Lymberakis Liverios

Lymberakis Liverios is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Crete. Previously, he held leadership roles at Max-Planck Institutes in Berlin and Düsseldorf, including Head of Microstructure Research Group (2005-2011) and Head of Growth Modelling Group (2012-2022). His career includes a PhD from Universität Paderborn (2005) and postdoctoral work at Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung.

Education:

• B.A. Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1997)
• M.A. Materials Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2000)
• PhD in Materials Physics, Universität Paderborn (2005)

Research Focus: Development of first-principles computational methods for nanoscale materials design, with applications in electronics/optoelectronics. Specializes in:

• Epitaxial growth mechanisms at atomic scale
• Defects in III-nitride semiconductors
• 2D and 1D nanostructure properties
• Interface engineering in crystalline materials

Affiliations:

• Institute of Theoretical & Computational Physics
• Cretan Center for Theoretical Physics (CCTP)
• Cretan Center for Quantum Complexity & Nanotechnology