Biography

Georgia C. Papaefthymiou
Department of Physics
Villanova University
gcp@villanova.edu,
(610) 519-4883

1.  Education: B.A. in Physics, 1968, Barnard College, M.A. in Physics, 1970, Ph.D. in Physics, 1974, Columbia University, Post-Doctoral Studies, 1974-1976, MITPh.D. Thesis Advisor, C. S. Wu (Nuclear Physics)

2.  Professional History

Professor                                Department of Physics, Villanova University, 2009 - present

Visiting Professor               PVE/CAPES Fellowship, Ministry of Education of Brazil, at                                    of the Exterior                         Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF)                                                                                                (Brazilian Center for Research in Physics), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil                                                             Sabbatical Leave 2012-2013  

Associate Professor            Department of Physics, Villanova University, 2004 - 2009  

Visiting Professor               Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for                                                                           Scientific Research (NCSR) Demokritos, Athens, Greece, 2005 - present                                                   Sabbatical Leave 2005

 Marie Curie Chair              European Commission, University of Ioannina, Greece,of Excellence                             Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for                                                                           Scientific Research NCSR-Demokritos, Greece 2006-2008 Assistant

Professor                               Department of Physics, Villanova University, 1999 - 2004

 Project Leader                    Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, MIT 1987-1999

Research Staff Scientist    Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, MIT, 1976-1987

Consultant                             Advanced Magnetics Corp., Cambridge, MA, 1995-1998

Adjunct Professor               Clark University, Worcester, MA, 1992-1994

Visiting Scientist                  Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem,                                                                               Israel, 1982

Adjunct Professor                Department of Physics, Wellesley College, 1976-1980

3.  Awards, Memberships and Service

 Marie-Curie Chair            The University of Ioannina and the National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR)                                                 Demokritos, Greece; awarded by the European Commission.

 CAPES                                    Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Ministry of Education of Brazil 

                                                                          

 Cited                                      American Men and Women of Science, WHO is WHO among American                                                                    Teachers, WHO is WHO in Science & Engineering

 Elected                                 Sigma Xi (the Honorary Research Society of North America)

Research Awards              Received research grants from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) (1995-1999
                                                 as PI, $380,000 ), the National Science Foundation (NSF) (2000-2004, $75,000
                                                 and 2006-2010 as PI $200,000, 2015- as Co-PI, $990.000), the European
                                                 Union (Marie Curie Action) (2006-2008 as PI, $400,000), the Ministry of
                                                 Education of Brazil (CAPES) (2012-2013 as PI, $350,000) the Howard Hughes
                                                 Medical Institute (HHMI) (2001-2002, $15,000), the Office of Research and
                                                 Sponsored Programs (Villanova University) (2005, $10,000) and VITAL
                                                 (Villanova Institute for Teaching and Learning) (2004, $7,000)

 

Memberships/                 American Physical Society, Materials Research Society, Biophysical Participation                    Society, Greater Philadelphia Math Science Partnership, The East-to-West Iron                                               Club, Center for Functional Nanotechnology (Brookhaven National                                                                        Laboratories), Nano2Life (European University Consortium, Bringing                                               Nanotechnology to the Life Sciences), Start Talking Science, The Chemical                                               Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, Marie Curie Alumni Association,                                              Columbia University Alumni Association, Barnard College Alumnae                                              Association.

 University Service       

Advisor to incoming undecided students, Member of the core-Curriculum Review     Committee, Member of Faculty Congress, Member of Mendel Science Center Committee, Member Faculty Development Grant Evaluation Committee, Member Faculty Advisor to VITAL (Villanova Institute for Teaching and Learning), Member of BSC (Bachelor of Science Comprehensive) Advisory Committee, Member  Lab Safety Committee, Rank & Tenure Committee, Departmental Search Committee for new faculty hires, International Rank & Tenure Committee for Institutions of Higher Education in Greece.

Peer-Review              

Reviewer for the Institute of International Education, the Fulbright Foundation of the US Department of State in Physics & Astronomy, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society, Springer and Elsevier

 Reviewed the first edition of the Physics Textbook “Physics for Scientists and Engineers” by R. D. Knight

Peer-reviewed articles submitted to major scientific journals including: Science, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Materials Research Society (USA), Central European Journal of Chemistry, Langmuir, Nano Letters, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Chemistry of Materials, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, ACS Nano, Nano Today, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Hazardous Materials, Biomaterials, Macromolecules, Biofabrication, Nanoscale, Physics Letters A, Hyperfine Interactions and Nanotechnology.

 Peer-reviewed proposals submitted to DOE (Department of Energy), Basic Energy Sciences, and to NSF (National Science Foundation) for the Division of Materials Research, the Program on Condensed Matter Physics, the Program on Inorganic Chemistry, the Program on Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, the Program on Polymer Science, the Program on Ceramics. Peer evaluator for ARESTEIA and APELLA (https://apella.minedu.gov.gr/en) of Greece.

Panelist                      

Served in review panels for the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research, PIRE (Program in International Research & Education), SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research), the Program on Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, MRI (Major Research Instrumentation)

Rank & Tenure        

Evaluator of the scholarly records of individuals considered for tenure or Evaluator promotion at Villanova and other universities, in the US and abroad (Greece and Israel), as an External Evaluator

Editorial Board         Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Materials, Hindawi Publishing

 Author                       

I am the author or co-author of over 130 peer-reviewed articles, books or book chapters and opinion pieces in the area of Physics of materials and bio-materials, coordination chemistry, solid state science, engineering and nanotechnology.

 Editor                         

Co-editor of the book “Nanobiomaterials ̶ Development and Applications”, CRC Press, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7641-1 (2014)