He was born and raised in Athens, Greece.[2] In 1968 he graduated with a BSc in chemistry from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece.[3]
Awards and honors
Phaedon Avouris was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017,[4] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003,[5]the Academy of Athens, Greece (Corresponding member)[6] in 2007, and the IBM Academy of Technology in 2004.
He was also elected Fellow in the following scientific societies: American Physical Society (APS) in 1987; Institute of Physics (U.K.) in 2004; Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) in 2014); American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996; Materials Research Society (MRS) in 2011; American Vacuum Society (AVS) in 1997; World Technology Network (1999). For his work Avouris has received many awards from diverse scientific institutions including:
Irving Langmuir Prize for Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 2003[7]
Medard W. Welch Award for Surface Science, American Vacuum Society, 1997[8]
Honorary Doctorate, International Hellenic University, 2013
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michigan State University, 2001
General References
Phaedon Avouris, Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels, Accounts of Chemical Research (Special issue on the "Holy Grails" of Chemistry), 28, 95 (1995)
Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels
IT History Society: Dr. PhaedonAvouris; Phaedon Avouris, Marcus Freitag and Vasili Perebeinos, Carbon Nanotube Optics and Optoelectronics, Nature Photonics 2, 341 (2008)
Carbon-nanotube photonics and optoelectronics
LYO, I.-W.; AVOURIS, P. (1991-07-12). "Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM". Science. 253 (5016): 173–176.
doi:10.1126/science.253.5016.173.
ISSN 0036-8075.
Collins, P. G. (2001-04-27). "Engineering Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotube Circuits Using Electrical Breakdown". Science. 292 (5517): 706–709.
doi:10.1126/science.1058782.
Low, Tony; Chaves, Andrey; Caldwell, Joshua D.; Kumar, Anshuman; Fang, Nicholas X.; Avouris, Phaedon; Heinz, Tony F.; Guinea, Francisco; Martin-Moreno, Luis; Koppens, Frank (2017-02). "Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials". Nature Materials. 16 (2): 182–194.
doi:10.1038/nmat4792.
ISSN 1476-4660.
Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials
Ho, Po-Hsun; Farmer, Damon B.; Tulevski, George S.; Han, Shu-Jen; Bishop, Douglas M.; Gignac, Lynne M.; Bucchignano, Jim; Avouris, Phaedon; Falk, Abram L. (2018-12-11). "Intrinsically ultrastrong plasmon–exciton interactions in crystallized films of carbon nanotubes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (50): 12662–12667.
doi:10.1073/pnas.1816251115.
ISSN 0027-8424.
PMC 6294907.
PMID 30459274.
He was born and raised in Athens, Greece.[2] In 1968 he graduated with a BSc in chemistry from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece.[3]
Awards and honors
Phaedon Avouris was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017,[4] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003,[5]the Academy of Athens, Greece (Corresponding member)[6] in 2007, and the IBM Academy of Technology in 2004.
He was also elected Fellow in the following scientific societies: American Physical Society (APS) in 1987; Institute of Physics (U.K.) in 2004; Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) in 2014); American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996; Materials Research Society (MRS) in 2011; American Vacuum Society (AVS) in 1997; World Technology Network (1999). For his work Avouris has received many awards from diverse scientific institutions including:
Irving Langmuir Prize for Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 2003[7]
Medard W. Welch Award for Surface Science, American Vacuum Society, 1997[8]
Honorary Doctorate, International Hellenic University, 2013
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michigan State University, 2001
General References
Phaedon Avouris, Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels, Accounts of Chemical Research (Special issue on the "Holy Grails" of Chemistry), 28, 95 (1995)
Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels
IT History Society: Dr. PhaedonAvouris; Phaedon Avouris, Marcus Freitag and Vasili Perebeinos, Carbon Nanotube Optics and Optoelectronics, Nature Photonics 2, 341 (2008)
Carbon-nanotube photonics and optoelectronics
LYO, I.-W.; AVOURIS, P. (1991-07-12). "Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM". Science. 253 (5016): 173–176.
doi:10.1126/science.253.5016.173.
ISSN 0036-8075.
Collins, P. G. (2001-04-27). "Engineering Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotube Circuits Using Electrical Breakdown". Science. 292 (5517): 706–709.
doi:10.1126/science.1058782.
Low, Tony; Chaves, Andrey; Caldwell, Joshua D.; Kumar, Anshuman; Fang, Nicholas X.; Avouris, Phaedon; Heinz, Tony F.; Guinea, Francisco; Martin-Moreno, Luis; Koppens, Frank (2017-02). "Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials". Nature Materials. 16 (2): 182–194.
doi:10.1038/nmat4792.
ISSN 1476-4660.
Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials
Ho, Po-Hsun; Farmer, Damon B.; Tulevski, George S.; Han, Shu-Jen; Bishop, Douglas M.; Gignac, Lynne M.; Bucchignano, Jim; Avouris, Phaedon; Falk, Abram L. (2018-12-11). "Intrinsically ultrastrong plasmon–exciton interactions in crystallized films of carbon nanotubes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (50): 12662–12667.
doi:10.1073/pnas.1816251115.
ISSN 0027-8424.
PMC 6294907.
PMID 30459274.