Assistant Professor

Tel: (+302610) 997132

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Web Page: http://www.chem.upatras.gr/faculty/lada

List of Publications:

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

2008 – 2012: Bachelor Degree, BSc, Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Patras, Greece, Chemist, Undergraduate Thesis Title: “The General Reaction System Dysprosium(III) Nitrate/Cobalt(II) Perchlorate/2-pyridyl  Aldoxime  or  Phenyl  2-pyridylketoxime”

2012 – 2014: Master of Science, MSc, Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Patras, Greece, “Analytical Chemistry and Nanotechnology”, Postgraduate Thesis Title: “The Principle of Hard and Soft Acids and Bases as a Tool in the Chemistry of Molecular Heterometallic Magnets”

2014 – 2019: PhD Studies, PhD, FORTH/ICE-HT & Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Patras, Greece, Title of Dissertation: “Development and Study of Materials with ‘Smart’ Properties for their Potential Use in Food Packaging”

Previous Experience

Post-Doctoral Funded Research: 1) Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology (ICE-HT/FORTH), Greece, 2) University College Dublin, School of Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland, 3) As an early career investigator of ΜOLSPIN Cost Action, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal Research (CRPP), Bordeaux, France

Visiting Researcher: 1) Queen's University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Belfast, UK, 2) Department of Physics, Florida State University, USA

Participation in R&D projects

Participation in 12 R&D EU, USA and Nationally funded projects. Representatives are as follows:

2018 – 2021: Operational Programme "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation" (NSRF 2014-2020)- GSRT, 803 k€, Development of Surface Coating Processes in Cotton Yarns/Fabrics for Single Stage Dyeing with Reduced Environmental Impact – Chromasurf

2023: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), 1.01 M€, Optical and Magnetic Integration of Surface Molecules-OptiMISM

2021 – 2024: Involvement as Co-WP leader, H2020-GREEN DEAL- LC-GD-8-1-2020 (RIA), 12 M€, Strategies for health protection, pollution Control and Elimination of Next generAtion RefractIve Organic chemicals from the Soil, vadose zone and water- SCENARIOS

2024: Involvement as PI, “Ideas Incubator” funded by the framework of the Innovative Entrepreneurship Observatory of the Region of Crete, 3 k€, Novel food packaging materials

2024: US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme, 13.5 M€, Molecular Magnetoelectric Materials

Teaching Experience

2021-2023: Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Undergraduate courses: “Organometallic Chemistry and Mechanisms of Inorganic Chemistry Reactions”, “Bioinorganic Chemistry” and “Science Education”

Fellowships-Distinctions

Distinctions

2022: Front page, title story, 1. Z.G. Lada, “Investigation of Spin-Crossover Systems by Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review on the Assets and the Bottlenecks”, Special Issue "Molecular Spin Crossover Materials: Recent Trends, Emerging Properties and Applications", Magnetochemistry, 2022, Review, 8(9), 108, 2. Z.G. Lada et al., “Tuning the Spin-Crossover Behaviour in Fe(II) Polymeric Composites towards Food Packaging Applications” Special Issue "Molecular Spin Crossover Materials: Recent Trends, Emerging Properties and Applications", Magnetochemistry, 2022, 8(2), 16

2023: Editor’s Choice list of publications, Z.G. Lada et al., “Tuning the Spin-Crossover Behaviour in Fe(II) Polymeric Composites towards Food Packaging Applications” Special Issue "Molecular Spin Crossover Materials: Recent Trends, Emerging Properties and Applications", Magnetochemistry, 2022, 8(2), 16

2024: Front page, Cover, K.N. Pantelis et al., “Hexanuclear {Zn^II₄Fe^III₂} and {Zn^II₄Cr^III₂} complexes from the use of potentially tetradentate NOO’O’’ Schiff-base ligands”, New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 11221-11232

Fellowships

2008: Award-Financial Support (position among the best new entrant BSc students), Chemistry Dep., Un. Patras, sponsored by National Web of Research and Technology (GRNET)  

2013: Fellowship from the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (Ι.Κ.Υ) of the Operational Programme “Education and Lifelong Learning”, ESF, NSRF, MSc Research

2014 – 2019: Fellowship for Postgraduate Studies from the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), PhD Research

Publications-Patents-Book chapters

32 Publications in peer-reviewed journals, 1 Provisional USA Patent, 1 Book Chapter

Conferences-Workshops

 Participation in >40 Conferences and Workshops (5 as invited speaker)

Memberships-Reviewer

Topical Advisory Panel Member: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF= 6.208)

Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Chemistry (IF= 5.545)

Guest Editor in Special Issues:  1. "Molecular Spin Crossover Materials: Recent Trends, Emerging Properties and Applications" in Magnetochemistry 2. "Coordination Chemistry: Current Developments and Future Perspectives — a Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Spyros P. Perlepes on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday" in Chemistry, and 3. "Molecular Inorganic Chemistry in Polymeric Materials" in Polymers

Reviewer of 14 International Journals

Organizing Committee Member: 9^th International Conference on Phase Transition and Dynamical Properties of Spin Transition Materials, PDSTM2025 which will be hosted in Dublin 25-29 May 2025.

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Courses

 

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Research Activities

­Development & Physicochemical Characterization of Advanced Materials Based in Inorganic Chemistry

• Food packaging materials –Temperature indicators/sensors via Spin Crossover (SCO) Phenomenon
• Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as a means of adsorption and detection of emerging contaminants

Risk Assessment/Food Packaging Materials

Migration control of Spin Crossover materials incorporated into packaging following accredited EU protocols

Physicochemical Characterization as a Tool in Inorganic Chemistry

• Raman characterization and observation of phase transition phenomena (i.e. Spin Crossover Phenomenon in coordination metal complexes in mononuclear compounds and Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) under normal and extreme conditions (77-350 K)
• Preparation, use and regeneration of Ag/Au Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) substrates (e.g. Au/PDDA, Au/Metal Organic Frameworks) for the detection of compounds at very low detection limits

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Representative Publications

• Z.G. Lada, K.S. Andrikopoulos*, A. Chrissanthopoulos, S.P. Perlepes* and G.A. Voyiatzis*, “A known Iron(II) Complex in Different Nanoparticle Sizes: Variable-Temperature Raman Study of its Spin-Crossover Behavior”, Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58 (8), 5183–5195
• Z.G. Lada*, A. Soto Beobide, G.N. Mathioudakis and G.A. Voyiatzis*, “Fe(II) Spin Crossover/ Polymer Hybrid Materials: Investigation of the SCO Behavior via Temperature-Dependent Raman Spectroscopy, Physicochemical Characterization and Migration Release Study”, Molecules, Communication, Special Issue “Hybrid Materials for Advanced Applications”, 2021, 26, article 201
• Z.G. Lada, K.S. Andrikopoulos*, G.N. Mathioudakis, Z. Piperigkou, N. Karamanos*, S.P. Perlepes* and G.A. Voyiatzis*, “Tuning the Spin-Crossover Behaviour in Fe(II) Polymeric Composites towards Food Packaging Applications” Special Issue "Molecular Spin Crossover Materials: Recent Trends, Emerging Properties and Applications", Magnetochemistry, 2022, 8(2), article 16 (Front page, Title story, Editor’s Choice)
• Z.G. Lada, A. Chrissanthopoulos, S.P. Perlepes*, K.S. Andrikopoulos* and G.A. Voyiatzis*, “Wet-Chemistry Assembly of One-Dimensional Nanowires of a Known Spin-Crossover Iron(II) Complex and Study of its Switching Characteristics Through Raman Spectroscopy”, Chem. Commun , 2022, 58, 521-524
• Z.G. Lada*, “Investigation of Spin-Crossover Systems by Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review on the Assets and the Bottlenecks”, Special Issue "Molecular Spin Crossover Materials: Recent Trends, Emerging Properties and Applications", Magnetochemistry, 2022, Review, 8(9), article 108 (Front page, Title story)
• Z.G. Lada, G.A. Voyiatzis* and C.A. Aggelopoulos*, “A Novel, Green, Low-cost Regeneration Method for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrates Based on Nanosecond Pulsed Cold Plasma Technology”, Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022, 34, article 102330
• Z.G. Lada*, E. Katsoulakou, C.D. Polyzou, C.P. Raptopoulou* and V. Psycharis, “A Missing Nuclearity in the Co(III)/Ln(III)/2-Pyridyladoxime Chemistry: Tetranuclear Compounds Using the “Assisted Self-Assembly” Approach (Ln = Rare Earth Metals)”, Chemistry, 2023, 5(2), 996-1005
• Z.G. Lada*, G.N. Mathioudakis, S. Pavlidou, G. Goulas, C. Anastasopoulos, G. Bokias, K.S. Andrikopoulos and G.A. Voyiatzis*, “Comparative assessment of the dyeing process for pristine and modified cotton fabrics towards the reduction of the environ-mental fingerprint”, Sustainability, 2023, 15(4), article 3144
• Ch. Stamou, Ch. Gourdoupi, P. Dechambenoit, D. Papaioannou, Z. Piperigkou* and Z.G. Lada*, “Antiproliferative activity of an organometallic Sn(IV) coordination compound based on 1-methylbenzotriazole against hu-man cancer cell lines”, Chemistry, 2024, 6(5), 1189-1200
• Z.G. Lada, G.N. Mathioudakis, A. Soto Beobide, K.S. Andrikopoulos and G.A. Voyiatzis*, “Generic method for the detection of short and long chain PFAS extended at very low detection limits via Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, SERS”, Chemosphere, 2024, 363, 142916