Dr. Athanasios Tiliakos
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Biography
Dr. Thanos Tiliakos is a Senior Researcher working for the Energy Department of the National R&D Institute for Cryogenic & Isotopic Technologies (ICSI) in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania. He is also affiliated with the Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Engineering Science. Lastly, he serves on the Board of zVolos, a Social Cooperative Enterprise in Magnesia, Greece, which aims, amongst others, to revive local agricultural lands neglected due to financial hardship. Initially trained in environmental engineering, he continued his postgraduate studies in atmospheric geophysics, environmental management and crisis economics; he received his doctorate in nanotechnology and alternative energy sources. He specializes in supercapacitance, laser photochemistry, thermal analysis, X-Ray spectroscopy, additive manufacturing, nanotechnology and 2D materials; he works on developing energy storage and conversion applications using advanced materials and experimental architectures. Dr. Tiliakos serves on the editorial boards of the Springer Nature journal Surface Science and Technology, the Elsevier journals Next Research and Materials Today Communications (Scientific Editor), Hybrid Advances and Results in Surfaces and Interfaces (Advisory Editor), and the MDPI journal Fuels (Topical Editor); and as a Technology Expert and Mentor for NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic).
Affiliations
National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies (ICSI)
Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea, Romania
Honors and Awards
PRECBVT 2020 Award for issued patents
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
Patent RO 132432 B1: "2D nanostructured graphene-based films and manufacturing process"
PRECISI 2021 Award for high-ranking publications
Patent RO 132432 B1: "2D nanostructured graphene-based films and manufacturing process"
A. Tiliakos et al. (2021), Applied Sciences 11, 8432
PRECISI 2020 Award for high-ranking publications
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
A. Tiliakos et al. (2020), Applied Surface Science 504, 144096
PRECISI 2018 Award for high-ranking publications
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
A. Tiliakos et al. (2018), Journal of Power Sources 384, 145
PRECISI 2017 Award for high-ranking publications
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
A.M.I. Trefilov, A. Tiliakos et al. (2017), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42(15), 10448
PRECISI 2016 Award for high-ranking publications
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
A. Tiliakos et al. (2016), Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 121, 275
Bronze medal for patent RO 132432
INFOINVENT International Patent Exhibition
INFOINVENT 2019, 20-23 November 2019, Chișinău, Moldova - Patent RO 132432 B1: "2D nanostructured graphene-based films and manufacturing process"
Bronze medal for patent RO 132432
EUROINVENT International Patent Exhibition
EUROINVENT 2019, 16-18 May 2019, Iași, Romania - Patent RO 132432 B1: "2D nanostructured graphene-based films and manufacturing process"
Special Notice for Excellence
Fraunhofer IPA
Microelectronica SA and Fraunhofer IPA, Workshop on "Quality Assurance in Terms of Cleanliness: Fundamentals of Cleanliness Technology & Clean Production"
POSDRU Full Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
University of Bucharest
Strategic grant POSDRU/159/1.5/S/133652, “Integrated system to improve the quality of doctoral and postdoctoral research in Romania and promotion of the role of science in society”, co-financed by the European Social Fund within the Sectorial Operational Program: Human Resources Development 2007–2013
NERC Full Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) of the UK
University of Leeds, School of the Environment, Leeds, UK - Master of Research (MRes) in “Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere”
Full Scholarship for High School Attendance
Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece
Anatolia College Board of Trustees
Experience
Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator
National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies (ICSI)
01 Oct 2020 - present
Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator
National R&D Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR)
01 Jul 2018 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
3Nano-SAE Research Center, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest
01 Sep 2012 - 01 Jun 2018
Wind Energy Engineer
B.C.I. SA - INVESTEC Group
01 Jan 2008 - 01 Jan 2009
Energy & Environmental Consultant (RES)
EBS Hellas SA / ENIMEX Group
01 Sep 2005 - 01 Dec 2007
Technician or Assistant
Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)
01 Jan 2002 - 01 Sep 2002