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Aikaterini Panagopoulou studied Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Arts at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (1991). She holds a MSc degree from the University of the Peloponnese, in Cultural Heritage, Materials and Technologies; (Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management, 2017). Her thesis bears the title: “The Minoan Peak Sanctuary at Ayios Georgios sto Vouno, Kythera: Technological Investigations of Bronze Finds”. From 2016, she is a PhD candidate of the same University and her dissertation in progress is entitled: “Metallurgy, Metal work and Copper Trade in the Aegean in the Bronze Age: The Bronze Finds from the Minoan Peak Sanctuary at Ayios Yeoryios sto Vouno, Kythera”.

As a permanent employee of the Ministry of Culture and Sports since 1991, Mrs Panagopoulou worked in the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, specialized in conservation of metallic objects; therefore, she organized the metal Conservation laboratory. Apart from metal, she is also an experienced conservator as far as pottery, stone, mosaics, glass and organic materials (bone and wood) is concerned.

From 2014, Mrs Panagopoulou serves the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and the Islands, as a Head of the Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Arts Department.  She has participated in many conferences and workshops presenting topics related to the conservation and analysis of metal finds.

https://amitos.library.uop.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/4463

Education :

2017-2020: Master in Advanced Materials, Materials Science and Engineering ,  University of Ioannina

• Msc Topic: X Ray fluorescence Imaging spectroscopy

  2009-2017: Diploma in Material Science Engineering,  University of Ioannina

• Diploma Topic : Evaluation of the specifications of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectometer for applying in qualitative and quantitative analysis of materials.

Publications, posters :

• Lead free ohmic connections on large surface area Si solar cells

(AIP Conference Proceedings 2147, 020016 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5123821)

• Poster: Scanning XRF for coins characterization - MA -XRF Scanning in Concervation, Art and Archaeology 15-16 October 2019 , Catania Italy
• Poster: Investigation of materials and techniques for the manufacture of late post-Byzantine portable images with X-ray techniques - 7th Symposium of the Greek Archaeometric Society, 9 - 12 October 2019

Experience :

• Professor’s assistant – Physical chemistry laboratories– Material Science Engineering , University of Ioannina

Seminars :

2010-2011 : N.C.S.R National Centre for Scientific Research "Democritos", summer school 2011. Follow-up certificates in thematic modules:

• «Advanced materials, micro – nanotechnology and provisions»
• «Basic research in natural sciences»

Languages :

• Mother tongue : Greek
• English : LRN Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF C2)

Computer Skills :

• Cambridge International Diploma in IT skills (Electronic Communication, Databases, Spreadsheets, Word Processing, Using Computer and Managing Files, Presentations)
• Origin Pro 9
• Artax and PyMCA Software for XRF analysis
• XMI-MSIM software for XRF Monte Carlo simulations
• Adobe Photoshop

Education :

• 2014: Graduated from private school <<ALFA>> (grade 19/20) .
• 2019: Graduated from the National and  Kapodistrian University Of Athens, Department of Physics ,oriented in Nuclear Physics & Elementary Particles.
• Selected subjects : Quantum mechanics , classical  mechanics ,theory of special  relativity ,electromagnetism  ,introduction to nuclear physics & elementary particles (QCD, symmetries ,non-relativistic  perturbation theory ,weak interactions) ,modern physics , statistical physics, introduction to  solid state physics  and their corresponding laboratory exercises , medical  physics, molecular physics(Hydrogen molecule forms ,hybridization  techniques)
• Writed a dissertation entitled “Study of the  production spectrum  in p-p collisions at =13 TeV with the ALICE EMCal detector”.
• 2020: Master in Physics at the National Technical University Of Athens, specified in experimental physics.

Languages:

• Greek(mother tongue)
• English(Level C2-Proficiency)
• French(Level C2-Proficiency)
• Knowledge of Spanish

Computer skills:

• Knowledge of C & C++ programming
• Root Software
• Linux Software
• Typesetting system Latex
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point

Certifications & additional training:

• Attended an online exhibition of CMS experiment, live streaming connection with Cern via EUGENIDES foundation (September 2017).
• Participated in chemistry competition in 2012 and in physics competition in 2013 , in face of my school .
• Research internship, at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz,(February-March 2018) in accelerator physics.
• Attended the 27^th Hellenic symposium on nuclear  physics (June 2018)

Experience:

• Data analysis
• Spectrum extraction