Dr. Evangelos Manias

Biography

Evangelos Manias received his B.S. degree in Physics from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research in the Materials Science and Engineering department at Cornell University before joining Penn State as an assistant professor in 1998. His research combines theoretical, simulation, and experimental approaches focused on explaining how nanoscale structures affect the macroscopic properties of materials, particularly in multi-phase polymer systems. Manias is a faculty member who values cross-disciplinary collaboration and has supervised graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Program in Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State. His research has led to the development of high-performance polymers and polymer-composite materials, exploiting unique nanoscale structures to achieve specific functionalities and applications. His work includes the synthesis and engineering of nanocomposites and stimuli-responsive polymers, supported by innovative techniques such as atomic force microscopy. Many of his research breakthroughs have been published in prominent scientific journals and have resulted in patented technologies.

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