Prof. Alexander Karantzalis | Nanoscale Awards | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Alexander Karantzalis | Nanoscale Awards | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Alexander Karantzalis , University of Ioannina, Greece

Alexandros E. Karantzalis is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Ioannina. Born in Athens on June 14, 1970, he completed his Ph.D. in advanced materials at the University of Nottingham in 1997. With a robust professional background, he has served in various roles, including Head of R&D at W.DIAMANT and postdoctoral researcher at EHIMYTH. Since 2009, he has been deeply involved in academia, progressing from Lecturer to Associate Professor at the University of Ioannina. His research interests encompass high entropy alloys, metal matrix composites, and materials characterization. He has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s theses and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. He resides in Ioannina with his family and maintains active profiles on Scopus, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.

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Ā šŸŽ“Education:

Alexandros E. Karantzalis holds a Ph.D. in Advanced Materials from the University of Nottingham, UK, completed in 1997. His doctoral thesis focused on the characterization of aluminum-based metal matrix composites (MMCs) manufactured using a novel stir-casting method. He also earned an M.Sc. in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes from the University of Nottingham in 1994, where he researched microwave reaction bonded silicon nitride for his thesis. Additionally, he holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, obtained in 1993, with a thesis on the surface plating of aluminum coated with copper using a CO2 laser.

šŸ“™Professional Career:

From 2003 to 2008, Alexandros E. Karantzalis served as an Advisor at the Center for Business & Technological Development (KETA) of Western Greece. Prior to this, he was the Head of the Research and Development Department at W.DIAMANT, part of the WHEELABRATOR group, from 2001 to 2003. In 2001, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at EHIMYTH, University of Patras. Earlier in his career, from 1997 to 1998, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Nottingham, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UK.

šŸ”©Research Interests:

Alexandros E. Karantzalis’s research interests include the development and characterization of high entropy alloys, the study of surface degradation and mechanical behavior of advanced materials, and the exploration of metal matrix composites and powder metallurgy.

Publication Top Notes:

  1. Aluminium reinforced by WC and TiC nanoparticles (ex-situ) and aluminide particles (in-situ): Microstructure, wear and corrosion behaviour
      • Materials & Design (1980-2015), 2015
    • Cited by: 192
  2. The microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC and TiB2-reinforced cast metal matrix composites
      • Journal of Materials Science, 1999
    • Cited by: 160
  3. Microstructure and wear behavior of a refractory high entropy alloy
      • International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 2016
    • Cited by: 158
  4. Microstructural modifications of as-cast high-chromium white iron by heat treatment
      • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2009
    • Cited by: 120
  5. The mechanical properties of Al-TiC metal matrix composites fabricated by a flux-casting technique
      • Materials Science and Engineering: A, 1997
    • Cited by: 119