Kokkotas Konstantinos (PhD)
Position: Faculty
PhD: 1988, Dept. Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Supervisor(s): Nikolaos Spyrou
Biography:
Professor, Department of Theoretical Astrophysics, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen (Since 2007), and Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (since 2008). He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, on the 27th of February, 1959. He obtained the B.Sc. in Mathematics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1981), the M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Astronomy from the University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K. (1985) and the Ph.D. in Relativistic Astrophysics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1988). He has been Lecturer (1990), Assistant Professor (1994) and Associate Professor (2000) at the same University. In 2006 he has been elected Professor in the Chair of Theoretical Astrophysics at the Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen and next year he elected as Professor of Theory of Relativity in Thessaloniki. His scientific interests include Sources of Gravitational Waves, Neutron Stars and Black Holes. He has published more than 75 scientific papers in refereed journals and more than 40 papers in conference proceedings and special volumes / books. He is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985), of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), of the European Astronomical Society (E.A.S.), of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.) and of the German Astronomical Society. He is Member of the Executive Board (2007-2016) of the International Society for General Relativity, Gravitation and Gravitation. He was a member of the Board of Hel.A.S. (2004-2008) and the Editor of the “Hipparchos” magazine of this Society (2004-2008).
Professor, Department of Theoretical Astrophysics, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen (Since 2007), and Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (since 2008). He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, on the 27th of February, 1959. He obtained the B.Sc. in Mathematics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1981), the M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Astronomy from the University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K. (1985) and the Ph.D. in Relativistic Astrophysics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1988). He has been Lecturer (1990), Assistant Professor (1994) and Associate Professor (2000) at the same University. In 2006 he has been elected Professor in the Chair of Theoretical Astrophysics at the Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen and next year he elected as Professor of Theory of Relativity in Thessaloniki. His scientific interests include Sources of Gravitational Waves, Neutron Stars and Black Holes. He has published more than 75 scientific papers in refereed journals and more than 40 papers in conference proceedings and special volumes / books. He is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985), of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), of the European Astronomical Society (E.A.S.), of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.) and of the German Astronomical Society. He is Member of the Executive Board (2007-2016) of the International Society for General Relativity, Gravitation and Gravitation. He was a member of the Board of Hel.A.S. (2004-2008) and the Editor of the “Hipparchos” magazine of this Society (2004-2008).