Background
Synolakis, Costas E. was born on September 21, 1956 in Athens, Greece.
Synolakis, Costas E. was born on September 21, 1956 in Athens, Greece.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, 1978. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1986.
Assistant professor civil and environmental engineering University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1985-1991, associate professor civil, environmental and aerospace engineering, 1991-1997, professor civil, environmental, mechanical and aerospace engineering, since 1997. Prime Minister's advisory science and technical, Greece, 1993. Visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1994.
Member of International Association Hydraulic Research, New York Academy of Sciences, Armenian Academy of Sciences, Society Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Association Asphalt Paving Technologists, American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon, Sigma Xi.