Professor Emeritus National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece
Panayiotis A. Varotsos, born on November 28, 1947, in Patras, Greece, is a distinguished physicist known for his pioneering work in solid-state physics and earthquake prediction. He served as Professor of Solid State Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1986–2014) and has been Professor Emeritus since 2014. His work has garnered global recognition for its impact on earth sciences and statistical physics.
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Education 🎓
- Ph.D. in Physics (1973): National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Dozent (1977): National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Research collaboration with Prof. Wolfgang Ludwig at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany, known for foundational contributions to theoretical physics.
Experience 💼
- Director, Solid Earth Physics Institute, University of Athens (since 1994): Leading research on earthquake precursors and geophysical phenomena.
- Chairman, Department of Physics, University of Athens (1994–1996): Oversaw academic development and faculty initiatives.
- Academic Positions: From Associate Professor (1985) to Professor (1986–2014) in Solid State Physics at the University of Athens.
Research Interests 🔬
- Solid-State Physics: Thermodynamics of defects, dielectric loss, and ionic conductivity.
- Earthquake Prediction: Preseismic electric and magnetic field variations, scale-invariance phenomena.
- Complex Systems: Statistical physics and critical phenomena applications.
Awards 🏆
- Prize of the Academy of Athens (1978): Recognized for groundbreaking research in physics.
- Prize of the Empirikion Foundation (1986): Honored for contributions to science.
- A.S. Onassis Foundation Laureate for the Environment (1995): Acknowledged for impactful work in earthquake prediction and environmental studies.
- Recognized in journals like Nature, Science, and Physics Today for transformative scientific contributions.
Publications Top Notes:📚
Panayiotis A. Varotsos has authored over 250 peer-reviewed articles, including seminal papers in top-tier journals like Nature and Physical Review Letters. His works have been cited more than 8,500 times on Web of Science and over 12,000 times on Google Scholar, reflecting his substantial influence on the scientific community.
“Preseismic anomalous telluric current signals observed in Kozu-shima Island, Japan”
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (2012).
Cited in studies on seismic precursors and geoelectric field variations.
“Thermodynamics of Point Defects and Their Relation with Bulk Properties”
Published as a monograph by North Holland (1986).
Widely cited, particularly in Physical Review B.