!!!Vassilis Charmandaris
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__Present and Previous Positions__
* 2025 - present Chairman of the Board of Directors of FORTH, Greece
* 2022 - present Adjunct Research Professor, European University Cyprus
* 2014 - present Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
* 2019 - 2025 Director of Institute of Astrophysics, FORTH, Greece
* 2019 - 2025 Director of Skinakas Observatory, University of Crete & FORTH, Greece
* 2013 - 2018 Director of IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Greece
* 2005 - 2009 - 2014 Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
* 1999 - 2005 Research Associate, Astronomy Department, Cornell University, USA
* 1997 - 1999 “Marie Curie” Postdoctoral Fellow, Observatoire de Paris, France
* 1996 - 1997 Postdoctoral Researcher, Service d’Astrophysique, CEA-Saclay, France
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__Honours and Awards__
* 2026 "Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture", European Astronomical Society
* 2024 “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques” by the French Republic
* 2023 Public Service Award, University of Crete, Greece
* 1997 “Marie Curie” Postdoctoral Fellowship, Observatoire de Paris
* 1996 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Iowa State University, USA
* 1992 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Iowa State University, USA
* 1989 J.W. Fulbright Fellowship for PhD studies in the USA
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[Curriculum Vitae |User/Charmandaris_Vassilis/CV]
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[Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Charmandaris_Vassilis/Highlight]
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[Other information|User/Charmandaris_Vassilis/OtherInformation]
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