Deputy Head of the Department
Director of the Laboratory of Instrumental Pharmaceutical Analysis
Studies
1988: PhD in Electrochemistry, Georgetown Univ., USA
1986: M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry, Georgetown Univ., USA
1983: Diploma in Chemistry, Univ. of Patras, Greece
Teaching Activity
Undergraduate Program
- Physical Chemistry [PHA-Β13-NEW]
- Spectroscopy [PHA-C14-NEW]
- Separations Techniques and Electroanalytical Methods [PHA-C21-NEW]
Postgraduate Program “Drug Design and Development”
- Pharmaceutical analysis and Biospectroscopy [DPHA_3]
- Applied pharmaceutical analysis and characterization of pharmaceutical formulations [DPHA_B03]
Postgraduate Program “Cosmetology - Preparation and Evaluation of Cosmetic Products”
- Methods of Instrumental Analysis of Cosmetics [PHA-COS-23]
Awards & Distinctions
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Best Poster Award from the European X-ray Spectrometry Association (EXSA) for the poster "Development of a Qualitative and Quantitative Method for Sitagliptin Hydrochloride Determination in Pharmaceutical Formulations", 14th International Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis: Modern Trends and Applications (September 14-17, 2025). Authors: A. Anestidou (presenter), C. Kontoyannis and M. Orkoula.
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Best Poster Award from Microchimica Acta (Springer Publishing) for the poster "Study of Osteoarthritis in Human Meniscus Using Vibrational Imaging Techniques", 14th International Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis: Modern Trends and Applications (September 14-17, 2025). Authors: P. Giannoutsou (presenter) P. Papaspyridakou, C. Kontoyannis and M. Orkoula.
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Included in the database of top-cited scientists for career-long and for single recent year (2024) impact in the sub field of analytical chemistry (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8).
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The publication Calcium carbonate phase analysis using XRD and FT-Raman spectroscopy (Ch. Kontoyannis and N. Vayenas) was included in the 150th Anniversary Collection of the scientific journal Analyst of Royal Society of Chemistry of the most impact publications (43 publications)
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=an&themeid=c0f60e1d-c11d-4590-8ca4-916003802b0d
Research Activity
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Development of new analytical methodologies with emphasis on non-destructive techniques;
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Qualitative and quantitative determination of substances in formulations;
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Synthesis and characterization of biogenic materials and biomaterials (bones, ceramics, cystoliths, urinary stones etc.);
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Polymorphism of Solids.
