Michalis I. Velegrakis
Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
P.O. Box 1527, Heraklion GR-71110, CRETE
Tel.: +30-2810-391122
Fax: +30-2810-391318
E-mail:   vele@iesl.forth.gr

 

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Education

 B.S in Physics, University of Ioannina, Greece
 Ph. D. in Physics, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Employment

Postdoc at the University of Bielefeld
Assistant at the University of Bielefeld,
Research Fellow at the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH),  Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
Visiting Professor at University of Crete
Researcher at FORTH-IESL

Teaching Experience:

 

Since 1982 he had taken several laboratory, courses and lectures in both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the universities Bielefeld/Germany and Crete.

He has supervised 4 Diploma theses, 4 Masters, 3 Doctoral theses and 6 postdocs.

 

Research activities and achievements:

 

Since 1992, he is active in IESL-FORH, where he has grounded (with external funding and grants -e.g. Volkswagen Stiftung) the Cluster Physics and Chemistry Laboratory (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/research/activity.aspx?id=16), with activities that belong to the areas of Molecular Physics, Physical Chemistry and Materials Science.

The research targets the understanding the formation mechanisms, the stability, the structure (geometric and/or electronic) and the properties (optical activity, chemical reactivity, catalytic activity) of clusters and free biomolecules and also to study nanostructured materials made out of clusters.

These goals are approached in a state-of-the-art molecular beam apparatus, employing advanced mass spectrometric, laser spectroscopic and crossed molecular beam scattering in combination with imaging techniques. Based on the results of this research, strong collaborations with theoretical groups in the national and international level have been established.

 

The output of his research is presented in over 38 publications in peer-reviewed journals and in several talks at international conferences, universities and research centres. He has been involved in several international and national funded research projects either as coordinator or as participant.

 

Research Fields

 

Mass spectrometry (Quadrupole Analyzers,   Time of flight Mass Spectrometry)

Laser Spectroscopy

                        Absorption Spectroscopy

                        Multiphoton Spectroscopy

                        Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

                        Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy (CRDS)

Physics and Chemistry of Clusters and Radicals

Molecular Dynamics

Molecular Beams

Crossed Molecular Beam Scattering

 

Research Interests

 

Clusters: formation and properties as a function of their size

Spectroscopy and dynamics on small systems

Instrumentation: development of low-cost, small scale analytical instruments for fast food & beverage quality analysis (mass analysis, optical absorption and emission, electronic nose, etc.).

 

Links:

 Clusters at IESL