Ioannis D. Kostas - Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

1986: Degree in Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
1991: PhD in Organometallic Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,              Greece

Employment

Training

1. Post-graduate courses in organic chemistry and spectroscopic analysis
   National Center for Scientific Research ''Democritos'', Institute of Physical Chemistry, Athens 1989
2. Courses in transition-metal homogeneous catalysis
   Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung, Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), November 1995
3. 1st International School of Organometallic Chemistry (ISOC '97), Camerino (Italy) September 9-13, 1997
4. 2nd Summer School on Green Chemistry, Venice (Italy) September 6-12, 1999
5. Courses in biocatalysis
   Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung, Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), May-June 2007

Main scientific contribution

• Initiation of non cyclic-amino bisphosphinites as efficient ligands in the Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation.
• First use of thiosemicarbazones as ligands in the Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions.
• Me-ANILAPHOS: a highly versatile chiral ligand for the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric olefin hydrogenation.
• First use of porphyrins as ligands in the Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions.

Teaching and Supervision Experience

• Coordinator of the training seminar ''Contemporary Organic Chemistry and Applications'' for high school teachers, consisting of lectures and practical exercises, funded by the Mobility Program of the Greek National Youth Foundation. National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Athens, May 1998.
• Lectures and practical courses in the field ''Transition-metal homogeneous catalysis. Applications to organic synthesis'' within the European program Marie Curie Actions, Early Stage Training (EST) with the acronym ''EURODESY'' (2006-2010).
• Supervisor of MSc, PhD students / Post-docs (Barvara Varda, Christina Staggel, Kalliopi A. Vallianatou / ''Leonidas Zervas'' Prize, Alia-Cristina Tenchiu (Deleanu), Dr. Fotini J. Andreadaki, Dr. Ioannis Liratzis, Dr. Evangelos Tolis) and participation in the supervision of several other young scientists within National and EU programs.

1. Grant for the excellent University students, National Hellenic Fellowship Foundation, 1985
2. Doctoral Fellowship, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 1987-1991
3. Post-doctoral Fellowships, Human Capital and Mobility Programme (E.U.), Contr. No. ERB CHRXCT930821 1/10/1994 - 30/9/1995 and 1/10/1995 - 15/8/1996
4. Fellowship from TMR programme (E.U.) for participation on the ''2nd Summer School on Green Chemistry'', Venice (Italy), September 6-12, 1999

Member of the Association of Greek Chemists
Member of the Association of Greek Researchers
Member of the American Chemical Society
Editorial Advisory Board ''The Open Natural Products Journal''
Member (Greek representative) of the COST action CM0802: European Phosphorus Sciences Network (PhoSciNet)

• University of Athens, Department of Chemistry, 28 May 2010
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, meeting of the COST ACTION CM0802 ''PHOSCINET'', 27 March 2010
• 10th Hellenic Symposium Catalysis, Metsovo, 3-4 October 2008
• 2nd Swedish-Hellenic Life Science Research Conference, Athens, 18-19 October 2007
• Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, Institut fur Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie, 9 July 2007
• Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung (Seminars in Reetz's group), Mulheim an der Ruhr, 4 June 2007
• 2nd Hellenic Symposium ''Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development'', Patras, 8-10 March 2007
• National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens 21st November 2006
• 9th Hellenic Symposium Catalysis, Leukada, 6-7 October 2006
• Universitat Leipzig, Fakultat fur Chemie und Mineralogie, Leipzig 5th April 2006
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemistry, Thessaloniki 14th March 2006
• 8th FIGIPAS Meeting in Inorganic Chemistry, Athens, 6-9 July 2005
• 1st Hellenic Symposium Organic Synthesis. From Chemistry to Biology, Medicine and Materials Science, Athens, November 4-6, 2004
• Concordia University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montreal 22nd July 2004
• Universite de Montreal, Departement de Chimie, Montreal 21st July 2004
• Leibniz-Institut fur Organische Katalyse an der Universitat Rostock e.V., Rostock 2nd June 2003
• XVth Fechem Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Zurich, Switzerland, August 10 - 15, 2003
• University of Athens - Department of Chemistry, Athens 14th April 2003
• 19th Hellenic Chemistry Conference, Heraklion-Crete November 6-10, 2002
• National Center for Scientific Research ''Democritos'', Institute of Physical Chemistry, Athens 9th November 2001
• University of Crete - Department of Chemistry, Heraklion 16th October 2001
• Russian Academy of Sciences - Siberian Branch, Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Irkutsk 26th June 2001
• 6th Chemistry Conference of Greece-Cyprus, Rhodes, September 2-5, 1999
• 1st International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries on Chemical Sciences and Industry, Halkidiki, Greece, June 1-4, 1998
• 2nd Symposium of the Institute of Physical Chemistry ''Chemical Research and Industry'', National Center for Scientific Research ''Democritos'', Athens December 3-5, 1997
• National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens 6th February 1997
• 17th Greek Chemistry Conference, Athens December 1-5, 1996
• Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung (Seminars in Reetz's group), Mulheim an der Ruhr 30 October 1995
• Vrije Universiteit, Department of Chemistry, Amsterdam 26th January 1995
• University of Athens - Department of Chemistry, Athens21st October 1991
• Symposium of PhD students in Chemistry, National Center for Scientific Research ''Democritos'', Institute of Physical Chemistry, Athens October 16-18, 1989

Further Information

• Development of the research in the field of transition metal homogeneous catalysis at the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
• Reviewer of papers submitted to chemical journals: Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Carbohydrate Research, Catalysis Communications, Catalysis Letters, Chirality, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, European Polymer Journal, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Inorganica Chimicta Acta, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Letters in Organic Chemistry, Macromolecules, Scholarly Research Exchange, Synlett, Tetrahedron Letters, The Open Natural Products Journal.
• Reviewer of proposals submitted for funding by European organizations (e.g. FP7/COFUND, ACTS - ASPECT).
• Member of the organizing committee and/or chair in conferences and workshops, such as: (a) ''XXth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry'', Corfu - Greece, July 7-12, 2002; (b) 11th Hellenic Symposium in Catalysis, Athens, 22-23 October 2010; (c) workshop ''Supragene'', Athens, 7-8/10/2008; (d) Workshop ''Asymmetric Synthesis and Non-Conventional Advanced Synthetic Techniques for Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals'', Athens, 4-6/10/2010.
• Member of committees for MSc and PhD Theses.