Professor Nikolaos Vainos will be a Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellow at the University of BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ from 2015 to 2018.

Visiting Fellow and Host

Fellow: Professor Nikolaos Vainos, Professor and Chair of the Department of Materials Science, Photonic Materials, Structures and Applications Laboratory, University of Patras

Host: Professor Robert Eason, Professor and Associate Dean (Research), Optoelectronics Research Centre.

Aims of the collaboration

• To further collaborative research in the field of advanced photonic materials and applications in relation to the fabrication of three-dimensional multifunctional devices on the nanoscale.
• The development of a joint entrepreneurial venture between the Universities of BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ and Patras with a focus on materials and device technologies

Fellowship activities in 2015

• First visit to the University of BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ as a Visiting Fellow, October 2015.
• Assessment of preliminary research results
• Extension of feasibility studies
• Experimental work at the University of Patras

Fellowship activities in 2016

• Visit to the University of BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ, April - May 2016
• Ongoing assessment of research results and follow up
• Publication: Optical Materials Express
• Presentation at COST Action MP1205 ¡°Advances in Optofluidics¡± workshop meeting, Italy, Sept 16
• Ongoing research at the University of Patras including processing of samples and further experimental work.

Useful links

Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ

Department of Materials Science,?University of Patras

Photonic Materials, Structures and Applications Group, University of Patras