Theodora (Dorina) Papanastasiou

I am Associate Professor (Maîtresse de Conférences) at LMGP laboratory and Grenoble INP – Phelma, Université Grenoble Alpes, where my research and teaching focus on the physics of sustainable materials and devices for today’s scientific and societal challenges.
Previously, as a Junior Researcher in Flexible & Sustainable Electronics at CENIMAT|i3N (NOVA University of Lisbon), I worked on printed flexible heaters for large-scale applications (modular systems, e-vehicles) within national PRR projects, and on the development of micro-electrodes at the micrometer scale for IoT applications.
My academic journey began with a Bachelor in Physics at the University of Athens, followed by a Master in Nanophysics in Grenoble. At LMGP, I completed my PhD and first postdoc on transparent electrodes and heaters based on silver nanowire networks, metal oxides & nitrides, and polymer nanocomposites.
I then spent a year in Japan as a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Someya Group, University of Tokyo, and as a member of LIMMS/IIS-CNRS, focusing on organic, skin-conformable electrodes integrated into smart textiles for digital health applications.
I thrive on combining experimental techniques and modeling approaches, and enjoy building academia–industry collaborations. Actively engaged in popular science, climate action, and equity in science, I also express my research investigations through painting. Beyond the lab, I am passionate about poetry, amateur theater, yoga, hiking, and Japanese calligraphy.