Dr. Georgia Charalambopoulou is a Research Director at the Environmental Research Laboratory since 2015. She holds a Diploma (1993) and a PhD (2003) both in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. Her research interests include the development and advanced characterization of nanostructured and nanoporous materials (carbon and silica-based, Metal Organic Frameworks, layered materials, etc.), carbon based hybrids (e.g. metal doped carbons, carbon infiltrated complex hydrides etc.), membranes (inorganic – polymeric) and nanocomposites with emphasis on sorption and diffusion processes for diverse environmental, energy and health applications; e.g. gas separations and storage (specific interest in H2, CO2, CH4 etc.), hydrogen and oil/gas technologies (materials-based storage, design of integrated storage systems), energy storage (e.g. batteries) and use (e.g. fuel cell) components; polymer nanocomposites and functional coatings; nanomatrices for drug delivery and tissue engineering.

She has developed a wide network of collaborators and extensive experience in externally funded research projects (she has participated in more than 30 national, European and international projects). She has supervised/co-supervised several undergraduate students (5), MSc students (6), PhD students (8) and Post-doctoral researchers (7). She has co-authored more than 75 publications in international editions and peer reviewed journals (h index: 19 – Scopus) and more than 150 contributions to international and national conferences.