Τ1. Design, Development and Characterization of Advanced Materials

Α.1 Structure-property relationships Α.2 Development of electrical devices and study of electronic properties. Α.3 Study of thermal properties. Α.4 Study and characterization of optical properties. A.5 Properties of surfaces and interfaces. A.6 Study of physical, chemical processes and physicochemical mechanisms of new materials. Α.7 Development of sensors and biosensors.

Τ2. Applications and Materials Engineering

Β.1 Power generation and storage (flexible electronics - photovoltaics, hybrid organic - inorganic photovoltaics, batteries, fuel cells, catalytic fuel production, photocatalysts, artificial photosynthesis of H2, O2, CO2 ). Β.2 Bio-energy (energy recovery from organic waste and biomass). Β.3 Development of catalytic materials and sensors. Β.4 Study of mechanical properties (machining, welding, durability, degradation of materials) of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and advanced materials. Β.5 Development of non-destructive control and signal processing techniques. Β.6 Biomaterials (biologically inspired, biomimetic, biomedical, implants, drug delivery, biological tissues, biomechanics, etc.). Β.7 Smart / functional materials (shape memory alloys, self-healing materials, thermoelectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, electro-rheological / magneto-rheological, micro-electromechanical, responsive to chemical stimuli, etc.). Β.8 Soft matter (polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, etc.). Β.9 Hybrid materials (organic/inorganic). Β.10 Nanomaterials (nano-carbons, low dimensional, nanocomposites). Β.11 Magnetic materials. Β.12 Semiconductive nanomaterials and molecular materials with electronic, optoelectronic, optoelectronic and photonic functionalities. Β.13 Plasmonic, photonic, phononic and meta-materials. Β.14 Development of model devices. Β.15 Composite and construction materials. Β.16 Control of operation of materials and devices Β.17 Production of materials with scale methods.

Τ3.Computing and Simulations

C.1 Theory, optimization and simulation of materials on multiple scales (computations from first principles, atomistic, molecular, mesoscopic simulation as well as continuum computational methods). Design and optimization of functional devices.