MATTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- ERA Chair
Andreas Kyritsakis (born in 1987) has a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering (2014, National Technical University of Athens) and Master Degree (Diploma) in Electrical & Computer Engineering (2010, National Technical University of Athens). His research activities are focused mainly on the theoretical/computational modelling of electron emission, vacuum arcs, and nanomaterial behavior under high electric fields. Andreas is the ERA Chair Holder of the MATTER project, leading its scientific activities. As a simulation specialist, he focuses mainly on the subgroup of multi-scale nanomaterial modelling. By the end of 2020 Andreas has 45 publications in Google Scholar database, with h-index 10.
Ehsan Moradpur-Tari (born in 1985) has a PhD in the field of Electroceramics (2022, Tarbiat Modares University) and a Master's degree in Corrosion Engineering (2010, University of Tehran). His theoretical research activities are in Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning. In the Matter project Ehsan is a postdoctoral researcher responsible for atomistic simulations. This involves DFT, semi-classical and classical MD, and Machine Learning. An example project is investigation of vacuum arcing in the particle accelerators at CERN. He has also experimental research experience in the field of supercapacitors and electrochemistry. By the end of 2022, Ehsan has 5 publications.
Sergei Vlassov (born 1980) has PhD in Material Science (2011, University of Tartu) and Master Degree in Applied Physics (2007, University of Tartu). His research activities are focused mainly on experimental investigations of various nanostructures and nanostructured materials for functional applications and future technologies.
In the MATTER project, Sergei is responsible for so-called «nanomanipulation» competence that consists in performing fine experiments with individual nanostructures inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM) - a technique that allows assembly and testing of prototype devices like single-nanowire transistors, nanoelectromechanical systems etc. Sergei previously participated in numerous national and international projects including personal research grand, and has supervised several award-winning theses. By the end of 2020 Sergei has 82 publications in Google Scholar database.
Sven Oras (born 1989) has a PhD in Materials Chemistry (2018, University of Upper Alsace) and Master's Degree in Physics (2014, University of Tartu). His research activities are focused on the experimental characterization of nanostructures focusing mainly on mechanical and tribological properties. In the MATTER project Sven is a post-doc responsible for performing nanomanipulation experiments inside scanning electron microscope (SEM) affecting single nanostructures and performing characterization of nanostructures with atomic force microscope (AFM). By the end of 2020 Sven has 15 publications in Google Scholar database, with h-index 8.
Tauno Tiirats (born in 1991) has a PhD in the field of Mechanics of Solids, Materials and Surfaces (2021, Ecole Centrale de Nantes) and a Master's degree in Computational Mechanics (2016, Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya & Ecole Centrale de Nantes). His research activities are in multiscale simulations, computational mechanics and numerical methods, with high focus on the Finite Element Analysis and molecular dynamics. In the MATTER project Tauno is a post-doc responsible for performing multiphysics simulations of various physical phenomena and material behavior. This involves particle simulations, continuum solutions and their coupling. An example project is investigation of vacuum arcing in the particle accelerators at CERN. Furthemore, he has had direct industrial research collaboration projects with international corporations like Vallourec Group and EDF (Électricité de France). By the end of 2022 Tauno has 5 publications.
Job Titles:
- Senior Scientist
- Associate Professor of Biomedicine Technologies
Veikko Linko (born in 1984) is an Associate Professor of Biomedicine Technologies in the Institute of Technology, at the University of Tartu. He received his PhD (2011) and MSc (2007) degrees in Physics from the University of Jyväskylä. After that he has worked at the Technical University of Munich (2011-2013) and at the Aalto University (2013-2022). He also holds two Docentships; one in Chemical Engineering (field: Bionanotechnology, Aalto University, 2018-) and another in Physics (field: Molecular Nanotechnology, University of Jyväskylä, 2015-). His research interests include DNA nanotechnology, self-assembled biomaterials, biohybrid nanoarchitectures, drug-delivery applications, nanolithography, molecular electronics, and nanoplasmonics. By the fall of 2022 Veikko has >70 publications in the Google Scholar database, with an h-index of 30.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Project Management Board
- Head of the Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of UT
Job Titles:
- Member of the Project Management Board
- Head of the IMS Lab
Job Titles:
- Member of the Project Management Board
- Director of the Institute of Technology
Job Titles:
- Member of the Project Management Board
- Director of Institute of Physics
Job Titles:
- Project Coordinator
- ERA Chair Coordinator
- Professor of Materials Technology
- Professor of Materials Technology / Institute of Technology / University of Tartu / Estonia
Veronika Zadin (born in 1982) is a professor of materials technology in the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu. She received her PhD in physical engineering in 2012 (University of Tartu) followed by postdoctoral research in the University of Helsinki (2012-2014). Next to the scientific work, she is managing the collaboration between University of Tartu and CTF3 activities in CERN. Her specialization includes elastic and plastic deformations, heat and mass transport, charge transport, and interactions between the electric field and metals. By the spring of 2021, Veronika has 65 publications.