Visiting Professor Elias Sideras Haddad, in collaboration with the Scientific Director of PADA and his research team, will focus on topics in which the research team specializes. Specifically, he will be active in the development of integrated optical devices for the characterization of materials and films. In this context, he will lead the actions for the design and implementation of a portable Raman spectroscopy system as well as the relevant software for its use. The Raman system will be designed for wavelengths of 532 / 785 nm with the aim of being able to be used in a variety of applications by combining small size and weight, as well as low cost without lacking in optical characteristics that would limit its use in the field (application at the Point-of-Need). The development of the system will be carried out in collaboration with the PADA research group which has extensive experience in the application of Raman characterization methodology in the field and in a variety of applications and which has developed a significant library of Raman signals from a large range of materials and films.
The implementation of the Raman system will be carried out in close collaboration with the company (ThetaMetrisis) participating in the project. ThetaMetrisis specializes in the development of solutions for non-destructive characterization of films and surfaces at the micro – and nano – scale. Specifically, the company develops integrated solutions based on optical methods for the precise measurement of the thickness of thin and ultra-thin films and their related optical properties for micro / nanoelectronics and nanotechnology applications in general.
Project Τitle: Visiting Professor
Project Duration: 18 months
Project URL: https://thetametrisis.com/
Project Framework & Funding: 75.701,81 € Κωδικός ΥΠ2ΤΑ-0559290 approved for funding under the Decision Granting Support of the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, protocol number 5763 / 17-10-2024
Scientific coordinator (UNIWA): Theodore Ganetsos – Professor
Consortium – Partners:
Thetametrisis – Company
Research Publications / Results / Patents Q
Raman Spectroscopy of Low-fired Native American Earthenware from Central Virginia, United States
Theodoros Gkanetsos, Department of Physics, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Charis Theodorakopoulos, Conservation Science Laboratories, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
Christopher M. Stevenson, School of World Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Submitted to: XIXth Conference of the European Ceramic Society, August 31 to September 4, 2025, Dresden, Germany
