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