School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete / TUC (Chania, Greece)
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Short Bio:
Dr. Platon N. Gkamaletsos / PNG (a.k.a. Platon Gamaletsos; Scopus ID: 35228969700 ǀ ORCID: 0000-0002-1171-9032 ǀ Web of Science ResearcherID: N-2459-2018) is an Asst. Professor of Applied Mineralogy-Petrology at the School of Mineral Resources Engineering (SMRE), Technical University of Crete / TUC (Chania, Greece). He is specialized in the (nano)-mineralogy/-geochemistry of various geomaterials, primary and secondary mineral resources (e.g., ore deposits, byproducts, mineral waste streams, etc.) with more experience in metal/mineral-chemistry of disciplinary mining/metallurgical fields. He received his PhD in the field of (nano)-mineralogy/-geochemistry of ore deposits and their metallurgical residues (2014). Over the last years -among others- he was a research associate (i.e., Marie Curie post-doc as part of the EU-funded project HC Ørsted Postdoc programme) at the DTU Nanolab - National Centre for Nanofabrication and Characterization (ex “Center for Electron Nanoscopy / CEN”) of the Technical University of Denmark / DTU. During his post-doc at DTU, he studied the nature of strategic metals (such as REEs etc.) and actinide elements (such as Th) in various geomaterials (incl. mining/metallurgical materials) by means of electron microscopic (SEM & HRTEM) and spectroscopic techniques. Afterwards, he was a postdoc researcher (research associate) at the Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven (Belgium) and, later, at the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences and Technology, Energy & Safety of NCSR “Demokritos” (Greece). PNG is an advanced user at the SUL-X Beamline of the “Synchrotron Laboratory for Environmental Studies” of the “Institute for Synchrotron Radiation and Photon Science (IPS)” at the KIT Light Source (ANKA, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany). He is a reviewer in journals. He has several publications in international peer-reviewed journals, while has attended numerous international conferences presenting his research activities. He has also been involved in several research programs supported by European Union. He is member of the Geochemical Society and the Marie Curie Alumni Association.
Keywords:
Mineral resources; ore deposits; metallurgical residues; mineral waste streams; metallurgical slags; industrial wastes; industrial sludges; incineration ashes; sustainability; recovery; base metals; strategic metals; critical metals; noble metals; heavy metals; hazardous (toxic/radioactive) elements; bonus & penalty elements; nanogeoscience; (nano)-mineralogy; (nano)-geochemistry; (geo)-materials; electron microscopy; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; SEM; TEM; (μ)-XAFS.
Academic/research skills and competences:
- Materials Characterization
- Combination of Conventional & Advanced Techniques/Methods for Qualitative/Quantitative Materials Characterization
- Design of Materials Characterization Techniques
- Sample Preparation
- Data Processing – Evaluation – Interpretation
- Teaching
- Mentoring/Coaching
- Synergy & Collaboration
- Brainstorming & Inspiration – Golden Circle: Why-How-What
Dr. Platon N. Gkamaletsos / PNG (a.k.a. Platon Gamaletsos; Scopus ID: 35228969700 ǀ ORCID: 0000-0002-1171-9032 ǀ Web of Science ResearcherID: N-2459-2018) is an Asst. Professor of Applied Mineralogy-Petrology at the School of Mineral Resources Engineering (SMRE), Technical University of Crete / TUC (Chania, Greece). He is specialized in the (nano)-mineralogy/-geochemistry of various geomaterials, primary and secondary mineral resources (e.g., ore deposits, byproducts, mineral waste streams, etc.) with more experience in metal/mineral-chemistry of disciplinary mining/metallurgical fields. He received his PhD in the field of (nano)-mineralogy/-geochemistry of ore deposits and their metallurgical residues (2014). Over the last years -among others- he was a research associate (i.e., Marie Curie post-doc as part of the EU-funded project HC Ørsted Postdoc programme) at the DTU Nanolab - National Centre for Nanofabrication and Characterization (ex “Center for Electron Nanoscopy / CEN”) of the Technical University of Denmark / DTU. During his post-doc at DTU, he studied the nature of strategic metals (such as REEs etc.) and actinide elements (such as Th) in various geomaterials (incl. mining/metallurgical materials) by means of electron microscopic (SEM & HRTEM) and spectroscopic techniques. Afterwards, he was a postdoc researcher (research associate) at the Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven (Belgium) and, later, at the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences and Technology, Energy & Safety of NCSR “Demokritos” (Greece). PNG is an advanced user at the SUL-X Beamline of the “Synchrotron Laboratory for Environmental Studies” of the “Institute for Synchrotron Radiation and Photon Science (IPS)” at the KIT Light Source (ANKA, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany). He is a reviewer in journals. He has several publications in international peer-reviewed journals, while has attended numerous international conferences presenting his research activities. He has also been involved in several research programs supported by European Union. He is member of the Geochemical Society and the Marie Curie Alumni Association.
Keywords:
Mineral resources; ore deposits; metallurgical residues; mineral waste streams; metallurgical slags; industrial wastes; industrial sludges; incineration ashes; sustainability; recovery; base metals; strategic metals; critical metals; noble metals; heavy metals; hazardous (toxic/radioactive) elements; bonus & penalty elements; nanogeoscience; (nano)-mineralogy; (nano)-geochemistry; (geo)-materials; electron microscopy; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; SEM; TEM; (μ)-XAFS.
Academic/research skills and competences:
- Materials Characterization
- Combination of Conventional & Advanced Techniques/Methods for Qualitative/Quantitative Materials Characterization
- Design of Materials Characterization Techniques
- Sample Preparation
- Data Processing – Evaluation – Interpretation
- Teaching
- Mentoring/Coaching
- Synergy & Collaboration
- Brainstorming & Inspiration – Golden Circle: Why-How-What
