Achilleas Tsiotas

Current

• PhD student at University of Manchester

Past

• Junior Researcher at Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser - Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas
• student at Panepistimio Kritis

Education

• The University of Manchester
• Panepistimio Kritis

Connections

37 connections

Industry

Plastics

Websites

• research group
• my home town in Greece

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Summary

Polymer and Composite Science

Materials Science and Technology

Materials Manufacturing

Process Engineering

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Specialties:

Polymer synthesis and characterisation.
Techniques involved:
Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Gel Permeation Chromatography, Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Optical Microscopy, Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering, Small Angle X-Ray Scattering, Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis, Casting techniques, Compression Moulding, Rheology, Fibre composite structures with thermoplastic matrices

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Experience

• PhD student

  University of Manchester

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  I am a PhD student in the School of Materials, based at the Materials Science Centre, University of Manchester, and my project deals with the Synthesis and Characterisation of very stiff Thermoplastic Polyurethanes. The project has been carried out in collaboration with Huntsman Polyurethanes in Belgium.

• Junior Researcher

  Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser - Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas

  (Research industry)

  September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  Undergraduate placement (research project)
  Production of new, perovskite-structured ceramic thermal barrier coatings, based on lanthanoids, for automotive and aerospace applications.

• student

  Panepistimio Kritis

  (Plastics industry)

  2002 — 2006 (4 years )

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Education

• The University of Manchester

  PhD , Polymer Science and Engineering , 2007 — 2010 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  IOP, SCI, APS, IET, ELEETY

• Panepistimio Kritis

  MEng , Materials Science and Technology , 2002 — 2006

Additional Information

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Websites:

• research group
• my home town in Greece

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Interests:

music: sleeping with music, waking up with music, working with music, relaxing with music..., cinema, motorsports, having great time with friends, listening to the radio.

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Groups:

i) Institute of Physics (Polymer Physics Group, Materials and Characterisation Group, Liquids and Complex Fluids Group, Engineering Physics Group, Manchester and District Branch)
ii) Society of Chemical Industries
iii) American Physical Society: Division of Polymer Physics, Division of Material Physics, Forum on Industrial & Applied Physics

•    GREEKS ABROAD
•    IOP
•    University of Manchester
•    Formula 1 Networking Group
•    Plastics, Elastomers and Rubber
•    PLASTIC AND POLYMERS
•    Motorsports Composites Training, Inc.
•    Polyurethane Illuminati
•    Canada Composites
•    American Chemical Society: Polymer Chemistry & Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering
•    APS Physics
•    PZ Cussons
•    Brawn GP F1 Team
•    Plastics and Polymers Careers and Employment, EUROPE
•    Mercedes Benz career opportunities
•    Sales Engineering

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Honors:

Greek Foundation for National Scholarships
(1st of class)
2002-2003,2003-2004,2004-2005,2005-2006

Hellenic Post Scholarships
(1st of class)
2002-2003,2003-2004,2004-2005,2005-2006

Award Emmanuil Drettakis for outstanding performance
(1st of class in Graduation)

Society of Chemical Industries Honours
Leverhulme Trust Grant

Achilleas Tsiotas’s Contact Settings

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