Curriculum Vitae ALBERT JOHN POWER Address : Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, Heraklion, Crete, GR-70013, Greece. Telephone : +306977619651 E-mail : albertjohnpower@yahoo.gr, ajpower@math.uoc.gr Education: Ph.D. candidate in Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, School of Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece. M.Sc. in Materials Science and Technology, School of Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece. Area of Specialization: Theoretical - Computational Materials Science. M.Sc. Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymeric Nanocomposite Materials. Advisor: Prof. Vagelis A. Harmandaris. B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, School of Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece. (Degree grade: 7.16 Very Good, in top 10%). Area of Specialization: Mathematical Methods and Software Development. B.Sc. Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Long Range Interactions (Diploma Thesis grade: 10.0 Excellent). Supervisor: Prof. Vagelis A. Harmandaris. Scholarships: Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM), 2014-2015. The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, 2013-2014.
Academic/Work Experience: Researcher at the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) of the Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH): Development of Computational Algorithms for Modeling Complex Materials, of the PROENYL (Advanced Energy Producing Materials), action KRIPIS, European research project, 2014-2015. Researcher at the University of Crete: Development of Parallel Modeling Algorithm for Molecular Dynamics, of the AMOSICSS (Analysis, Modeling and Simulations of Complex and Stochastic Systems), action THALES, European research project, 2013. Development of Algorithm for Modeling Biomolecular Systems with Long Range Interactions, of the AMOSICSS (Analysis, Modeling and Simulations of Complex and Stochastic Systems), action THALES, European research project, 2012. Administration of Prof. Vagelis Harmandaris Group Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Complex Molecular Systems (MACOMMS), Cluster, Workstations and Web-Page, 2012-Today. Computer and Network Technician at the Administration of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, 2011-2012. Internship at the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) of the Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), 2011. Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Supervisor: Prof. Vagelis A. Harmandaris. Military Obligations: Performed full military service at the Administration of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, 2011-2012. Teaching Assistant: Computer Programming Language I course (used Python), Prof. Michael Plexousakis & Prof. Stavros Komineas, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, 2016. Computer Programming Language II course (used Python), Prof. Vagelis A. Harmandaris & Prof. Panagiotis Chatzipantelidis, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, 2016.
Materials I (Introduction to Materials Science) course, Prof. Dimitris Papazoglou, Department of Materials Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece, 2013. Data Structures course (used C++), Prof. Vagelis A. Harmandaris, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, 2011. Numerical Analysis course (used Matlab), Prof. Chrysoula Tsogka, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, 2010. Applied Mathematics II (Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations) course (used Matlab), Prof. Nikolaos Stavrakakis & Prof. Marina Bitsaki, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, 2009. Computer Programming Language course (used C), Prof. Christos Arvanitis, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, 2007. Publications In Refereed Journals: A.J. Power, I.N. Remediakis, V. Harmandaris, Dynamics and structure of hybrid polymer nanocomposites with core-shell nanoparticles, to be submitted. A.N. Rissanou*, A.J. Power*, V. Harmandaris*, Structural and Dynamical Properties of Polyethylene/Graphene Nanocomposites through Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Polymers. 2015; 7(3):390-417. (*Equal Authors) Publications in Conference Proceedings: A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Structure and Dynamics of Hybrid Polymer/Gold Nanoparticle Systems through Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Proceedings, 10 th Panhellenic Scientific Chemical Engineering Conference, Patras, Greece, 2015. A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Properties of Polymer/Gold Nanocomposites through Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Proceedings, 10 th Hellenic Polymer Society Conference, Patras, Greece, 2014. Presentations in Conferences: Mathematical and Computational Techniques for Molecular Systems, Heraklion, Greece, 2015. A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Properties of Polymer/Gold Nanoparticle Systems through Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
4 th International Young Scientists Conference and Summer School, Athens, Greece, 2015. A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Structure and Dynamics of Hybrid Polymer/Nanocomposite Systems through Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 10 th Panhellenic Scientific Chemical Engineering Conference, Patras, Greece, 2015. A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Structure and Dynamics of Hybrid Polymer/Gold Nanoparticle Systems through Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. COST-HINT: Nanostructured Hybrid Materials II: reinforced 3D structures, smart composites, self-healing, Heraklion, Greece, 2015. V.S. Petrakis, A.J. Power, A.N. Rissanou, V. Harmandaris, K. Chrissopoulou, S.H. Anastasiadis, Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hybrid Nanocomposite Systems with Inorganic Compounds in Polymer Matrix. Computational Trends in Solvation and Transport in Liquids, Jülich, Germany, 2015. A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Structure and Dynamics of Hybrid Polymer/Gold Nanoparticle Systems through Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 10 th Hellenic Polymer Society Conference, Patras, Greece, 2014. A.J. Power, V. Harmandaris, Properties of Polymer/Gold Nanocomposites Through Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 30 th Panhellenic Conference on Solid-State Physics and Materials Science, Heraklion, Greece, 2014. A.J. Power, I.N. Remediakis, V. Harmandaris. Properties of Hybrid Polymer/Gold Nanocomposite Materials through a Classical Molecular Dynamics approach. Workshops & Summer Schools: Software Frameworks for Challenging Computational Problems (Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis & Computation, ACMAC), Heraklion, Greece, 2013. Cell biology and physiology: PDE models (Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis & Computation, ACMAC), Heraklion, Greece, 2012.
Coarse graining of many body systems: analysis, computations and applications (Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis & Computation, ACMAC), Heraklion, Greece, 2011. 7 th Summer School on Mathematics (University of Crete, Department of Mathematics), Heraklion, Greece, 2010. Computer Knowledge: Computer Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Fortran77, Fortran90, JAVA. Programs for Scientific Computing: Matlab, Fluent (fluid dynamics), Origin, Grace. Molecular Dynamics & DFT Software: Lammps, Gromacs, Dacapo, VMD, ChemDraw. Parallel Processing: openmp, MPI. Design and Databases: HTML, MySQL, Dreamweaver, Joomla. Knowledge and Use in Environment: Windows, Unix, Linux. Image and Text Processing: Latex, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop. General Interests: Sailing (qualified Skipper) Tae Kwon Do Tang Soo Do (Black Belt 1 Dan). Guitarist and Organist.