Curriculum Vitae

Georgios Rotas

Postdoctoral Researcher, TPCI/NHRF

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

Tel.: +30 210 7273822
FAX: +30 210 7273794
Email: grotas

EDUCATION
Ph.D in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece (2005)
Diploma in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece (1998)

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
4/2006 - : Post-doctoral Researcher, TPCI/NHRF, Athens, Greece.

INVITATIONS
Invited Visitor Scientist, Dipartimento Di Chimica Organica Dell'Università Di Pavia, Italy (5-6/2000).
Invited Visitor Scientist, Universidad Compultense de Madrid, Spain (10-11/2007).

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Chemical modification of fullerenes, heterofullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanohorns and graphene-based materials, for nanotechnological applications.

EXTERNAL FUNDING
Participant in national and international research projects in collaboration with academic organizations (national: EPET, Hrakleitos, Pythagoras; Bilateral Scientific Schemes; EU: EURYI, NANOHOST, ESF).

CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS
7 international and 4 Greek conferences.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Laboratory assistant in undergraduate courses in Organic Chemistry Labs (University of Ioannina, 2002).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Association of Greek Chemists.

PUBLICATIONS
12 publications in refereed journals.

Full list of publications

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1. ''Synthesis of 5-alkyl(or aryl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalin-4-(5H)-ones by denitrocyclisation of N-alkyl(or aryl)-1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamides. Evidence of a Smiles rearrangement'', G. Rotas, A. Kimbaris, G. Varvounis, Tetrahedron, 60, 10825 (2004)
2. ''Soluble functionalized carbon nanohorns'', G. Pagona, G. Rotas, I. D. Petsalakis, G. Theodorakopoulos, A. Maigne, J. Fan, M. Yudasaka, S. Iijima, N. Tagmatarchis, J. Nanosci. Nanotechn. 7, 3468 (2007)
3. ''(Terpyridine)copper(II)-carbon nanohorns: Metallo-nanocomplexes for photoinduced charge separation'', G. Rotas, A. S. D. Sandanayaka, Y. Ichihashi, N. Tagmatarchis, O. Ito, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 4725 (2008)
4. ''Azafullerenes encapsulated within single-walled carbon nanotubes'', G. Pagona, G. Rotas, A. N. Khlobystov, T. W. Chamberlain, K. Porfyrakis, N. Tagmatarchis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 6062, (2008)
5. ''Regioselective triphenylamine-tether-directed synthesis of [60]fullerene bis-adducts'', G. Rotas, N. Tagmatarchis, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 398 (2009)