Tufts University Celebrated the Career of
Christos Georgakis
on June 2, 2023
Morning Session 9:15 AM – 12 AM
The Education Years
Prof. Matthew Panzer, Chair
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09:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Welcome
Prof. Emmanuel Tzanakakis, Tufts U.
Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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9:30 AM – 9:35 AM – Opening Remarks
Prof. Matthew Panzer, Tufts U.
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9:35 AM – 10:30 AM – Christos’ Scientific Journey
Prof. George Stephanopoulos, MIT
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10:30 – 11:30 AM – Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:15 AM – The High School Years,
Prof. Panagiotis Labropoulos, M.D., George Washington U.
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11:15 – 11:30 AM – The Undergraduate Years
Prof. George Stephanopoulos, MIT
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11:30 – 11:45 AM – The Graduate Years
Prof. Dragomir Bukur, Texas A&M U.
Prof. Hugo Caram, Lehigh U.
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12:00 – 1:25 PM Lunch – Alumnæ Hall
Afternoon Session 1:25 PM – 4:30 PM
The Professional Years
Prof. Fernando Lima, Chair
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1:25 PM – 1:30 PM – Opening Remarks,
Prof. Fernando V. Lima, West Virginia U.
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM – The MIT years
Dr. Jose Jacinto Monge-Gutierrez (Ph.D. Student @ MIT)
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1:45 PM – 2:05 PM – The Thessaloniki (ΑΠΘ) years
Prof. Lakis Mountziaris (Undergraduate @ ΑΠΘ)
Prof. Iacovos Vasalos (Colleague @ ΑΠΘ)
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2:05 PM – 2:25 PM – The Lehigh years
Dr. Yiannis Dimitratos (Ph.D. Student @ Lehigh)
Dr. Donald Bartusiak (Ph.D. Student @ Lehigh)
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2:25 PM – 3:00 PM – The Tufts years
Prof. Fernando V. Lima (Ph.D. Student @ Tufts)
Dr. Zhenyu Wang (Ph.D. Student @ Tufts)
Dr. Nikolai Klebanov (Tufts Undergraduate)
Ms. Jenna Fromer (Tufts Undergraduate)
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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Coffee Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – The FIPSE Idea
Prof. Dominique Bonvin, EPFL, FIPSE Trustee and Treasurer
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Prof. Mike Doherty, UCSB, FIPSE Trustee
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Prof. Costas Kiparissidis, ΑΠΘ, FIPSE Trustee
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Prof. Sirish Shah, U. of Alberta
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4:00 PM – 4:15 PM – Dean’s Remarks
Karol Family Professor Kyongbum Lee
Dean of Engineering
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4:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Recollections and Thanks
Christos Georgakis
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