Background
Grigoropoulos, Costas was born on October 19, 1955 in Lamia, Greece. Son of Panayiolis and Vassiliki (Kontou) Grigoropoulos.
Mechanical engineering educator
Grigoropoulos, Costas was born on October 19, 1955 in Lamia, Greece. Son of Panayiolis and Vassiliki (Kontou) Grigoropoulos.
Diploma in Naval Architect, National Technology University Athens, Greece, 1978. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technology University Athens, Greece, 1980. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Columbia University, 1983.
Phd in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1986.
Graduate research assistant Columbia University, New York City, 1982-1986. Assistant professor University Washington, Seattle, 1986-1990, University California, Berkeley, 1990-1993, associate professor, since 1993. Research faculty International Business Machines Corporation, Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, since 1992.
Technology officer Greek Navy, 1978-1980. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member Materials Research Society, Technology Chamber of Greece.