Papoutsakis Lampros

Lampros Papoutsakis is a Researcher at the Polymer Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), part of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH). He graduated with a Physics degree from the University of Crete in 1998 and earned a Master's in Microelectronics-Optoelectronics in 2002.

• Career: Research Assistant (2004–present), Trainee (2003–2004)
• Research Focus: Smart polymeric surfaces, responsive nanoparticles, solid electrolytes, and photocatalytic materials
• Technical Expertise: XRD, DSC, TGA, FTIR, Raman/UV-Vis spectroscopy, TEM/SEM, surface tension analysis

His work spans polymer science, nanotechnology, and surface engineering, with recent emphasis on mechanochemical synthesis of perovskite nanomaterials (2025) and 3D-printed photocatalytic sponges (2023). He explores wettability control through hierarchical roughness (2023-2015), multiphoton polymerization (2020), and stimuli-responsive polymer grafting (2016).

Key contributions include:

• 1998: Summer School of Advanced Physics Award
• 2017: High-modulus polymer electrolytes with nanostructured additives
• 2015: Photocatalytic ZnO coatings with reversible wettability
• 2005: Metal nanoparticle formation in pH-responsive block copolymers