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
Education
B.S in Physics,
Ph. D. in Physics,
Employment
Postdoc at the
Assistant at the
Research Fellow at the Foundation for Research and Technology
Visiting Professor at
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.).
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