Background
Vekinis, George was born on April 20, 1956 in Athens. Son of Argyrios and Magdalene (Mimikopoulou) Vekinis.
Vekinis, George was born on April 20, 1956 in Athens. Son of Argyrios and Magdalene (Mimikopoulou) Vekinis.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1986.
Chief researcher, group leader, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa, 1983-1987; research associate, Cambridge U., United Kingdom, 1987-1990; with advanced ceramics group, Institute of Materials Science/National Centre for Sensor Research Demokritos, Athens, since 1990. Consultant in technical transfer. Freelance translator.
Member Institute of Linguists.
Married Gwendoline Szmyrgala, December 6, 1980. Children: Andrew, Stephanie.