Foivos PerakisBiträdande lektor
Om mig
I am originally from Greece and my name is pronounced "Fee-vos", written also as "Fivos".
My group develops and utilizes X-ray scattering techniques to study the molecular structure and dynamics of aqueous solutions and supercooled liquids, as wells of proteins in crowded and cryogenic environments. Experiments involve Time-resolved X-Ray Diffraction and X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (XPCS) measurements at large X-ray facilities worldwide, such as X-ray storage rings and X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFELs).
- See official group website.
Selected Publications
| Coherent X-rays reveal anomalous molecular diffusion and cage effects in crowded protein solutions A. Girelli, M. Bin, M. Filianina, M. Dargasz, N. Das Anthuparambil, J. Möller, A. Zozulya, I. Andronis, S. Timmermann, S. Berkowicz, S. Ret- zbach, M. Reiser, A. M. Raza, M. Kowalski, M. Sayed Akhundzadeh, J. Schrage, C. Hee Woo, M. D. Senft, L. F. Reichart, A. Leonau, P. P. Raja- iah, W. Chèvremont, T. Seydel, J. Hallmann, A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, J.-E. Pudell, F. Brausse, U. Boesenberg, J. Wrigley, M. Youssef, W. Lu, W. Jo, R. Shayduk, A. Madsen, F. Lehmkühler, M. Paulus, F. Zhang, F. Schreiber, C. Gutt, and F. Perakis arXiv:2410.08873 [cond-mat.soft] (2024) |
| Supercritical density fluctuations and structural heterogeneity in supercooled water-glycerol microdroplets S. Berkowicz*, I. Andronis*, A. Girelli, M. Filianina, M. Bin, K. Nam, M. Shin, M. Kowalewski, T. Katayama, N. Giovambattista, K. H. Kim, and F. Perakis (*equal contribution) Nature Commun., 15, 10610 (2024) |
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Nanocrystallites Modulate Intermolecular Interactions in Cryoprotected Protein Solutions |
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Coherent X-ray Scattering Reveals Nanoscale Fluctuations in Hydrated Proteins |
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Nanofocused x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy [highlighted as Editor’s choice] |
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Resolving molecular diffusion and aggregation of antibody proteins with megahertz X-ray free-electron laser pulses [highlighted on the anual report of EuXFEL] |
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Exploring the validity of the Stokes-Einstein relation in supercooled water at nanometer length scales using nanomolecular probes [selected as front cover] |
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Wide-angle X-ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulations of supercooled protein hydration water [selected as "Hot article", back cover] |
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Anisotropic X-ray Scattering of Transiently Oriented Water |
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Brine rejection and crystallite formation upon freezing NaCl aqueous solutions |
- See here for a full list of publications
Research Activity and Education
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2025
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Associate Professor Department of Physics, Stockholm University |
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2022
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Docent in Physics Department of Physics, Stockholm University |
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2019
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Assistant Professor Department of Physics, Stockholm University |
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2016 - 2018
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Researcher Department of Physics, Stockholm University |
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2014 - 2016
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Postdoctoral Scholar SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University |
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2013
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Visiting Research Scholar Center for Quantum Complexity & Nanotechnology, University of Crete |
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2008 - 2013
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Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich |
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2004 - 2005
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Erasmus studies Physics Department, University of Amsterdam |
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2002 - 2008
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Diploma in Physics Physics Department, University of Crete |
Fellowships and Awards
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2024 |
Wallenberg Academy Fellow (WAF) (URL) |
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2024 |
MSCA-PF, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Comission (URL) |
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2023 |
VR Project Grant NT, Swedish Research Council (2023-05339) |
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2023 |
Nordita grant, main organiser for workshop on "Fluctuations in soft mattter" (URL) |
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2022 |
MSCA-COFUND, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Comission (URL) |
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2022 |
Ivar Bendixsons, stipendiefond för docenter |
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2021 |
Wenner-Gren Stiftelserna, host for postdoc scholarship (URL) |
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2021 |
Carl Tryggers Stiftelse, host for postdoc scholarship (URL) |
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2020 |
VR Starting Grant, Swedish Research Council (2019-05542) |
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2020 |
Röntgen-Ångström Cluster grant, Swedish Research Council (2019-06075) |
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2019 |
Centre for Molecular Water Science (CMWS), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (URL) |
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2019 |
Max-Water, Max Planck Institute initiative, funding for water research (URL) |
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2014 |
Early Postdoc Mobility Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation (P2ZHP2-148666) |
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2011 |
Chemistry Travel Award, Best Poster SCS-DSM, Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) |
Teaching
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Modern X-ray Science: Theory and Applications, Master course (FK7067) |
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Project in Experimental Modern Physics, Bachelor course (FK5026) |
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Surface and Liquid Physics, PhD course (FK40003) |
