Christos Georgakis is an American chemical engineer, currently a distinguished professor at

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

and also a Fellow to the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States–based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsib ...

International Federation of Automatic Control The International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), founded in September 1957 in France, is a multinational federation of 49 national member organizations (NMO), each one representing the engineering and scientific societies concerned with a ...

and

American Institute of Chemical Engineers The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional organization for chemical engineers. AIChE was established in 1908 to distinguish chemical engineers as professionals independent of chemists and mechanical engineers. Curr ...

. He was previously the du Pont Professor, 1975–76, and Edgerton Professor, 1977–79, at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

, the Iacocca Professor at

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, is a private university, private research university. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. Lehigh University's undergraduate programs have been mixed ...

from 2001 to 2002, Othmer Professor at

New York University Tandon School of Engineering The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United St ...

from 2002 to 2003.

Education

* Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1975 * M.S., University of Illinois, 1972 * ChE Diploma, National Technical University of Athens, 1970

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tufts University faculty American chemical engineers University of Minnesota alumni University of Illinois alumni MIT School of Engineering faculty Lehigh University faculty New York University faculty Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows of the International Federation of Automatic Control Fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers {{US-engineer-stub