis, A. Koufoudakis, Ch. Mitros, G. Kallias, E. Gamari-Seale and D. Niarchos, Physica C, 254, 44 (1995)