Famous Greeks
Greeks are a special example in history they have a glorious past but they dont live in the past. They are powerful, even today. And they will always be. Greeks distinguished everywhere and always be FAMOUS and useful citizens of the world.
Founded the Particle Technology Laboratory at ETH Zurich
[:el] Sotiris E. Pratsinis is a Professor of Process Engineering at ETH Zurich. Professor Pratsinis was born on March 21, 1955 in Chania, Crete, Greece. After receiving his Diploma in Chemical Engineering in 1977 from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, he served as Ensign...
[:el]The burning desire of youth to reinvent the world. That ambition and impatience is on full display in our 2018 edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30, our annual encyclopedia of creative disruption featuring 600 young stars in 20 different industries. Selecting these youthful visionaries...
One of the most important scientists in the field of biomedical engineering
[:el] Rena Bizios is the Peter T. Flawn Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas, San Antonio. In 2015 she was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the National Academy of Medicine is considered one...
The “Lord” of the rings
[:el] Eleftherios Petrounias is a Greek artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, the 2015 and 2017 World champion, and a four-time (2011/2015-17) European medalist on the still rings (three gold and one bronze). He has so far won more than 20 medals and more...
Pioneered in the field of polaritonics
[:el] Pavlos Lagoudakis is Professor of Physics at the University of Southampton. He is one among the scientists of the research team which has successfully demonstrated that a type of ‘magic dust’ which combines light and matter can be used to solve complex problems and...
Pioneered in space qualified advanced technologies
[:el] Dr. Nikolaos Paschalidis is Senior Project Scientist for Technology Advancement at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s Heliophysics Science Division (HSD). He is the Chief of Technology for the HSD and Assistant Chief of Technology for NASA/GSFC. He held leading roles with advanced technology systems...
Unlocks the secrets of the Universe
[:el] Vicky Kalogera is director of Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and the Erastus O. Haven Professor of Physics and Astronomy in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on the physics of compact astrophysical objects, specifically...
She is considered as the “mother” of neonatology
[:el] Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos is a professor of pediatrics and physiology at Drexel University College of Medicine and Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Through her almost 60 years medical practice and groundbreaking research, she has drastically improved...
Internationally renowned radio astronomer
[:el] Dr. Tasso Tzioumis is an internationally renowned radio astronomer, researcher at the CSIRO’s department of Australia Telescope National Facility and the Australian Government representative at the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva. He is the initiator and organizer of the important International Radio Astronomy Conference...
Detected the elusive space wind moving around the Earth
[:el] Iannis Dandouras is Research Physicist at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), at the IRAP laboratory (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie) in Toulouse, France, and Principal Investigator of the CIS experiment onboard the four Cluster spacecraft of ESA. His research interests...