George Christou » Current Members

Biographical Info

 

Biosketch and CV

 

Education

• BSc (hons) in Chemistry, Exeter University, UK, 1971-1974
• PhD in Organic Chemistry, Exeter University, UK, 1974-1977
• Postdoc Fellow, Dept. of Chemistry, Manchester University, UK, 1978-1979
• NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Dept., Stanford University, USA, 1980
• NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Dept., Harvard University, USA, 1981-82

Positions Held

• Lecturer/SRC Advanced Fellow, Chemistry Dept., Imperial College, UK, 1982-83
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University, USA, 1983-1989
• Associate Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University, USA, 1989-1991
• Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University, USA, 1991-1998
• James H. Rudy Professor, Indiana University, USA, 1998-2000
• Earl Blough Professor, Indiana University, USA, 2000-2001
• Drago Professor of Chemistry, University of Florida, USA, 2001-
• Distinguished Professor, University of Florida, 2011-

Awards and Honors

• 1986 Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK
• 1987 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow
• 1987 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar
• 1990 Visiting Professor, Oxford University, UK
• 1993 Wilsmore Foundation Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia
• 1993 XXV Dwyer 1993 Medal and Memorial Lectureship, Australian Chem.Society
• 1993 European Community Lectureship, University of Ioannina, Greece
• 1997 William Evans Fellowship, University of Otago, New Zealand
• 1997 Akron Award, American Chemical Society
• 2000 Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University
• 2000 Invited Professor, Pierre et Marie Curie University, France
• 2000 Award for Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Transition Metals, RSC, UK
• 2003-08 Associate Member, Pacific Inst.of Theoretical Phys., Vancouver, Canada
• 2006 Scientific Advisory Panel on Nanoscience to the Supreme Court of Canada
• 2007-12 Honorary Professor, UCL and London Centre for Nanotechnology, London, UK
• 2008 Florida Award of the American Chemical Society, Southeastern USA Region
• 2008-11 University of Florida, Research Professorship
• 2009-12 University of Florida, Faculty Senator
• 2011- University Distinguished Professor
• 2013-18 Honorary Professor, UCL and London Centre for Nanotechnology, London, UK
• 2014 Honorary Doctorate, University of Cyprus
• 2014 Selected to the Thompson-Reuters Highly Cited Researcher List
• 2014 Castle Plenary Lecture, University of South Florida
• 2014 Distinguished Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
• 2015 Doctoral Advisor-Mentor Award, UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• 2015 Selection to the Thompson-Reuters Highly Cited Researcher 2015 List for Chemistry
• 2016 Inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars, University of Florida
• 2016 Teacher-Scholar of the Year Award, University of Florida
• 2016 Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society (FACS)
• 2016 Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
• 2016 ACS Southern Chemist Award, American Chemical Society
• 2019  ACS Award for Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society
• 2021  Leadership Mentor Award of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)

Publications

• 603 peer-reviewed papers (as of Nov 1, 2020) in journals and books.
• For a complete publications List, see our publications page.

Citations and Hirsch (H) Index

• 32,795 total citations (excluding self-citations) as of Nov. 1, 2020
• Average citations per paper: 43.1
• H = 88 (H = number of papers that have received at least H citations)
• Selected to the Highly Cited Researchers 2014 and 2015 lists

External Service and International Activities

• American Chemical Society Symposium Nominations Committee, 1989-91.
• Co-organizer, ACS Symposium “Inorganic Modeling of HDS, HDN and HDM Petroleum Chemistry”, Joint Symposium, ACS Divisions of Inorganic Chemistry and Petroleum Chemistry; Boston National ACS Meeting, April 1990
• NSF Committee visiting South Korean Universities and Institutions, 1992
• Executive Editor for the Americas, and Special Issues Editor of the Journal Polyhedron (1998 – present)
• Editorial Boards: Inorganic Chemistry (1996-8); Chemtracts (1997-2001); Chemical Society Reviews (2004-10); Dalton Transactions (2008-), Inorganic Chemistry (2008-10)
• Annual mentor of high-school research students in the Florida Student Summer Training Program (SSTP), 2003 – present
• Founder and Organizer, Florida Inorganic and Materials Symposium (FIMS) Annual Meetings of 14 Florida Universities and Colleges (2003 – present)
• Co-organizer, Inorganic Modeling of HDS, HDN and HDM Petroleum Chemistry Joint Symposium, ACS Divisions of Inorganic Chemistry and Petroleum Chemistry; Boston National ACS Meeting, April 1990
• Co-founder and co-organizer, North America-Greece-Cyprus Workshops on Paramagnetic Materials (Cyprus 2005, Syros 2007, Cyprus 2009, Patras 2011, Cyprus 2013)
• Co-founder and co-organizer, Current Trends in Molecular and Nanoscale Magnetism Workshop, (Santorini, 2006; Delphi, 2008; Florida, 2010; Chalkidiki, 2012; Cyprus 2014)
• Organizing committee, International Conference on Molecule-based Magnetism, Orlando, FL, USA, 2012
• Scientific Advisory Panel on Nanoscience to the Supreme Court of Canada (2006)
• Research Consultant, University of Cyprus Chemistry Department, 2006 – present
• International Advisory Committee, International Conference of Molecule-based Magnetism, 2010-present
• Chair of Selection Committee, American Chemical Society Florida Award, 2010 – present.
• Member, Chemistry and Materials Panel, National Scientific Funding Agency, Ministry of Education, Greece, 2011
• Founder and Organizer, Showcase Symposium, Annual Meeting of the ACS Florida Section, 2013 – present.
• Featured as 1 of 27 Greek or Greek Cypriot scientists who appeared on the Highly Cited Researchers 2014 list, 2014 see link
• http://highlycited.com/
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G7JFVC7
• http://sciencewatch.com/grr/presenting-highly-cited-researchers