
Title
Associate Research Scholar
Email
Education
Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Loughborough University, UK (2019)
B.Sc. in Materials Science, University of Patras, Greece (2016)
Bio/Description
Postdoctoral Experience
Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, USA (2023 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Bath, UK (2021 - 2023)
School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, UK (2020 - 2021)
Research Keywords
materials science; polymer science & engineering; polymer physics; energy storage; broadband dielectric spectroscopy; nanodielectrics; polymer nanocomposites
Selected Journal Publications
- S.X. Drakopoulos, J. Wu, S.M. Maguire, S. Srinivasan, K. Randazzo, E.C. Davidson, R.D. Priestley, Polymer nanocomposites: Interfacial properties and capacitive energy storage, Progress in Polymer Science, 156, 101870 (2024).
- S.X. Drakopoulos, K. Loukelis, M.E. Triantafyllou-Rundell, C.C. Stoumpos, M. Chatzinikolaidou, G.C. Psarras, Epoxy/clay nanodielectrics: from relaxation dynamics to capacitive energy storage, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 7, 118 (2024).
- S.X. Drakopoulos, J. Cui, M. Asandulesa, P.W.M. Blom, A. Nogales, K. Asadi, Universal Scaling of DC Conductivity with Dielectric Interfacial Polarization in Conjugated Polymers, Macromolecules, 57(6), 2661-2668 (2024).
- S.X. Drakopoulos, J. Yang, O. Vryonis, L. Williams, G.C. Psarras, E. Mele, Flexible polymer-based nanodielectrics reinforced with electrospun composite nanofibers for capacitive energy storage, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(11), 8203-8215 (2022).
- S.X. Drakopoulos, A. Gholamipour-Shirazi, P. MacDonald, R.C. Parini, C.D. Reynolds, D.L. Burnett, B. Pye, K.B. O’Regan, G. Wang, T.M. Whitehead, G.J. Conduit, A. Cazacu, E. Kendrick, Formulation and manufacturing optimization of lithium-ion graphite-based electrodes via machine learning, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(12), 100683 (2021).