Background
Vakakis, Alexander F. was born on December 16, 1961 in Samos, Greece. Son of Fotios and Anna (Prindezi) Vakakis. came to the United States, 1987.
Mechanical engineering educator
Vakakis, Alexander F. was born on December 16, 1961 in Samos, Greece. Son of Fotios and Anna (Prindezi) Vakakis. came to the United States, 1987.
Master of Science, Imperial College, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1990.
Researcher, teacher, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1987-1990; from assistant to associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1990.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Experimental Mechanics, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Academy Mechanics.
Married Sotiria Koloutsou, August 16, 1987.