Dr. Haris Retsos has Scientific Interest on the topics of Art Materials and Properties, Environmental Sustainability in Art Exhibitions, Sustainable Development, Surface and Interfacial Properties, Thin Films, Responsive Materials, Polymer Adhesion, Aging and fracture of Organic Materials, Polymer Mixture, Nanocomposites, etc.
He has joined ASFA’s Faculty Personnel at 2017 and since then he teaches, in two semesters, the courses on Science and Technology of Materials for Artists.
He has PhD, MSc and Bc from the Physics Dept. of the University of Crete, Greece.

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Since joining ASFA, he has gained additional extensive experience in drafting, implementing and managing a diverse range of multidisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and transnational funded projects in complex environments, such as:”

• “Alliance for a Net Positive Performing Arts Sector” as Coordinator, Partnerships for Innovation – Alliances, ERASMUS-EDU-2023-PI-ALL-INNO  (1/2024 – 12/2026)
• “Digital transformation and promotion of the Cultural Reserve of ASFA, 1837 – 2021. A Collection of Works of study, artistic development and depiction of the historical course of Modern Greek Art”, NSRF 2014-2020. (7/2022 – 12/2023)
• “Didactics of fresco for Children / The Greek Painting Tradition in the Educational Field: The Wall has its own History”, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation. (9/2021 – 7/2024)
• “Conservation, Restoration, Sustainability and Promotion of the Art Collection of ASFA”, PDE-EPA 2021-2024 Ministry of Education. (3/2020 – 8/2023)
• “Support of the operation of the management Structures of the Athens School of Fine Arts for the implementation of interventions of co-funded projects”, NSRF 2014-2020. (4/2018 – 12/2023)

His academic research career is on the topic of Polymer Science and Engineering, and he has worked as researcher at the:

• Department of Materials, University of California Santa Barbara, CA, USA,
• Institut de Biologie Structurale, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (Grenoble, France),
• Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, (Paris, France) and
• Department of Material Science & Engineering, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA).

He has also an extensive administrative work experience in Greece as:

• Executive Scientific Staff at National Exams Organization – Independent Authority, Ministry of Education
• Project Manager at Managing Authority – National Strategic Reference Framework, Ministry of Education
• Administrative Associate Personnel on Management of Human Resources for Public Sector Secondary Education at Ministry of Education

while he has participated in National Scientific Committees and Work Groups as:

• Coordinator of the working group of Ministry of Education on the topic of “Analysis and Documentation of quantitative and qualitative indices in Greek Education”,
• Coordinator of working group and National Expert at the Committee of Ministry of Education at the topic of “Economic Analysis of the Greek Educational System”,
• Expert at the Committee of Ministry of Education on the topic of “Analysis and Policy Making of Structural Funds Direction for ESPA 2021-2027 on the topics of Greek Ministry of Education”.

 He has published  23 scientific articles while he has 32 participations in International Scientific Conferences.

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