Nicholas Pavlopoulos

Nicholas Pavlopoulos has a diverse background in research and development. Nicholas has worked as a Principal Investigator and Project Manager at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where they manage multidisciplinary projects focused on advanced prototyping and scaling of batteries, development of catalytic systems, and sensors for human performance monitoring. Prior to this, they were a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellow and EC Senior Researcher at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, leading teams in the development of catalysts for solar-to-fuel generation. Nicholas has also worked as a Research Scientist at the University of Arizona, where they developed polymer-nanoparticle composite materials for optical isolation. Nicholas holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Arizona, where they worked on the synthesis and design of novel nanomaterials for energy conversion. Nicholas also has experience as a research chemist at Nanophase Technologies, where they developed commercial platforms incorporating metal-oxide nanocrystals, and as a Chemical Analyst at Fehr Solutions, where they performed trace metal analysis on environmental samples.

Nicholas Pavlopoulos earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from North Central College in 2012. Nicholas then went on to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of Arizona, completing their studies in 2017. In 2019 and 2020, Nicholas furthered their education by becoming a European Union Marie-Curie Fellow at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where they focused on Physical Chemistry. Currently, they are pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, which they are expected to complete in 2025.