Ioannis Michaloudis

Prof. Ioannis Michaloudis is a visual artist, researcher and academic, a leader in Art & Science, and the first researcher worldwide to apply the ethereal nanomaterial silica aerogel in visual arts and design. His career began in Paris. After receiving a “Greek Artists” Fulbright Award, he undertook research on art and nanotechnology at MIT where he started his research on the application of the space age silica aerogel in visual arts. He is the author of many papers and a book. He has twelve solo international exhibitions and had been invited in more international Art & Science exhibitions and conferences. He is a Research Associate at NCSR “Demokritos” in Greece.
In 2020 he had realized with Boucheron Paris the first-ever high jewelry “Goutte de ciel”. Since 2020 he is the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, American University of Cyprus (AUCY), Larnaca, Cyprus. At end of this year 2024, two of his silica aerogel aer( )sculptures will be rocketed to the moon and exist there for billions of years.