{"id":1363,"date":"2023-01-26T09:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/polymerlab2\/?page_id=1363"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:12:34","slug":"past-team-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/polymerlab\/past-team-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Team Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Post-doctoral researchers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ioanna Savva (September 2015 \u2013 September 2017; July 2019-April 2020)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Mariliz Achilleos (May 2010 \u2013 May 2013; January 2014 \u2013 June 2015)<\/div>\n
Dr. Maria Demetriou (June 2013 \u2013 April 2014)<\/div>\n
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PhD Students<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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  • G. Papaparaskeva, Ph.D. Thesis Title: \u201cFabrication, characterization and optoelectronic properties of polymer-based nanocomposites<\/em>\u201d (September 2018-October 2023)<\/li>\n
  • I. Savva, Ph.D. Thesis Title: \u201cFabrication, characterization and applications of electrospun polymer-based nanocomposite membranes<\/em>\u201d (September 2010 \u2013 September 2014)<\/li>\n
  • M. Demetriou, Ph.D. Thesis Title: \u201cNovel hybrid nanomaterials based on block copolymers and metal nanoparticles possessing non-linear optical properties: Synthesis and characterization<\/em>\u201d (January 2008 \u2013 October 2011)<\/li>\n
  • P. Papaphilippou, Ph.D. Thesis Title: \u201cSynthesis, characterization and applications of novel, magnetoactive polymeric materials<\/em>\u201d (January 2007 \u2013 September 2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    MSc Students<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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    • P. Kyriacou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cFunctionalized electrospun fibrous membranes in the removal of metal ions from aqueous media<\/em>\u201d (September 2021-December 2023)<\/li>\n
    • K. Avraam, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cPhase change electrospun fibrous mats as thermal storage media<\/em>\u201d (September 2020-May 2022)<\/li>\n
    • K. Athanasiou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cHydrogels in agricultural applications<\/em>\u201d (January 2020-May 2022)<\/li>\n
    • M. Antoniadou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cNanocomposite electrospun fibers containing upconverting nanoparticles<\/em>\u201d (2017-2021, part-time student)<\/li>\n
    • C. Christou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cFabrication of electrospun fibers for agricultural and environmental applications<\/em>\u201d (2017-2019)<\/li>\n
    • M. Nikolaou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cFabrication of electrospun magnetic polymer rods for potential use in inhalation medicine<\/em>\u201d (2015-2018, part-time student).<\/li>\n
    • G. Papaparaskeva, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cSynthetic strategies towards the combination of hydrogels with electrospun fibers<\/em>\u201d (2015-2017)<\/li>\n
    • V. Tsigki, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cNatural and polymer-based fibers with potential applications in batteries<\/em>\u201d (2015-2017)<\/li>\n
    • K. Christodoulou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cSynthesis and characterization of fluorescent polymeric materials for sensing applications<\/em>\u201d (2012-2016, part-time student)<\/li>\n
    • A. Charalambous, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cSynthesis, characterization and applications of optically-active polymeric materials<\/em>\u201d (2011-2013)<\/li>\n
    • I. Savva, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cSynthesis and characterization of amphiphilic block copolymers possessing donor and acceptor groups<\/em>\u201d (2008-2010)<\/li>\n
    • M. Demetriou, M.Sc. Thesis Title: \u201cSynthesis and characterization of amphiphilic block copolymers bearing <\/em>\u03b2<\/em>-ketoester groups. Fabrication of organic-inorganic hybrid materials<\/em>\u201d (2006-2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Final year Diploma Thesis Students: 50+<\/h2>\n

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