Yannis Yortsos ( Greek: Γιάννης Γιώρτσος , Eng. Yannis C. Yortsos ; born 1950 , Rhodes , Dodecanese , Greece ) [1] [2] - Greek-American scientist and university administrator, professor of chemical technology and oil field [3] , Dean of the University of Southern California (since 2005) [4] [5] [6] [7] . Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (2001), member of the National Academy of Engineering of the USA (2008), honorary member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the (2011) [8] , Corresponding Member of the Athens Academy Sciences (2013) [2] [9] . Honorary Doctor of Tsinghua University (2017) [10] .
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| Greek Γιάννης Γιώρτσος English Yannis yortsos | |||||||
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| Predecessor | H.L. Max Nikias | ||||||
| Birth | 1950 Rhodes , Dodecanese , Greece | ||||||
| Birth name | Greek Γιάννης Γιώρτσος | ||||||
| Education | Athens National Technical University , California Institute of Technology | ||||||
| Academic degree | Ph.D | ||||||
| Academic title | Professor | ||||||
| Profession | electrical engineer , university administrator | ||||||
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| Site | Official Twitter | ||||||
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| Scientific field | chemical technology , oilfield | ||||||
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Since 2015 - Senior Consultant, Bay Environmental Technology (Beijing) Corp. (Bayeco) ( China ) [11] .
Ellis Island Medal Winner (2014) [12] [13] [14] .
He speaks Greek , English and French [3] .
Biography
In 1968 he graduated from Veneteklio high school in Rhodes [15] .
He graduated from the Athens National Technical University with a bachelor of science degree (1973) and the California Institute of Technology with a master's degree (1974) and a PhD (1979). All degrees in chemical technology [8] .
In 1979–1990 - Assistant Professor (1979–1984), Associate Professor (1984–1990) and Professor (since 1990) of the University of Southern California.
Visiting professor at Stanford University , Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, (1986), University Paris-South XI (1997, 1999, 2001), University Pierre and Marie Curie (1990, 1997, 1999), Department of Chemical Technology, California Technological Institute (2001), as well as an associate researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research .
In 1991-1997, he was Head of the Department of Chemical Technology at the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California [16] .
In 2001–2005, he was Deputy (2001–2003) and Senior Deputy (2003–2005) Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering for Academic Affairs [8] .
In the past, he was the executive editor of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal (SPEJ), as well as a member of the editorial boards of various publications, including Transport in Porous Media, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of the (SIAM) , SPEJ and the American Mathematical Society .
A member of advisory boards of a number of educational institutions around the world, including the School of Informatics and Technology at Tsinghua University (China) [17] , and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Greek Embassy in the United States.
Author of more than 145 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals [18] .
Awards and honors
- 1968-1973 - scholarship from the government of Greece in obtaining basic higher education;
- 1981 - ARCO Oil and Gas Outstanding Jr. Faculty Award;
- 1985 - Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Prize from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Industries (AIME) [19] ;
- 2000 - Distinguished Teacher Award from the Orange County Engineering Council;
- 2008 - the Western North America Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers [20] ;
- 2009 - Honorary Doctor of the International University of Nature, Society and Man "Dubna";
- Gold medal named after P. L. Kapitsa from the Russian Academy of Sciences [21] ;
- and others. [22]
Notes
- Το νειρο της επιστροφής στην Αμμόχωστο δεν σβήνει, λέει ο πρόεδρος του USC . The National Herald GR (Σεπτεμβρίου 20, 2016).
- ↑ 1 2 Τα μέλη της Πρώτης Τάξης Unc . Ακαδημία Αθηνών.
- ↑ 1 2 Yannis C. Yortsos Undeclared . USC Press Room.
- ↑ Yannis C. Yortsos Unsolved . USC Viterbi.
- ↑ Biography of Yannis Yortsos Neopr . NAE.
- ↑ About Us . USC.
- ↑ The Leadership Team . USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Yannis C. Yortsos Undeclared . AIME.
- ↑ Fourkioti, Evdokia. Yannis Yortsos Joins Academy of Athens . Greek Reporter (June 12, 2014).
- ↑ Yannis C. Yortsos Unsolved . Grand Challenges for Engineering.
- ↑ Dr. Yannis C. Yortsos, Academician of UAE, appointed as Senior Advisor of Bayeco Neopr . Bayeco (May 25, 2015).
- ↑ Ellis Island Medal of Honor Database . Neco.
- Grat Congratulating the 2014 Recipients of the Coveted Ellis Island Medal of Honor . Congressional Record (September 10, 2014).
- ↑ Yannis C. Yortsos Unsolved . HuffPost .
- ↑ Ακαδημαϊκός θα ανακηρυχθεί ο Ροδίτης καθηγ τ. Γιώρτσος Neopr . Η δοδιακή (05/06/14).
- ↑ Yannis C. Yortsos Unsolved . USC.
- ↑ θαθηγητής Γιάννης Γιώρτσος Unc . 10o ανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Χημικής ηχανικής.
- ↑ Yannis C Yortsos Unsolved . ResearchGate .
- ↑ Yannis C. Yortsos Unsolved . AIME.
- ↑ Viterbi Dan Earns SPE Award . USC Viterbi (March 31, 2008).
- EC EECS Professor Awarded the 2009 PL Kapitsa Prize Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences . HSSoE.
- ↑ Viterbi Faculty Directory: Yannis C Yortsos Unc . USC Viterbi School of Engineering.