Elia Psillakis

• Office: Κ1.102
• Tel.: +30 28210 37810 FAX: +30 28210 37846
• Email: elia<at>enveng.tuc.gr
   
• Office Hours: Daily 9:00 - 15:00

• 1997: PhD in Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
• 1994: Degree in Chemistry, Maîtrise de Chimie, Universitè Montpellier II (U.S.T.L.), Montpellier, France.
• 1993: Licence de Chimie, Universitè Montpellier II (U.S.T.L.), Montpellier, France.
• 1992: D.E.U.G. (A), Sciences des Structures et de la Matière, Universitè Montpellier II (U.S.T.L.), Montpellier, France.

Research efforts mainly concentrate on

• the development and application of novel analytical procedures for detecting trace amounts of organic pollutants in a variety of environmental samples.
• studying the fate of organic micropollutants in natural and engineered environments.

• Differentiation of the geographical and botanical origin of honeys produced in the Prefecture of Chania. Role: Project Coordinator; Funding Source: Region of Crete; Budget: € 100000; Duration: 2022-2025
• IUPAC Project: Greenness of offaicial sample preparation methods; Role: Coordinator; Funding Source: IUPAC, Budget: € 5000; Duration: 2021-2024
• Leaching of chemicals of environmental concern from used heated tobacco sticks to natural water and comparison with leaching from smoked conventional cigarettes, Role: Coordinator; Funding Source: PMI Science; Budget: € 99533; Duration: 2018-2020
• New biotechnologicaL approaches for biodegrading and promoting the environmental biotransformation of synthetic polymeric materials. Role: Research Collaborator; Funding Source: FP7-KBBE; Budget: € 4000000; Duration: 2012-2015

• Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Sample Preparation (Elsevier)
• Specialty Chief Editor of Environmental Analysis for Frontiers in Analytical Science (Frontiers)
•  Associate Editor in Journal of Separation Science (Wiley)
•  Featured in the Power List 2021 of the magazine “The Analytical Scientist” as one of the Top 100 most influential people in analytical science
• Fulbright Research Award 2007-2008, used it at CALTECH, USA
• Three top cited article awards in Analytica Chimica Acta (Elsevier), Talanta (Elsevier) and Journal of Chromatography A, (Elsevier)
• 27 Plenary/Keynote/Invited lectures at International Conferences, 14 Departmental talks in Universities and Companies in Europe, North America and China
• National Representative and Elected Member of the Division of Analytical Chemistry - European Chemical Society
• Three times Conference Chair in International Conferences and twice Chair in Intensive Short Courses
• Co-Chair of the IUPAC Project: Greenness of official standard sample preparation methods
• Head of the “Sample Preparation” Study Group and Network of the European Chemical Society-Division of Analytical Chemistry
• Leader of Work-Group 4 “Sample preparation and microfluidics”, COST Action CA16215
• Twice Vice-Chair of the Evaluation Chemistry Panel for EU FP7 Marie Curie Actions (2011 and 2012)

• Wojnowski, M. Tobiszewski, F. Pena-Pereira, Elefteria Psillakis, “AGREEprep – Analytical Greenness Metric for Sample Preparation” TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2022 (149) 116553 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116553
• Á.I. López-Lorente, F. Pena-Pereira, S. Pedersen-Bjergaard, V.G. Zuine, S.A. Ozkan, E. Psillakis*, “The Ten Principles of Green Sample Preparation”, TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2022 (148) 116530 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116530)
• N. Delbecque, S. Mascrez, E. Psillakis* G. Purcaro, “Sub-ambient temperature sampling of fish volatiles using vacuum-assisted headspace solid phase microextraction: Theoretical considerations and proof of concept” Analytica Chimica Acta, 2021, 1192, 339365 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339365)
• S. Alberti, M. Sotiropoulou, E. Fernández, N. Solomou, M. Ferretti and E. Psillakis*, “UV-254 degradation of nicotine in natural waters and leachates produced from cigarette butts and heat-not-burn tobacco products” Environmental Research, 2021, Environmental Research, 194, 110695 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110695).
• E. Psillakis, “The effect of vacuum: an emerging experimental parameter to consider during headspace microextraction sampling”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 412(24), 5989-5997. Invited contribution. Special issue “Female Role Models in Analytical Chemistry” (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02738-x)
• N. Koutela, E. Fernández, M.-L. Saru and E. Psillakis*, “A comprehensive study on the leaching of metals from heated tobacco sticks and cigarettes in water and natural waters” Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 714, 136700 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136700)
• E. Psillakis, “The effect of vacuum: an emerging experimental parameter to consider during headspace microextraction sampling”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 412(24), 5989-5997. Invited contribution. Special issue “Female Role Models in Analytical Chemistry” (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02738-x)
• N. Solomou, C. Bicchi, B. Sgorbini, E. Psillakis*, “Vacuum-assisted headspace sorptive extraction: Theoretical considerations and proof-of-concept extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water samples”. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020, 1096, 100-107. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.10.050)
• E. Psillakis*, N. Koutela, A.J. Colussi, “Vacuum-assisted headspace single-drop microextraction: eliminating interfacial gas-phase limitations” Analytica Chimica Acta, 2019, 1092, 9-16. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.09.056)
• E. Psillakis*, Vortex-assisted liquid liquid microextraction revisited, TrAC-Trends Analytical Chemistry, 2019, 113, 332-339 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2018.11.007)

• [ENVE 212] Instrumental Chemical Analysis (4th Semester – Required)
• [ENVE 345] Aquatic Chemistry (5th Semester – Required)

Curriculum EnvEng (Valid for Ac. Year 2023-24)

• [ENVE 345] Aquatic Chemistry (5th Semester – Required)

• [A-101] Advanced topics in Environmental Chemistry

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