Eleni Stavrinidou

Eleni Stavrinidou is a Senior Associate Professor of Bioengineering and head of the Electronic Plants group at Linköping University, Sweden. She holds a PhD in Microelectronics from École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques (EMSE), France (2014), followed by postdoctoral research at Linköping University supported by a Marie Curie fellowship. Her academic progression includes roles as Assistant Professor (2017) and promotion to Associate Professor/Docent in Applied Physics (2020).

Her research focuses on integrating bioelectronic tools with plant systems to address climate change challenges, enhancing plant resilience through sustainable biohybrid technologies.

• Grants: Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (Future Research Leaders grant), ERC Starting Grant
• Awards: L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Prize (2019), Tage Erlander Prize (2023)

Current lab leadership emphasizes interdisciplinary innovation in plant-electronic interfaces, with a vision to redefine plant science for environmental sustainability.