Professor Loukas Vlahos

Cirriculum Vitae

Education:
1967-1972	Diploma in physics with distinction Department of Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
1974-1976	M. Sc. (Physics) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
1976-1979	Ph. D (Plasma Astrophysics) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Employment:
1980 - 1985	Research Associate , University of Maryland, USA
1985 - 1990	Assistant Professor, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
1990 - 2007	Associate Professor, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2007 - 2016	Professor, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 - present	Retired Professor, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research Activities:
Fourteen research programs (PI in nine and collaborator in five). I have organized five international conferences and meetings in Thessaloniki Twenty participations in scientific committees of conferences and summer schools. Fifty two invited talks in international conferences
Administrative Activities:
I have participated in committees of the Physics Department. I have worked for the creation of the career orientation office of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I have served as a Director of the Astronomy, Astrophysics and Celestial Mechanics section during the years 2005-2007. President of the Hellenic Astronomical Society
Collaborations:
Other Activities:
I have participated in administrative boards of European scientific organizations, I have served as a referee for journals and scientific programs, as an external examination committee member in PhD theses of foreign Universities, and as a member of international working groups I am contributing regularly articles in the daily Greek Press on astrophysical and educational issues . I have given a series of lectures on popular science.