Leandros Perivolaropoulos
Professor of Physics
Department of Physics
University of Ioannina
My main research interests include theoretical and astrophysical aspects of cosmology, gravitational physics (extensions of General Relativity) and cosmological effects and field theory of solitons in the context of particle physics. One of the main goals is to learn about fundamental physics by studying scenarios for the structure and evolution of the universe.
I am also interested in applying New Technologies (computational techniques) in both research and teaching. Links to such projects involving applications of New Technologies can be found below. They include a new course titled 'New Tecnologies in Education' I have proposed, constructed and taught at the Physics Department of the University of Crete, on-line simulations of soliton evolution, on-line virtual experiments, several talks on-line, on-line simulation of vortex formation in first order phase transition, simulation of perturbed Q Ring Decay etc.
Personal Data
- NAME : Leandros Perivolaropoulos
- PLACE OF BIRTH : Athens, Greece
- DATE OF BIRTH: September 13, 1963
- MARRITAL STATUS:Married (two Sons (Christos and Angelos) and one daughter (Persefoni))
Contact Info:
PHONE : 30-26510-08632
E-Mail : leandros@uoi.gr
- Physics of Dark Energy and Accelerating Universe
- Field Theory of Topogical Defects and their Cosmological Effects
Research - Productivity
(last updated 31/3/2013, based on international database 'Inspire):
List of Papers from Spires Database (with links to Citations) 102 Citation Summary 2960 List of TopCited (50+ Citations) Papers (from Spires Database) 17
Recent Award:
Distinguished Referee Award from the Journals of the American Physical Society (four such awards to Greek Physicists since 2008)
Education - Professional Experience:
Position - Degree Title
Institution
Time Period
Professor Physics Department, University of Ioannina 2010-present Associate Professor Physics Department, University of Ioannina 2002-2010 Research Fellow Physics Department, University of Patras 2001-2002 Associate Researcher D
1999 - 2001
Teaching Faculty
1999 - present Visiting Professor (PD 407)
Physics Department, University of Crete
1996-1999
Military Service
Greek Artilery Forces
1995
Visiting Research Fellow
1994-1995
CfA Postdoctoral Fellow
1991-1994
Predoctoral Fellow (Degree Received: Ph.D.)
Physics Dept. Brown University, Advisor: Prof. R. Brandenberger
1988-1991
Graduate Studies (Degree Received: M.Sc).
1986-1988
Postgraduate Research Fellow
National Research Foundation (Athens, Greece)
1985-1986
B. Sc. Degree in Physics (Grade: 'Excellent')
Physics Department, University of Ioannina
1981-1985
Course Name |
Academic Year |
Semester |
Class Level |
Introductory Computing (PH150) |
1996 - 97 |
Fall |
Freshman (1st Year) |
Concepts of Modern Physics (PH103) |
1996 - 97 |
Fall |
Freshman |
Introduction to Cosmology |
1996 - 97 |
Spring |
Senior (4th Year) - Graduate |
Concepts of Modern Physics (PH103) |
1997 - 98 |
Fall |
Freshman |
Introduction to Theoretical High Energy Physics |
1997 - 98 |
Fall |
Senior -Graduate |
New Technologies in Education (PH652) | 1998-99 | Fall | Junior |
Classical Mechanics I | 2002-03 | Fall | Sophomore (2nd year) |
Classical Mechanics II | 2002-03 | Spring | Sophomore (2nd year) |
Classical Mechanics I | 2003-04 | Fall | Sophomore (2nd year) |
Classical Mechanics II | 2003-04 | Spring | Sophomore (2nd year) |
Classical Mechanics I | 2004-05 | Fall | Sophomore (2nd year) |
Classical Mechanics II | 2004-05 | Spring | Sophomore (2nd year) |
Classical Electrodynamics I | 2005-10 | Fall | Junior |
Classical Electrodynamics II | 2006-10 | Spring | Junior |
Gravity and Cosmology | 2006-present | Spring | Graduate Course |
Quantum Mechanics II (video-lectures , e-course (moodle)) | 2011-present | Spring | Junior |
New Technologies in Education | 2011-present | Fall | Senior |
Teaching at the Hellenic Open University
Course Name |
Academic Year |
Semester |
Class Level |
2000 |
Fall - Spring |
Post Graduate |
|
Introductory Physics and Math | 2001-present (video-lectures of 2011-2013) | Fall-Spring | Freshman |
Supervised Theses in Cosmology
Student Name |
Thesis |
Academic Years |
Thesis Title |
Current Position |
Savas Nesseris |
Ph. D |
2004-08 |
Postdoc at Niels Bohr Inst. |
|
Arsenia Horozidou | M.Sc. | 2007-08 | The Isotropy of the Hubble Diagram | Graduate Stutent |
Supervised Theses in Physics Education
Student Name |
Academic Year |
Thesis Title |
Georgia Iatraki |
2005-06 |
|
Tasos Anagnostopoulos | 2005-06 | Synchronous e-Learning with the Program Centra and Comparison with Traditional Methods |
Recent Selected Invited Academic Seminars (download ppt files)
(Internet Explorer is required in some of the links below)
Description |
Date |
December 1998 | |
February 1999 | |
Dynamics of Q Balls (simulations on-line) |
October 1999 |
January 2000 | |
Simulation of Vortex Formation in First Order Phase Transition |
February 2001 |
March 2001 | |
February 2004 | |
October 2004 | |
December 2004 | |
March 2005 | |
October 2005 | |
Crossing
the Phantom Divide: |
October 2006 |
November 2006 | |
December 2006 | |
March 2007 | |
May 2008 | |
The puzzle of the accelerating universe: Dark energy or Antigravity? (in Greek) |
October 2008 |
August 2009 | |
Growth of Dark energy Perturbations in Scalar-Tensor Cosmologies |
January 2010 |