Period: 1970 - 1974

Sarris Emmanouel
Position: Faculty, Democritus University of Thrace PhD: 1973, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, USA Thesis: Effects of Interplanetary Shock Waves on Energetic Charged-Particles Supervisor(s): van Allen James Biography: Professor Emeritus, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. Born in Athens, Greece in 1945, he received the B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Athens, Greece (1967), the M.Sc. (1971) and Ph.D. (1973) in Space Physics both from the University of Iowa, U.S.A. (with J.A.Van Allen),. He has worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at the Applied Physics Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University (1974-76) and as Research Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institut (1976-77). In 1977 he was elected Professor of Electrodynamics at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Thrace and Director of the Space Research Laboratory 1977. He has been elected Dean of the School of Engineering (1986-89) and Director of the Institute of Ionospheric and Space Physics of the National Observatory of Athens, Greece (1990-96). His research interest and experience is on Space Plasma Electrodynamics; Design, Construction and Testing of Space Instruments and Systems; Satellite Communications; Satellite Remote Sensing. He has been or is Co- Investigator or Principal Investigator in the International Space Missions: Ulysses, Geotail, Interball-Aurora, Interball-Tail, ACE, Cluster and Spektr-R. He has published more than 300 refereed publications. He is or has been Member of the Standing Committee on Space Science, ESF (1979-86), COSPAR Plenary Council, National Representative, COSPAR Commission D1 Chairman, (1992-98). He is Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), of the European Geophysical Union (EGU) and of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S). He has been honored with his election to the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, (1992), with the Award for Academic Excellence (1994), with NASA Awards for outstanding contributions to the Ulysses and Geotail Missions and with the ESA Award for outstanding contribution to the Ulysses Mission. He is Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens (elected 2003) and Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (elected 2003).
Spyrou Nicolaos
Position: Faculty, University of Thessaloniki PhD: 1973, Dept. of Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece Thesis: The N-Body Problem in General Theory of Relativity Supervisor(s): Contopoulos George Biography: Professor of Astronomy (retired) at the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. He was born in Castron Lemnos, Greece on the 20th of June, 1944. He has been at the University of Thessaloniki since 1970, has received from there his Ph.D. and Dozentship in Astronomy, and also has served at various posts of the University. He has been an invited Research Professor at many universities and research institutes in Greece, Europe and the USA. Also he has been an editor or co-editor of many journals, proceedings volumes, and scientific volumes, and he is a member of many international scientific societies and unions, being one of the Founding Members of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.). He has been in research since 1970 working on Relativistic Astrophysics, Dynamics of Realistic Stellar Systems, Late Stages of Stellar Evolution, Compact Stars, Close Binaries, Physical Properties of Black Holes, Alternative Theories of Gravity, Cosmology, Space Physics, Environmental Physics, and History of Astronomy. On the above, he has published more than a 100 papers in scientific journals and conferences proceedings. His current research interests included the physical and mathematical properties of realistic large-scale cosmological structures.
Tritakis Vassilios
Position: Researcher, Academy of Athens PhD: 1974, Dept. of Physics, Univerisity of Athens, Greece Thesis: A method to predic the basic parameters of solar activity Supervisor(s): Svolopoulos Sotirios - Xanthakis John Biography: Director of Research (Retired) and Research Associate of in the Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics (RCAAM), Academy of Athens, Greece (since 1990). He was born in Sparta, Greece on the 4th of November, 1944. He obtained the B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Athens, Greece (1969), the M.Sc. in Meteorology (1972) and the Ph.D. in Solar Physics (1974) from the same University. He has been a Cadet Researcher at the National Research Foundation (1971-1972), Assistant Researcher (1972-1976) and Instructor of Research at the RCAAM of the Academy of Athens (1976-1990). In 1985 he was Docent of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has spent one year as a visiting researcher in the Max Planck Institute in Munich/Germany, one year in the Space Research Laboratory Utrecht/ The Netherlands and several other laboratories for shorter periods. He was a tutor for five years in the Military School of Air Forces in both flying and engineering department, teaching space physics and space technology. His scientific interests include solar physics, near interplanetary physics and solar-terrestrial relations. He has published about 55 scientific papers in refereed journals and about 45 papers in conference proceedings and special volumes / books. He has also published a textbook on Space Physics and Technology for the cadets of the Air Force Academy of Greece. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), American Geophysical Union (AGU), Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.), Hellenic Astronautical Union (HAU), Hellenic Physical Union, Scientific Program Committee (SPC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the High Level Working Group (HLWG) of the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) (since 2005).
Tsioumis Alexandros
Position: Faculty, University of Thessaloniki PhD: 1974, Dept. of Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece Thesis: A contribution to the study of the Galactic spiral structure using red giant stars Supervisor(s): Mavridis Lyssimachos - Contopoulos George Biography: Alexandros K. Tsioumis was born in Tsotili, Kozani on March 28, 1937, where he spent his student years. In 1954 he graduated from Tsotiliou High School and came to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to study Physics . After obtaining his degree in 1959 and after completing his military service (1959-1961) as a hoplite topographer, he worked as a high school teacher of physics at the American College "Anatolia" (1961-1963). In 1963, he started postgraduate studies at the "Demokritos" nuclear research center in the field of nuclear physics. In November 1965 he was appointed assistant at the Laboratory of Geodetic Astronomy of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he worked under the supervision of Professor L. N. Mavridis. In 1971 he received his educational leave and until 1973 he was in Heidelberg, then West Germany, where he was a research associate of the "Astronomisches Recheninstitut". After his return to Greece, he completed his doctoral dissertation entitled "Contribution to the study of the spiral structure of the galaxy with the help of red stars", which he submitted to the School of Physics and Mathematics. Short. He was awarded a doctorate in May 1974. In 1982, he joined as Lecturer the Department of Geodesy and Topography of the Department of Agronomy and Surveying Engineering of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In February 1973, he was transferred to the position of part time research associate of the Laboratory of Geodetic Astronomy, and in 1979 he became a full-time research associate of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In the spring of 1984 he was elected Permanent Assistant Professor, in the winter of 1987 an Associate Professor and in 1991 a Professor. He authored four books and 45 scientific papers. Throughout this course he is accompanied by Chrysanthi Mavropoulou-Tsioumi with whom he had two children. He passed away on Friday, October 25, 2002. === An extended biography in Greek is available at https://docplayer.gr/36070859-Alexandros-k-tsioyuis.html
Zagouras Charalampos
Position: Faculty, University of Patras PhD: 1973, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Patras, Greece Thesis: Second and third order variations in the restricted three body problem Supervisor(s): Goudas Constantine Biography:
Zikides Michael
Position: High School Teacher PhD: 1972, Dept. of Physics, University of Athens, Greece Thesis: Families of periodic orbits in the restricted three body problem Supervisor(s): Contopoulos George Biography:
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