Curriculum Vitae

MANTHOS G. PAPADOPOULOS

Nationality : Greek, born in Athens, Greece, in 1948

Education

• B. Sc in Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece (1971).
• Ph. D in Theoretical Chemistry, University of Essex U.K. (1976).

Scholarships

• The State Scholarship (IKY) was awarded for my undergraduate studies.
• A scholarship from Skilitsion during my Ph.D.

Career

• A Postdoctoral fellowship was granted by the Science and Engineering Research Council, University of Bristol (1975-1977).
• Researcher at the National Hellenic Research Foundation since 1979.

Research interests

My work focuses on the development and implementation of methods for the computation of the correlation, vibrational and relativistic correction to the linear and non-linear (NLO) optical properties of molecules. Approaches have been developed for the calculation of the NLO properties of crystalline solids and liquids. The derived know-how is used for the design of NLO materials.

Training

I have trained 1 MSc student, 3 PhD students, 5 post-docs and many diploma students.

Publications

• I have published 90 articles in the leading journals of my field.
• I was invited to contribute to volumes, which have been published in honour of:

Professor A.D. Buckingham. Mol. Phys.,88, 1063 (1996)

Professor J. A. Pople. Mol. Phys., 92, 547 (1997).

Professor D. M. Bishop. J. Mol. Structure (THEOCHEM),633, 217 (2003).

• I edited a book entitled "Nonlinear responses on molecules, solids, and liquids: Methods and Applications", published by Research Signpost (2003).

Funding

My research has been funded by:

• The British Telecom
• The British Council
• The Royal Society ( UK)
• The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (U.K)
• European Union I have participated in the following programmes
• Human Capital and Mobility (CHRX-CT93-0334)
• Training and Mobility of Researchers (FMRX-CT96-0047). I was scientist of charge in one node and assistant to the coordinator.
  My funding was 240.000 euro.
• I am coordinator of a Marie Curie Development HostFellowship.
  Funding : 114 000 εuro.
• COST programme Action D26 (2002-2006).

Collaborations

Professor A. J. Sadlej, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

Professor A. D. Buckingham, University of Cambridge, UK

Professor N. C. Handy, University if Cambridge, UK

Dr C. Hattig, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany

Professor R. Wortman, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

Professor K. Jug, University if Hanover, Germany

Professor R. W. Munn, UMIST, UK

Dr M. Barysz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

Professor D. N. Theodorou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Dr I. G. Economou, National Research Center for Physical Sciences "Demokritos", Greece.

Other activities

• Referee for:

Journal of the American Chemical Society

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Chemical Physics Letters

Molecular Physics

• Member of the Executive Council of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (1994-1995)
• Organizer of special seminars, attended by High School pupils and given by top specialists
• Co-organizer of three national conferences in Chemistry.
• I am a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

List of recent publications

1. K. Jug, S. Chiodo, P. Calaminici, A. Avramopoulos and M. G. Papadopoulos, "Electronic and vibrational polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities of azoles: A comparative study of the structure-polarization relationship", J. Phys. Chem. A , 107 , 4172 (2003).

2. H. Reis, M. G. Papadopoulos and A. Avramopoulos, "Calculation of the microscopic and macroscopic linear and nonlinear optical properties of acetonitrile.I. Accurate molecular properties in the gas phase and susceptibilities of the liquid in Onsager's reaction field model", J. Phys. Chem., A , 107 , 3907 (2003).

3. M. Makowska-Janusik, H. Reis, M. G. Papadopoulos, I. G. Economou and N. Zacharopoulos, "Molecular dynamics of electric field poled nonlinear optical chromophores imcorporated in a polymer matrix", J.Phys.Chem. B , 108 , 588 (2004).

4. H. Reis, M. Makowska-Janusik and M. G. Papadopoulos, "Nonlinear optical susceptibilities of poled guest-host systems: A computational approach ", J. Phys.Chem. B , 108 , 8931 (2004).

5. A. Avramopoulos, H. Reis, J. Li and M. G. Papadopoulos, "The dipole polarizability and first hyperpolarizability of HArF. A computational and comparative study", J. Am. Chem. Soc ., 126 , 6179 (2004).

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