Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos is a computational nanotechnologist whose research focuses on elucidating fundamental processes related to nanotechnology, such as nanoparticle growth, coalescence, and cluster-support interactions. His work explores how the structure of these particles influences their magnetic, electronic, and chemical properties, with applications ranging from gas- and bio-sensors to battery electrodes and hydrogen storage.

Dr. Grammatikopoulos completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool. He has held research positions at prestigious institutions worldwide, including NCSR Demokritos, the University of Greenwich, and the University of Helsinki. In 2012 he joined the Nanoparticles by Design Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) as a Postdoctoral Scholar; he was promoted to Unit Leader in 2016, overseeing the experimental design of tailored nanoparticles using cluster beam deposition and their integration into nanoarchitectures. Since 2020, he has held appointments as Visiting Assistant Professor at ETH Zürich, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Osaka University, and Associate Professor at the Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) in China.

Dr. Grammatikopoulos’ research has yielded a number of publications in esteemed peer-reviewed journals (Communications Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Science, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Physical Review B, etc.), as well as patented inventions and projects for the commercialisation of the invented technologies. In addition to his work on nanoparticles, he has also explored the mechanical properties of both nano- and bulk materials, particularly in relation to nuclear materials and radiation damage. Joining the APNano group at the Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) at UCLM in Ciudad Real, he will continue his exploration of magnetic nanostructures and their innovative applications.