Background
Papathanasiou, Athanasios George was born on March 3, 1957 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Son of George Athanasios and Margaret (Matsoukas) Papathanasiou.
Papathanasiou, Athanasios George was born on March 3, 1957 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Son of George Athanasios and Margaret (Matsoukas) Papathanasiou.
Diploma, University Salomica, Greece, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1986.
Apprentice designer, State Aircraft Factory, Greece, 1976-1977; research assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1981-1986; teaching assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1982-1984; aerospace engineer, Hellenic Aerospace Industries, Greece, 1988-1989; research engineer, National Technology U. Athens, Greece, since 1989; mechanic engineer, Martedec S.A., Athens, 1992-1993; project manager Research and Development, Marine Applied Research and New Technologies Ltd., Athens, since 1993. Consultant, Athens, since 1989.
Sergeant Hellenic Air Force, 1986-1987. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Union of Greek Mechanical Engineers, Technology Chambers of Greece (university student award 1980).
Married Georgia Aharidis, September 2, 1990.