Corfu proud of its Nobel Prize-winner, Michael Agathos
gravitational waves
22 Oct 2017
/ 11:18
The Mayor of Corfu met with the astrophysicist Dr Michalis Agathos, who is a researcher in the team which was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on gravitational waves.
CORFU. Dr Agathos is the leading participant in the 10th Greek Amateur Astronomy Conference, which is taking place at the Ionian Academy, Corfu. The 34-year-old Corfu scientist became interested in astronomy while at school and went on to follow an academic career in the subject and is now considered one of the leaders in the field. He works at Cambridge University and was a member of the research team which won the Nobel Prize 2017 for their work on gravitational waves.
The Corfu mayor, Kostas Nikolouzos, was especially pleased to meet Dr Agathos as he is a family friend and has known Michalis since he was very young.
The Astronomy Conference is taking place in Corfu this year to celebrate the 90 years since the founding of the first Greek Astronomy Society here. In the last twenty years the Society has had many new friends who, although not professionals, have shown a professional interest and enthusiasm in the observation of heavenly bodies and have shared their findings with universities, astronomers and astrophysicists around the world.
The Corfu mayor, Kostas Nikolouzos, was especially pleased to meet Dr Agathos as he is a family friend and has known Michalis since he was very young.
The Astronomy Conference is taking place in Corfu this year to celebrate the 90 years since the founding of the first Greek Astronomy Society here. In the last twenty years the Society has had many new friends who, although not professionals, have shown a professional interest and enthusiasm in the observation of heavenly bodies and have shared their findings with universities, astronomers and astrophysicists around the world.
