Dr. Emmanuel Klontzas received his B.S. and M.S. at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Ioannina, Hellas and completed his PhD at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete, Hellas (2009). He is currently an Associate Researcher in Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute at the National Hellenic Research Foundation. His research focus on the design and computational modeling of nanoporous materials including Open Framework Materials, Zeolites and Carbon based nanostructures for energy and environmental applications.