DIMITRIOS GOURNIS

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Information

Tel.: +30-26510 07141
e-mail: Personal/Dept/Lab URL/: http://www.materials.uoi.gr/ccl/LNM-About.html

Research topics (related to the Institute)

Chemistry of nanomaterials; 2D materials; Carbon nanostructures; nanoporous materials; organic-inorganic hybrids; nanoparticles; biocatalysts.

Research summary

His research interests are focused on the synthesis, characterization and study of the properties of of phyllomorphous (2D) materials [in particular inorganic layered structures, clay-based materials (clays, pillared clays, organo-clays, LDHs), carbon layered structures, TMDs, germanane etc], carbon nanostructures [carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, graphene, graphite oxide, carbon dots, molecular diamonds], hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites, mesoporous materials, metallic (magnetic or semiconducting) nanoparticles and biocatalysts.

Professional background

05/14-today	Full Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece
10/09-05/14	Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece
09/08-02/09	Visiting Professor, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen (RuG), the Netherlands
04/05-10/09	Assistant Professor (tenure), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece
11/04-05/05	Research Associate, Materials Science Centre, University of Groningen (RuG), the Netherlands
11/99-05/04	Assistant Professor (fixed term contract), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece
03/99-02/00	Postdoctoral research associate, Institute of Materials Science NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece.