Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα

Georgios D. Chryssikos

Director of Research, TPCI/NHRF

Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute,
National Hellenic Research Foundation,
48 Vassileos Constantinou Ave.,
Athens 11635, Greece

Tel.: +30 210 7273819
FAX: +30 210 7273794
Email: gdchryss

EDUCATION
Ph.D in Physical Inorganic Chemistry, Brown University, USA (1987)
Diploma of Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece (1983)

RESEARCH & TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Crystallochemistry of minerals.  Structure / property relationships with emphasis in the study of clays by Near-Infrared spectroscopy.  Clay-based hybrid materials.
Structural / spectroscopic characterization of polymers - biopolymers. Secondary structures and interactions at interfaces.  Colloids.
Synthesis of inorganic and hybrid materials (glassy, crystalline, ceramic) and the use of vibrational spectroscopic techniques (Fourier transform infrared and Raman) for their structural characterization,
Application of spectroscopic techniques to industrial production monitoring and quality control Chemometrics

EXTERNAL FUNDING
Coordinator of about 20 research projects funded by the private sector, or by National and EU sources.   Currently, the NHRF scientific coordinator of 3 such projects with a TPCI budget in the order of 0.35 M€.

CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS
He has participated in more than 50 international conferences, 8 invited.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Graduate seminar courses in Applied Vibrational Spectroscopy.  Univ. of Athens (Dept. of Biology) and Univ. of Ioannina (Dept. of Materials Engin.).

HONORS & AWARDS

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Member of the Clay Minerals Society, USA.

PUBLICATIONS
90 publications in international journals, 33 papers in conference proceedings, 3 international patents, co-editor of one book. More than 2700 citations (h-index=26).

Full list of publications

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1.  A combined synchrotron powder diffraction and vibrational study of the thermal treatment of palygorskite-indigo to produce Maya Blue, M. Sanchez del Rio, E. Boccaleri, M. Milanesio, G. Croce, W. van Beek, C. Tsiantos, G. D. Chryssikos, V. Gionis, G. H. Kacandes, M. Suarez and E. Garcia-Romero, J. Mater. Sci., 44, 5524 (2009)
2.  Octahedral cation distribution in Palygorskite, G. D. Chryssikos, V. Gionis, G. H. Kacandes, E. T. Stathopoulou, M. Suarez, E. Garcia-Romero and M. Sanchez del Rio, American Mineralogist, 94, 200-203 (2009)
3.  Bone diagenesis: new data from Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction,  E.T. Stathopoulou, V. Psycharis, G.D. Chryssikos, V. Gionis and G. Theodorou, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecoloy, 226, 168-174 (2008)
4.  Combined near-infrared and XRD investigation of the octahedral sheet composition of palygorskite,  V. Gionis, G. H. Kacandes, I. D. Kastritis and G. D. Chryssikos, Clays and Clay Minerals, 55, 543 (2007)
5.  Non-contact detection of Ciprofloxacin in a model anterior chamber using Raman spectroscopy, Th. Sideroudi, N. Pharmakakis, A. Tyrovolas, G. Papatheodorou, G. D. Chryssikos and G. Voyatzis, J. Biomed. Optics, 12, 034005 1-5 (2007)
6.  In situ high through put study of drug polymorphism under controlled temperature and humidity using FTIR spectroscopic imaging, K. L. A. Chan, S. G. Kazarian, D. Vassou, V. Gionis and G. D. Chryssikos, Vibr. Spectroscopy, 43, 221 (2007)
7.  Amyloid fibril formation propensity is inherent into the hexapeptide tandemly repeating sequence of the central domain of silkmoth chorion proteins of the A-family, V. A. Iconomidou, G. D. Chryssikos, V. Gionis, A.S. Galanis, P. Cordopatis, A. Hoenger and S.J. Hamodrakas, J. Struct. Biol., 156, 480 (2006)
8.  On the structure of palygorskite by mid and near infrared spectroscopy, V. Gionis, G. H. Kacandes, I. D. Kastritis and G. D. Chryssikos, American Mineralogist, 91, 1125 (2006)