Βεντούρα Ιωσήφ (PhD)
Θέση: Καθηγητής ΑΕΙ/ΤΕΙ
Ιστοσελίδα: http://www.physics.uoc.gr/en/faculty/i.ventura
PhD: 1975, Dept. of Physics, City University of New York, ΗΠΑ
Supervisor(s): Vittorio Canuto
Βιογραφικό:
Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece. He was born in Athens, Greece on March 7, 1938 and passed away in Heraklion on October 5, 2020. He obtained his Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1962), his M.Sc. in Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (1966) and his Ph.D. in Physics from the City University of New York, U.S.A. (1975). He worked as Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, and the University of Tubingen, Germany (1976–1980) before joining the Department of Physics of the University of Crete, Greece as Professor (in 1980). He was a Visitor Research Fellow at the Institute d’ Astrophysique Paris and at the Universitat Tubingen (1981-83) His scientific interests include theoretical Physics and Theoretical Astrophysics. He has published many scientific papers in refereed journals as well as conference proceedings and special volumes. He has written a book on the plasma in the magnetospheres and other textbooks. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.) and of the European Physical Society. He has served as a Vice- Chairman of the National Committee for Astronomy (1990- 1992) and as a national representative on the board of the “Astronomy and Astrophysics” journal (2000 – 2005).
Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece. He was born in Athens, Greece on March 7, 1938 and passed away in Heraklion on October 5, 2020. He obtained his Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1962), his M.Sc. in Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (1966) and his Ph.D. in Physics from the City University of New York, U.S.A. (1975). He worked as Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, and the University of Tubingen, Germany (1976–1980) before joining the Department of Physics of the University of Crete, Greece as Professor (in 1980). He was a Visitor Research Fellow at the Institute d’ Astrophysique Paris and at the Universitat Tubingen (1981-83) His scientific interests include theoretical Physics and Theoretical Astrophysics. He has published many scientific papers in refereed journals as well as conference proceedings and special volumes. He has written a book on the plasma in the magnetospheres and other textbooks. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.) and of the European Physical Society. He has served as a Vice- Chairman of the National Committee for Astronomy (1990- 1992) and as a national representative on the board of the “Astronomy and Astrophysics” journal (2000 – 2005).