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: Engaged with Mrs. D. Stefaniorou
MILITARY SERVICE: From March, 1998 to February, 2000
(Lieutenant of
Artillery of the
Hellenic Army)
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)
European Astrophysical Doctoral Network
through the ERASMUS Program (September 1996 - September 1997)
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
- Remote Systems: MS-DOS, MS-WINDOWS 3.x, 98, UNIX, LINUX
- Facilities used: PC Computers, HP-UX 9000 Series 700 / UNIX
Workstations, SUN-SPARC Workstations, IBM
Workstations, CRAY Supercomputer
- Programming Languages: FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90, CRAY FORTRAN, IDL,
MATHEMATICA
- Graphics Retrieval and Image Processing: GRAPHER (DOS & WINDOWS),
SURFER, ORIGIN, PGPLOT, XGOBI, MATHEMATICA, IDL,CORELDRAW,PHOTOSHOP
- 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.
With Prof. Jean-Claude Vial and Dr. Karine Bocchialini on
Statistical Properties of EUV Bright Points Observed by SOHO,
Orsay, Paris, France 1997
With Dr. Dimitrios Vassiliadis on Derivation of Solar Flare CA
Models from a Subset of MHD Equations , NASA/GSFC/USRA,
Greenbelt, USA
Participation in Conferences and Advanced Schools
- 7th EADN Summer School , San Miniato, Italy, 1994.
- Nato ASI on Solar and Astrophysical Magnetohydrodynamical Flows, Herakleion, Crete,
Greece, 1995.
- Second Astronomical Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society, Thessaloniki,
Greece, 1995.
- 8th European Meeting on Solar Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996.
- MHD Summer School on MHD Reconnection in Solar and
Magnetospheric Plasmas , St. Andrews, Scotland, 1996.
- Nonlinear Dynamics of Magnetized Fluids and Plasmas, Pisa,
Italy, 1997.
- 3rd Hellenic Astronomical Conference (JENAM - 97),
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997
- Summer School on Theoretical and Observational Issues in the
Context of the SOHO Mission , Orsay, France, 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.
- The Dynamics of Complex Astrophysical Systems: Acceleration and
Plasma Radiation Processes , Hellenic Ministry of Research
and Technology (P.I. Prof. Vlahos), 1996 - 97
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
Thesis
- Georgoulis, M. K.: "Galaxy Formation and Study of the Large - Scale
Structure of the Universe", Diploma Thesis , Thessaloniki,
Greece, 1993 (in Greek)
- Georgoulis, M.K.: "Spatiotemporal Evolution of Complex Active Regions
- Mechanisms of Energy Release in the Solar Corona", PhD Thesis
, to be completed before October 2000, Thessaloniki, Greece
(in Greek)
Refereed Journals
- Vlahos L., Georgoulis M., Kluiving R. and Paschos P.:
The Statistical Flare ,
Astron. Astroph. , 299 , 897, 1995.
- Georgoulis M., Kluiving R. and Vlahos, L.:
Extended instability criteria
in isotropic and anisotropic energy avalanches ,
Physica A , 218 , 191, 1995
- 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
- Anastasiadis A., Vlahos L. and Georgoulis M. K.:
Electron
Acceleration by Random DC Electric Fields ,
ApJ , 489 , 367, 1997
- Georgoulis, M. K. and Vlahos, L.:
Variability of the Occurrence Frequency of Solar Flares and
the Statistical Flare, Astron. Astroph. , 336 ,
721, 1998
- Georgoulis, M. K., Velli, M. and Einaudi, G.:
Statistical Properties of Magnetic Activity in the Solar Corona,
ApJ , 497 , 957, 1998
- Vassiliadis, D., Anastasiadis, A., Vlahos, L. and Georgoulis, M:
Derivation of Solar Flare Cellular Automata Models from a Subset
of the Magnetohydrodynamical Equations , ApJ Letters ,
509 , L53, 1998
- Aletti, V., Velli, M., Bocchialini, K., Georgoulis, M. and
Vial J. C.: Microscale Structures on the
Quiet Sun and Coronal Heating , ApJ , 544 , 550,
2000
- Georgoulis, M. K., Vilmer, N. and Crosby, N. B.:
A Comparison Between
Statistical Properties of Solar X-Ray Flares and Avalanche
Predictions in Cellular Automata
Statistical Flare Models , Astron. Astroph. , 2001, in
press
Conference Proceedings and Special Volumes
- Georgoulis M., Vlahos L. and Kluiving R.:
Are flares a result of a Self-Organization
process in Active Regions? , Proc. of the Second Hellenic
Astronomical
Conference (eds: M. E. Contadakis, J. D. Hadjidemetriou, L. N.
Mavridis and J. H. Seiradakis), Hellenic Astronomical Society, p52,
1996
- Mylonas, N., Kluiving, R., Vlahos, L. and Georgoulis, M.:
Competition model for the evolution of Complex Active Regions
Proc. of the Second Hellenic Astronomical
Conference (eds: M. E. Contadakis, J. D. Hadjidemetriou, L. N.
Mavridis and J. H. Seiradakis), Hellenic Astronomical Society,
1996
- Mylonas, N., Kluiving, R., Vlahos, L. and Georgoulis, M.: A
Cellular Automaton Model for the Formation and Evolution of Active
Regions , JOSO Annual Report, 1996
- Georgoulis, M., Velli, M. and Einaudi, G: MHD Turbulence and
Statistics of Energy Release in the Solar Corona, Proc. of the
Fifth SOHO Workshop (ed: A. Wilson), European Space Agency, p401,
1997
- Georgoulis, M. K., Einaudi, G. and Velli, M.: Statistical
Properties of Magnetic Activity in the Solar Corona , Proc. of
the Sixth European and Third Hellenic Astronomical Conference,
Abstract, p38, 1997
- Georgoulis, M. K. and Vlahos, L.: Variability of the Occurrence
Frequency of Solar Flares and the Statistical Flare , Proc. of
the Sixth European and Third Hellenic Astronomical Conference,
Abstract, p39, 1997
- Crosby, N., Georgoulis, M. and Vilmer, N.: A Comparison Between
Statistical Properties of X-Ray Flares and Predictions of the
Statistical Flare Model, Proc. of the 8th SOHO Workshop, 'Plasma
Dynamics in the Solar Transition Region and Corona', Paris, France,
22-25 June 1999 (ESA SP-446, October 1999), pp247-250
In Preparation
- Walsh, R. W. and Georgoulis, M. K.: Microflare and Nanoflare Heating
of Active Region Loops, Astron. Astroph. , to be submitted
(2000)
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