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George Pappas

George Pappas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

  • Education

    • Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon / University of Athens

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      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) General Relativity and Astrophysics

      PhD by Research in Astrophysics, June 2012PhD Thesis title: Applications of the theory of General Relativity: the spacetime around compact objects.Supervisor: Theocharis A. Apostolatos

    • Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon / University of Athens

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      Master of Science (MSc) Astrophysics

      MSc by Research in Astrophysics, Feb. 2005MSc Thesis title: Methods for generating solutions of the Einstein field equationsSupervisor: Theocharis A. Apostolatos

    • Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon / University of Athens

      1996 - 2001
      Bachelor's degree Physics 7.24

  • Experience

    • University of Tuebingen

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Postdoc researcher

      Under the DAAD scholarship number A/12/71258, participated in the group of Theoretical Astrophysics at Tuebingen, and did research on neutron stars and their astrophysical properties in GR.

    • SISSA

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
      Postdoc researcher

      Under the ERC Grant Agreement n. 306425 “Challenging General Relativity” and as part of the relevant group, participated in research on compact objects in GR as well as alternative theories of gravity and their use in testing theories of gravity.

    • The University of Nottingham

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Postdoctoral Research Fellow

      Under the ERC Grant Agreement n. 306425 “Challenging General Relativity” and as part of the relevant group, participated in research on compact objects in GR as well as alternative theories of gravity and their use in testing theories of gravity.

    • University of Mississippi

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
      Postdoctoral Researcher

      As part of the Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Theoretical Physics research group @OleMiss, I am doing research on compact objects in GR and alternative theories of gravity, and the possible astrophysical signals these objects might have that could be used to probe their structure and test strong gravity.

    • Instituto Superior Técnico

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Postdoctoral Research Fellow

      As a member of the gravity research group at Técnico (GRIT) and CENTRA, I am continuing the research I started within the group of Associate Professor Emanuele Berti, on compact objects in GR and alternative theories of gravity and their astrophysical signals.

    • University of Nottingham

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
      Research Fellow

      Research on Gravity and Astrophysics under ERC funding.

    • Sapienza Università di Roma

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
      Postdoctoral Researcher

    • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

      Jan 2019 - now
      Assistant Professor

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to George Pappas
      FCT Post-Doctoral Fellowship FCT (Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology) 2017 3+3 years competitive fellowship to do research. Eventually declined due to bureaucracy.
    • Awarded to George Pappas
      DAAD Stipendium DEUTSCHER AKADEMISCHER AUSTAUSCHDIENST Sep 2012 DAAD scholarship for carrying out research in Germany.