Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα

Cristos-Platon E. Varsamis

Associate Researcher, TPCI/NHRF

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

Tel.: +30 210 7273826
FAX: +30 210 7273794
Email: cvars

EDUCATION
Ph.D in Solid-State Physics, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza, Italy (1994)
Diploma in Physics, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza, Italy (1990)
Diploma in Physics, University of Athens (1988)

RESEARCH & TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Synthesis and structural characterisation of ionic glasses by infrared and Raman spectroscopy.
Dynamics of ionic glasses by impedance spectroscopy.
Molecular dynamics simulations of ionic glasses.
Determination of optical functions of materials by modelling spectroscopic data.

EXTERNAL FUNDING
Coordinator or participant in more than ten national and international research projects in collaboration with academic and industrial organizations (national: PENED, Bilateral Scientific Schemes; EU: Marie Curie, INCO, STREP, TOK).

CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS
15 international and 10 national conferences, 3 invited talks. Secretarιat of the 7th ESG Conference on Glass Science and Technology (Athens, 2004).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Undergraduate course in Mechanics & Thermodynamics (Physics and Chemistry Department, TEI of Piraeus, Greece, 1997-2000). Supervision of two Ph.D. and two honors students.

HONORS & AWARDS
Post-graduate fellowship of the Italian Ministry of the University (9/91 - 9/93)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Member of the Greek Physical Society.

PUBLICATIONS
50 publications in refereed journals, 22 publications in conference proceedings, co-editor of one book. More than 400 citations.

Full list of publications

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1. ''Structure of glass thin films by infrared techniques'', E.I. Kamitsos, M. Dussauze and C.P.E. Varsamis, Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B 49, 118 (2008)
2. ''Structure and optical properties of amorphous lead-germanate films developed by pulsed laser deposition'', M. Dussauze, A. Giannoudakos, L. Velli, C.P.E. Varsamis, M. Kompitsas and E.I. Kamitsos, J. Chem. Phys. 127, 034704 (2007)
3. ''Thin film glassy electrolytes: structure and composition by experimental and simulated infrared spectra'', E.I. Kamitsos, M. Dussauze, C.P.E. Varsamis, P. Vinatier and Y. Hamon, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 8111 (2007)
4. ''Composition- and temperature-dependence of cesium-borate glasses by molecular dynamics'', A. Vegiri,C.P.E. Varsamis and E.I. Kamitsos, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 014508 (2005)
5. ''Clustering and percolation in lithium borate glasses'', A. Vegiri and C.P.E. Varsamis, J. Chem. Phys. 120, 7689 (2004)