Date of birth:      December 1st, 1947 Place of birth:    Athens, Greece Marital status:    Married, one child Degrees:             Bsc, University of Athens (1970)                              MSc, in Meteorology, University of Athens (1976)                              MSc, in Radio-electrology, University of Athens (1981)                              PhD, University of Athens (1979): “X-Ray Raman Scattering in  Graphite”. Employment:     National and Kapodistrian University of Athens since 1974. Current position: Professor at the Solid State Physics Department of                                  the Faculty of Physics of the Athens University.                             Former Director of the Solid State Department (5/2/1997-                             31/8/2000) and (1/9/2003-2009