Manolis K. Georgoulis

Ph. D. Student

Tel: +30 31 99 8044, Fax: +30 31 99 5384, e-mail: georgoul@astro.auth.gr

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

Date of Birth: August 14, 1969
Place of Birth: Sykiada, Chios , Greece
Nationality: Greek
Marital Status: Single

Degrees

1993, Diploma in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Membership in Societies

Junior member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (1995).

Scholarships

  • Greek State Foundation for Scholarships (1996)
  • Joint Scholarship from ERASMUS Program through the University of Thessaloniki and the University of Florence (1996-97)

    Teaching Experience

    During the first term of the Academic Years 1994-95, 1995-96 I was a tutor for the course ``Plasma Physics" which is taught in the 4th year undergraduate students of the Physics Department of the University of Thessaloniki.

    Computing Experience

    1. Remote Systems: MS-DOS, MS-WINDOWS, UNIX
    2. Facilities used: PC Computers, Workstations HP-UX 9000, IBM Workstations, CRAY Computers
    3. Programming Languages: FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90, CRAY FORTRAN, IDL, MATHEMATICA
    4. Graphics Retrieval and Image Processing: GRAPHER (DOS), GRAPHER (WINDOWS), SURFER, ORIGIN, PGPLOT, XGOBI, MATHEMATICA, IDL
    5. Animation Packages: LE PREMIERE, FPS60, IDL

    Collaborations

  • With Dr. Robert Walsh on Modelling Microflares and Nanoflares in Solar Coronal Loops , St. Andrews, Scotland, 1996.
  • With Profs. Giorgio Einaudi and Marco Velli on MHD Simulations of Flaring Activity and the Statistical Flare Model , Pisa, Italy, 1996-97.
  • With Prof. Nicole Vilmer on X-Ray Observations of Flaring Activity and Self-Organised Criticality, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France, 1997
  • With Drs. Gerard Trottet and Claude Mercier on Statistical Properties of Solar Type I Radio Bursts , Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France 1997.

    Participation in Conferences and Advanced Schools

    1. 7th EADN Summer School , San Miniato, Italy, 1994.
    2. Nato ASI on Solar and Astrophysical Magnetohydrodynamical Flows, Herakleion, Crete, Greece, 1995.
    3. Second Astronomical Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1995.
    4. 8th European Meeting on Solar Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996.
    5. MHD Summer School on MHD Reconnection in Solar and Magnetospheric Plasmas , St. Andrews, Scotland, 1996.
    6. Nonlinear Dynamics of Magnetized Fluids and Plasmas, Pisa, Italy, 1997.

    Participation in research projects

  • Generation of Electromagnetic and Gravitational Waves and Wave Particle Interactions in Astrophysics , Greek Ministry of Research, (P.I. Prof. N. Spyrou), 1992 - 1993.

    Conference and School Organization

    I have been a member of the Local Organising Committee of the 8th European Meeting on Solar Physics , Thessaloniki, Greece, 13-18 May 1996

    Publications

    Refereed Journals

    1. Vlahos L., Georgoulis M., Kluiving R. and Paschos P.: The Statistical Flare , Astron. Astroph. , 299 , 897, 1995.
    2. Georgoulis M., Kluiving R. and Vlahos, L.: Extended Instability Criteria in Isotropic and Anisotropic Energy Avalanches , Physica A , 218 , 191, 1995
    3. Georgoulis, M. K. and Vlahos, L.: Coronal Heating by Nanoflares and the Variability of the Occurence Frequency in Solar Flares , ApJ Letters , 469 , 135, 1996
    4. Anastasiadis A., Vlahos L. and Georgoulis M. K.: Electron Acceleration by Random DC Electric Fields , in press, ApJ , (1997)
    5. Georgoulis, M. K., Velli, M. and Einaudi, G.: Statistical Properties of Magnetic Activity in the Solar Corona , submitted to ApJ , (1997)

    Thesis

    1. Georgoulis, M. K.: "Galaxy Formation and Study of the Large - Scale Structure of the Universe", Diploma Thesis , Thessaloniki, Greece, 1993 (in Greek)

    Conference Proceedings and Special Volumes

    1. Georgoulis M., Vlahos L. and Kluiving R.: Are flares a result of a Self-Organization process in Active Regions? , in the Second Astronomical Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society, ed: J.H. Seiradakis (1997)
    2. Mylonas, N., Kluiving, R., Vlahos, L. and Georgoulis, M.: " Competition model for the evolution of Complex Active Regions " in the Second Astronomical Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society , ed: J.H. Seiradakis (1997)
    3. Mylonas, N., Kluiving, R., Vlahos, L. and Georgoulis, M.: "A Cellular Automaton Model for the Formation and Evolution of Active Regions", in the 1996 JOSO Annual Report (in press)

    In Preparation

    1. Georgoulis M. K., and Vlahos L.: Variability of the Occurence Frequency in Solar Flares and the Statistical Flare, ApJ, to be submitted (1997)
    2. Georgoulis, M. K., Einaudi, G. and Velli, M.: Long-Time Statistics of Driven MHD Turbulence, to be submitted (1997)

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    last updated on June 15, 1997