| Manolis Xilouris
Research Director at IAASARS/NOA
PhD in Astrophysics, Dept. of Physics, University of Athens, Greece
(1999)
MSc in Astrophysics, Dept. of Physics, University of Crete (1994)
BSc in Physics, Dept. of Physics, University of Crete, Greece (1992)
ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/K-9459-2013
Professional
experience
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Deputy Director of the Institute for Astronomy,
Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), National
Observatory of Athens (2023-present)
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Research Director (Researcher A'), Institute
for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing
(IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2017-present)
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Senior Researcher (Researcher B'), Institute
for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing
(IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2011-2017)
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Associate Researcher (Researcher C'), Institute
for Astronomy and Astrophhysics (IAA), National Observatory of Athens
(2007-2011)
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Assistant Researcher (Researcher D'), Institute
for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA), National Observatory of Athens
(2003-2007)
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, Commissariat a l’Energie
Atomique (CEA), Saclay, France (2001-2003)
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, FOundation for Research
and Technology (FORTH)- Hellas (2001)
Areas of expertise
Observational extragalactic astrophysics - optical & infrared
observations – radiative transfer modeling - dust properties
of nearby galaxies - dust and gas properties of Luminous Infrared
Galaxies – properties of the ISM - Near Earth Objects - instrumentation.
Publications
Co-authored 117 papers published in refereed astronomy/astrophysics
journals. The total number of citations to all my refereed papers
is over 7000, while my h-index is 47 (source SAO/NASA
ADS).
Research funding
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2024-2026: HORIZON-CL4-2023-SPACE-01: "Leap
in Advancing of crItical Quantum key distribution-spAce components
(LaiQa)", (Total budget for NOA: €150.000, PI: E. Xilouris)
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2024-2026: HORIZON-CL4-2023-SSA-SST-ART195: "HE_EUSST_SD_TOP5,
SST Networking, Security & Data sharing", (Total budget
for NOA-Kryoneri: €200.000, PI: E. Xilouris)
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2020-2021: National funding (ESPA 2014-2020),
"Anatomy of galaxies: their stellar and dust contet throughout
cosmic time", (Total budget: €41.000, PI: E. Xilouris)
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2014-2018: FP7 funded (SPACE-2013-1) among Cardiff
University (PI Institute), CEA, IAS, Ghent University and Arcetri,
entitled "A Definitive Study of Dust in the Local Universe
( DustPedia)",
(Total budget: €266.070, PI: E. Xilouris)
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2012-2015: EU/Greece funded (Aristeia) entitled
"A Step in the Dark: The Dense Molecular Gas in Galaxies
( DeMoGas)",
(Total budget: €210.000, PI: E. Xilouris)
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2012-2015: EU/Greece funded (Thales) among NOA,
Univ. of Athens, Univ. of Crete, entitled “The invisible side
of formation and Evolution of supermassive Black Holes in the Universe”,
(PI: A. Georgakakis)
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2012: John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation
(Research Projects), entitled "Probing inside the dense molecular
clouds in galaxies", (Total budget: €12.000, PI: E. Xilouris)
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2003-2006: “European Network for the Investigation
of Galactic nuclei through Multifrequency Analysis (ENIGMA)”,
TMR network funded by EC (FP6; Greek P.I. K. Tsinganos).
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2005-2006: “Morphology and Dynamics of
Spiral Galaxies”, Program Pythagoras II – Greek Ministry
of Education (PI: N. Kylafis).
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2005-2006: “La modelisation des galaxies
de type precoces: un vestige de leur origine et un indice de leur
evolution”, Programmes Nationaux-PNG, (PI: S. Madden, CEA/Saclay).
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2003-2005: “Active and non-Active Galactic
Nuclei: Observations and modeling”, Greek-French bilateral
program funded by the General Secretariat for research and Technlogy
(PI: I. Papadakis, University of Crete).
Student and
postdoc supervision
Co-supervision with Prof. N. Kylafis of the senior
thesis of Ms P. Apostolaki (1997, Univ. of Crete), Ms F. Siligardou
(1998, Univ. of Crete), Dr K. Dasyra (2003, Univ. of Crete), and supervision
of Ms I. Georgiadi (2019, Univ. of Athens), and Mr B. Katsis (2024,
Univ. of Athens). Co-supervision with Dr. P. Boumis (IAASARS/NOA) of
the PhD thesis of I. Alikakos (PhD 2011, Univ. of Patras), supervision
of the PhD thesis of A. Nersesian (2016-2019), of E. Paspaliaris (2019-present),
and of S. Katsioli (2020-present). Postdoc Supervisor of I. Leonidaki
(2012-2016), M. Rovilos (2014), L. Cassara (2015-2018), M. Vika (2014-2019),
A. Nersesian (2020-2021), V.A. Masoura (2020-2021).
Honors/Fellowships/Memberships
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One-year program funded by the John S. Latsis
Public Benefit Foundation under the "research projects"
scheme (2012)
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Outstanding Thesis Award, Hellenic Astronomical
Society (1999)
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Member of the International Astronomical Union
(I.A.U.)
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Member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.)
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Member of the European Astronomical Society (E.A.S.)
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