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) a member of Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCCA) 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. 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 (KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany). He is also a user of the DIFFABS beamline of the Synchrotron SOLEIL (Saint-Aubin, France). 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 a member of the Geochemical Society.
Keywords:
Nanogeosciences; (nano)-mineralogy; (bio)-mineralogy; (nano)-geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; (geo)-materials; petrology; electron microscopy; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; SEM; TEM; (μ)-XANES/-EXAFS; 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.
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) a member of Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCCA) 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. 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 (KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany). He is also a user of the DIFFABS beamline of the Synchrotron SOLEIL (Saint-Aubin, France). 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 a member of the Geochemical Society.
Keywords:
Nanogeosciences; (nano)-mineralogy; (bio)-mineralogy; (nano)-geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; (geo)-materials; petrology; electron microscopy; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; SEM; TEM; (μ)-XANES/-EXAFS; 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.
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
