Stamatios Krimigis#
Membership Number: | 4469 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
Elected: | 2017 |
Main Country of Residence: | GREECE |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2005 - Present Permanent member of the Academy of Athens, Director of the Office of Space Research and Technology.
- 2004 - Present Emeritus Head of Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL).
- 1972 - Present Principal Staff, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- 2010 - 2013 Chair of the National Council of Research and Technology of Greece.
- 2006 - 2010 Greece’s Alternate Head Delegate to the ESA Council.
- 1991 - 2004 Head of the Space Department of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL).
- 1980 - 1990 Chief Scientist (Space Department), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- 1974 - 1981 Group Supervisor (Space Physics and Instrumentation Group), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- 1968 - 1974 Supervisor (Space Physics Section), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- 1966 - 1968 Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa.
Fields of Scholarship
- Earth’s magnetosphere
- Spacecraft missions initiation and management
- Space science instrumentation
- Planetary magnetospheres
- Heliosphere/Cosmic Rays
- Solar and interplanetary physics
Honours and Awards
- 2017 International Academy of Astronautics Theodore Von Karman Award
- 2016 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Trophy for Current Achievement (New Horizons Team)
- 2016 NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
- 2015 American Astronautical Society Space Flight Award
- 2015 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Trophy for Lifetime Achievement
- 2014 NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
- 2014 James Van Allen Space Environments Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- 2014 Jean Dominique Cassini Medal and Honorary Membership, European Geophysical Union
- 2014 NASA Voyager Silver Achievement Award
- 2013 Niki Award, Athens Information Technology Center of Excellence for Research and Education
- 2012 National Air and Space Museum Trophy for NASA’s mission Cassini
- 2012 IAA Laurels Award for MESSENGER, International Academy of Astronautics
- 2011 CEAS Gold Medal, Council of European Aerospace Societies
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate (Science of Engineering), Hellenic International University
- 2010 Honorary Doctorate of the Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, National University of Athens
- 2009 Honorary Doctorate Financial and Management Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece
- 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- 2004 Elected member of the Academy of Athens, Chair of Science of Space
- 2002 COSPAR Space Science Award
- 2001 Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Trophy for Achievement for NEAR mission
- 2001 Aviation Week and Space Technology “Laurels in Space Award” for New Horizons mission
- 1997 Gold Cross "Commandeur de l' Ordre du Phoénix" , The President of the Hellenic Republic
- 1996 Aviation Week and Space Technology “Laurels in Space Award” for NEAR mission
- 1994 Basic Sciences Award, International Academy of Astronautics
- 1989 Air and Space Museum Trophy for NASA’s mission Voyager