Short cv

Name: Marios Kosmas

Position: Professor of Physical Chemistry

Institute: Chemistry Department, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece

Phone: +302651008442, Fax:+302651008798

E-mail: mkosmas@cc.uoi.gr

Mail: Chemistry Department, University Of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece

EDUCATION 

1969-1973: Bsc of Chemistry (degree with honour) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

1974-1978: Msc, Ph.D in Chemistry, from University Of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1978-1979: Podoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago, USA

1979-1980; Postdoctoral researcher, Colorado State University, USA

1980- 1985: Lecturer, Chemistry Department, University of Ioannina, Greece

Jun- Sep 1981: Researcher, Cambridge University, UK

1985-1989: Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Ioannina, Greece

1988: Sabbatical, University of Toronto, Canada

1989-1997: Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Ioannina, Greece

1993: Sabbatical, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

1997- to now, Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Ioannina, Greece

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level (Statistical Thermodynamics, Polymer Science, Chemical Kinetics, and Physical Chemistry). Supervision of 8 Ph.D students

RESEARCH

My research interests are focused on the theoretical investigation of polymeric systems of various concentrations, architectures, and under various environmental conditions. Starting by microscopic models based on the molecular nature of matter and by using methods of statistical physics the dependency of the average properties of the system is given as function of the molecular weight, the temperature and solvent quality.  The following systems are indicative of our effort in understanding the behavior of polymeric systems, a) of dilute polymeric systems in which isolated chains can describe the system, b) of concentrated solutions in which interactions of chains are taken into account and a treatment is done towards the extraction of free energy, osmotic pressure and equation of state, c) of dense systems of melts and blends of polymers and the way phase diagrams can be determined, d) of homopolymers of one kind of monomers as well as of copolymers of more kind of monomers, e) of  different architectures of polymeric systems for example, ring, star, and recently dendritic polymers, and) of polymers at interfaces and surfaces.

Recently, we also found interest in diffusive motion of large particle. By means of accurate microscopic models we describe the macroscopic behavior of moving particles observed in biology and nanotechnology.

PUBLICATIONS

Over 70 papers published in peer-reviewed international journals, h-factor=14 , 337 citations (excluding self-sitations), (search run 17 Nov 2010, ISI Web of science). For full list of publication see the link http://mkosmas.blogspot.com/

CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS

Participating to 35 International and Greek conferences, talks or poster presentations. 12 invited talks.

HONORS AND AWARDS

1969-1973 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki fellowship, after written competition (undergraduate studies).

1974-1978 University of Chicago Fellowship (Msc and Ph.D studies)

RESEARCH FUNDS

6 research programs since 1984.

REVIEWING

Reviewing for Macromolecules, Journal of Polymer science, Journal de Physique, Journal of Chemical Physics. Reviewing of proposals submitted to General Secretary Research and Technology, Greece, as well as of proposals submitted to Greek Universities.