I received my B.Sc in Physics in 1994 and my PhD in Engineering in 2004 from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. From 2002 – 2004 I worked as a consultant at Hyperco in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 2004 I moved to the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering of Washington State University as a Research Associate. In 2006 I became Visiting Assistant Professor, and in 2011 a Clinical Assistant Professor at the same School. In 2014 I moved to the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Clarkson University as an Assistant Professor, a position I hold until today. My current research focuses on the mechanical properties and applications of nanoscale composite nano foams, and on the deformation behavior of High Entropy Alloys.