Background
Payatakes, Alkiviades Charidemos was born on August 22, 1945 in Athens, Greece. Son of Charidemos and Zenovia (Bitrou) Payatakes.
Payatakes, Alkiviades Charidemos was born on August 22, 1945 in Athens, Greece. Son of Charidemos and Zenovia (Bitrou) Payatakes.
Diploma in chemical engineering, National Technology University of Athens, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, New York City, 1973.
Postdoctoral fellow Syracuse University, New York, 1973. Research engineer technical products division Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, Illinois, 1973—1974. Assistant professor University Houston, 1974—1977, associate professor, 1977—1980, professor, 1980—1981.
Professor chemical engineering University Patras, Greece, since 1981. Consultant numerous corporations, 1974—1991, Commission European Communities, Brussels, since 1989. A. P. Colburn lecturer University Delaware, Wilmington, 1981.
R. W. Vaughan lecturer California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1982. Mem advanced panel advanced study insts program North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1998, mem phycical and eng sci and technology panel, 1999—2002, chairman, 2002. Director ICE/HT-FORTH, 1999—2006.
Chairman BoD FORTH.
Chairman Hellenic Project Wider Application Research and Development, Athens, Greece, since 1991. Dir Innovation Relay Ctr Help Forward, since 1995. Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Best Fundamental Paper Award South Tex sect 1979, 1980), Found Research and Technology, Int Consortium Filtration and Separation Researchers, Hellas.
Married Chrysoula Tsitoura, August 28, 1968. Children: Alexander Harris, George Jason, Zenia Christie.