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George Nounesis
[edit]George Nounesis (/ˈʝor.ɣos ˈnu.ne.sis/; Greek: Γιώργος Νούνεσης) is a Greek physicist. He has been the Director and Chairman of the Board of the National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos” since 2017. He implemented reforms that significantly increased technology transfer to startups during his tenure, resulting in successful spin-offs and collaborations with multinationals.[1] Under his leadership, “Lefkippos”, the technology park at Demokritos evolved into a dynamic organization supporting and accelerating innovative deep-tech entrepreneurship[2]. He pioneered the Stavros Niarchos Industrial Fellowship Program and founded AHEDD, (the Attica Hub for the Economy of Data and Devices), now coordinating “Smart Attica” one of the four European Digital Innovation Hubs of Greece. Since 2020, he has been a member of the board of the Hellenic Space Center, contributing his expertise to national space initiatives. In 2022 he was elected as a member of the NATO Advisory Group on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies. He also serves as an Expert Reviewer of several National and International Research Funding Organizations in the European Commission, the USA (NSF), Poland, Turkey, Belgium and Greece.
Early life and education
[edit]Nounesis was born and raised in Corfu, Greece. He is married to Urania Dafni, who is currently a Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Athens, Greece, Director of Frontier Science Foundation-Hellas (FSF-H) and Group Statistician for the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP). Urania Dafni gained her Doctor of Science degree in 1993 in Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Nounesis studied Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (BS). He received his PhD in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Minnesota. His research is mainly focused on structural and thermodynamic studies of nano-structured soft materials as well as biomolecules, primarily proteins.
Research and career
[edit]After his PhD, Nounesis completed a three-year Postdoctoral training at the Chemistry Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Executive Education Program on “Innovation for Economic Development” at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Before returning to Greece he held Research Staff appointments at the Center for Materials Science and Engineering at MIT and the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory. As an Invited Professor, he has spent sabbatical leaves at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal at CNRS and the Chemistry Department of the University of Bordeaux I.
Georgios Nounesis was elected as Director & Chairman of the Board of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” for the period 2017-2021. He was re-elected for a second term for the period 2021-2025. During his tenure, he spearheaded the Expansion of the NCSRD Infrastructure Project[3], a €48 million construction initiative co-financed by the European Investment Bank and the Greek state.
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