PERIKLIS PAPADOPOULOS e-mail: papadopoulos@physik.uni-leipzig.de CURRICULUM VITAE NOVEMBER 2009 1
I. PERSONAL Date of birth: August 20, 1979 Place of birth: Ioannina, Greece Marital status: Single II. EDUCATION Oct. 2001-Jan. 2006: PhD Physics, University of Ioannina, Greece (Thesis advisor: Assoc. Prof. G. Floudas) Thesis title: Self-assembly and dynamics of polypeptides Sep. 1997-Jul. 2001: BSc Physics, University of Ioannina, Greece. III. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE A. Permanent researcher positions Dec 2006-present (contract until Nov. 2010): Post-doctoral researcher, Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, Germany. B. Research visits Raman scattering experiments, Technical University of Lodz, Poland (June 2008). Experiments with synchrotron X-ray radiation in Brookhaven National Laboratory (NSLS), Long Island, NY, USA (Nov. 2004). IV. AWARDS AND HONORS Peter Debye Prize for Young Investigators for Excellence in Dielectric Research (August 2008). GSRT Scholarship (PENED 2001) for PhD thesis (2002-2005). Scholarship for postgraduate studies, Physics Dept., University of Ioannina, Greece (2001-2002). Participation and 1st prize in the Advanced Physics Summer School, Heraklion, Crete, July 2000. Graduation from Physics Dept. University of Ioannina, Greece with degree 9.11/10.00 (first among those entered in 1997). Recipient of Greek National Foundation Scholarships (IKY) awards (1997-2000). Participation in the XXIX International Chemistry Olympiad, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Second place in the Greek National Student Chemistry Contest, April 1997. V. RESEARCH INTERESTS A. General Structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules. Interplay of microscopic and macroscopic mechanical properties in polymers. Novel applications of infrared spectroscopy. Ellipsometry in visible and infrared spectral regions. Nanorheology Nanostructure and dynamics of polymers in confinement. B. More specific Self-assembly and dynamics of nanostructures block copolymers. Nanostructure and mechanical properties of natural and synthetic polymer fibers. 2
Liquid-crystalline elastomers. Optical properties of anisotropic media. Thin polymer films. Polymers confined in nanoporous membranes. Materials for organic light emitting diodes (OLED). VI. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Α. LECTURES Molecular Physics (in english, Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, academic year 2009-2010) Molekülphysik (in german, Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, academic years 2007-2008, 2008-2009) with Prof. F. Kremer. Mechanics (in english, Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, 2007-2008) with Prof. A. Pöppl. Students' laboratory course on Thermodynamics (in german, Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, academic years 2006-2007, 2008-2009) Thermodynamics (University of Ioannina, Dept. of Physics, acad. years 2003-2004, 2004-2005) with Prof. Th. Bakas. Introductory course in Computer Science (University of Ioannina, Dept. of Physics, acad. year 2002-2003) with Prof. Th. Bakas. B. SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS Assisting supervision of Diploma and Bachelor theses (supervisor: F. Kremer, Universität Leipzig) of the undergraduate students: Jan Sölter, Immanuel Weidner, Georg Kropat, Wilhelm Kossack, Benjamin Suttner and Manos Veroutis. Assisting supervision of PhD thesis (supervisor: F. Kremer, Universität Leipzig) of Roxana Ene and Ilya Semenov. VII. REFEREE IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS Colloid and Polymer Science VIII. COLLABORATIONS University of Marburg (Prof. A. Greiner) Max-Planck Insitute für Polymer Research (Prof. G. Fytas) Technical University of Lodz, Poland (Prof. J. Ulanski) Technical University of Graz, Austria (DI Armin Zankel) University of Freiburg (Prof. Dr. H. Finkelmann) Oxford University (Prof. F. Vollrath) Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (Dr. A. Sponner) University of Vienna (Prof. F. Barth) IX. PUBLICATIONS A. PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS (*corresponding author) [1] G. Floudas*, P. Papadopoulos, H. -A. Klok*, G.W.M. Vandermeulen, J. Rodriguez- Hernandez; Hierarchical self-assembly of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) rod-coil-rod triblock copolymers. 3
Macromolecules 2003, 36, 3673-3683. [2] P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, H.-A. Klok, I. Schnell, T. Pakula; Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) Peptides Biomacromolecules 2004, 5, 81-89. [3] P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, C. Chi, G. Wegner; Molecular dynamics of oligofluorenes. A dielectric spectroscopy investigation J. Chem. Phys. 2004, 120, 2368-2374. [4] P. Papadopoulos, D. Peristeraki, G. Floudas*, G. Koutalas, N. Hadjichristidis; Origin of Glass Transition of Poly(2-vinylpyridine). A Temperature- and Pressure-Dependent Dielectric Spectroscopy Study Macromolecules 2004, 37, 8116-8122. [5] P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, I. Schnell, H.-A. Klok, T. Aliferis, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis*; "Glass transition" in peptides. Temperature and pressure effects J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 122, 224906. [6] P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, I. Schnell, T. Aliferis, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis*; Nanodomain-induced chain folding in poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)-b-polyglycine diblock copolymers Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 2352. [7] P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, I. Schnell, I. Lieberwirth, T. Q. Nguyen, H.-A. Klok*; Thermodynamic confinement and α-helix persistence length in poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate-bpoly(dimethyl siloxane)-b-poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) triblock copolymers Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 618-626. [8] G. Floudas*, K. Mpoukouvalas, P. Papadopoulos; The role of temperature and density on the glass transition dynamics of glass-formers J. Chem. Phys. 2006, 124, 074905. [9] M. Mondeshki, G. Mihov, R. Graf, H. W. Spiess, K. Müllen, P. Papadopoulos, A. Gitsas, G. Floudas*; Self-Assembly and Molecular Dynamics of Peptide-Functionalized Polyphenylene Dendrimers Macromolecules 2006, 39, 9605-9613. [10] P. Papadopoulos*, J. Sölter, F. Kremer; Structure-property relationships in major ampullate spider silk as deduced from polarized FTIR spectroscopy Eur. Phys. J. E: Soft Matter 2007, 24, 193-199. [11] P. Papadopoulos*, J. Sölter, F. Kremer; Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk - a quantitative model Colloid Polym. Sci. 2009, 287, 231-236 [12] P. Papadopoulos*, R. Ene, I. Weidner, F. Kremer; Similarities in the structural organization of major and minor ampullate spider silk Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2009, 30, 851-857 [13] I. Semenov*, O. Otto, G. Stober, P. Papadopoulos, U.F. Keyser, F. Kremer; Single Colloid Electrophoresis J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 2009, 337, 260-264 [14] R. Ene, P. Papadopoulos*, F. Kremer; Combined structural model of spider dragline silk Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4568-4574 Citations (Source: ISI Web of Knowledge) Author=(PAPADOPOULOS P) AND Institution=(UNIV IOANNINA OR UNIV LEIPZIG) Timespan=All Years. Databases=SCI-EXPANDED, A&HCI, SSCI, CPCI-SSH, CPCI-S. 4
Sum of the times cited: 197. Excluding self-citations: o 173 (excl. self-citations by PP) o 114 (excl. self-citations by any author) Average citations per published item: 14.1 h-index: 8 B. ARTICLES IN BOOKS [1] Self-assembly and the associated Dynamics in PBLG-PEG-PBLG Triblock Copolymers P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas Adv. Study Inst., Kluwer Academic Publishers (2004) C. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS [1] Hiererchical self-assembly of block copolymers based on peptides G. Floudas, P. Papadopoulos, I. Schnell, H.-A. Klok, T. Aliferis, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis Proceedings, Macro2004 (Paris), 2004 [2] Glass transition in Peptides. Temperature and Pressure effects P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas, I. Schnell, H.-A. Klok, T. Aliferis, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis PMSE Polymer Preprints 2005. [3] Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk a quantitative model P. Papadopoulos, J. Sölter, R. Ene, I. Weidner, F. Kremer Macromolecular Bioscience 2009(2), F90 (special issue). D. ARTICLES AFTER INVITATION [1] Book review, Friedrich Siebert and Peter Hildebrandt, vibrational spectroscopy in life science Colloid Polym. Sci. 286, 487 (2008). E. OTHER [1] Study of two-dimensional quantum systems with spin interactions (diploma thesis, supervisor: Prof. S.N. Evangelou, University of Ioannina, Greece). [2] Polypeptide dynamics: glass transition and broken helices P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas Dielectric Newsletter 21, Novocontrol GmbH (Issue Dec. 2005). X. PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES [1] XVIII Panhellenic Solid State Physics and Materials Conference, Heraklion, Crete 2002. Self-assembly in triblock peptide copolymers. [2] Supernet 2003 Conference on Complex Polymer Structures: Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling, Sept. 6-11, 2003, Spa, Belgium. Hierarchical self-assembly of peptide-based block copolymers. [3] Advanced Research Workshop on Nonlinear Dielectric Phenomena in Complex liquids, May 10-14, 2003, Poland. Self-assembly and Dynamics in PBLG polypeptides. 5
[4] EPF 2nd Summer School on Nanostructured Polymer Materials, May 25-30, 2003, Gargnano (BS), Italy. Structure and dynamics of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) oligopeptides. [5] XIX Panhellenic Solid State Physics and Material Science Conference, Sept. 21-24, 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece. Structure and dynamics of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) oligopeptides. [6] 1st International Workshop on Dynamics in Viscous Liquids, March 14-17, 2004, Munich, Germany. Structure and dynamics of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) oligopeptides. [7] Faraday Discussion 128 on Self-Organising Polymers, July 19-21, 2004, Leeds, UK. Structure and dynamics of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)-b-polyglycine diblock copolymers. [8] XX Panhellenic Solid State Physics and Material Science Conference, Sept. 26-29, 2004, Ioannina, Greece. Structure and dynamics of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)-b-polyglycine diblock copolymers. [9] World Polymer Congress MACRO 2004, 40th International Symposium on Macromolecules, Paris (2004). Hierarchical self-assembly of block copolymers based on peptides [10] Turkish-Greek-German Symposium on Polymer in Material Science and Biology, Istanbul (2004) Self assembly and dynamics of block copolymers based on poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) peptides [11] 229th ACS National Meeting, March 13-17, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA. Glass transition in peptides. Temperature and pressure effects. [12] 5th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems (5IDMRCS), July 7-13, 2005, Lille, France. Effect of pressure on homopolymer and blend dynamics [13] 6th Hellenic Conference on Polymers, Patras (2006) Structure and dynamics of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)-b-polyglycine diblock copolymers [14] 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft und DPG Frühjahrstagung des Arbeitskreises Festkörperphysik, March 26-30, 2007, Regensburg, Germany Rheo-FTIR on spider silk [15] 17th European Symposium on Polymer Spectroscopy, September 9-12, 2007, Seggauberg, Austria Structure-property relationship in silk of the spider Nuctenea sclopetaria as studied by polarized, time-resolved FTIR spectroscopy [16] EUROMAT 2007, September 10-13, 2007, Nürnberg, Germany Structural levels of organization in spider silk in the native and supercontracted state a combined mechanical and infrared spectroscopy study [17] 11th Dresden Polymer Discussion on Polymer Network Structures: Recent Developments, Perspectives and Applications, September 16-19, 2007 Meißen,Germany Structure-property relationship in silk of the spider Nuctenea sclopetaria as studied by polarized, time-resolved FTIR spectroscopy [18] 72. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG Frühjahrstagung des Arbeitskreises Festkörperphysik mit anderen Fachverbänden und den Arbeitskreisen der DPG, Berlin, 25. - 29. February 2008 Structural levels of organization in spider silk as studied by time-resolved polarized Rheo-FTIR spectroscopy. [19] Macromolecular Symposium 2008, Feb. 28 March 1, Freiburg, Germany 6
Structure-property relationships in major ampullate spider silk as deduced from Rheo- FTIR spectroscopy [20] 5th International Conference on Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy and Its Applications (BDS 2008), 26-29 August 2008, Lyon, France Glassy dynamics of proteins and effects of solvents: the case of spider silk [21] Polymerwerkstoffe P2008 24 26 September 2008 Halle (Saale), Germany Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk a quantitative model [22] 7th Hellenic Polymer Conference, Sep 28 Oct 1 2008, Ioannina, Greece Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk a quantitative model [23] Workshop on Progress in Bio- and Nanotechnology in Lodz, Poland, 12-13 January 2009 Optical Tweezers in Nano-(Bio-)Physics [24] Makromolekulares Kolloquium, Freiburg, Germany 26-28 February 2009 Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk a quantitative model [25] DPG-Frühjahrstagung 2009, Dresden, Germany 22-27 March 2009 Infrared Transition Moment Orientational Analysis (IR - TMOA) [26] 26 th Janik s Friends Meeting, Krynica, Poland 12-18 July 2009 Structure property Relationships in Natural Fibers of Spider Silk [27] Bayreuth Polymer Symposium, Germany 13-15 September 2009 Transition Moment Orientational Analysis on Liquid Crystalline Elastomers [28] 5 th International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference, Kent, OH, USA 24-26 Sept. 2009 Transition Moment Orientational Analysis on Liquid Crystalline Elastomers [29] 8th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, Dresden, Germany, 4-7 October 2009 Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk a quantitative model XI. INVITED TALKS [1] Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk: A quantitative model June 20, 2008, Göttingen, Germany. [2] Hierarchical nanostructure of two types of spider silk, February 16, 2009, ΙΤΕ, Heraklion, Crete. XII. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge University. Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Goethe Institut. 7