Research

[:el] Athanassios Panagiotopoulos is professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Chair the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University. T. Panagiotopoulos received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 1982. Four years later, in 1986,...

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[:el] Nikos Deligiannis is a tenure-track assistant professor with the Department of Electronics and Informatics at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Vice Chair of the Master on Applied Computer Science . He was born in Kalamata, Greece in April 1983. He received the Diploma degree in electrical...

Discovered a way to read into the intentions of the brain

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[:el] Apostolos P. Georgopoulos is Regents Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Brain Sciences Center. He has pioneered the application of analyses based on neuronal populations to decipher brain activity underlying the planning of movement, cognitive processing, and, more...

New study finds that physical activity may offset some of alcohol’s lethal harms

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[:el] An international research collaboration, led by University of Sydney and a Greek researcher, has found that exercising at even basic recommended weekly physical activity levels (at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity) may offset some of the harmful effects of drinking alcohol. Published today...

Professor at the Ocean Engineering Department of MIT

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[:el] Nicholas Patrikalakis is the Kawasaki Professor of Engineering in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at the Department of Ocean Engineering. Regarding his education, Patrikalakis got his Diploma in Naval Architecture, Marine and Mechanical Engineering in 1977 from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. In...

5 Greeks among the top researchers in Europe

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[:el] The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the awarding of its Starting Grants to 325 early-career researchers throughout Europe. The funding, worth in total €485 million and up to €1.5 million per grant, will enable them to set up their own research teams and pursue ground-breaking ideas....

Greek astronomer in the team that discovered potentially habitable planet

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[:el] An international team of astronomers including a Greek researcher, has found clear evidence of a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System. The new world, designated Proxima b, orbits its cool red parent star every 11 days and has a temperature...

Greek scientist awarded for his contribution in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

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[:el] Eleftherios (Terry) Papoutsakis, Unidel Eugene du Pont Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, has won the 2017 E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry from the American Chemical Society. The award is sponsored by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering...

Specials|Initiatives

The Greeks who excelled globally in August

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[:el] For yet another month Greeks from all over the world, managed to excel, to abolish the borders and make us proud with their achievements. The ellines.com team chose 5 of them, who during the month August caused international sensation with the work and personality. 1.Gregory Stephanopoulos...

Participated in the detection of gravitational waves

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