Education
Iliopoulos graduated from National Technical University of Athens (National Technical University of Athens) in 1962 as an Mechanical-Electrical Engineer.
Iliopoulos graduated from National Technical University of Athens (National Technical University of Athens) in 1962 as an Mechanical-Electrical Engineer.
He is best known for his prediction of the charm quark with Sheldon Lee Glashow and Luciano Maiani (the "GIM mechanism"). Iliopoulos is also known for the Fayet-Iliopoulos Doctorate-term formula, which was introduced in 1974. He continued his studies in the field of Theoretical Physics in University of Paris, and in 1963 he obtained the Doctorate.E.A, in 1965 the Doctorat 3e Cycle, and in 1968 the Doctorat d" Etat titles.
Between the years 1966 and 1968 he was a scholar at European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva.
From 1969 till 1971 he was a Research Associate in Harvard University. In 1971 he returned in Paris and began working at National Center for Scientific Research. He also held the director position of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Ecole Normale Superieure between the years 1991-1995 and 1998-2002.
In 2002, Iliopoulos was the first recipient of the Aristeio prize, which has been instituted to recognize Greeks who have made significant contributions towards furthering their chosen fields of science.
French Academy of Sciences]
He is currently an honorary member of Laboratory of theoretical physics of École Normale Supérieure, Paris.