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Detailed
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NAME: Vassilios
Makios: CITIZENSHIP: Greek-Canadian.
B)
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: December
31, 1938 Kavala, Greece.
C)
EDUCATION:
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Elementary
School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1945-1950.
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American
High School (Anatolia College) Thessaloniki, Greece,
1950-1956.
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Dipl.
Ing. Electrophysics-Electrical Engineering, Technical University
Munich, Germany, 1956-1962.
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Ph.
D (Dr. Ing) Plasma Physics and Microwaves, Technical University
Munich and Max Planck
Institut fur Plasmaphysik, Munich,
Germany (Director of the Institute Prof. W. Heisenberg),
1962-1966.
D)
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
1)
Academic
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Research
Associate in the Max Planck Institut fur Plasmaphysik in Garching
(Munich), Germany. Involved in research and teaching, 1962-1967.
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Assistant
Professor, Carleton University, Faculty of Engineering, Department
of Electronics, Ottawa, Canada, 1967-1971.
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Tenure,
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 1970.
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Associate
Professor, Carleton University, 1971-1974.
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Professor,
Carleton University, 1974-1977.
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Professor
of Engineering, Director of Electromagnetics Laboratory, School of
Engineering, Patras University, Patras, Greece, 1974-2005
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Vice
President, University of Patras, 1974.
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Founding
Member and Director, Applied Instrumentation Laboratory, Department
of Electronics, Carleton University, 1975-1976.
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Honorary,
Research Professor, Carleton University, 1977.
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Dean
of Engineering, University of Patras, 1980-1982.
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Member,
Board of Directors, Technical University of Grete, 1981-1986.
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Director,
Division of Telecommunications and Electronics, University of
Patras, 1987-1990.
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Dean
of Engineering, University of Patras, 1997-
2)
Other
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Consultant,
Communications Research Center (microwave communications, radars,
lasers and integrated optics), Ottawa, Canada, 1970-1975.
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President
and Member of the Board, Rideau Microwaves, (a small company
established to exploit technology
and expertese in Microwave Communications Technology), Ottawa,
1972-1974.
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Collaborator,
National Research Council of Canada, Laser and Plasmaphysics
Division (high pressure CO2 laser technology), Ottawa, 1970-1975.
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Collaborator
Bell Norther Research of Canada (microwave communications),
1970-1972.
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Collaborator,
Canada Center for Remote Sensing (Radar Technology for ice
identification), 1970-1975.
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Consultant,
Greek Airforce Research Center (radar technology, microwaves),
1978-1980.
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Greek
National Delegate AGARD, 1978-1984.
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Greek
National Delegate SEFI, 1978-
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Reviewer,
European Economic Community ESPRIT Projects, 1985-
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Collaborator,
Greek Ministry of Research and Technology, 1982-
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Member
of many scientific committees of the European Community, 1982-
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Vice
President, Research Committee of the University of Patras, 1988-
E)
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
a)
Teaching
Over
the past 30 years I have taught numerous graduate and undergraduate
courses in the fields: electromagnetics, microwaves, antennas,
propagation, microwave semiconductor devices, plasma diagnostics,
coherent EM Theory and Optics, laser technology, fiber optics, Local
Area Networks, optical and microwave communications.
Currently I teach the following
courses:
b)
Research
1962-1967:
Max Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics, Munich, Germany: Microwave
diagnostics in Shock Waves with High Mach Numbers (M-20).
1967-1977:
Professor, Department of Electronics Carleton University, Ottawa,
Canada: My research philosophy was to get the University involved in
problems of industry and research organizations so that the students
can help in solving relevant problems.
Collaboration
was established with the following organizations, in Canada:
Communications Research Center - Department of Communications -
National Research Council - Canada Center for Remote Sensing -
Department of the Environment - Department of Energy Mines and
Resources of Canada - Lumonics Ltd.
Research
has been performed in the following fields:
Microwave Communications Systems - Microwave Semiconductor Sources-
Microstrip Technology - Broadband Antennas - Radar technology
applications for ice, water and soil identification and other
geophysical parameters - Microwave Detection Methods for Remote
Sensing - Development and construction of the first tuneable CO2
laser at 10Atm - Holography for Technology - Integrated Optics -
Solar Energy Applications.
In
1972 with other Professors and graduate students of Carleton we
founded RIDEAU MICROWAVES, a small company to solve communications
problems in Canada.
In
1975, I created and directed for one year the APPLIED
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY (AIL) in the Department of Electronics of
Carleton University, to do research and development for the Canadian
Government and Industry in the fields I have mentioned above. The
Lab has succeeded immensely in the Canadian scene.
In
1974 I returned to Greece to take up a professorship in the
Electrical Engineering Department of the fairly new University of
Patras and also establish and direct the Electromagnetic Laboratory.
Finally,
in 1977 I resigned my position at Carleton University, where I am
still a Research Professor, in order to devote all my time in
Greece. My major aim was to transfer technology from North America
to the developing electronics industry in Greece and also educate
properly in state-of-the art as many young Greek students as
possible.
1975-todate:
Professor of Engineering and Director of the Laboratory of
Electromagnetics, University of Patras, Greece.
My
research philosophy was to get involved in R&D topics in
communications which will involve Greek students in modern
telecommunication problems.
The
Laboratory of Electromagnetic has established contacts with Greek
Telecom Industry (INTRACOM, SIEMENS, ERICSSON etc), the Greek
Ministry of Science and Technology, the Greek Air Force Research
Center and the European Community DG XIII (Telecommunications and
Information Technology). Also the Laboratory was influential in
establishing R&D in photovoltaic systems in Greece in 1981 with
the help of European Community DG XII.
The
Laboratory is participating in numerous European Community R&D
projects (ESPRIT, RACE, EPOCH, JOULE, PV applications, etc). In the
past years the Laboratory has successfully designed and implemented
many product oriented interfaces and custom made systems which
developed into products. The funding of the Laboratory in the past
20 years has been in total 5MiDollars.
The
Research topics of the Laboratory are in the broader custom-made
design of telecom products. In specific research was performed in
LANs and WANs, ATM interfaces, protocol applications, embedded
systems design applied in microwave and optical communication
systems and computational electromagnetics for antenna and
microstrip circuit design.
More
than 20 Ph.D students have successfully conducted their research in
the laboratory and over 250 thesis project have been executed. Many
graduates of the Laboratory are already working in Greek Industry
proliferating the ideas of the Laboratory. Also a group of graduates
of the Laboratory have created an affiliate Department of ATMEL, an
American Company and they do advanced design work in telecom
products for US customers.
c)
Research Supervision
During
my 24 years professor carreer I have supervised over 30 Ph.D.
students (in Canada and Greece) over 20 M.Sc. students (in Canada) and
over 250 final year projects (in Patras) which led to many
scientific publications, three patents and industrial prototypes
which were used both in Canada and in Greece. I have also helped
over 300 electrical engineering Greek students to go for further
studies abroad (USA, Canada and Europe). Many of these students hold
already important positions in USA, Canada and Greece.
F)
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
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IEEE
(Microwave Theory and Techniques, Quantum Electronics, Electron
Devices, Antennas and Propagation, Communications etc.) . Senior
member
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Canadian
Association of Physicists
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German
Physical Society
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Member
VDI (NTG) German Engineering Society
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Professional
Engineer, Province of Ontario
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Technical
Chamber of Greece
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Member
Electromagnetic Propagation Panel AGARD
G)
HOUNOURS
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Bibliography:
American Men of Science, Dictionary of International Biography,
International Who is Who, Who is Who in Optics etc.
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Member
organizing committee in numerous scientific meetings.
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Greek
National Delegate AGARD.
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Technical
Program Chairman, 5th European Community Photovoltaic
Conference, 1983 Athens.
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Cochairman
EURINFO 1988, Athens.
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Invited
Speaker in numerous conferences.
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Recipient
Silver and Golden Medal VDE (El. Eng. Society of Germany).
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Recipient
Golden Medal Verein Deutscher Elektotechniker
(VDE) 1999.
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COMCON
- Life Technical Achievement Award for 1999.
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IBM
Partnership Award for 1999 – 2001.
H)
PUBLICATIONS
List
of Publications
I)
PATENTS
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Makios:
"Einrichtung zur Messung des Komplexen Ubertragungsmasses
eines in einem Mikrowellen-Messkanal angeordneten
Untersuchungsobjektes", Deutsches Patent No. 1466725, 1970.
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Wight
J.S., Chubodiak W.J. and Makios V.: "A Harmonic Radar
Technique for obtaining High Spatial Resolution", Canadian
Patent No. 1075311.
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Wight,
W.J. Chudobiak and V. Makios: "Electronic Phase Comparison
Apparatus for the Remote Measurement of Layer Thickness",
U.S. Patent No. 4075555 Febr. 21, 1978.
J)
BOOKS
I
have written three books in the Greek language for my courses in the
University of Patras in basic electromagnetics, microwave
engineering and fiber optics telecommunications.
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