Dr. Alexandros Stavrinadis, Dr. Mathieu Mivelle, and Dr. Ariel Bendersky
Dr. Alexandros Stavrinadis, Dr. Mathieu Mivelle, and Dr. Ariel Bendersky
New ICFOnians
New researchers and a member of the Mechanical Workshop joined ICFO.
January 24, 2012
Five postdoctoral researchers, Dr. Alexandros Stavrinadis, Dr. Mathieu Mivelle, Dr. Ariel Bendersky, Dr. Tahir Sharaan, and Dr. Johann Berthelot; one visiting scientist, Mr. Josselin Pello; one PhD student, Mr. Biagio Mandracchia; two undergraduate students, Mr. Alexander Britz and Mr. Pau Mestres; and one member of the Mechanical Workshop, Mr. José Ramón Rodríguez; have joined ICFO.
Dr. Alexandros Stavrinadis studied Physics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and then continued his studies in the UK receiving his Masters from Cambridge University, and his D.Phil. from Oxford University. His thesis is titled ‘Inorganic Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Photovoltaics’. Before joining ICFO as a post-doctoral researcher, Alexandros worked as a post-doc in Oxford University and as a Chief Technology Officer of Shenke PV at Shanghai, China. He is now a member of the group let by Prof. Gerasimos Konstantatos at ICFO working on progressing nanoparticle based solar cells.
Dr. Mathieu Mivelle obtained his PhD in Optics and Photonics from the University of Franche Comté, France. He joins the ICFO group led by ICREA Prof. Maria Garcia-Parajo as a post-doctoral researcher to work on advanced photonic antenna tools for biosensing and cellular nanoimaging.
Dr. Ariel Bendersky joins ICFO as a postdoc in the group of Quantum Information Theory led by ICREA Prof. Antonio Acín. Ariel got his PhD in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires in 2011. His previous research covers the study of techniques for efficient quantum tomography. At ICFO, Ariel will be working on the study of entanglement and quantum non-locality in many-body systems and quantum networks.
Dr. Tahir Sharaan, who has done his PhD in London, comes to join the efforts of the group led by ICREA Prof. Maciej Lewenstein in attosecond physics combined with plasmonics. He will work on the theory of intense laser-matter interactions in the presence of plasmonic nanostructures in relation to joint experiments of J. Biegert and R. Quidant.
Dr. Johann Berthelot got his BSc in Physics and Master in Nanosciences from the University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France. In 2008, he moved to the Institut Carnot de Bourgogne where he did his PhD on the control of optical antennas using electric signals, under the supervision of Dr. A. Bouhelier. He has recently joined the group led by ICREA Prof. Romain Quidant to work on nano-optical tweezers and their application to protein manipulation.
Mr. Josselin Pello is a visitng PhD student from the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He will work on a project aimed at combining integrated optical structures with phase change materials to achieve low power optical switching in the group led by ICREA Prof. Valerio Pruneri.
Mr. Biagio Mandracchia holds a BSc and MSc in Physics from the University "Federico II" in Naples, Italy. He joins ICFO as a PhD student in the group led by ICREA Prof. Maria Garcia-Parajo. He will work on the dynamics of integrins on Leukocytes. In particular, his work will focus on the cellular mechanical properties and the role of integrins in the immunological response.
Mr. Alexander Britz is a student of Physics at the Darmstadt Technical University where he is enrolled in the MSc in Physics program. Alexander will carry out work for his Masters Thesis in the group led by ICREA Prof. Jens Biegert on strong field ionization dynamics. He will investigate different conditions of ultrashort laser light interacting with atoms and molecules using a Reaction Microscope, where the full kinematic description of the process can be measured.
Mr. Pau Mestres will work on his Masters in Photonics project in the group led by ICREA Prof. Dmitri Petrov. His project will study effects of mechanical force on chemical structure of single living cells combining optical tweezers (that permit one to apply a controllable mechanical force to the cell) and Raman spectroscopy that detects changes in molecular structure of the cell.
Mr. José Ramón Rodríguez has completed an Apprenticeship (Grado Medio) in Mechanics and is finalizing his studies in Industrial Design in the Escuela Massana in Barcelona. He has joined the Precision Mechanical Engineering Facility of the ICFO Advanced Engineering Lab (AEL) and will give support to the technicians and engineers in the workshop in mechanical processes, assembly of parts, and prototype design, thus completing his professional training in this area.
Dr. Alexandros Stavrinadis studied Physics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and then continued his studies in the UK receiving his Masters from Cambridge University, and his D.Phil. from Oxford University. His thesis is titled ‘Inorganic Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Photovoltaics’. Before joining ICFO as a post-doctoral researcher, Alexandros worked as a post-doc in Oxford University and as a Chief Technology Officer of Shenke PV at Shanghai, China. He is now a member of the group let by Prof. Gerasimos Konstantatos at ICFO working on progressing nanoparticle based solar cells.
Dr. Mathieu Mivelle obtained his PhD in Optics and Photonics from the University of Franche Comté, France. He joins the ICFO group led by ICREA Prof. Maria Garcia-Parajo as a post-doctoral researcher to work on advanced photonic antenna tools for biosensing and cellular nanoimaging.
Dr. Ariel Bendersky joins ICFO as a postdoc in the group of Quantum Information Theory led by ICREA Prof. Antonio Acín. Ariel got his PhD in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires in 2011. His previous research covers the study of techniques for efficient quantum tomography. At ICFO, Ariel will be working on the study of entanglement and quantum non-locality in many-body systems and quantum networks.
Dr. Tahir Sharaan, who has done his PhD in London, comes to join the efforts of the group led by ICREA Prof. Maciej Lewenstein in attosecond physics combined with plasmonics. He will work on the theory of intense laser-matter interactions in the presence of plasmonic nanostructures in relation to joint experiments of J. Biegert and R. Quidant.
Dr. Johann Berthelot got his BSc in Physics and Master in Nanosciences from the University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France. In 2008, he moved to the Institut Carnot de Bourgogne where he did his PhD on the control of optical antennas using electric signals, under the supervision of Dr. A. Bouhelier. He has recently joined the group led by ICREA Prof. Romain Quidant to work on nano-optical tweezers and their application to protein manipulation.
Mr. Josselin Pello is a visitng PhD student from the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He will work on a project aimed at combining integrated optical structures with phase change materials to achieve low power optical switching in the group led by ICREA Prof. Valerio Pruneri.
Mr. Biagio Mandracchia holds a BSc and MSc in Physics from the University "Federico II" in Naples, Italy. He joins ICFO as a PhD student in the group led by ICREA Prof. Maria Garcia-Parajo. He will work on the dynamics of integrins on Leukocytes. In particular, his work will focus on the cellular mechanical properties and the role of integrins in the immunological response.
Mr. Alexander Britz is a student of Physics at the Darmstadt Technical University where he is enrolled in the MSc in Physics program. Alexander will carry out work for his Masters Thesis in the group led by ICREA Prof. Jens Biegert on strong field ionization dynamics. He will investigate different conditions of ultrashort laser light interacting with atoms and molecules using a Reaction Microscope, where the full kinematic description of the process can be measured.
Mr. Pau Mestres will work on his Masters in Photonics project in the group led by ICREA Prof. Dmitri Petrov. His project will study effects of mechanical force on chemical structure of single living cells combining optical tweezers (that permit one to apply a controllable mechanical force to the cell) and Raman spectroscopy that detects changes in molecular structure of the cell.
Mr. José Ramón Rodríguez has completed an Apprenticeship (Grado Medio) in Mechanics and is finalizing his studies in Industrial Design in the Escuela Massana in Barcelona. He has joined the Precision Mechanical Engineering Facility of the ICFO Advanced Engineering Lab (AEL) and will give support to the technicians and engineers in the workshop in mechanical processes, assembly of parts, and prototype design, thus completing his professional training in this area.
Dr. Tahir Sharaan and Dr. Johann Berthelot
Mr. Josselin Pello
Mr. Biagio Mandracchia
Mr. Alexander Britz and Mr. Pau Mestres
Mr. José Ramón Rodríguez