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Lectures / Seminars

    Prof. Thomas D. Anthopoulos 

    Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, London, UK

    in a lecture entitled:

    "New materials and fabrication paradigms for plastic electronics"

    Department of Advanced Materials auditorium (Building #8),

    Wednesday 20th of November 2013 at 11.a.m.


     

    Professor Rebecca Deprez - Poulain Pr PhD MRSC

     

    INSERM U761 Biostructures And Drug Discovery

     

    Universite De Lille 2 - Pasteur Institute Lille

     

    “Hydroxamates as tools for the target validation of metalloproteases:

    Applications To malarial PfAM1 And human Insulin-Degrading Enzyme”

     

    Wednesday 30rd of October at 12:00 pm,

     

    IPC auditorium

     

    The lecture is organized by the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety (I.N.RA.S.T.E.S.) and Dr. E. Stratikos


     
    Opennings

    29/07/2013 Opening For a PhD studentship (Greek Version)



     
    Announcements

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    17/01/2014 Opening For an Experienced Researcher/Fellow for MARIE CURIE SANAD project

    29/07/2013 Opening For a PhD studentship (Greek Version)

    15/07/2012 Opening For a PhD studentship

    15/07/2012 Opening For Post Doctoral Position

    06/06/2012 Opening For Synthetic Chemistry Post Doctoral Associate

    06/06/2012 Opening For Post Doctoral Associate on Carbon Nanomaterials

    06/06/2012 Opening For Synthetic Chemistry PhD Studentship

     

    Intenational Workshop | 31 October - 3 November 2011
    Macromolecular crystal growth and optimisation methods

    Workshop Program

     

    2nd CYCLON SUMMER SCHOOL

    Photochemistry and Applications in Photoactivable Anticancer Drugs

    Bologna, September 26 – 28, 2011

     

     

    October 11 of 2010 :

    The Institute of Physical Chemistry actively participates in the establishment of the European Photocatalysis Federation and the coordination of the corresponding research activities in Greece.

     

     

    The 6th Summer School on Methods in Micro-Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology will be held in Athens, Greece September 13 - 17, 2010.  

    The Summer School is co-organized by the Institutes of Physical Chemistry, Microelectronics,  Radioisotopes & Radiodiagnostic Products and Materials Science,  NCSR Demokritos, in collaboration with the Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens.

    The Summer School  is co-sponsored by the project, Marie Curie ITN CYCLON  ( http://www.itn-cyclon.eu )  coordinated by the  Institute of Physical Chemistry.


     
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    Institute of Physical Chemistry

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    Dr. Anastasia Hiskia

    Research Director

    Institute of Physical Chemistry
    NCSR Demokritos
    15310, Agia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece
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    STUDIES - WORKING EXPERIENCE

    1981:   Graduation from the Department of Chemistry, University of Athens.

    1989:  Doctor's Degree from the University of Athens. The PhD Thesis was performed at NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Institute of Physical Chemistry, Laboratory of Catalytic - Photocatalytic Processes (Solar Energy-Environment), under the supervision of Dr. E. Papaconstantinou.

    1983-1995: General Chemical State Laboratory (accepted as analyst in 1983, after examination).

    1995-2001: Researcher Rank C, NCSR "Demokritos", Institute of Physical Chemistry, Laboratory of Catalytic - Photocatalytic Processes (Solar Energy-Environment).

    2002-2006: Researcher Rank B, NCSR "Demokritos", Institute of Physical Chemistry, Laboratory of Catalytic - Photocatalytic Processes (Solar Energy-Environment).

    2006-today: Researcher Rank A, Research Director of the Laboratory of "Catalytic-Photocatalytic Processes (Solar Energy-Environment)" and Director of the "Environmental Analysis Lab", Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "Demokritos"

     

     

    RESEARCH - WORKING ACTIVITIES

    1982-1989: Doctorate Dissertation entitled "Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Polyoxometallates of W and Mo".  Among other items, photocatalytical reactions have been studied, for the photochemical utilization of solar energy, as well as for utilization against pollution.

    1983-1995: General Chemical State Laboratory (G.C.S.L.). Mainly experienced in laboratorial items such as Quality Control of Fuel, Foodstuff, Control of Environmental Pollution. On October of 1991 assigned with the organization of the "Pesticide Residues Laboratory" of the G.C.S.L, being experienced in pesticide residue analysis.

    1995-today: Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "Demokritos". Involved in the areas of photocatalysis by polyoxometallates/semiconducting oxides, photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, photocatalytic synthesis of metal nanoparticles, method development for trace level organic and environmental analysis, investigation of the occurrence and fate of organic pollutants in the aquatic environment, investigation of processes in the aquatic environment.

     

    ACHIEVEMENTS

    Publications: 63(Environ. Sci. Technol., Chem. Soc. Rev., Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., Appl. Catal. B-Environ., Polyhydron, Inorganic Chemistry, J. Mol. Catal., Α : Chemical,New J. Chem.,Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Thin Solid Films,J. Photochem. Photobiology,Catalysis Today,J. Agr. Food Chem.,Analyst, Chemosphere, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectr., Anal. Chim. Acta,Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.,TOXICON, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry etc)

    Proceedings: 53, Abstracts: 69, Citations: 1217, h-index: 20

     

    SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES

    1992-1995:Member of the following International Scientific Committees:

    • Expert meetings of the EC Sub-group "Pesticide Residues" for the Establishment of MRLs in  pesticide residues in foodstuffs.
    • Codex Commitee for Pesticide Residues of FAO-WHO.
    • ad hoc group for the methods of analysis of pesticide residues in foodstuff

    1998-today: Member of the International Association of the Environmental Analytical Chemistry (IAEAC)

    2004-2005 and 2009-2010: Member of the Research Committee of NCSR “Demokritos”.

    2002-2004: President of the Scientific Advising Council of Institute of Physical Chemistry of NCSR “Demokritos”.

    2007-2010: Secretariat of the Scientific Advising Council of Institute of Physical Chemistry of NCSR “Demokritos”.

    2007- today: Member of the National Water Council  

     

    OTHER ACTIVITIES

    • She has supervised PhD and MSc students
    • Has refereed scientific proposals for General Secretariat of Research and   Technology.
    • Has refereed scientific proposals for EU.
    • Scientific referee for international journals (Environ. Sci. Technol., Appl. Catal.: B: Environmental, New J. of Chemistry, Catalysis Today, Analytica Chimica Acta, Chemistry-A European Jοurnal, J. AOAC, J. Photochem. Photobiology, J. Hazardous Materials etc)
    • Has taught the lessons “Environmental Analytical Chemistry” in the post graduate school of the Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "Demokritos" and “Environmental Pollution. Advanced Oxidation Processes.” in the post graduate school “Environmental Chemistry, Technology and Management” of the Department of Chemistry, University of Athens.
    • Co-Editor of the up-coming special issue of the J. Hazardous Materials entitled “Nanotechnologies for the Monitoring and Treatment of Contaminated Water, Air and Soil”
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    CYANOWATER

    CYANOWATER project aims in filling research gaps and achieving breakthrough results in (a) Development of advanced analytical methods for emerging cyanotoxins (CTs) and for simultaneous analysis of different groups of CTs, (b) Identification of the toxin-producing cyanobacteria species in freshwater bodies and (c) Development of novel advanced oxidation processes for the detoxification of water contaminated with CTs.

    The strong ties and close collaboration of the CYANOWATER research team with leading research partners and water supply companies will permit technology transfer and direct and strong beneficial impacts for the international research community involved in this field but also important societal and economic impacts at a national, European and international level.

    Aim and Objectives

    The main aim of the CYANOWATER project is to fill current research gaps in the areas of cyanotoxin analysis in environmental samples, the presence of toxin producing cyanobacteria and their cyanotoxins in freshwater ecosystems and advanced methods of water treatment for cyanotoxins removal. The expected results of the project will considerably benefit the international scientific community in this field of research:

                                                                   
    • Advanced methods of analysis that will be sensitive, accurate, and fast and also target many toxins of different groups in “one run” will enhance the capabilities of researchers as well as water and public health authorities to better assess and control the associated risks.
    • Investigations for the presence of cyanotoxins and the producing cyanobacterial species in freshwater ecosystems that were never studied before, will contribute to a better understanding of the behavior of these microorganisms, their tendency to invade or adapt to new environments with the concomitant release of toxins, some of them being new and emerging in the European region.
    • Studies on advanced oxidation processes for the detoxification of water contaminated with cyanotoxins will provide further effective and efficient tools for water utilities and authorities to eliminate public health risks associated with the consumption of cyanotoxins.

    Another secondary objective of the Nanomaterial Based Catalytic - Photocatalytic Processes and Environmental Analysis Laboratory (NCPP-EAL) is to keep in the edge of this field of research at an international level. NCPP-EAL is the first research laboratory in Greece to be involved in cyanotoxins research since 2005 and currently the only research group in Greece in the field with significant contributions through published papers and collaborations in Greece, Europe and USA. NCPP-EAL is planning to establish itself as a national reference laboratory for cyanotoxin analysis, by extending its scope of accreditation (ISO 17025) as well as a national focal point for cyanotoxins research.

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     Workpackages

    In order to achieve the aims and objectives of the Cyanowater project, research tasks are split into four distinct Work Packages (WPs) that are interconnected and interrelated as shown below.

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     Research Team

    Principal Investigator

    Dr. Anastasia Hiskia

     

    PhD Students

    Sevasti Zervou

    Korina Manolidi

    Postdoctoral Researchers

    Dr. Theodoros Triantis

    Dr. Christophoros Christophoridis

    Dr. Theodora Fotiou

    Research Collaborators (External) 

    Dr. Triantafyllos Kaloudis

    Prof. Dionysios Dionysiou

    Prof. Maria Moustaka - Gouni

    Prof. Konstantinos Kormas

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     PAPERS

    1. Kaloudis, T., Zervou, S.-K., Tsimeli, K., Triantis, T.M., Fotiou, T., Hiskia, A. (2013) “Determination of microcystins and nodularin (cyanobacterial toxins) in water by LC-MS/MS. Monitoring of Lake Marathonas, a water reservoir of Athens, Greece”, Journal of Hazardous Materials 263, pp 105-115.

    2. Fotiou T., Triantis T. M., Kaloudis T., Hiskia A., (2014) Evaluation of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 based for catalysts on the degradation and mineralization of cyanobacterial toxins and water off-odor compounds under UV-A, solar and visible light. Chemical Engineering Journal, 261 (2015) 17–26.

    3. Fotiou T., Triantis T. M., Kaloudis T., Hiskia A., (2014) Photocatalytic degradation of Cylindrospermopsin under UV-A, solar and visible light using TiO2. Mineralization and intermediate products, Chemosphere, 119 (2015) S89–S94.

    4. T. Fotiou, T. M. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, K. E O'Shea, D.D Dionysiou, A. Hiskia, "Photocatalytic Degradation of Microcystin-LR, Cylindrospermopsin and Water Taste and Odor Compounds, using C-TiO2 under Visible Light. The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species Involved", Water Research, under revision

    5. S.-K. Zervou, C. Christophoridis, T Kaloudis, T. Triantis, A. Hiskia, “Development, optimization and validation of a sensitive and fast multi-class method for the determination of various cyanotoxins in water with SPE, LC-MS/MS”Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, submitted

    6. C. Christophoridis, S.-K. Zervou, T. Kaloudis , T. Triantis, A. Hiskia, “A  fast, robust and simple analytical method for the simultaneous determination of cyanotoxins Cylindrospermopsin and Anatoxin-a in water, using LC-MS/MS and experimental design” under preparation

    7. M. Katsiapi, S.-K. Zervou, C. Christophoridis, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia, M. Moustaka-Gouni, “Cyanotoxins diversity within phytoplankton cyanobacterial communities in diverse freshwater types and watershed land uses” under preparation

     

     

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    BOOKS / CHAPTERS

    1. "Water Treatment for Purification from Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins" Ed. A. Hiskia, D. Dionysiou, M. Antoniou, T. Kaloudis, T. Triantis, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., under preparation

    2.Handbook on Cyanobacterial Monitoring and Cyanotoxin Analysis”, Ed. J. Meriluoto, G.A. Codd, L. Spoof, under preparation

    3. G. Zhang, X. He, X. Duan, Y. Huang, C. Han, K. O’ Shea, D. Kyung Kim, V.K. Sharma, N. Johnson, B. Ren, V. Vogiazi, T. Fotiou , C. Christophoridis, A. Hiskia, and D. D. Dionysiou, Chapter 6 Title: “Advanced Oxidation Processes.” In "Water Treatment for Purification from Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins" Ed. A. Hiskia, D. Dionysiou, M. Antoniou, T. Kaloudis, T. Triantis, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., under preparation

    4. T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, A. Hiskia, D. Dziga, S. Merel, C. Edwards, and M. G. Antoniou, Chapter 8: “Transformation products (TPs) of cyanobacterial metabolites during treatment” In "Water Treatment for Purification from Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins" Ed. A. Hiskia, D. Dionysiou, M. Antoniou, T. Kaloudis, T. Triantis, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., under preparation

    5. M. G. Antoniou, C. Zhao, K. E. O’Shea, G. Zhang, D. D. Dionysiou, C. Zhao, C. Han, M. N. Nadagouda, H. Choi, T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, and A. Hiskia, Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Water: Process optimization and degradation pathways, Photocatalysis: Quo vadis? The Royal Society of Chemistry, Edited by Detlef W. Bahnemann, Jenny Scheider, Junhua Ye, Gianluca Li, Puma, Dionysios D. Dionysiou accepted-pending publication

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     Conference Publications

    1. A. Hiskia, “Recent advances towards water purification from cyanotoxins and taste & odor compounds using photocatalysis with TiO2 and polyoxometalates” 14th EuChemMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment ICCE 2013 Barcelona Spain, 25-28/6/2013 . WORKSHOP ON “Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Aquatic Environments”, Oral Presentation

    2. S-K. Zervou, K. Tsimeli, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia. “Monitoring of Microcystins in Lake Marathonas, a Water Reservoir of Athens, Greece” 14th EuChemMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment ICCE 2013", 25-28/6/2013, (poster)             

    3. T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia, "Photocatalytic Degradation of Cylindrospermopsin in the presence of TiO2 under UV-A and solar light" 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2013), Athens, 5-7/9/2013  

    4. S-K. Zervou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia. “Optimization of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and LC-ESI-MS/MS for the Determination of Cyclic Peptide Cyanotoxins (CPCs) in Water”. 8th International Conference of Instrumental Methods of Analysis - Modern Trends and Applications (IMA 2013), Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-19/9/2013

    5. A. Hiskia, T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis. “Evaluation of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 based catalysts on the degradation and mineralization of cyanobacterial toxins and water off-odor compounds under UV-A, solar and visible light” 3rd European symposium on photocatalysis, JEP 2013, Portoroz, Slovenia, 25-27/9/2013  

    6. T. Kaloudis. "Laboratory methods for the analysis of cyanotoxins in water", "Water challenges of the future", Belgrade, Serbia, 24-25/3/2014

    7. A. Hiskia, "Water treatment for purification from cyanotoxins", "Water challenges of the future", Belgrade, Serbia, 24-25/3/2014

    8. T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia, “Preliminary Project Proposal, WATER-1-2014/2015: Bridging the gap: from innovative water solutions to market replication”, WssTP Working Groups event and the Joint WssTP-ERRIN Brokerage event, Brussels, 22/11/2013

    9. A. Hiskia, CEN/TC 386 “Photocatalysis” Meeting, Convenorship of WG3 “Water Purification”, Athens, 18-20/3/2014     

    10. COST Info Day in Greece, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 25/2/2014  

    11. Workshop on Cyaotoxins in Fresh Waters – Advances in Analysis, Occurrence and Treatment, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, 5/5/2014

    12. A. Hiskia, T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis. Photocatalytic Degradation of Cyanobacterial Metabolites MC-LR, CYN, MIB and GSM under Visible Light. 8th European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications – SPEA8 - Thessaloniki, Greece, 25-28/6/2014.

    13. C. Christophoridis, M. Kontaxaki, T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia., “Photocatalytical degradation of cyanotoxin Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) using polyoxometalate H3PW12O40, TiO2 and impregnated TiO2-POM”, Frontiers in Metal Oxide Cluster Science 2014, Muffliers, Paris, France, 12-15/7/2014 (Poster Presentation).

    14. T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia, PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF MICROCYSTIN-LR UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT USING DOPED TiO2, 5th EUCheMS Chemistry Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 31/8 – 4/9/2014 (Oral Presentation)

    15. C. Christophoridis, A. Droungou, S-K. Zervou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis , A. Hiskia., “SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF CYANOTOXINS CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN AND ANATOXIN-A IN WATER USING LC-MS/MS. OPTIMIZATION OF EXTRACTION WITH EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN”, 5thEUCheMS Chemistry Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 31/8 – 4/9/2014 (Oral Presentation)

    16. A. Hiskia, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, C. Christophoridis, T. Fotiou, S.-K. Zervou., “CYANOWATER - CYANOTOXINS IN FRESH WATERS, ADVANCES IN ANALYSIS, OCCURRENCE AND TREATMENT”, 8th European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment, Ioannina, Greece, 18-21/9/2014 (Poster presentation)

    17. C. Christophoridis, S-K. Zervou, T. Fotiou, T. Triantis, T. Kaloudis, A. Hiskia, “Analysis of cyanotoxins and their transformation products using mass spectrometry”, Symposium on Mass Spectrometry and Health, Athens, 18-19/11/2014, Greece (oral presentation)

    18. CEN / TC 386 “Photocatalysis meeting. A. Hiskia. Συμμετοχή στις εργασίες της επιτροπής καθορισμού Ευρωπαϊκού προτύπου για φωτοκαταλυτικά υλικά με σκοπό τον καθαρισμό νερού. 10-13/3/2015, Βergamo, Italy

    19. “BMAA analysis”, Μάιος 18 – 22,  2015, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    20. S.-K. Zervou, C. Christophoridis, T. Kaloudis, T. Triantis, A. Hiskia «Development of a multi-class analytical method for the determination of cyanotoxins in water using SPE, LC-ESI-MS/MS», 3rd Mediterranean Sea Region Countries Mass Spectrometry (MEDMS III) Workshop, 28 June – 2 July, 2015, Athens, Greece (Oral presentation)

    21. Fotiou T., Triantis T., Kaloudis T., N. Ioannidis, Hiskia A., “Visible light photocatalysic: an EPR spin trapping study”, PAOT-3, 3rd International Conference on Photocatalytic and Advanced Oxidation Technologies for the Treatment of Water, Air, Soil and Surfaces, 1– 4 September 2015, Gdansk, Poland (Oral presentation)

    22. S.-K. Zervou, C. Christophoridis, T. Kaloudis, T. Triantis, A. Hiskia «Development and validation of an SPE-LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of multiclass cyanotoxins in water», 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2015), 3-5 September, 2015, Rhodes, Greece (Oral presentation)

    23. Fotiou T., Triantis T., Kaloudis T., N. Ioannidis, Hiskia, “Photocatalytic Degradation of cyanotoxins under Visible Light; Elucidation of the Reaction mechanism”, 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2015), 3-5 September 2015, Rhodes, Greece (Oral presentation)

    24. Triantis T., Fotiou T., Kaloudis T., Hiskia A., “Test method for water purification performance of photocatalytic materials”, Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic Surfaces Workshop, PSS2015, 10– 11 September 2015, Guimaraes, Portugal (Oral Presentation)

    25. K. Manolidi, S.-K. Zervou, C. Christophoridis, T. Kaloudis, T. Triantis, A. Hiskia, "Simultaneous determination of BMAA, 2,4-DAB, Saxitoxin and neoSaxitoxin in water, using SPE HILIC-LC-MS/MS", 15th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, 20-24 September 2015, Leipzig, Germany (Oral presentation)

    26. Hiskia A., Fotiou T., Triantis T. M., Kaloudis T., Ioannidis N., "ESR Investigation of the Photocatalysis Mechanism of Cyanotoxins Under Visible Light",  4th European Conference on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes – EAAOP4, 21-24 October 2015, Athens, Greece (Oral Presentation)


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    "Cyanotoxins in Fresh Waters: Advances in Analysis, Occurrence, Treatment"

    Workshop orginized by NCSR Demokritos - Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – Laboratory of Nanomaterial - Based Catalytic-Photocatalytic Processes and Environmental Analysis) and CyanoWater Project, on Monday, May 5th (9:00 – 16:00) in NCSR Demokritos Conference Center, Ag. Paraskevi Attiki, Greece

    Cyanotoxins comprise a large group of potent toxins (e.g. peptides, alkaloids, amino-acids) produced by cyanobacteria that are common in surface waters and tend to form blooms in lakes and other freshwater bodies. Exposure through drinking or bathing in waters containing cyanotoxins can seriously affect human and animal health: cyanotoxins may damage the liver, kidneys, central nervous system or may cause respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. Cyanotoxins are now recognized as an important emerging threat for water resources by WHO, USEPA and other authorities.

    The subject of this Workshop was of interest to those involved in the general field of water quality, being interdisciplinary, involving analytical chemistry, biology, toxicology, ecology as well as life and environmental sciences.Advances in the analysis of cyanotoxins, their presence in natural waters, their health effects and advanced water treatment processes for their removal were presented by recognized experts and researchers in the field (Prof. Dionysios Dionysiou - Univ. Of Cincinatti, USA, Dr. Jussi Meriluoto - Abo Akademi, Finland, Prof. Zorica Svircev - Univ. Of Novi-Sad, Serbia, Dr. Anastasia Hiskia, Dr Theodoros Triantis – NCSR Demokritos, Prof. Nikolaos Thomaidis, Univ. of Athens, Dr. Triantafyllos Kaloudis – EYDAP SA) as well as by doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. In addition, a special session was dedicated to prospects and opportunities for research, development and scientific jobs in the field, especially for graduate students, young scientists and early-stage researchers.

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    1. PhD Position on the "Development and validation of advanced analytical methods for the determination of cyanotoxins in water using LC-MS/MS techniques", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted January 09, 2013

    Position description (GR), Selection results

     

    2. Post Doctoral Associate position on "Synthesis and Photocatalytic Evaluation of Composite Photocatalysts", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted October 23, 2013

    Position description (GR, EN), Selection results (Classification List)

     

            3. Post Doctoral Associate position on the "Photocatalytic Processes for the          degradation of Cyanotoxins in Water", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted May 20, 2014

    Position description (GR, EN), Selection results

     

    4. Post Doctoral Associate position on the "Evaluation of Composite photocatalysts for the destruction of cyanotoxins", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted May 20, 2014

    Position description (GR, EN), Selection results

     

    5. PhD Position on the "Development and validation of advanced analytical methods for the determination of cyanotoxins in water", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted July 14, 2014

    Position description (GR), Selection results

     

    6. Post Doctoral Associate position on the "Characterization and
    Photocatalytic Evaluation of Composite Photocatalysts
    ", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted February 17, 2015

            Position description (GR, EN), Selection results

     

    7. Post Doctoral Associate position on the "Characterization and
    Photocatalytic Evaluation of Composite Photocatalysts
    ", NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, posted June 9, 2015

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    29 April 2014

    A Workshop on"Cyanotoxins in Fresh Waters: Advances in Analysis, Occurrence, Treatment" was held in NCSR “DEMOKRITOS” May 5th, 2014

     

     16 February 2014

    Post Doctoral Position on the characterization and Photocatalytic Evaluation of Composite Photocatalysts

    We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and talented Post Doctoral Scholar to complement our team on the characterization and Photocatalytic Evaluation of Composite nanostructured materials.

    This project is related to the Research Program “Cyanotoxins in fresh water. Advances in analysis, occurrence and treatment - CYANOWATER” funded by the Greek Ministry of Education and the European Commission under the action“APIΣTEIA”.

    CYANOWATER project aims in filling research gaps and achieving breakthrough results in (a) Development of advanced analytical methods for emerging cyanotoxins (CTs) and for simultaneous analysis of different groups of CTs, (b) Identification of the toxin-producing cyanobacteria species in freshwater bodies and (c) Development of novel advanced oxidation processes for the detoxification of water

    contaminated with CTs. The strong ties and close collaboration of the CYANOWATER research team with leading research partners and water supply companies will permit technology transfer and direct and strong beneficial impacts for the international research community involved in this field but also important societal and economic impacts at a national, European and international level.

     

    Description of the project

    This project will focus on the characterization of composite TiO2/POM nanostructured photocatalysts using AFM, FTIR and UV spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the new nanomaterials will be evaluated for the destruction of selected cyanotoxins in water.

    The successful candidate will also have to write reports, scientific articles and present the research results in international scientific conferences.

    The successful candidate will be employed for eight months with a contract of 14.400 euros.

     

    Qualifications

    Candidates must hold the following:

      1. A Bachelors/Diploma in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (Degree, 10%)
      2. A Master of Science in Materials Science and Technology (10%)
      3. A PhD in the field of Photochemical Processes (25%)
      4. Research experience in advanced spectroscopy techniques for the structural characterization of composite nanomaterials (25%).
      5. Research experience in the photocatalytic degradation of cyanotoxins in water (10%).
      6. Participation in scientific publications (peer reviewed journals) (15%).
      7. Working experience in research programs (5%)

    Excellent command of the English language (fluently speaking and writing) and excellent usage of computers are considered as a prerequisite.

     

    Evaluation Process

    The evaluation of submitted applications will be made by the evaluation committee using the following procedure :

    A) Preliminary stage where the committee will evaluate the applications against the qualifications of candidates, such as those mentioned above and based on applicant’s submitted documents. Please note that applications that do not meet the qualifications as defined above will be excluded from further evaluation process. The total score of each candidate will be result from the assessment of
    his/her qualificationsin combination with the respective weighting factors. Based on the above results a final
    ranking list of candidates will be made.

    B) Final selection. At this stage the evaluation committee will conduct a personal interview of the first three candidates in the ranked list and the candidate who will obtain the most points out of a possible 100 % will be selected for the position.

    For application send:

    1) Your CV

    2) Copies of your university degree(s)

    3) A cover letter (up to 1 page) outlining your qualification for the project

    4) A list of publications

    5) Other documents to demonstrate specific experiences

    6) The names and contact details of at least two referees.

    Applications have to be addressed to Dr. Anastasia Hiskia, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

     

    28 April 2015

    Oral presentation held in NCSR "Demokritos" titled: "Use of Absorbance and Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Examining Mechanisms and Predicting the Efficiency of the Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Advanced Oxidation Processes"

    Invited Speaker: Dr Gregory Korshin, University of Washington, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, USA

    Abstract / Short CV

     

    Links

    CYANOCOST

    WssTP

    CORDIS

    ΓΓΕΤ

    ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑ ΒΙΟΥ ΜΑΘΗΣΗ

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