Maravelaki Pagona

Graduated in Chemistry from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens/Greece (1983), PhD from the Department of Environmental Science, Ca Foscari University of Venice/Italy (1992). Scientific Associate of the Technical University of Crete (1992-1995) and IHDL-ITE (1995-1996), employee of the Ministry of Culture (1997-2008). He has 27 years of experience in matters related to the deterioration and conservation of monumental cultural heritage. He has participated as an invited expert scientist in European Commissions (COST, G7: Artwork Conservation by Laser, CEN/TC 346 -Conservation of Cultural Property), in international Workshops, conferences and meetings. He has 36 publications in prestigious international journals, 5 chapters in books, 66 publications in conference proceedings, 1 Greek Patent Diploma (OBI), 543 cross-references, h=3, Scopus source, and 877 cross-references, h=16 and i10=19, source Google Scholar. He has participated in national and European research projects as scientific manager (13), principal investigator (8) and as a member of the project team (9). He is a reviewer in 12 international scientific journals. He has supervised 3 master's degrees and 5 PhDs.

Courses

• Deterioration & Maintenance of Building Materials-Monuments & Architectural Surfaces
• Material technology
• General Chemistry, EMMY (co-teaching with N. Kallithraka-Kondo), MPD

Research Interests

• Study of causes and mechanisms of corrosion from the effect of the environment on building materials (stones and mortars).
• Cleaning with LASER radiation of black stone coatings and application of non-destructive diagnostic techniques.
• Physico-chemical analysis and technological study of historical mortars, pottery pigments and ancient metal objects.
• Development of new, more durable mortars, compatible with existing ones.
• Development of sustainable mortars and coatings with the aim of reducing energy consumption in modern buildings.
• Study of the addition of special nano-additives with the aim of improving the physico-chemical and mechanical properties of mortars.
• Synthesis and evaluation of innovative hybrid nano-materials for the self-cleaning, fixing and protection of building materials. COURSES