Mary Kontizas Curriculum Vitae

1. Personal Data
2. Studies
3. Previous positions
4. Research Projects - Collaborations

Personal Data

Name:Mary Kontizas
Born: August 1945,Pireus, Greece
Position: Ass. Professor, Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy & Mechanics, Physics Department, University of Athens
Address: Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy & Mechanics, Physics Department, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis,Zografos,GR-15783, Athens, Greece
e-mail: mkontiza@phys.uoa.gr

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Studies

1963-1968,BSc in Mathematics, University of Athens,Greece
1973-1977, PhD, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Positions

1970-1973, research assistant, Laboratory of Astronomy University of Athens
1973-1977, PhD student, Dept of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
1978-1982, Chief Assistant, Laboratory of Astrophysics, Dpt of Physics, University of Athens
1982-1986, Lecturer in Astrophysics, Dpt of Physics, University of Athens
1986- , Assistant Professor, in Astrophysics,Dpt of Physics, University of Athens
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

Educational activities

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


Current Funded Reasearch Projects



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


Distinctions


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).

Member of the SOC of International Conferences



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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