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Curiculum Vitae

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

  • Deputy Director of the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2023-present)
  • Research Director (Researcher A'), Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2017-present)
  • Senior Researcher (Researcher B'), Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2011-2017)
  • Associate Researcher (Researcher C'), Institute for Astronomy and Astrophhysics (IAA), National Observatory of Athens (2007-2011)
  • Assistant Researcher (Researcher D'), Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA), National Observatory of Athens (2003-2007)
  • Post-Doctoral Researcher, Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (CEA), Saclay, France (2001-2003)
  • 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 114 papers published in refereed astronomy/astrophysics journals. The total number of citations to all my refereed papers is over 6000, while my h-index is 4 (source SAO/NASA ADS).

Research funding

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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).
  • 2005-2006: “Morphology and Dynamics of Spiral Galaxies”, Program Pythagoras II – Greek Ministry of Education (PI: N. Kylafis).
  • 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).
  • 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 I. Georgiadi (2019, 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

  • One-year program funded by the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation under the "research projects" scheme (2012)
  • Outstanding Thesis Award, Hellenic Astronomical Society (1999)
  • Member of the International Astronomical Union (I.A.U.)
  • Member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.)
  • Member of the European Astronomical Society (E.A.S.)