Biography
I am a Chemical Engineer with a Masters in Advanced Materials Technology and Processing and a PhD in Polymer Chemistry. My R&D experience spans from magnetic materials to polymer chemistry, composite materials, supramolecular chemistry, biomimetic polymers, adhesives and medical devices.
In my current role as the IComp Centre Manager, I am responsible for the following tasks & activities:
- Research Programme Management (coordinating 6 current IComp core projects between 4 universities and 22 industry members)
- Industry Member Liaison (22 current industry members)
- EU & External Funding (more than 5M EUR of external, competitively won funding attracted by IComp to date)
- Business Development (new members, strategic expansion to new research areas & industry sectors, external income)
- Monitoring and reporting IComp metrics and progress against Key Performance Indicators
As a UL Senior Research Fellow, I am the co-PI and project manager in the H2020 project FIBRESHIP (http://www.fibreship.eu/) since June 2017, and I have attracted more than 0.8M EUR of own funding since August 2015 (PI/co-PI in 6 projects, responsible for 3 postdocs, 4 research assistants and 1 EU student intern)
Research Interests
Composite materials
Polymer synthesis
Polymer modification for composite material applications
Biobased and biomimetic polymers - biocomposites with advanced functionality
Supramolecular chemistry
Materials synthesis, processing and characterization
Multifunctional materials
Magnetic materials
Polymers and polymer composites for medical applications
Teaching Interests
Two MSc Research Projects in the following UL MSc programmes 2017-2018:
- Advanced Engineering Materials
- Biomedical Device Materials
Professional Activities
Patent
- 2014 EP2784101 - Hydroxyphenyl functionalized poly(ester amide)
- 2008 WO2008147722 - Reversible derivatisation of poly(aryl ether ketones)
Association
- MRSC, Royal Society of Chemistry
Publications
Conference Publication
IUPAC 10th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering
I. Manolakis, B.A.J. Noordover, R. Vendamme and W. Eevers
17th International Conference on Composite Materials
I. Manolakis and H.M. Colquhoun
42nd IUPAC Congress
H.M. Colquhoun, I. Manolakis and P. Cross
IV Joint European Magnetic Symposia
G. Litsardakis, I. Manolakis, A. C. Stergiou, C. Serletis and K. G. Efthimiadis
Peer Reviewed Journal
Exchange Reactions of Poly(arylene ether ketone) Dithioketals with Aliphatic Diols: Formation and Deprotection of Poly(arylene ether ketal)s
Manolakis, I,Cross, P,Colquhoun, HM
Macromolecules
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02203
Novel L-DOPA-Derived Poly(ester amide)s: Monomers, Polymers, and the First L-DOPA-Functionalized Biobased Adhesive Tape
I. Manolakis; B.A.J. Noordover; R. Vendamme; W. Eevers
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300750
Ring-opening polymerization in molten PEEK: transient reduction of melt-viscosity by macrocyclic aromatic thioetherketones
I. Manolakis; P. Cross; S. Ward; H.M. Colquhoun
Journal Of Materials Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32496B
Direct iminization of PEEK
I. Manolakis, P. Cross and H.M. Colquhoun
Macromolecules
DOI: 10.1021/ma201606q
Dielectric and magnetic properties of new rare earth substituted Ba hexaferrites in the 2-18 GHz frequency range
C.A. Stergiou, I. Manolakis, T. Youltsis and G. Litsardakis
Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.07.082
New Dy-substituted Ba hexaferrites with high coercivity
G. Litsardakis, I. Manolakis, A. C. Stergiou, C. Serletis and K. G. Efthimiadis
Ieee Transactions On Magnetics
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.2001541
High coercivity Gd-substituted Ba hexaferrites, prepared by chemical coprecipitation
Litsardakis G., Manolakis I., Serletis C. and Efthimiadis, K.
Journal Of Applied Physics
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2832857
Effects of Gd substitution on the structural and magnetic properties of strontium hexaferrites
Litsardakis G., Manolakis I., Serletis C. and Efthimiadis, K.
Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.1107
Structural and magnetic properties of barium-gadolinium hexaferrites
Litsardakis G., Manolakis I., Serletis C. and Efthimiadis, K.
Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2007.02.046
Structural and magnetic properties of barium hexaferrites with Gd-Co substitution
Litsardakis G., Manolakis I. and Efthimiadis, K.
Journal Of Alloys And Compounds
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.02.044