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1973-1977, PhD, University of Edinburgh,
Scotland
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1970-1973, research assistant, Laboratory of Astronomy University of Athens |
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1973-1977, PhD student, Dept of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
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1978-1982, Chief Assistant, Laboratory of Astrophysics, Dpt of Physics, University of Athens
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1982-1986, Lecturer in Astrophysics, Dpt of Physics, University of Athens |
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1986- , Assistant Professor, in Astrophysics,Dpt of Physics, University of Athens
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1989-1990, Invited investigator, NASA/Goddard space Flight Center
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Main Topics of my Previous and Current Research
1. Polarimetry of planets,1971-1973
2. Stellar evolution of clusters in the SMC, 1973-1977
3. Radial velocities of supergiants, 1978-1980
4. Ultraviolet line variability in O-type stars, 1978-1982
5. Shapes of star clusters, 1980-1990
6. Spectral Classification of stars in the Magellanic Clouds from objective prism plates .
7. UV studies of single and globular clusters in galaxies, 1989-1994
8. Star Burst Galaxies studied with ISO 1996-2003
9. Stellar content of star clusters and selected areas in the Magellanic Clouds 1980-today
10. The star cluster system of the LMC 1990-today
11. Dynamical properties of star clusters in the nearby galaxies 1979- today
12. Metallicity and Age evolution of the Magellanic Clouds ,1997-today
13. Stellar populations in galaxies
14. Large scale star formation in the Magellanic Clouds (multiwavelenth approach).
15. Construction of a library of synthetic Galaxy Spectra - classification and parametrization.
16. Participation in the preparations of the ESA Space mission
I teach 3 undergraduate and 1 post-graduate courses
Supervision of PhDs and MSc.
I had so far 16 students for PhD and MSc and as the main thesis supervisor
7 PhD of them have been so far graduated (4 of them are active professionals in astronomy).
3 PhD are at the last stage of their thesis
3 PhD are about to start recently
3 for MSc
I participated to various committees of the Physics Dpt such as
1) Program of studies of the Physics Dpt
2) Planning and organizing laboratories in Astrophysics for the young physics students
3) Selection committees for postgraduates etc
Participant to the Marie Curie research training network «ELSA», www.astro.lu.se/ELSA/>
Funded by EU, October 2006- October 2010, P.I. for Greece: Μ. Κοντιζά
«ΑΘΗΝΟΓΑΙΑ» Preparation work for the space mission GAIA
.Funded by the Greek Ministry of Development, Mαy 2004 - January 2007, P.I.: Μ. Κοντιζά
«Stellar populations in Nearby Galaxies»,
PYTHAGORAS II
January 2005- December 2007
Funding by the Ministry of education:, P.I.: Μ. Κοντιζά
a) Editor of the NEWSLETTER of the European Astronomical Society (EAS), 1997 - 2005
b) Member of the Council of the EAS (1997- 2001)
c) Member of Science Working Group for the creation of the Virtual Astrophysical Observatory (Funded by the EU -phase A) 2000-2005.
d) Evaluator for EU projects in various calls 2003-
e) Member of the executive committee of the working group «women in Astronomy»
of the international Astronomical Union (IAU).
1) JENAM 1995, Katania, Italy
2) WIDE FIELD SPECTROSCOPY, Athens, Greece 1996 (Chairman of the SOC)
3) EUROCONFERENCE No1. «Evolution of Galaxies», Granada,Spain, 2000
4) JENAM 2000, Moscow, Russia
5) EUROCONFERENCE «The Building Blocks of Galaxies», Island of REUNION, October 2001
6) EUROCONFERENCE No3 «From Simple approaches to self consistent Models», Kiel, July 2002
7) JENAM 2003, September 2003, Budapest
8) «Women in Astronomy» during the general Assembly of the IAU, in August 2006.
9) the ELSA, first workshop on Astrometry, Leiden, November 2007
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