Marios Mattheakis (Matthaiakis) August, 2017

School of Engineering and Applied SciencesHarvard University

Email: mariosmat@g.harvard.eduscholar.harvard.edu/marios matthaiakis

Education

• Postdoctoral in Applied Physics presentHarvard University USA

– Postdoctoral Research: Optical propagation, optical excitations and plasmonics in two-dimensional materialsand complex networks.

• Ph.D in Advanced Physics December 2014University of Crete Heraklion

– PhD Thesis: Electromagnetic wave propagation in gradient index meta-materials, plasmonic systems and opticalfiber networks.

– Description: I studied analytically and computationally electromagnetic wave propagation through randomphotonic networks as well as the light-matter interaction with gain plasmonic systems.

• M.Sc. in Advanced Physics March 2012University of Crete Heraklion

– Master Thesis: Wave propagation in networks of Luneburg lenses.

• B.Sc. in Physics June 2010University of Crete Heraklion

– Diploma Thesis: Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics.

Computational skills and knowledge

• Programming Languages

– Fortran, C/C++, Java

• Computational Software Programs

– COMSOL, MATLAB, MATHEMATICA

• Office software suites

– LATEX, Microsoft Office, Open & Libre Office

• Operating Systems

– Windows, Linux, Unix

Awards

• 2010Marie Curie Excellence Grand for the scientific project with title: ELECTRONCOMPLEXITY.

Invited Presentations

• March 16, 2016Seminar of Crete Center for Quantum Complexity & Nanotechnology at University of Crete.Title: Plasmonic periodic structures composed by 2D materials.

• September 17, 2015Colloquium in Wesleyan University.Title: Surface plasmons in active systems and 2D materials.

Conference and Summer School participation

• 16/05/2017 − 19/05/2017Mathematical Modeling of 2D Materials, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Poster presentation: Epsilon-Near-Zero from plasmonic Dirac point: Theory and realization usingtwo-dimensional materials.

• 13/03/2017 − 17/03/2017APS March Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.Oral presentation: Epsilon-Near-Zero from plasmonic Dirac point: Theory and realization usingtwo-dimensional materials.

• 25/02/2017Boston Photonics Centennial Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.Poster presentation: Epsilon-Near-Zero from plasmonic Dirac point: Theory and realization usingtwo-dimensional materials.

• 5/07/2016 − 8/07/2016Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies (NN16), Thessaloniki, Greece.Oral presentation: Epsilon-Near-Zero and Plasmonic Dirac Point by using 2D materials.

• 17/09/2014 − 19/09/2014COMSOL conference in Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.Poster Presentation: Enhanced surface plasmon polariton propagation induced by active dielectrics.

• 17/07/2014 − 19/07/2014Fourth International Workshop on Statistical Mechanics and Dynamical Systems, Athens, Greece.Poster Presentation: Linear and nonlinear photonic rogue waves in complex transparent media.

• 14/07/2014 − 25/07/2014Fourth European Ph.D. Summer School and Workshop on “Mathematical Modeling of ComplexSystems, Athens, Greece.Poster Presentation: Linear and nonlinear photonic rogue waves in complex transparent media.

• 14/07/2014 − 25/07/2014Fourth European Ph.D. Summer School and Workshop on “Mathematical Modeling of ComplexSystems, Athens, Greece.Poster Presentation: Linear and nonlinear photonic rogue waves in complex transparent media.

• 07/07/2014 − 11/07/2014International Conference on Statistical Physics, organized by SigmaPhi Committee, Rhodes, Greece.Poster Presentation: Linear and nonlinear photonic rogue waves in complex transparent media.

• 18/03/2014 − 23/03/2014Dynamics Symposium, organized by the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization(Goettingen) on Mandarfen in Austria.

• 01/12/2013 − 05/12/2013Light in Disordered Photonic Media, organized by the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany.Poster Presentation: Observation of photonic rogue waves in strongly scattering random media.

• 15/07/2013 − 27/07/2013Third European Ph.D. School on “Mathematical Modeling of Complex Systems, organized by theDepartment of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.Oral Presentation: Linear Optical Rogue Waves in Disordered Photonic Networks.Poster Presentation: Linear Optical Rogue Waves in Disordered Photonic Networks.

• 27/08/2012 − 02/09/2012Third International Workshop on Statistical Mechanics and Dynamical Systems, organized by ITAP,Turunc, Turkey.Poster Presentation: Luneburg lens waveguide networks.

• 25/09/2011 − 30/09/2011Nanoantennas and Hybrid Quantum Systems, organized by the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany.

• 28/08/2011 − 11/09/2011Charged Particle Optics: Theory and Simulations (CPOT), organized by the Department of Physics,University of Crete, Greece.

• 18/07/2011 − 29/07/2011First European Ph.D. School on “Mathematical Modeling of Complex Systems, organized by theDepartment of Mathematics, University of Patras, Greece.

Work Experience

• 01/03/2015 − presentPostdoctoral Fellow in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.

• 01/10/2010 − 1/05/2011Researcher on Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH). Working for the scientific projectwith title: ELECTRONCOMPLEXITY.

Referee

I have refereed manuscripts in:

• Nano Letters

• Journal of the Optical Society of America A (JOSA A)

• Journal of Applied Physics

• Chaos, Solitons & Fractals

• IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

• Wave Motion, Elsevier

• International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry

• The Scientific Pages of Photonics and Optics

• European Physical Journal B

Teaching Experience

• Introduction to Programming (FORTRAN) (teaching assistant) 1/02/2014 − 11/06/2014University of Crete Greece

• Electromagnetism I (teaching assistant) 1/02/2013 − 10/06/2013University of Crete Greece

• Introduction to Programming (FORTRAN) (teaching assistant) 1/02/2011 − 1/06/2011University of Crete Greece

References

• Prof. Efthimios KaxirasDepartment of Physics and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, HarvardUniversity, USA.Email: kaxiras@g.harvard.edu

• Prof. Giorgos TsironisDepartment of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.Email: gts@physics.uoc.gr

Languages

• Greek (mother tongue)

• English (excellent)

Other Personal Information

Nationality: GreekDate of Birth: 26th of September 1984Place of Birth: Heraklion, CreteGender: Male

Publications

• S. N. Shirodkar, M. Mattheakis, P. Cazeaux, P. Narang, M. Soljacic, and E. Kaxiras, Visible quantumplasmons in in highly-doped few-layer graphene (submitted paper)

• C. A. Valagiannopoulos, M. Mattheakis, S. N. Shirodkar, and E. Kaxiras, Manipulating polarized light with aplanar slab of Black Phosphorus (submitted paper)

• M. Mattheakis, G. P. Tsironis, E. Kaxiras, Graphene and Active Metamaterials: Theoretical Methods andPhysical Properties, Nanoplasmonics - Fundamentals and Applications, edited by Gregory Barbillon, InTech(2017)

• M. Mattheakis, C. A. Valagiannopoulos, E. Kaxiras, Epsilon-Near-Zero behavior from Plasmonic DiracPoint: theory and realization using two-dimensional materials, Phys. Rev. B 94, 201404(R) (2016)

• M. Mattheakis, I. J. Pitsios, G. P. Tsironis, S. Tzortzakis, Extreme events in complex linear and nonlinearphotonic media, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 84, 73-80 (2016)

• M. Mattheakis, T. Oikonomou, M. I. Molina, G. P. Tsironis, Phase transition in PT symmetric activeplasmonic systems, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 22, Vol.5, 1-7 (2015) (invitedissue)

• M. Mattheakis, G. P. Tsironis, Extreme waves and branching flows in optical media, In: J.F.R. Archilla, N.Jimenez, V.J. Sanchez-Morcillo, L.M. Garcıa-Raffi (eds.). Quodons in mica: nonlinear localized travellingexcitations in crystals, Springer series in materials science (2015) pp 425-454 (invited issue).

• F. Perakis, M. Mattheakis, G. P. Tsironis, Small-world networks of optical fiber lattices, J. Opt. 16, 102003(2014) (invited issue)

• C. Athanasopoulos, M. Mattheakis, G. P.Tsironis, Enhanced surface plasmon polariton propagation inducedby active dielectrics, Expert from the Proceedings of the 2014 COMSOL conference in Cambridge (2014).

• M. Mattheakis, G. P Tsironis, V. I. Kovanis, Luneburg lens waveguide networks, J. Opt. 14, 114005 (2012)(invited issue)