Costas N. Papanicolas

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Costas N. Papanicolas
Prof. Papanicolas
Born (1950-10-01) October 1, 1950 (age 73)
NationalityCypriot
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear & Particle Physics, Solar Energy, Energy and Climate Policy
InstitutionsThe Cyprus Institute, University of Athens
Doctoral advisorJochen Heisenberg
Websitehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cn-Papanicolas

Costas N. Papanicolas is a Cypriot nuclear and particle physicist with over 35 years' experience as a researcher, an educator and a scientific administrator.[1]

His research interests are in the fields of particle & nuclear, hadronic physics, Solar Energy, Energy Policy and Climate Policy.

Early life and education[edit]

He received his B.Sc. in physics (1972) and PhD in Nuclear Physics (1979) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.[2]

Career[edit]

Papanicolas has held positions at the French Atomic Energy Commission (Saclay, France) and was Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois[3] (Urbana-Champaign, US) and at the University of Athens (Greece). He was the founding director of the Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications[4] (IASA) in Greece.

He is the CEO of the Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF) and, from 2008 to 2022, was president of The Cyprus Institute (CyI).[5] In 2019, he was appointed as Advisor to the President of the Republic of Cyprus and Special Envoy on Climate Change.[6][7]

During his career he held a numerous positions in various organizations. He was a Member of the interim governing board and co-chair of the technical committee for the SESAME (Jordan),[8] Chair of the appointments committee for the establishment of the Department of Natural Sciences of the University of Cyprus, and Chair of the Council on Educational Evaluation and Accreditation (CEEA) of the Republic of Cyprus. He was a Member of the National Advisory Council for Research and the National Council for Research and Technology of Greece. He was chair of the Cyprus-CERN Committee,[9] Vice-chair of the Cyprus Scientific Council, the Senior Advisory scientific body to the Cyprus government, and a Member of the National Research Council of Cyprus which is chaired by the President of the Republic of Cyprus.

Publications[edit]

Papanicolas has over 180 publications[10][11][12] in peer-reviewed journals, numerous conference proceedings and has written many popular articles on matters of science, policy and education. He holds two patents (in medical physics and solar energy).

Awards & honours[edit]

He was awarded the Arnold O. Beckman Award at the Univ. of Illinois (1988), as well as, he is a Fellow of the American Physical Society[13] since 1994, a Member of Academia Europaea[14] since 2011, a Member of the Silk Road Academy of Sciences (China) since 2017, and a Founding and Permanent Member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and the Arts (2019).[15]

He is also professor emeritus, Senate of the University of Athens since 2018, and has received numerous awards, including the bestowment of a "Medal of Excellence for Service to the Cyprus Republic" (2019),[16] the decoration as "Commendatore dell’ Ordine della Stella d’Italia" (2019),[17][18] and J.M. Gago Award in European Science Policy”, bestowed by the Mister of Research and Higher Education of Portugal (2021).[19][20]

Additionally, Pananicolas was elected Associate Member of the Overseas Academy of Sciences of France (ASOM) and he became the first Cypriot to receive such an honor.[21][22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas, University of Illinois profile page". University of Illinois. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Members list". IASA. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ "The President of the Republic hosted an event for Cyprus' Climate Change Initiative in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME)". www.presidency.gov.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. ^ Αναστάση, Τάσος (2019-03-31). "Τον διορισμό Παπανικόλα ως Ειδικό του Απεσταλμένο για την κλιματική αλλαγή ανακοίνωσε ο ΠτΔ". Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  8. ^ "SESAME news articles about SESAME launch". SESAME. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Cyprus-CERN Committee". CERN. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  10. ^ "List of Prof. Papanicolas publications on The Cyprus Institute website". The Cyprus Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  11. ^ "List of Prof. Papanicolas publications". Microsoft Academic Search. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  13. ^ "Archive (1990-present)". American Physical Society. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas". Academia Europaea. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Costas N. Papanicolas - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  16. ^ "CyI President Prof. Costas Papanicolas and CREF Executive Committee Chairman Dr. Andreas Pittas Awarded with Medal for "Outstanding Contributions to the Republic of Cyprus" by President of the Republic - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  17. ^ "Prof. Costas Papanicolas Bestowed Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  18. ^ "Cyprus Institute Founder and President, Prof. Costas Papanicolas, is bestowed the title of Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy – Ambasciata d'Italia Nicosia". ambnicosia.esteri.it. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  19. ^ "The Gago Conferences on European Science Policy". www.cienciaviva.pt. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  20. ^ "The Cyprus Institute Honours the Late Prof. Jose Mariano Gago and Hosts the 3rd Gago Conference on European Science Policy - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  21. ^ "Institute Prof. Costas Papanicolas Elected Associate Member of the Overseas Academy of Sciences of France - The Cyprus Institute". www.cyi.ac.cy. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  22. ^ "CyI's Papanicolas joins France Overseas Academy of Sciences | Cyprus Mail". cyprus-mail.com/. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-03-11.