Dr. Maria E. Stournara

• Research in solid state physics and surface phenomena • Simulated the adsorption of H on ZnO surfaces aimed for hybrid inorganic/organic electronics from combined atomistic (density functional theory) and thermodynamics methods • German Research Foundation (DFG) project: Hybrid inorganic/organic systems for opto-electronics

• Modelled the structural, electronic and mechanical properties of graphene, tin and silicon-based anodes for Li-ion batteries from density functional theory and molecular dynamics calculations • Department of Energy project: Fundamental investigations of mechanical and chemical degradation mechanisms in Li-ion battery materials • National Science Foundation project: Stress evolution and related phenomena in composite electrodes for Li-ion batteries

• Computational modelling of composite electrodes from ab initio methods to (a) interpret GM secondary ion mass spectrometry experiments and (b) design electrodes with new functionalities • Special reference of our results in Green Car Congress • GM-Brown Collaborative Research Laboratory project: Characterization of irreversible deformation and damage during Li insertion in battery materials

• Research in defect-free and defective polymers for capacitor applications from density functional theory calculations • Office of Naval Research program: Dielectric films for capacitors

• Doctoral Thesis: Computational studies of bulk and interfacial properties in Li-ion batteries

• Plant design project: Designed and optimized the chemical processes aimed at a sustainable and economy-efficient production of ethanol from corn • Diploma Thesis: Thermodynamic properties of polyethylene glycol by inverse gas chromatography