SPECIAL TEACHING STAFF
Physics department
Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus
Special Teaching Staff, Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2008-Present. • Research Visitor, NIST Center for Neutron Research, Maryland, USA, 2005-2007. • Ph.D. in Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 2002-2007. • B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1998-2002.
Polymeric materials and gels • Understanding structure and properties for polymer-clay nanocomposites hydrogels • Characterization of nanocomposite hydrogels by microscopy, rheology, and scattering (light, neutron and x-ray) • Synthesis of bio-nanocomposite hydrogels • Amphiphilic model conetworks forming microphase separation • Characterization of degradable polymer networks