Athanasios Tsekouras
Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry
Education
B.Sc. in Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1987)
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University (1992)
        Ph.D. Thesis Title: "Dynamics of the Reaction Ba + HI → BaI + H"
Postdoctoral studies at the Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (1992-1996)
        Research topic: "Dynamics of silicon etching with F2 and XeF2"
Research associate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., USA (1996-1997)
        Research topic: "Ion interactions on crystalline and glassy thin films"
Research Fields of Interest
Surface Science
Surface structure and reaction dynamics on surfaces
Pharmacokinetic data fitting (F.A.T. group)
History of Chemistry in Greece
Teaching
414 - Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics - Undergraduate)
514P - Physical Chemistry II (Laboratory Theory + Lab supervision - Undergraduate)
719 - Molecular Spectroscopy (Undergraduate, elective)
Molecular Spectroscopy (Graduate)
Book Authorship
1. Revising Oral Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Based on the Finite Absorption Time Concept, P. Macheras and A. A. Tsekouras, Springer, Cham, 2023 [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20025-0]
2. Principles of Modern Physical Chemistry (translated to Greek) A. A. Tsekouras, Papazisi, Athens, 1923 [978-960-02-4128-0]
Papers ORDID profile Scopus profile Sci profile
Presentations
  • "Determination of specific opacity functions", poster presented at the Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Asilomar, Calif., 1989.
  • "Rotational distributions and opacity functions for the reaction Ba + HI -> BaI(v=0) + H", poster presented at the Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Lake George, N. York, 1991.
  • "Dynamics of the Ba + HI reaction: BaI(v) rotational distributions and specific opacity functions", poster presented at the XIVth International Symposium on Molecular Beams, Asilomar, Calif., 1992.
  • "Molecular beam studies of XeF2 on Si(100)", poster presented at the Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Asilomar, Calif., 1995.
  • "Molecular beam studies of XeF2 on Si(100)", poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Dynamics on Surfaces, Andover, N.H., 1995.
  • "Etching Dynamics of Silicon with Xenon Difluoride", seminar talk at the Center for Atomic-scale Materials Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, 1996.
  • "Soft landing and mobility of Cs+ ions on hexane ice", poster presented at the Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Gull Lake, Minn., 1997.
  • "Soft-landed Cs+ and D3O+ ion studies on D2O ice, poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Dynamics at Surfaces, Andover, N.H., 1997.
  • "Current topics in Physical Chemistry", talk at the Popular University, Athens, Greece, 1998.
  • "Electrochemistry in vacuo: Ion studies on thin ice films", seminar talk in the Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece, 1998.
  • "Studies of thin ice films with low energy ions", seminar talk at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Lasers, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, 1998.
  • "Structure and dielectric properties of thin ices", seminar talk at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "Dimokritos", Athens, Greece, 2001.
  • "Energy and other global issues", seminar talk given as part of an educational program offered by the Department of Chemistry, University of Athens for the International Year of Chemistry, 2011.
  • "Spontaneous electrical polarization of thin films", seminar talk at the Institute of Theoretical and Physical Chemistry, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, 2012.
  • "Electrochemistry in the cold sans charges", seminar talk at the Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, 2015.
  • "Chemistry at the University of Athens", talk at the Centennial celebrations of the Department of Chemistry at NKUA, Athens, 2018
  • "A Brief History of the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry", talk at the Centennial celebrations of the Department of Chemistry at NKUA, Zografou, 2018
  • "Spontaneous polarization of cryo-deposited thin films", talk at the Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 2018.
  • "Analysis of C, t data using the 'PBFTPK' software", presentation at satellite webinar to 2021 PAGE meeting on "From PBPK to PBFTPK (Physiologically Based Finite Time Pharmacokinetic) Models", 1/9/2021.
  • "The rise of physiologically-based finite time pharmacokinetic (PBFTPK) models", talk at the Laszlo Endrenyi Memorial Meeting, Athens, 2023
  • "Creating electrically polarized films by vapor deposition", talk at the 23rd Panhellenic Chemistry Conference with International Participation, Athens, 2024
  • "Finite Absorption Time in Oral Pharmacokinetics", poster presented at the 23rd Panhellenic Chemistry Conference with International Participation, Athens, 2024
  • "From the inception of Finite Absorption Time concept to the development of Physiologically Based Finite Time Pharmacokinetic models", presentation at satellite seminar to 2025 PAGE meeting on "State of the Art in Model Informed in Drug and Generics Development", 3/6/2025
Contact
Dr. Athanasios Tsekouras
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Zografou 157 84, Greece
Office: 5th floor, Wing E, Office 15
Lab: 5th floor, Wing D, Room 9
Tel: +30-210-727-4518 (office)
Fax: +30-210-727-4518
Email: thanost at chem.uoa.gr
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