Pilakouta Mirofora

Mirofora Pilakouta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the University of West Attica, with the subject “Measurements with analytical methods of Nuclear Physics and New Technologies in Education”. She is a Physicist (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1981) and holds a PhD – Applied Nuclear Physics (University of Patras 1987).

She worked as a Scientific Associate in the Applied Nuclear Physics program of the:

· Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos” (1989 – 1993)

· Research program: “Study of superconducting and semiconducting materials using applied nuclear and optical methods” of the Greek National Technical University (NTUA) (1994-1996).

She was a member of the faculty in the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering of the University of Western Attica and in the Departments of Automation Engineering and Physical Chemistry & Materials Technology of TEI Piraeus (2008-2019). She also taught (1991-2008) as Associate Professor at TEI Piraeus, ASETEM/SELETE and the Hellenic Army Academy (Evelpidon).

She has taught:

Undergraduate level:

• Physics I (Mechanics, Waves, Heat),

• Physics II (Electromagnetism – Modern Physics)

• Biophysics

•Nuclear physics

• Electric circuits I&II (DC-AC)

• Laser safety

Postgraduate level:

• Applications of Nuclear Physics in Medical Imaging

• Laser safety

Her research activity focuses on the scientific topics:

· applied nuclear and atomic spectroscopy (Measurements of trace elements and heavy metals (XRF) in samples of technological, industrial, biological, medical and environmental interest.

· Measurements of natural radioactivity – spectroscopy

· Teaching Physics – New technologies in Education (Using modern technologies in teaching Physics – Teaching Physics – Educational Technology – Educational Research – Creating educational software for teaching physics)

She is a member of the Hellenic Society of Nuclear Physics and Applications.

She is author or co-author of papers in national and international journals and conferences.

Bibliometrics:

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6506352930

https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=KhyX9ZUAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mirofora-Pilakouta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-6484