Nikolaos S. Thomaidis
Ph.D. Analytical Chemist, Post Doctoral Associate

Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Chemistry Laboratory, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55
phone: +301-5294262, fax: +301-5294265
email: ntho@env.aegean.gr

Personal

Date of Birth  :  19/9/1968
Place of Birth  :  Mannheim, Germany

Education

1986 - 1990  : BSc, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens.
1991 - 1996  : PhD, Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry,
                          Department of Chemistry, University of Athens.
1999-             : Post Doctoral Associate, Chemistry Laboratory, Agricultural
                          University of Athens.

Work Experience

• Research Associate, Laboratory of Water and Air Quality, University of the   Aegean
  
• Analyst, Quality Assurance Specialist (EN 45001), Laboratory of Residues, Institute of Food Hygiene, Greek Ministry of Agriculture
  

• Association of Greek Chemists.
  
• Greek Association of Archeometry.
  
• Royal Society of Chemistry (London). Member of the Atomic Spectroscopy Group/Analytical Division/RSC.
  
• Global Network of Environmental Science and Technology (G-NEST).
  

• Flow Injection Analysis - Development of automated methods for Food Analysis
  
• Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (ETAAS): chemical modifiers, mechanisms of their action, kinetics of atomization
  
• Development of analytical methods for the determination of trace metals in food and environmental samples by ETAAS and ICP-AES
  
• Speciation of metals in the environment
  

Thesis

"DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR TRACE METAL DETERMINATION: Improvement of Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry using chemical modifiers and study of the mechanisms of their action"

Scientific Publishing

• Ν. S. Thomaidis, E. A. Piperaki and C. E. Efstathiou "Comparison of chemical modifiers for the determination of gold in biological fluids by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry", Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 10, 221, 1995.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, E. A. Piperaki and P. A. Siskos "Comparison of three digestion methods for the determination of the aqua regia soluble content of lead, cadmium and chromium in sewage sludges by ETAAS", Μikrochimika Acta, 119, 233, 1995.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, E. A. Piperaki, C. K. Polydorou and C. E. Efstathiou "Chemical modifiers for the determination of chromium by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry", Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 11, 31, 1996.
  
• Ν. S. Thomaidis, and E. A. Piperaki "Comparison of chemical modifiers for the determination of vanadium in water and oil samples by Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry", Analyst, 121, 111, 1996.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, E. A. Piperaki, and C. E. Efstathiou "Chemical modifiers for the determination of chromium in marbles by Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry", Quimica Analytica, 16 [Suppl 1],  S61, 1997.
  
• V. P. Smirnioudi, N. S. Thomaidis, E. A. Piperaki and P. A. Siskos "Determination of trace metals in wet and dust deposition in Greece", Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 7, 85, 1998.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis and E. A. Piperaki "Determination of kinetic parameters for the Electrothermal Atomization οf Au in the presence of chemical modifiers"  Spectrochimica Acta, Part B, 54, 1303, 1999.
  
• E. A. Piperaki, N. S. Thomaidis and I. Demis "Platinum Group Metals as Chemical Modifiers for the Determination of Molybdenum by Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry" Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 14, 1901, 1999.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis and C. A. Georgiou "Edible Oil Analysis by Flow Injection"  Laboratory Automation and Information Management Journal, 34, 101, 1999.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis and C. A. Georgiou "Direct Parallel Flow Injection Multichannel Spectrophotometric Determination of Olive Oil Iodine Value" Analytica Chimica Acta, 405, 239, 2000.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis and E. A. Piperaki "Effect of Chemical Modifiers on the kinetic parameters of the Electrothermal Atomization οf Chromium" Spectrochimica Acta, Part B, 55, 611, 2000.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, N. Manalis, L. Viras and T. D. Lekkas "Determination of lead, cadmium, arsenic and nickel in atmospheric particulate matter by simultaneous multi-element electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry" International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 79, 105, 2001.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, F. C. Adams and T. D. Lekkas "A simple method for the speciation of organotin compounds in water samples using ethylation and GC-QFAAS" Mikrochimica Acta, 136, 137, 2001.
  
• S. Stasinakis, N. S. Thomaidis and Th. D. Lekkas "Toxicity of organotin compounds to activated sludge" Εcotoxicology and Εnvironmental Safety, 49, 275, 2001.
  
• C. A. Georgiou and N. S. Thomaidis "A Critical Review of the Status of Analytical Chemistry in the European Union during 1993-1999: an Appraisal on the Basis of Papers Abstracted in Analytical Abstracts" Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 20, 462, 2001.
  
• E. Labrinea, N. S. Thomaidis and C. A. Georgiou "Direct olive oil anisidine value determination by flow injection", Analytica Chimica Acta, in press, 2001.
  
• S. Stasinakis, N. S. Thomaidis, A. S. Giannes and Th. D. Lekkas "Effect of Arsenic and Mercury Speciation on Inhibition of respiration rate in activated sludge systems" Environmental Science and Pollution Research, submitted.
  
• S. Stasinakis, D. Mamais, N. S. Thomaidis and Th. D. Lekkas "Εffect of Chromium (VI) on bacterial kinetics of heterotrophic biomass" Water Research, submitted.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, A. Stasinakis and T. D. Lekkas "Chemical modifiers for the determination of toluene extractable organotins in environmental samples by ETAAS", in preparation.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis, A. Stasinakis and T. D. Lekkas "Speciation of chromium in wastewater and sewage sludge by extraction with liquid anion exchanger Amberlite LA-2 and ETAAS" in preparation.
  

Books

• V. Violakis and N. Thomaidis "Chemical Technology II" Secondary Technical Education - Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education, 1999.
  
• N. S. Thomaidis and T. D. Lekkas (editors) "Metal Speciation in the Environment -Proceedings of the Post Conference Symposium of the 6^th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology" 2000, in press.
  

17 communications in national and international scientific conferences. Participation in 25 national and international conferences.

Questions and comments to author: Dr C.A. Georgiou, cag@aua.gr
Phone: +3010-5294248, fax: +3010-5294265
Chemistry Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece