Funding

Our research group profits from funding coming from Greek, Qatari and European Union sources, through highly competitive research projects. In this spirit, our group is constantly exploring new ideas and proposals for collaborative projects based on scientific excellence.

Highlights

  • HFRI: Efficient Broadband and Powerful Terahertz Sources (ENTERS) (2022-2025)
    Funding: ~ 200k€; PI: S. Tzortzakis
  • RIS3Crete: Food safety traceability using advanced non-invasive spectroscopic techniques (FOODTrast) (2020-2023)
    Funding: ~ 500k€; PI: S. Tzortzakis
  • H2020-FET: Mid- and far-IR optoelectronic devices based on Bose-Einstein condensation (MIR-BOSE) (2017-2020)
    Funding: ~ 450k€; PI: S. Tzortzakis
  • NPRP (9 – 383 – 1 – 083) “Engineered light for biomedical and energy harvesting applications” (2016-2019)
    Funding: ~ $750k; Lead-PI: S. Tzortzakis
  • NPRP (9 – 329 – 1 – 067) “Split-ring resonator based nonlinear metamaterials: from few to many, theory and experiments” (2016-2019)
    Funding: ~ $750k; PI: S. Tzortzakis
  • GSRT Excellence Grant, “Frontier terahertz radiation fields: applications in cross-disciplinary science” (2012-2015)
    Funding: ~ 450k€; Lead-PI: S. Tzortzakis
  • Marie Curie Excellence Grant, MULTIRAD, MEXT-CT-2006-042683 (2006-2010)
    Funding: ~ 2 M€; Team Leader: S. Tzortzakis

European Commission EU Horizon 2020

Greek Secretary of Research and Technology

Qatar National Research Fund

Jobs

Several fully funded openings are available for highly motivated and qualified candidates for joining our group. Currently, open positions are listed below. Applicants are invited to send a detailed CV and a motivation letter to the group head Stelios Tzortzakis

A number of fully funded openings are available for highly motivated and qualified candidates for joining our group. Currently, open positions are listed below, for more information, you may contact the group head Stelios Tzortzakis.

PhDs and Post-docs:

  • Nonlinear propagation phenomena – Filamentation
  • Terahertz Nonlinear Optics
  • Photonic structuring in the bulk of dielectrics and semiconductors

Available PhD opportunities on all the above topics in collaboration between the University of Crete and the Texas A&M University at Qatar at the 2 respective UNIS labs