To this day, 61 Greek scientists who are leading scientific research worldwide have been honored with the Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist Awards.
Science:
Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Associate Professor of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2023.
Dr. Stefanos Aretakis, Associate Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Toronto in the field of Science, Mathematics, in 2021.
Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis, Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT | Institute for Data, Systems and Society| IDSS) | Center for Computational Science and Engineering (CCSE) in the field of Science, Mathematics, in 2021.
Dr. Giannis Ch. Mpourmpakis, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the field of Science, Chemistry, in 2019.
Dr. Kyriakos I. Papadodimas, Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen (on leave) and Theory Group Scientist at CERN, Geneva, in the field of Science, Theory or Experiment: Nuclear Physics-Elementary Particle Physics-Astroparticle Physics, in 2017.
Dr. Mihalis K. Dafermos, Reader, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge, in the field of Mathematics, in 2008.
Dr. Dimitrios S. Psaltis, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, in the field of Particle/ Astrophysics, in 2005.
Dr. Theofanis N. Kitsopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, in the field of Chemistry, in 2003.
Professor Nancy J. Makri, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in the field of Atomic, Molecular, Solid State and Optical Physics, in 1999.
Professor Nikos S. Kapouleas, Department of Mathematics, Brown University, in the field of Pure Mathematics, in 1997.
Professor Theodore N. Theodorou, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, in the field of Chemistry, in 1996.
Professor Panagiotis E. Souganidis, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the field of Applied Mathematics, in 1995.
Dr. Ignatios E. Antoniadis, Director of Research, Centre de Physique Theorique, Ecole Polytechnique, CN.R.S., Paris, in the field of Particle/Nuclear Physics, in 1994.
Professor George P. Efstathiou, F.R.S. Department of Physics, Oxford University, in the field of Experimental / Theoretical Astrophysics, in 1993.
Life Sciences:
Edward Chouchani, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Associate Professor of Cellular Biology at Harvard Medical School, in 2023.
Dr. Christos Kyratsous, Senior Vice President of Research at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the field of Life Sciences (Biomedical Sciences), in 2021.
Dr. Thales Papagiannakopoulos , Associate Professor and Director of the Molecular Oncology and Tumor Immunology Training Program, Department of Pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the field of Life Sciences (Biomedical Sciences), in 2021.
Dr. Panagiotis A. Roussos, Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, in the field of Life Sciences (Biomedical Sciences), in 2019.
Professor Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis, Department of Genetic Medicine and Development at the University of Geneva Medical School, in the field of Biosciences (Medicine of Biology), in 2017.
Dr. Eleni T. Tzavara, Senior Research Scientist at INSERM, Paris, in the field of Targeted Drug Development, in 2008.
Dr. George A. Kontopidis, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Department, University of Thessaly, in the field of Targeted Drug Development, in 2008.
Dr. Nektarios N. Tavernarakis, Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology of Crete, in the field of Neurosciences, in 2005.
Dr. Vasso K. Apostolopoulos, Associate Professor, University of Victoria, in the field of Molecular Bio-Medicine, in 2003.
Dr. George K. Mossialos, Associate Investigator, Immunology Institute, “ALEXANDER FLEMING” Research Centre, in the field of Molecular Bio-Medicine, in 2003.
Dr. Andy D. Baxevanis, Senior Scientist, National Human Genome Research Institute and Director of Computational Biology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, in the field of Bioinformatics in 1999.
Dr. George D. Yancopoulos, Adjunct Full Professor, Universities of Columbia and New York, in the field of Developmental Biology, in 1997.
Dr. Harry C. Ischiropoulos, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, in the field of Cardiovascular Diseases, in 1997.
Dr. Tony T. Kouzarides, Reader in Molecular Cancer Biology, University of Cambridge, in the field of Virology in 1996.
Dr. Lazaros K. Triarhou, Associate Professor Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Indiana, in the field of Neurosciences in 1995.
Professor Dr. Dr. Solon S. Thanos, Head of Research Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, in the field of Clinical Research in 1994.
Dr. Konstantinos N. Baxevanis, Department of Immunology – Histocompatibility, Greek Anticancer – Oncological Hospital “O AGIOS SAVVAS”, in the field of Clinical Research in 1994.
Dr. George A. Kollias, Head of Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, in the field of Molecular Biomedicine in 1993.
Applied Science:
Vasileios Syrgkanis, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) of Computer Science, at Stanford University, and a James and Anna Marie Spilker Faculty Fellow, in 2023.
Dr. Antonios Papavassiliou, Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens in the field of Applied Science (Alternative and Renewable Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Management, Low Carbon Emission Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Conservation), in 2021.
Professor Constantinos P. Daskalakis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, in the field of Applied Science (Computing Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Networks and Communications, Generation and Energy Management Systems, Robotics, Electronic Systems), in 2019.
Professor Domniki M. Asimaki, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, in the field of Applied Science (Solid and Fluid Mechanics, Structural Mechanics, Materials, Geo-technical Systems), in 2017.
Professor Elisa E. Konofagou, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, in the field of Applied Science (Solid and Fluid Mechanics, Structural Mechanics, Materials, Geo-technical Systems), in 2017.
Professor Nikos K. Paragios, Department of Applied Mathematics, École Centrale de Paris, in the field of Theories, Methods and Techniques, of Biomedical Applications of Informatics and Telecommunications, in 2008.
Professor Paschalis V. Alexandridis, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, in the field of Micro and Nano Science and Technology, in 2005.
Dr. Konstantina S. Nikita, Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, in the field of Research and Applications of Informatics in Medicine, in 2003.
Dr. Leandros O. Tassiulas, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, in the field of Theories, Technologies and Applications of Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, in 1999.
Professor C. D. Polychronopoulos, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in the field of Theoretical and Applied Computer Science, in 1997.
Professor Yannis G. Kevrekidis, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Princeton, in the field of Systems, Man and Cybernetics in 1996.
Professor Chris. A. Floudas, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Princeton, in the field of Systems, Man and Cybernetics in 1996.
Professor John K. Pitas, Department of Computer Science, University of Thessaloniki, in the field of Sciences of Information, Communication & Systems in 1995.
Professor John N. Tsitsiklis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the field of Sciences of Information Processing Systems & Methods in 1994.
Professor Yiannis E. Aloimonos, Head of Computer Vision Laboratory, University of Maryland, Associate Professor, University of Crete, in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks Systems in 1993.
Social Sciences:
Philipp Strack, Professor of Economics at Yale University, in 2023.
Dr. Myrto Kalouptsidi, Associate Professor of Economics at Harvard University in the field of Social-Economic Sciences (Economic Science, Political Science, Law), in 2021.
Dr. Loukas Ch. Karabarbounis, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota in the field of Social – Economic Sciences (Economic Science or Political Science or Law), in 2019.
Dr. Stelios G. Michalopoulos, Associate Professor of Economics at Brown University in the field of Social – Economic Sciences (Economic Science or Political Science or Law), in 2019.
Dr. Konstantinos M. Arkolakis, Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University in the field of Social-Economic Sciences (Economic Science or Political Science), in 2017.
Professor George-Marios V.-G. Angeletos, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the field of Economics, in 2008.
Dr. Pavlos Z. Eleftheriadis, University Lecturer, University of Oxford, in the field of Law, in 2005.
Professor Pinelopi D. Koujianou-Goldberg, Department of Economics, Yale University, in the field of Economic Science, in 2003.
Professor Takis T. Tridimas, Faculty of Law, University of Southampton, in the field of International Relations and/or European Integration, in 1999.
Professor Dimitris J. Bertsimas, Sloan School of Management, M.I.T., in the field of Operations Research, in 1997.
Professor Costas J. Meghir, Department of Economics, University College, London, in the field of Economics, in 1996.
Dr. Linos-Alexandros G. Sisilianos, Lecturer, School of Law, University of Athens, in the field of Law in 1995.
Dr. Dimitrios N. Triantafyllou, Legal Service, European Commission, in the field of Law, in 1995.
Professor John D. Geanakoplos, Department of Economics, Yale University, in the field of Economics, in 1993.
