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Education

Degree: PhD
Year: 2001
Institution: University of Ioannina
Discipline: Physics

Degree: M.S.
Year: 1999
Institution: University of Ioannina
Discipline: Physics

Degree: B.S.
Year: 1996
Institution: University of Ioannina
Discipline: Physics

CHRISTINA LEKKA

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Contact Information

Tel.: +30-26510 07310
e-mail: Personal/Dept/Lab URL/: http://cmsl.materials.uoi.gr/lekka/

Research topics (related to the Institute)

Biomaterials; Nanomaterials; Hybrids; Metals.

Research summary

Dr. Lekka’s research interests include ab initio/semi – ab initio (LAPW, DFT, NRLTB) and classical molecular dynamic calculations to study the:
(i) Atomic and electronic structure as well as mechanical properties of biomaterials,
(ii) Electronic and magnetic properties of nanoclusters,
(iii) Structural, vibrational, mechanical and diffusion properties of metals and their alloys.

Professional background

May-June 2017Guest Professor, Physics Dept., Univ. Vienna, Austria (May-June 2017). Course: "Computational Science of Nanoscaled Crystalline, Amorphous and Hybride Materials".
7.2015 - todayAssoc. Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, UoI
9.2009 - 7.2015Assist. Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, UoI
8.2005 - 9.2009Lecturer, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, UoI
1.2003 - 8.2005Teaching/Research assistant, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, UoI
1.2002 - 12.2002Postdoctoral Researcher at GMU-VA, and NRL, Washington D.C.