Curriculum Vitae

DEGREES AWARDED:

• Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois, 1973 (Thesis advisor: Professor C.T. Sah.
  Thesis title: Theory of Point-Imperfection States in Semiconductors)
• M.S., Physics, University of Illinois, 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