Stamatelatos Ion

Director of Research

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Dr. Ion Stamatelatos is Director of Research and Head of the Nuclear Research Reactor Laboratory at the Institute of Nuclear and Radiological Sciences, Technology, Energy & Safety, NCSR “Demokritos”. His current research activities focus on fusion technology within the framework of the European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy (EUROfusion). He serves as National Representative in the Group of Scientific Experts in terms of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty and he is a Member of the Editorial Board of Applied Radiation and Isotopes journal.

Dr. Stamatelatos scientific interests include development of nuclear and radiation techniques with applications in nuclear technology, biomedicine and cultural heritage studies, nuclear analytical techniques, radiation transport simulations, radiation detection and measurement, neutron dosimetry, neutronics, radiation protection and nuclear safety. 

He has obtained research grants under H2020 EUROfusion, EFDA, IAEA and GSRT. He has authored 80 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals, about 80 publications in International Conference Proceedings, 45 publications in National Conferences & Symposia, as well as a number of technical reports. He has supervised 6 PhD and 16 MSc students now continuing their scientific career excelling in the areas of nuclear technology and radiation physics. He has taught interaction of radiation with matter and radiation protection in nuclear installations in post-graduate courses in Greece and abroad. He has collaborated with Universities and Research Centers in Greece and abroad, such as UKAEA (UK), ENEA (Italy), IFJ/IPPLM (Poland), BNL (US), TUDelft (The Netherlands), Tufts Univ. (US), Univ. of Oslo (Norway), Univ. of Ioannina (Greece) and NTUA (Greece), resulting in common publications and research grants.

Dr. Stamatelatos holds PhD in Physics, from the University of Birmingham, UK (1991), MSc in Medical Physics from the University of Aberdeen, UK (1984) and BSc in Physics from the University of Patras, Greece (1983). 

Publications

2023

M.I. Savva, S.C. Bradnam, T. Vasilopoulou, C.R. Nobs, K. Mergia, L.W. Packer, I.E. Stamatelatos and JET Contributors. (2023). Application of VERDI detectors for ITER materials activation product inventory characterization. Fusion Engineering and Design 191, 113559 doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2023.113559

2021

Mergia, K., Chatzikos, V., Manios, E., Dellis, S., Papadakis, D., Terentyev, D., Bonny, G., Dubinko, A., Stamatelatos, I.E., and Messoloras, S. (2021). Evolution of microstructure in neutron irradiated cold rolled tungsten and its correlation with mechanical properties, Fusion Engineering and Design 172, 112784 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112784 [] []
Papadakis, D., Dellis, S., Chatzikos, V., Manios, E., Stamatelatos, I.E., Messoloras S. and  Mergia K. (2021). Neutron irradiation effects in different tungsten microstructures, Physica Scripta https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ac1eb2 []
M.I. Savva, T. Vasilopoulou, I.E. Stamatelatos, K. Mergia, S. Messoloras, I. Michelakaki, Z. Ghani, C.R. Nobs, L.W. Packer and JET Contributors. (2021). Application of VERDI detectors for neutron fluence measurements during the JET 2019 Deuterium-Deuterium campaign, Fusion Engineering and Design 166, 112286 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112286

2019

Vasilopoulou T., Stamatelatos I.E., Batistoni P., Fonnesu N., Villari R., Naish J., Popovichev S., Obryk B. (2019) Activation foil measurements at JET in preparation for DT plasma operation, Fusion Engineering and Design, 146, 250-255,  DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.12.038 []
Vasilopoulou, T., Stamatelatos, I.E., Batistoni, P., Colangeli, A., Flammini, D., Fonnesu, N., Loreti, S., Obryk, B., Pillon, M., Villari, R. (2019) Improved neutron activation dosimetry for fusion, Fusion Engineering and Design, 139, 109-114, DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.002 []
C.R. Nobs, L.W. Packer, P. Batistoni, B. Colling, Z. Ghani, M. Gilbert, S. Loreti, K. Mergia, S. Messoloras, I. Michelakaki, M. Pillon, M.I. Savva, I.E. Stamatelatos, K. Triantou, T. Vasilopoulou. (2019) Neutron Spectrum Unfolding for the Development of a Novel Neutron Detector for Fusion, Fusion Engineering and Design 146, 2658-2662, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.04.074
M.I. Savva, T. Vasilopoulou, C.R. Nobs, P. Batistoni, B. Colling, Z. Ghani, M. Gilbert, S. Loreti, K. Mergia, S. Messoloras, I. Michelakaki, L.W. Packer, M. Pillon, I.E. Stamatelatos, K. Triantou. (2019). VERDI detector benchmark experiment at the ENEA 14 MeV Frascati Neutron Generator, Fusion Engineering and Design 146, Part B, 1877-1881, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.03.055

2018

Villari, R., Batistoni, P., Bradnam, S., Colling, B., Fischer, U., Flammini, D., Fonnesu, N., Ghani, Z., Klix, A., Loreti, S., Naish, J., Packer, L., Pillon, M., Popovichev, S., Stamatelatos, I.E., Vasilopoulou, T. and JET Contributors (2018) Shutdown dose rate neutronics experiment during high performances DD operations at JET, Fusion Engineering and Design, 136, 1545-1549, DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.053 []
Packer, L.W., Batistoni, P., Bradnam, S.C., Colling, B., Conroy, S., Ghani, Z., Gilbert, M.R., Jednorog, S., Łaszyńska, E., Leichtle, D., Lengar, I., Mietelski, J.W., Misiak, R., Nobs, C.R., Pillon, M., Popovichev, S., Radulović, V., Stamatelatos, I.E., Vasilopoulou, T., Wójcik-Gargula, A. (2018) Activation of ITER materials in JET: Nuclear characterisation experiments for the long-term irradiation station, Nuclear Fusion, 58 (9), art. no. 096013, DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/aacca0 []
Batistoni, P., Villari, R., Obryk, B., Packer, L.W., Stamatelatos, I.E., Popovichev, S., Colangeli, A., Colling, B., Fonnesu, N., Loreti, S., Klix, A., Klosowski, M., Malik, K., Naish, J., Pillon, M., Vasilopoulou, T., De Felice, P., Pimpinella, M., Quintieri, L. (2018) Overview of neutron measurements in JET fusion device, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 180, 102-108, DOI: 10.1093/RPD/NCX174 []

2017

Stamatelatos, I.E., Vasilopoulou, T., Batistoni, P., Obryk, B., Popovichev, S., Naish, J. (2017) Neutron streaming studies along JET shielding penetrations, EPJ Web of Conferences, 153, art. no. 07028, DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201715307028 []
Packer, L.W., Batistoni, P., Colling, B., Drozdowicz, K., Jednorog, S., Gilbert, M.R., Laszynska, E., Leichtle, D., Mietelski, J.W., Pillon, M., Stamatelatos, I.E., Vasilopoulou, T., Wójcik-Gargula, A., JET Contributors (2017) Status of ITER material activation experiments at JET, Fusion Engineering and Design, 124, 1150-1155, DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.01.037 []
Villari, R., Batistoni, P., Catalan, J.P., Colling, B., Croft, D., Fischer, U., Flammini, D., Fonnesu, N., Jones, L., Klix, A., Kos, B., Kłosowski, M., Kodeli, I., Loreti, S., Moro, F., Naish, J., Obryk, B., Packer, L., Pereslavtsev, P., Pilotti, R., Popovichev, S., Sauvan, P., Stamatelatos, I.E., Vasilopoulou, T., JET Contributors (2017) ITER oriented neutronics benchmark experiments on neutron streaming and shutdown dose rate at JET, Fusion Engineering and Design, 123, pp. 171-176, []
C.R. Nobs, P. Batistoni, B. Colling, Z. Ghani, M. Gilbert, S. Loreti, K. Mergia, S. Messoloras, L.W. Packer, M. Pillon, M. Savva, I.E. Stamatelatos, K. Triantou, T. Vasilopoulou, VERDI: A Novel Neutron Detector for Use in Future Fusion Power Plants, oral presentation in the Conference on Applied Radiation Metrology, 7-9 November 2017, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), London, U.K.

2016

Stamatelatos, I.E., Vasilopoulou, T., Filippaki, E., Georgolopoulou, P., Ntalla, E., Bassiakos, Y. (2016) Photon activation analysis of large metallurgical slag samples using a 23 MV medical linear accelerator, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 309 (1),165-171, DOI: 10.1007/s10967-016-4753-1 []

2015

Vasilopoulou, T., Stamatelatos, I.E., Batistoni, P., Conroy, S., Obryk, B., Popovichev, S., Syme, D.B., JET contributors (2015)  Neutron streaming along ducts and labyrinths at the JET biological shielding: Effect of concrete composition, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 116, 359-364, DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.04.015 []
Batistoni, P., Conroy, S., Lilley, S., Naish, J., Obryk, B., Popovichev, S., Stamatelatos, I., Syme, B., Vasilopoulou, T., JET contributors (2015)  Benchmark experiments on neutron streaming through JET Torus Hall penetrations, Nuclear Fusion, 55 (5), art. no. 053028, DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/55/5/053028 []
Romanelli, F. et al. (2015) Overview of the JET results, Nuclear Fusion, 55 (10), art. no. 104001, DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/55/10/104001 []
Vasilopoulou, T., Stamatelatos, I.E., Montoya, E.H., Bedregal, P.S., Tsalafoutas, I., Bode, P. (2015) Large sample neutron activation analysis of irregular-shaped pottery artifacts, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 303, 853-858, DOI: 10.1007/s10967-014-3307-7 []