Education/studies
2016 Habilitation in theoretical physics. Title: "Manipulating spin with light: on the quest for nano-spintronics" (mentor W. Hübner)
2012 University didactics certificate of the Rhineland-Palatinate state, Mainz, Germany
2002 Ph.D., Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Chemistry Dept., Laboratory of Applied Quantum Chemistry (supervisor G. Katsoulos). Title: "Study of the activation of catalytic surfaces of metaloxides with typical quantum chemistry methodologies and theoretical solid state approaches". Grade: "Excellent"
1999 Training as chemistry laboratory analyst with emphasis on airplane fuels and lubricants (military service as air force officer), Elefsina, Greece
1988 - 1994 Chemistry diploma, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Chemistry Dept. (Diploma thesis supervisor C. Tsipis). Title of the diploma thesis: "Ab initio investigation of the 12-membered (Mn-N-O)4 ether-metallocrown". Grade of the diploma thesis 10/10 ("Excellent"), grade of the diploma degree 7.31/10 ("Very good").

Career
2024.09 – 2024.10 Visiting Fellow at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2007.08 – today Tenured Lecturer (Privatdozent), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, group of A. Kamra
2023.09 – 2023.10 Short-term Visiting Professor at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2019.02 – 2019.07 Visiting Professor at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2016.09 – 2016.10 Short-term Visiting Professor at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2014.09 – 2014.10 Short-term Visiting Professor at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2011.10 – 2012.02 Appointed Lecturer at the Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
2007.08 – 2023.09 Tenured Lecturer (Privatdozent), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, group of W. Hübner
2003.01 – 2007.08 Post-doctoral researcher, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, in the group of W. Hübner (Condensed Matter Theory Group)
1999.03 – 2001.02 Chemistry laboratory assistant-director analyst, (military service as air force cadet & officer), Larissa, Greece
1996.09 – 1999.02 High school teacher (physics, mathematics and chemistry), private school ”Proodos”, Thessaloniki, Greece

Awards
2024.02 – 2027.01 Guest Research Fellow at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2020.01 – 2023.01 Thousand Talents Project: Adjunct Research Fellow at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China