IAA-NOA, Staff, Dr. E. Kontizas


Dr. Evangelos Kontizas
Position in Institute Emeritus Director of Research
Contact Address: Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics National Observatory of Athens I. Metaxa & Vas. Pavlou, Palaia Penteli GR-15236, Athens, GREECE Tel.: +30 2108109169 Fax: +30 2108040453 E-mail: ekonti (at astro.noa.gr)


	Personal Info
	Date & Place of Birth:		September 1944, Athens Greece
	Education:		1969, B.Sc., Physics, University of Athens, Greece. 1978, Ph.D., Astrophysics, University of Edinburgh, U.K., Temperatures of Early Type stars 1979, Post Doc, Haute Provence Observatory, France, Radial Velocities - Spectroscopy 1980, Post Doc, Trieste Observatory, Italy, Spectroscopy with IUE
	Holded Positions:		Researcher in the Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, NOA, since 1972 Director of the Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, NOA, 1994-2000 Senior Associate at NASA/GSFC appointed by the National Academy of USA, 1989-1990
	Membership:		International Astronomical Union since 1979. Founding Member of the European Astronomical Society. Founding Member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society. Member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
	Distinctions:		Chairman of the Greek National Committee for Astronomy, 1997-2001. Member of the Council of the Greek National Committee for Astronomy, 1994-1996 and 2001-2003. Member of the WG of IAU on SKY-SURVEYS. European Commission Unit XII-G2 1994-1995 -Greek Representative of the Study Panel on Ground Astronomy & Astrophysics. Member of the Council of Hel.A.S., 1996-1998 and 1998-2000.