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Panos A. Patsis
Research Director, Acting Director of the Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics, Academy of Athens
Education
1991 Ph.D. in Astronomy. Department of Physics, University of
Athens
Thesis: Self-Consistent Models of Normal Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: Prof. George Contopoulos
Graduated with honors
A major part of the Thesis has been worked out at
the European Southern Observatory (ESO), at
Garching bei München,
Germany, under the
supervision of Dr. P. Grosbol
1985 ``Ptychion'' (B.S.) in Mathematics. Department of
Mathematics,
University of Athens.
1979 High school. Varvakeios Model School. Graduated with
honors
Research interests - Research fields:
Galactic Dynamics
Morphology of Disk galaxies
Stellar Dynamics
SPH Hydrodynamics
Astronomical observations in the near-infrared
Hamiltonian Dynamics
Nonlinear Phenomena
Chaos Theory
My current research projects
can be found in the RCAAM Annual Report
for 2025
Employment History
| 2017 |
Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM)
, Marseille,
France
Visiting Professor (1 month stay).
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| 2014 |
Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching bei München,
GERMANY
Visiting Scientist (1 month stay).
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| 2012 |
European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching bei München,
GERMANY
Visiting Scientist (1 month stay).
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| 2009-today |
Research Center for Astronomy, Academy of Athens, GREECE
Research Director. Acting Director
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| 2008 |
University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, FRANCE
Visiting Professor (1 month stay)
European Southern Observatory, Garching bei Muenchen, GERMANY
Visiting Scientist (2 months stay)
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder CO, USA
Fulbright fellow (3 months stay)
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| 2006-2009 |
Research Center for Astronomy, Academy of Athens, GREECE
Research Director.
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| 2001-2006 |
Research Center for Astronomy, Academy of Athens, GREECE
Senior Researcher
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| 2000-2001 |
Research Center for Astronomy, Academy of Athens,
GREECE
Principal Researcher in the project: "Theoretical Study of
Galaxies"
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| 1999-2000 |
Max Planck Institut für
Astronomie, Heidelberg, GERMANY
Researcher at BAT IIa
position (public employee)
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| 1998 |
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg, GERMANY
Researcher at BAT IIa
position (public employee)
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| 1995-1998 |
Max Planck Institut für
Astronomie, Heidelberg, GERMANY
Postdoctoral
fellow
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| 1994-1995 |
Observatoire de Marseille, Marseille, FRANCE
Visiting Astronomer, CNRS fellow
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| 1992-1994 |
European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching bei München,
GERMANY
Postdoctoral ESO fellow.
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| 1990-1991 |
Greek Army
Fulfilled part of his service as Specialized scientist at the
Research Center of National Defense in projects on remote sensing.
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| 1989 |
European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching bei München,
GERMANY
Postgraduate PhD Student
Supervisor: P. Grosbol
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| 1986-1991 |
Department of Astronomy, University of Athens
Postgraduate PhD Student.
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| 1980-1992 |
Managed private business (``P. Patsis & Co.
Wholesale'', Athens)
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Main short time visits (less than 1 month)
Observatoire de Marseille, Marseille, FRANCE, (2000-2002), Collaboration with Dr. E.
Athanassoula, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, FRANCE,
(2003-2005), Collaboration
with Dr. Ch. Boily, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, University Observatory, GERMANY
(2004-2009), Collaboration with Prof. A. Burkert, European Southern Observatory (ESO),
Garching bei München, GERMANY, 2004-2011, Collaboration with Dr. P. Grosbøl, Kapteyn
Astronomical Institute, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS, (2005),
Collaboration with Dr. Ph.
HeraudeauInstitute for Astronomy, University of Vienna, AUSTRIA, (2006), Collaboration with
Dr. Ch. Theis, University of Stockholm, SWEDEN, (2013), Collaboration with Dr. K. Fathi,
University of Oulu, FINLAND, (2015), Collaboration with Dr. E. Laurikainen and Prof. H.
Salo, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), MEXICO, (2017-2018),
Collaboration with Dr. I. Puerari, MPA Garcing (2017-today). Collaboration with Dr. Th. Naab .
Participation in 72 international meetings
Has given 34 invited talks in Conferences or at universities and research institutes abroad.
Has organized the weekly seminar ``Dynamics and Morphology of Galaxies'' at Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg from 1995 to the end of 1999
Member of the SOC and main organizer of the workshop ``Galactic Disks 99'' (Heidelberg 1999)
Convener at JENAM 2002, Porto-PORTUGAL, Workshop ``Galactic Dynamics
Member of the SOC and organizer at the ``6th Hellenic Astronomical Conference'' at the National Observatory of Athens, 15-17 September 2003, Pendeli, Athens, GREECE
Member of the SOC and organizer in ``Galaxies and Star Clusters From the Computer to the Real World'', 79th Annual Scientific Meeting 2005 of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, Koeln 26/9-1/10 2005, GERMANY
Member of the SOC at JENAM 2007, Yerevan, ARMENIA, Workshop "Our Non-Stable Universe".
Member of the SOC and Organizer of the meeting "Chaos in Astronomy", Athens, 2007
Member of the SOC and organizer at the ``9th Hellenic Astronomical Conference'', Univ. of Athens, 2009
Member of the SOC and organizer at the ``14th Hellenic Astronomical Conference'', Univ. of Thessaly, Volos, 2019
Organizer of the one day Workshop: Spirals and bars in galaxies (Athens, 2022)
Organizer of the HERA24 Workshop ``The Nature and the Dynamics of Structures Observed in Galactic Disks'', Academy of Athens, 2024
Organizer of the Workshop "Dynamical Signatures of Bars and Spirals Through Cosmic Tim"e (Padova, 2025)
Observational Projects
The Pattern Speed of Density Waves in Normal Spiral
Galaxies
P. Grosbol (ESO), P.I, P.A. Patsis (ESO)
2.2m ESO/MPI, La Silla, Chile, May 1993
IRAC-2A, NICMOS-3
Density Waves and Morphological Features of Normal Spiral
Galaxies
P.A. Patsis (MPIA), P.I., P. Grosbol (ESO), V. Testa
(U.o.Bologna)
2.2m MPIA, Calar Alto, Spain, June 1996
Black MAGIC
Density Waves in Normal Galaxies
P.A. Patsis (MPIA), P.I., P. Grosbol (ESO),
F. Garzon (IAC),
J. Cepa (IAC), J.M. Vilchez (IAC)
1.5m Carlos Sanchez, Tenerife, Spain, October 1996
The Amplitude of Spirals in Spiral Galaxies
P.A. Patsis (ARI), P.I., P. Heraudeau (MPIA)
2.2m ESO/MPI, La Silla, Chile, June 1998
IRAC-2, NICMOS-3
Physical Classification of Old Stellar Disks in Spiral Galaxies
P. Grosbol (ESO), P.I, D.L. Block (Johannesburg), P.A. Patsis
(RCfA), Ph. Heraudeau (MPIA), I. Puerari (Instituto Nacional de
Astrofisica)
NTT, La Silla, Chile, June 1999
SOFI
Weak Extensions of Spirals in Grand Design Normal Spiral Galaxies
P.A. Patsis (RCfA, MPIA)}, P.I., Ph. Heraudeau
(MPIA), P. Grosbol (ESO)
2.2m
ESO/MPI, La Silla, Chile, June
1998
WFI
Observational signatures of
non-linear phenomena in Galactic
Disks
P.A. Patsis (RCfA),
P.I., M. Xilouris
(NOA),
J. Alikakos (NOA)
2.3m
Aristarchos, Helmos, Greece,
2013-today
Professional Memberships
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Hellenic Astronomical society (Hel.A.S)
Hellenic
Mathematical Society
Hellenic Physicists
Society
Languages
Greek (native)
English (perfect knowledge)
German (perfect knowledge)
Reviewer for
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysical Journal
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
New Astronomy
International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation
Education and Training Duties
Supervised the PhD Theses of: V. Boonyasait, University of Florida, FL, USA (2003)
Supervisor of the PhD Theses of:
M. Katsanikas, Section of Astronomy,
Astrophysics, Mechanics, University of Athens
(2012) (main supervisor)
E. Tsigaridi, Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Mechanics, University of Athens (2016) (main supervisor)
L. Chaves Velasquez, Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica, Puebla, Mexico (main supervisor together with I. Puerari)
Supervised the Masters Theses of:
M. Katsanikas, Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Mechanics, University of Athens (2005) (main supervisor)
E. Tsigaridi, Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Mechanics, University of Athens (2008) (main supervisor)
S. Chatzopoulos, Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Mechanics, University of Athens (2010) (main supervisor)
He taught (2009->11) the postgraduate course
"Nonlinear Dynamics" for Master's Degree
students at the Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics,
Mechanics, University of Athens
He particapted (2012-13, 2014-19) in the teaching of the
postgraduate course
"Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy" for
Master's Degree
students at the Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics,
Mechanics, University of Athens
Popularization (main articles and talks)
Series of talks at the Society of Space and Astronomy, Volos. 2004 Summer School (5 talks).
Speaker in the 2005, 2009 and 2014 Summer Schools
Articles in the journal "Ouranos", 1998, 2004, 2006
Article in the newspaper "Eleftherotypia" (13/8/1998)
Talk for the International Year of Adtronomy 2009, at the Academy of
Athens
Talk for the Internatiol Year of Light 2015, at the Academy of
Athens
Talk for the 100 years of IAU, at the Academy of
Athens
Article in the journal of the Physics Department
of the Aristotle Univerisity of Thessaloniki,
2014, 21, 2
"Phenomenon",
Talk in the round table discussion
"Science and Science Fiction", October 2013
Article in the Newspaper "TO BHMA" "Bethleehem Star",23/12/2016
Public Talk at the 14th HelAS conference "Talk @ Volos",11/7/2019
TV interview (Acheloos tv) Interview - In Greek, 2023
Article in the Newspaper "Naftemporiki" The importance of Knowlwdge Transfer - In Greek,(17/9/2024)
Personal
| Birthdate: |
7 August 1961
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| Birthplace: |
Athens
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| Citizenship: |
Greek
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| Marital status: |
Married, 1 son
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| Hobbies: |
Author of Science Fiction stories (2nd award in
the competition of
the
Greek Ministry of Youth, 1989)
Cinema
(Followed
seminars on
film direction,
1985)
Painting, Caricature and Sketch (participation in
two exhibitions)
Historical Studies and Archeoastronomy
Martial Arts
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