DEGREES AWARDED:
- Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1973 (Thesis advisor: Professor C.T. Sah.
Thesis title: Theory of Point-Imperfection States in Semiconductors) - M.S., Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1970
- B.S., Physics, Northern Illinois University, with Highest Scholastic Honors, 1969
- Primary and Secondary School in Cyprus (1955-1966) – Valedictorian
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
- Theoretical Physics
- Semiconductor Physics
- First Principles Atomic-Scale
- Applied Density Functional Theory
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:
- University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2010-Present)
- William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University (1994-Present)
- Professor of Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2008-present)
- Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1995-Present)
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (2016-present)
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS:
- 1995-1997 : Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
- 1992-1993 : Adjunct Professor, Columbia University, New York City
- 1991 : Program Director, Technology and Science Modeling
- An interdivisional program in the use of computer modeling for semiconductor, packaging and storage technology development
- 1989-1990 : Executive Secretary of the Science Advisory Committee and Technical Assistant to the Vice President for Science and Technology
- Primary responsibilities in reviews of corporate-wide science and technology programs, including systems and software
- 1987-1989 : Senior Manager, Semiconductors and Insulators
- Responsible for experimental and theoretical programs in materials growth and characterization, spectroscopy, microscopy, electronic properties, chemical dynamics, radiation science, technology transfer
- 1985-1987 : Manager, Dynamical Processes in Solids
- 1984-1985 : Technical Staff to the Director of Research
- 1978 : Acting Chair Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Lund, Sweden
- 1975 : NORDITA Visiting Professor, University of Lund, Sweden
- 1975-1994 : Research Staff Member, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Physical Sciences Department
- 1973-1975 : Research Fellow, Stanford University (with W.A. Harrison)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- American Physical Society
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Materials Research Society
- Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Electrochemical Society
PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
- Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1980.
- IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, 1981
- Invited by the Swedish Academy of Sciences to nominate candidates for the Nobel Prize in Physics, annually since 1982.
- Chancellor’s Research Award, Vanderbilt University, 2003
- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003
- APS Outstanding Referee Award, 2008
- Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2012
- Elected Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014
- Appointed Fellow of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics in Beijing, China, 2017